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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Sep 8

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← May 22Sep 8Sep 11 →

Receipts

1,171 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 996▲ 390 vs year ago 781 · +49.9%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Customer Appreciation Yearling Sale: 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 $254.87/cwt on 927 head.

Average price

$254.87

927 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$74.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	815	260.59	2,124	806
Medium and Large 1-2	626	257.27	1,611	23
Large 1-2	1,075	219.33	2,358	62
Large 2-3	1,073	186.44	2,001	36

One grade step is worth $74.15/cwt here — about $123 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 sale927 hd

254.87

—

IA average6 barns · 3,447 hd

246.54

+8.34

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

Every lot

36 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,280	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,399	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	276.21/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,605	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,457	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,732	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	271.15/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,969	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	264.52/cwt	251.00–269.00	2,034	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	261.68/cwt	252.00–269.00	2,185	174
Steers	—	Large 2-3	846	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,574	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	222.26/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	253.73/cwt	242.00–270.00	2,248	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	244.87/cwt	240.00–276.00	2,280	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,289	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,020	233.30/cwt	232.00–241.00	2,380	42
Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,083	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,025	22
Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,175	185.33/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,178	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,191	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,263	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	234.63/cwt	202.50–250.00	1,220	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	247.71/cwt	240.00–254.50	1,677	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	229.73/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,755	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	199.38/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	234.90/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,924	45
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	880	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.00	2,008	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	177.40/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,017	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	220.94/cwt	200.00–229.00	2,143	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,005	202.52/cwt	185.00–206.00	2,035	6
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,012	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,827	30
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,061	204.04/cwt	192.50–208.00	2,165	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,125	182.26/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,050	4
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,163	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,047	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,097	11

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

Fri Sep 8, 2023

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

Receipts 1,171Last week 996Year ago 781

Customer Appreciation Yearling Sale: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	170.00–185.00	177.40
2	—	660	212.50	212.50
3	—	520	202.50–250.00	234.63
3	—	577	240.00	240.00
4	—	781	197.50–205.00	199.38
2	—	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	215.00–217.00	215.99
6	—	970	200.00–229.00	220.94
9	—	764	225.00–237.50	229.73
12	—	889	225.00–227.00	225.83
45	—	819	222.00–240.00	234.90
50	—	677	240.00–254.50	247.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,012	180.50	180.50
4	—	880	181.00	181.00
7	—	1,163	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	192.50–208.00	204.04
4	—	1,125	180.00–183.00	182.26
6	—	1,005	185.00–206.00	202.52
11	—	1,165	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	240.00	240.00
5	—	876	200.00–230.00	222.26
4	—	474	270.00	270.00
2	—	538	260.00	260.00
9	—	581	270.00–285.00	276.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	769	251.00–269.00	264.52
4	—	974	235.00	235.00
11	—	644	269.00	269.00
102	—	886	242.00–270.00	253.73
127	—	931	240.00–276.00	244.87
150	—	726	256.00–272.00	271.15
174	—	835	252.00–269.00	261.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,191	190.00	190.00
42	—	1,020	232.00–241.00	233.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	846	186.00	186.00
9	—	1,175	185.00–188.00	185.33
22	—	1,083	187.00	187.00

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.