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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Nov 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Oct 13Nov 3Dec 12 →

Receipts

730 head

▲ 287 vs last sale 443▲ 730 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 today, 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 $384.44/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −34.04 against this barn's trailing median of $418.48.

Average price

$384.44

117 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$69.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.64

vs IA average

−34.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	402.73	2,236	86
Medium and Large 1-2	551	333.69	1,840	31

One grade step is worth $69.03/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale117 hd

384.44

—

IA average7 barns · 1,218 hd

423.07

−38.64

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−34.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

418.48

−34.04

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	533.47/cwt	502.50–572.50	1,707	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	406.08/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,523	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	447.32/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,932	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	428.12/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,986	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	394.19/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,861	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	342.37/cwt	323.00–352.50	1,797	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	416.32/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,252	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	388.49/cwt	355.00–412.50	2,214	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	325.56/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,875	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	390.40/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,495	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	337.19/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,155	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	376.77/cwt	347.50–383.00	2,494	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	370.58/cwt	362.00–375.00	2,653	60
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	318.93/cwt	302.50–340.00	2,344	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,701	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	302.04/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,480	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	442.46/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,597	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	394.60/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,653	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	373.46/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,755	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	317.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,621	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	355.65/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,864	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	358.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,057	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	316.12/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,837	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	349.39/cwt	322.50–385.00	2,135	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	289.88/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,783	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	309.05/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,027	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	351.74/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,364	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	328.79/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,315	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,162	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	287.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,184	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	326.47/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,861	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,948	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	270.13/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,937	3

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 3, 2025

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Receipts 730Last week 443Year ago 0

Feeder calf sale today: No comparison. Trade active today, 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
5	550–600	570	325.00–327.50	326.47
4	600–650	604	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	717	265.00–280.00	270.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	440.00–450.00	442.46
15	400–450	419	380.00–407.50	394.60
38	450–500	470	350.00–405.00	373.46
27	500–550	524	335.00–400.00	355.65
29	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	358.91
52	600–650	611	322.50–385.00	349.39
31	650–700	672	342.50–355.00	351.74
6	700–750	704	320.00–337.50	328.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	315.00–325.00	317.90
14	550–600	581	307.50–325.00	316.12
11	600–650	615	275.00–310.00	289.88
5	650–700	656	300.00–315.00	309.05
8	700–750	709	305.00	305.00
5	750–800	761	275.00–290.00	287.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	502.50–572.50	533.47
2	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
17	400–450	432	430.00–460.00	447.32
9	450–500	464	412.50–430.00	428.12
44	500–550	541	385.00–445.00	416.32
42	550–600	570	355.00–412.50	388.49
53	600–650	639	375.00–400.00	390.40
46	650–700	662	347.50–383.00	376.77
60	700–750	716	362.00–375.00	370.58
6	750–800	783	345.00	345.00
6	800–850	821	300.00–312.50	302.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	397.50–420.00	406.08
6	450–500	472	382.50–405.00	394.19
15	500–550	525	323.00–352.50	342.37
16	550–600	576	295.00–345.00	325.56
9	600–650	639	335.00–355.00	337.19
19	700–750	735	302.50–340.00	318.93

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.