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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Apr 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Dec 5Apr 17May 22 →

Receipts

663 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 773▼ 144 vs year ago 807 · −17.8%

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 $216.92/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$216.92

428 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	217.93	1,574	408
Medium and Large 1-2	569	196.37	1,118	20

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $456 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 sale428 hd

216.92

—

IA average10 barns · 5,478 hd

218.82

−1.89

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	280.82/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,036	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	254.57/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,082	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	248.07/cwt	222.50–256.00	1,228	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	269.77/cwt	247.50–277.00	1,384	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,281	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	200.27/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,154	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	181.64/cwt	159.00–193.00	1,097	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	232.84/cwt	216.00–240.50	1,418	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	214.92/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,453	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	177.93/cwt	167.50–200.00	1,210	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	203.17/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,495	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	203.13/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,528	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	179.93/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	204.95/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,689	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,902	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	249.07/cwt	225.00–262.50	946	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	250.98/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,089	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	240.59/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,174	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	224.53/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,179	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	210.77/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,220	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.12/cwt	120.00–150.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	208.63/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,312	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	191.57/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,280	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	175.87/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,287	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	180.94/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,381	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	869	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,816	5

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 17, 2023

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

Receipts 663Last week 773Year ago 807

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	175.00	175.00
4	—	668	189.00–194.00	191.57
5	—	434	245.00–252.50	250.98
11	—	732	169.00–182.00	175.87
16	—	525	210.00–232.50	224.53
21	—	629	196.00–211.00	208.63
23	—	579	198.00–220.00	210.77
22	—	763	171.00–183.00	180.94
26	—	380	225.00–262.50	249.07
21	—	488	235.00–247.50	240.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
2	—	448	192.50	192.50
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	215.00	215.00
2	—	615	120.00–150.00	135.12
1	—	765	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	227.50	227.50
218	—	824	201.00–208.00	204.95
4	—	951	200.00	200.00
16	—	369	272.50–300.00	280.82
23	—	495	222.50–256.00	248.07
9	—	425	220.00–275.00	254.57
18	—	513	247.50–277.00	269.77
1	—	935	189.00	189.00
33	—	736	196.00–211.00	203.17
1	—	310	290.00	290.00
2	—	858	193.00	193.00
8	—	752	203.00–204.00	203.13
42	—	609	216.00–240.50	232.84
31	—	676	196.00–225.00	214.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	167.50–200.00	177.93
5	—	576	190.00–212.00	200.27
1	—	720	182.50	182.50
2	—	345	245.00	245.00
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	215.00	215.00
2	—	438	200.00	200.00
3	—	604	159.00–193.00	181.64
2	—	768	173.00–187.00	179.93

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.