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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, May 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Apr 17May 22Sep 8 →

Receipts

996 head

▲ 333 vs last sale 663▲ 331 vs year ago 665 · +49.8%

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 $229.20/cwt on 551 head.

Average price

$229.20

551 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$593

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.36

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	230.22	1,764	525
Medium and Large 1-2	561	208.72	1,171	26

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $593 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 sale551 hd

229.20

—

IA average7 barns · 3,869 hd

244.56

−15.36

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	293.62/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	249.74/cwt	225.00–262.50	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	286.90/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,216	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	287.07/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,318	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	225.01/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,067	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	274.53/cwt	256.00–281.00	1,466	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	204.65/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,103	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	205.75/cwt	160.00–225.00	1,193	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	263.41/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,544	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	246.18/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,526	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	236.00/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,584	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	189.81/cwt	177.00–202.50	1,338	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	223.50/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,618	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	226.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,752	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,362	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	221.08/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,850	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	213.36/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,865	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	204.76/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,894	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	196.28/cwt	195.00–197.50	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	233.85/cwt	220.00–250.00	900	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	984	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	193.67/cwt	180.00–200.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	197.81/cwt	180.00–207.50	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	240.02/cwt	227.50–247.00	1,123	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	199.31/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,044	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	234.44/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,233	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	192.69/cwt	170.00–213.00	1,093	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	228.92/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,330	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	185.46/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,150	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	211.01/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,334	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	178.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,293	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	202.41/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,467	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	196.10/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,547	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	192.01/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,563	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,682	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	180.76/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,667	8

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 May 22, 2023

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

Receipts 996Last week 663Year ago 665

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$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	632	198.00–213.00	211.01
24	—	526	220.00–245.00	234.44
24	—	814	185.00–198.00	192.01
34	—	468	227.50–247.00	240.02
37	—	890	189.00	189.00
42	—	725	191.00–206.00	202.41
2	—	335	230.00	230.00
1	—	670	208.00	208.00
14	—	385	220.00–250.00	233.85
57	—	789	190.00–202.50	196.10
46	—	581	217.50–250.00	228.92
8	—	922	170.00–185.00	180.76
5	—	428	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	177.50	177.50
17	—	724	175.00–180.00	178.54
7	—	567	170.00–213.00	192.69
6	—	524	170.00–210.00	199.31
3	—	815	176.00	176.00
3	—	620	170.00–196.00	185.46
3	—	463	180.00–207.50	197.81
3	—	437	180.00–200.00	193.67
2	—	375	195.00–197.50	196.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	925	194.00–205.00	204.76
63	—	775	220.00–228.00	226.12
11	—	459	286.00–290.00	287.07
18	—	424	270.00–293.00	286.90
20	—	620	242.50–248.00	246.18
20	—	671	224.00–244.00	236.00
205	—	837	209.00–223.00	221.08
4	—	340	280.00	280.00
22	—	586	235.00–272.50	263.41
2	—	373	287.50–300.00	293.62
32	—	534	256.00–281.00	274.53
47	—	874	204.00–214.00	213.36
23	—	724	215.00–227.00	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	177.00–202.50	189.81
6	—	580	160.00–225.00	205.75
3	—	539	195.00–225.00	204.65
6	—	474	220.00–250.00	225.01
3	—	382	225.00–262.50	249.74
2	—	778	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00

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.