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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Oct 13

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Sep 8Oct 13Nov 3 →

Receipts

443 head

▼ 533 vs last sale 976▲ 443 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.84/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +1.90 against this barn's trailing median of $375.94.

Average price

$377.84

69 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$65.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.09

vs IA average

−20.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	380.70	2,137	66
Medium and Large 1-2	529	314.95	1,666	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.75/cwt here — about $471 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 sale69 hd

377.84

—

IA average2 barns · 185 hd

398.93

−21.09

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−20.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

375.94

+1.90

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,864	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	511.46/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,949	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	503.80/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,136	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	447.89/cwt	427.50–467.50	2,136	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	410.02/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,124	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	430.45/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,307	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	418.56/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,377	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	402.50/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,294	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	407.18/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,508	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	306.64/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,944	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	395.18/cwt	355.00–412.50	2,592	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,105	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,554	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,707	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	446.23/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,481	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	464.56/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,705	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	463.35/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,006	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	403.76/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,768	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	454.01/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,120	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	314.95/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,666	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	386.67/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,073	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	376.02/cwt	367.50–412.50	2,185	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	362.98/cwt	343.00–367.50	2,341	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	330.93/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,297	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,906	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,286	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,676	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,124	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	402.40/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,113	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	354.98/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,275	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	312.33/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,102	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,179	2

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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Receipts 443Last week 976Year ago 0

Feeder calf 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
3	300–350	332	440.00–460.00	446.23
8	350–400	367	440.00–495.00	464.56
25	400–450	433	450.00–475.00	463.35
21	450–500	467	430.00–470.00	454.01
29	500–550	536	372.50–395.00	386.67
37	550–600	581	367.50–412.50	376.02
38	600–650	645	343.00–367.50	362.98
9	650–700	694	317.50–332.50	330.93
2	750–800	770	340.00	340.00
12	950–1000	973	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	370.00–425.00	403.76
4	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	529	275.00–335.00	314.95
2	700–750	733	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	933	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	570.00	570.00
7	350–400	381	510.00–520.00	511.46
21	400–450	424	480.00–515.00	503.80
16	450–500	477	427.50–467.50	447.89
27	500–550	536	420.00–470.00	430.45
29	550–600	568	410.00–425.00	418.56
35	600–650	616	380.00–417.50	407.18
19	650–700	656	355.00–412.50	395.18
2	750–800	768	330.00–335.00	332.54
2	800–850	808	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	405.00–415.00	410.02
4	550–600	570	395.00–405.00	402.50
4	600–650	634	302.50–320.00	306.64
2	650–700	663	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	525	395.00–405.00	402.40
9	600–650	641	335.00–357.50	354.98
4	650–700	673	305.00–320.00	312.33
2	700–750	703	305.00–315.00	310.02

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.