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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Nov 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 6Nov 20Apr 8 →

Receipts

476 head

▼ 481 vs last sale 957▼ 656 vs year ago 1,132 · −58.0%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf 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 $242.21/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$242.21

205 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

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

$47.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	244.76	1,574	194
Medium and Large 1-2	524	197.27	1,033	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.49/cwt here — about $542 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 sale205 hd

242.21

—

IA average13 barns · 9,647 hd

242.40

−0.19

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	214.13/cwt	180.00–230.00	899	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	259.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,095	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	192.52/cwt	180.00–243.00	920	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	257.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,261	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	253.14/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,357	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	253.19/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,453	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	252.10/cwt	240.00–261.50	1,563	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	239.48/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,621	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,324	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	240.28/cwt	228.00–247.50	1,730	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	228.08/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,811	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	216.91/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,744	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	212.66/cwt	202.50–230.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	221.95/cwt	212.00–235.00	952	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	228.30/cwt	212.00–232.50	1,064	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	198.34/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,033	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	230.97/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	211.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,223	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	186.40/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,133	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	230.38/cwt	200.00–234.50	1,403	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,358	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	197.24/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,428	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	254.90/cwt	230.00–270.00	951	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	211.92/cwt	201.00–222.50	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	207.05/cwt	180.00–217.50	1,191	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,198	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,258	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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Receipts 476Last week 957Year ago 1,132

Feeder calf 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
4	—	856	147.00	147.00
7	—	373	230.00–270.00	254.90
11	—	575	180.00–217.50	207.05
4	—	688	180.00	180.00
2	—	478	201.00–222.50	211.92
2	—	700	192.50	192.50
2	—	778	154.00	154.00
3	—	435	189.00	189.00
3	—	503	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	490	250.00–260.00	257.34
7	—	422	250.00–270.00	259.51
27	—	574	249.00–258.00	253.19
17	—	804	212.00–219.00	216.91
25	—	536	240.00–264.00	253.14
25	—	620	240.00–261.50	252.10
6	—	677	230.00–244.00	239.48
65	—	720	228.00–247.50	240.28
7	—	794	222.50–229.00	228.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	185.00–190.00	188.32
5	—	478	180.00–243.00	192.52
3	—	420	180.00–230.00	214.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	609	200.00–234.50	230.38
8	—	679	200.00	200.00
14	—	429	212.00–235.00	221.95
18	—	577	200.00–220.00	211.89
25	—	527	220.00–240.00	230.97
26	—	466	212.00–232.50	228.30
19	—	724	194.00–200.00	197.24
2	—	348	247.50	247.50
2	—	785	205.00	205.00
6	—	390	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	200.00–205.00	202.47
2	—	453	200.00–201.00	200.50
4	—	363	202.50–230.00	212.66
6	—	521	170.00–210.00	198.34
10	—	608	184.00–190.00	186.40

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.