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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Dec 5

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 7Dec 5Apr 17 →

Receipts

773 head

▼ 359 vs last sale 1,132▲ 773 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $179.31/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$179.31

520 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$34.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	183.74	1,344	454
Medium and Large 1-2	609	148.89	906	66

One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about $438 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 sale520 hd

179.31

—

IA average11 barns · 8,584 hd

186.61

−7.29

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	214.82/cwt	212.50–221.00	861	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	167.72/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	214.69/cwt	187.50–225.00	1,011	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	155.15/cwt	127.50–182.50	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,050	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	153.47/cwt	142.50–167.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	150.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	839	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	186.95/cwt	165.00–194.00	1,073	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	181.18/cwt	164.00–186.50	1,116	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	155.95/cwt	140.00–161.00	981	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	192.26/cwt	160.00–198.00	1,261	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	182.09/cwt	157.00–186.25	1,331	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	140.96/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,032	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	165.74/cwt	151.00–173.00	1,268	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	130.15/cwt	122.50–153.00	1,052	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	179.21/cwt	157.00–182.25	1,480	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,618	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	147.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	135.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	158.53/cwt	156.00–172.50	696	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	164.69/cwt	160.00–171.00	777	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	132.51/cwt	124.00–140.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	171.43/cwt	150.00–181.00	895	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	139.38/cwt	136.00–143.00	754	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.20/cwt	125.00–146.00	786	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	156.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	909	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,150	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	162.72/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,105	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	149.15/cwt	147.00–149.50	1,092	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	131.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,012	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,120	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,339	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	132.79/cwt	119.00–150.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	152.14/cwt	141.00–154.00	936	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	138.25/cwt	121.00–144.00	1,009	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	122.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,098	4

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Receipts 773Last week 1,132Year ago 0

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
4	—	730	121.00–144.00	138.25
6	—	787	120.00–135.00	122.40
7	—	615	141.00–154.00	152.14
3	—	528	119.00–150.00	132.79
4	—	835	130.00–132.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	616	164.00–186.50	181.18
16	—	471	187.50–225.00	214.69
6	—	765	151.00–173.00	165.74
67	—	656	160.00–198.00	192.26
23	—	574	165.00–194.00	186.95
2	—	333	200.00	200.00
5	—	388	170.00	170.00
20	—	512	205.00	205.00
39	—	731	157.00–186.25	182.09
56	—	959	168.75	168.75
165	—	826	157.00–182.25	179.21
11	—	401	212.50–221.00	214.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	808	122.50–153.00	130.15
1	—	980	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	863	120.00	120.00
6	—	523	142.50–167.00	153.47
9	—	629	140.00–161.00	155.95
15	—	556	150.00–157.00	150.96
13	—	732	130.00–150.00	140.96
1	—	930	145.00	145.00
8	—	475	127.50–182.50	155.15
2	—	398	135.00	135.00
4	—	429	165.00–170.00	167.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	160.00	160.00
2	—	853	157.00	157.00
17	—	522	150.00–181.00	171.43
18	—	679	153.00–170.00	162.72
7	—	732	147.00–149.50	149.15
18	—	472	160.00–171.00	164.69
13	—	439	156.00–172.50	158.53
4	—	364	160.00	160.00
21	—	580	150.00–160.00	156.64
3	—	842	133.00	133.00
4	—	768	131.00–134.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	125.00–146.00	137.20
11	—	541	136.00–143.00	139.38
3	—	312	142.50–150.00	147.39
3	—	364	130.00–145.00	135.02
4	—	481	124.00–140.00	132.51
1	—	660	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	602	191.00	191.00

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.