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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Apr 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 15Apr 4Apr 25 →

Receipts

807 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 984▲ 49 vs year ago 758 · +6.5%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.94/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$182.94

429 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$22.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.83

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	184.18	1,160	405
Medium and Large 1-2	568	161.93	919	24

One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale429 hd

182.94

—

IA average6 barns · 2,851 hd

171.10

+11.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle - Tama, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	225.89/cwt	215.00–227.50	766	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	210.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	232.03/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,002	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	222.73/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,069	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	211.06/cwt	199.00–217.00	1,121	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	169.13/cwt	160.00–180.00	952	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	192.16/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,109	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	173.69/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,066	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,007	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	165.72/cwt	161.00–170.50	1,129	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	159.73/cwt	150.00–170.50	1,153	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	156.41/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,187	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	155.36/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,279	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	730	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	139.97/cwt	127.50–152.50	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	182.57/cwt	164.00–187.00	864	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	146.25/cwt	142.50–150.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	174.68/cwt	167.00–187.00	919	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	158.48/cwt	155.00–163.00	892	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.50	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	161.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	988	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	139.07/cwt	135.00–141.00	865	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.03/cwt	120.00–139.00	875	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	152.28/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,032	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	124.50/cwt	120.00–137.00	904	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	147.03/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,085	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,173	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	130.86/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,152	7

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle - Tama, IA

Mon Apr 4, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 807Last week 984Year ago 758

Feeder calf sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	200.00	200.00
13	—	378	193.00	193.00
18	—	798	147.00	147.00
29	—	526	167.00–187.00	174.68
44	—	473	164.00–187.00	182.57
44	—	678	137.00–157.00	152.28
9	—	738	141.00–158.00	147.03
3	—	328	197.50	197.50
9	—	563	155.00–163.00	158.48
67	—	611	155.00–164.00	161.72
7	—	880	130.00–131.00	130.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	120.00–137.00	124.50
6	—	673	120.00–139.00	130.03
6	—	622	135.00–141.00	139.07
3	—	530	140.00–141.00	140.33
5	—	446	127.50–152.50	139.97
2	—	480	142.50–150.00	146.25
5	—	586	140.00–142.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	215.00–227.50	225.89
42	—	480	200.00–233.00	222.73
44	—	432	217.00–239.00	232.03
4	—	383	200.00–220.00	210.20
63	—	614	168.00–190.00	173.69
25	—	681	161.00–170.50	165.72
42	—	531	199.00–217.00	211.06
38	—	759	140.00–163.00	156.41
52	—	722	150.00–170.50	159.73
68	—	823	140.00–157.00	155.36
20	—	577	191.00–203.00	192.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
3	—	670	150.00–151.00	150.33
1	—	385	182.50	182.50
7	—	563	160.00–180.00	169.13
2	—	525	170.00	170.00
2	—	885	121.00–122.00	121.50
6	—	485	168.00	168.00
2	—	420	174.00	174.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.