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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Apr 8

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 20Apr 8Sep 6 →

Receipts

1,184 head

▲ 708 vs last sale 476▲ 411 vs year ago 773 · +53.2%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. Trade was active. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.43/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −115.05 against this barn's trailing median of $418.48.

Average price

$303.43

71 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$47.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.84

vs IA average

−2.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	307.40	1,696	65
Medium and Large 1-2	539	260.38	1,403	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

303.43

—

IA average5 barns · 878 hd

323.27

−19.84

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−2.04

This barn, trailing median1 sales

418.48

−115.05

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	330.33/cwt	322.50–336.00	1,232	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	323.63/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,595	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	311.43/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,632	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	263.77/cwt	232.50–285.00	1,395	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	253.60/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,415	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	302.08/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,776	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	280.31/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,766	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,513	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	264.63/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,821	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	267.27/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,900	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	222.01/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,614	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	192.40/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,476	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	237.63/cwt	217.50–242.00	1,858	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	192.63/cwt	183.00–215.00	1,549	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	230.88/cwt	220.50–237.00	2,009	197
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	200.13/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,785	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,115	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,150	115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	213	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	454	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	286.47/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,094	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	278.38/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,180	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	208.78/cwt	202.50–215.00	998	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	274.68/cwt	267.50–282.00	1,349	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	218.49/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,112	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	259.38/cwt	252.50–278.00	1,362	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	252.34/cwt	222.50–260.00	1,474	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	201.71/cwt	192.50–211.00	1,226	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	250.49/cwt	222.50–258.00	1,566	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,598	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	199.57/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,373	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	180.34/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,318	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	212.14/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,574	46
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	201.88/cwt	186.00–202.50	1,522	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	195.10/cwt	180.00–203.50	1,600	50
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	189.00/cwt	180.00–189.50	1,614	38
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,091	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,307	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	301.27/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,497	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,184	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1

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 8, 2024

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

Receipts 1,184Last week 476Year ago 773

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. Trade was active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	322.50–336.00	330.33
29	450–500	493	310.00–335.00	323.63
37	500–550	524	290.00–327.00	311.43
28	550–600	588	270.00–315.00	302.08
49	600–650	630	262.50–292.50	280.31
26	650–700	688	251.00–276.00	264.63
7	700–750	711	230.00–286.00	267.27
38	750–800	782	217.50–242.00	237.63
197	850–900	870	220.50–237.00	230.88
59	900–950	940	225.00	225.00
115	950–1000	960	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	529	232.50–285.00	263.77
2	550–600	558	242.50–265.00	253.60
2	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	222.50
9	700–750	727	220.00–226.00	222.01
3	750–800	767	177.00–200.00	192.40
9	800–850	804	183.00–215.00	192.63
25	850–900	892	190.00–210.00	200.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	382	284.00–295.00	286.47
16	400–450	424	252.50–280.00	278.38
8	450–500	491	267.50–282.00	274.68
26	500–550	525	252.50–278.00	259.38
20	550–600	584	222.50–260.00	252.34
66	600–650	625	222.50–258.00	250.49
6	650–700	663	241.00	241.00
46	700–750	742	210.00–217.50	212.14
35	750–800	754	186.00–202.50	201.88
50	800–850	820	180.00–203.50	195.10
38	850–900	854	180.00–189.50	189.00
5	900–950	920	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	213.00	213.00
2	450–500	478	202.50–215.00	208.78
3	500–550	509	200.00–227.50	218.49
2	600–650	608	192.50–211.00	201.71
6	650–700	688	190.00–207.50	199.57
10	700–750	731	160.00–191.00	180.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	447	292.50	292.50
14	450–500	497	301.00–305.00	301.27
1	600–650	615	192.50	192.50
3	650–700	655	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00

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.