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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Sep 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Jun 13Sep 12Nov 7 →

Receipts

2,970 head

▲ 2,189 vs last sale 781▲ 151 vs year ago 2,819 · +5.4%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Customer appreciation feeder calf and yearling 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 $192.58/cwt on 1,881 head.

Average price

$192.58

1,881 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	193.10	1,425	1,676
Medium and Large 1-2	512	188.37	965	205

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $460 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 sale1,881 hd

192.58

—

IA average7 barns · 4,845 hd

190.33

+2.26

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	219.53/cwt	217.50–222.50	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	228.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	874	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	185.44/cwt	151.00–202.50	781	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	227.29/cwt	210.00–247.50	993	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	230.35/cwt	211.00–245.00	1,064	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	191.16/cwt	160.00–209.00	898	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	225.62/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,180	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	189.69/cwt	182.00–197.50	1,011	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	194.74/cwt	155.00–200.00	1,131	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	213.94/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,247	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	214.15/cwt	196.00–219.00	1,336	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	177.35/cwt	161.00–192.00	1,107	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	161.63/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,091	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	189.89/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,293	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	192.24/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,424	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	187.17/cwt	170.00–201.50	1,436	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	181.89/cwt	172.75–190.25	1,510	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	172.84/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,523	376
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	174.97/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,603	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,535	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	196.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	643	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	173.26/cwt	160.00–185.00	657	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	205.82/cwt	200.00–213.00	799	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	164.53/cwt	147.00–174.00	696	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	201.21/cwt	197.50–204.00	855	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	163.89/cwt	161.00–170.00	774	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	185.81/cwt	176.00–193.00	894	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	185.88/cwt	170.00–195.75	985	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	137.30/cwt	129.00–151.00	768	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	183.21/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,033	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	175.10/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,107	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	950	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	153.13/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,026	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,091	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	170.89/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,229	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	165.41/cwt	163.00–168.50	1,312	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	164.01/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,319	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	157.06/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,388	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,441	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,311	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,439	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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Receipts 2,970Last week 781Year ago 2,819

Customer appreciation feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	421	151.00–202.50	185.44
36	—	581	155.00–200.00	194.74
76	—	470	160.00–209.00	191.16
6	—	385	200.00–205.00	203.30
3	—	675	157.50–170.00	161.63
3	—	337	172.50	172.50
32	—	624	161.00–192.00	177.35
22	—	533	182.00–197.50	189.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	462	211.00–245.00	230.35
21	—	437	210.00–247.50	227.29
24	—	984	156.00	156.00
146	—	741	183.00–200.00	192.24
245	—	767	170.00–201.50	187.17
376	—	881	170.00–177.00	172.84
32	—	681	185.00–202.00	189.89
38	—	383	225.00–235.00	228.27
91	—	916	166.00–177.00	174.97
188	—	523	210.00–233.00	225.62
241	—	830	172.75–190.25	181.89
5	—	338	217.50–222.50	219.53
124	—	583	197.50–225.00	213.94
108	—	624	196.00–219.00	214.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
6	—	559	129.00–151.00	137.30
6	—	472	161.00–170.00	163.89
12	—	379	160.00–185.00	173.26
3	—	633	150.00	150.00
3	—	772	151.00	151.00
7	—	711	150.00–157.50	153.42
11	—	670	135.00–155.00	153.13
29	—	423	147.00–174.00	164.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	719	164.00–174.00	170.89
64	—	564	170.00–189.00	183.21
77	—	804	158.00–169.00	164.01
109	—	530	170.00–195.75	185.88
133	—	793	163.00–168.50	165.41
154	—	481	176.00–193.00	185.81
35	—	425	197.50–204.00	201.21
33	—	388	200.00–213.00	205.82
22	—	884	155.00–158.50	157.06
20	—	906	159.00	159.00
18	—	327	190.00–205.00	196.71
17	—	632	173.00–176.00	175.10
7	—	969	148.50	148.50

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.