Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-09-06

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Sep 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

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Receipts

952 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 1,184▼ 219 vs year ago 1,171 · −18.7%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Customer appreciation BBQ 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.26/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −134.21 against this barn's trailing median of $418.48.

Average price

$284.26

39 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$30.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs IA average

+14.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	299.84	1,709	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	269.47	1,482	20

One grade step is worth $30.37/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale39 hd

284.26

—

IA average4 barns · 302 hd

295.12

−10.86

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+14.86

This barn, trailing median1 sales

418.48

−134.21

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

Every lot

35 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	283.79/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,487	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,640	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	261.76/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,476	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	296.24/cwt	296.00–297.50	1,748	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	273.70/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,853	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,699	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	270.17/cwt	250.00–275.50	1,926	119
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	262.14/cwt	252.00–269.00	2,050	85
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	212.92/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,682	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	255.30/cwt	238.00–259.00	2,093	148
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	225.52/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,852	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	244.53/cwt	239.00–252.00	2,140	142
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	205.48/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,899	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	226.54/cwt	221.00–227.00	2,136	128
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	222.91/cwt	218.00–226.25	2,156	41
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,015	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,959	2
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	189.33/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,102	6
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,153	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,168	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,369	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	237.75/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,579	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,428	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,671	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	195.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,414	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	221.84/cwt	209.50–230.00	1,728	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,813	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	200.37/cwt	193.50–216.00	1,779	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	196.76/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,836	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	202.57/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,989	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,067	188.97/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,016	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,597	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,709	14

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 6, 2024

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

Receipts 952Last week 1,184Year ago 1,171

Customer appreciation BBQ 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
6	500–550	507	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
30	650–700	664	221.00–244.00	237.75
8	700–750	711	235.00	235.00
26	750–800	779	209.50–230.00	221.84
7	800–850	824	220.00	220.00
13	850–900	888	193.50–216.00	200.37
6	900–950	933	187.50–205.00	196.76
9	950–1000	982	201.00–204.00	202.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	688	207.50	207.50
5	700–750	725	185.00–200.00	195.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,067	185.00–191.00	188.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	863	185.00	185.00
14	950–1000	955	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	262.50–287.50	283.79
13	550–600	564	247.50–263.00	261.76
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	688	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	732	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	790	200.00–226.00	212.92
4	800–850	821	215.00–235.00	225.52
4	900–950	924	197.00–210.00	205.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	306.00	306.00
12	550–600	590	296.00–297.50	296.24
35	650–700	677	258.00–285.00	273.70
119	700–750	713	250.00–275.50	270.17
85	750–800	782	252.00–269.00	262.14
148	800–850	820	238.00–259.00	255.30
142	850–900	875	239.00–252.00	244.53
128	900–950	943	221.00–227.00	226.54
41	950–1000	967	218.00–226.25	222.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,015	193.00	193.00
6	1100–1150	1,110	186.00–190.00	189.33
2	1150–1200	1,153	188.00	188.00

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.