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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Sep 14

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Sep 11Sep 14latest

Receipts

1,070 head

▲ 368 vs last sale 702▲ 1,070 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BBQ FEEDER CALF SALE TODAY: No comparison: Today's sale consisted of calves coming off the cow with and without vaccinations, weaned calves with vaccinations. 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 $418.48/cwt on 367 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $418.48.

Average price

$418.48

367 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$38.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs IA average

+15.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	419.52	2,334	357
Medium and Large 1-2	591	381.32	2,254	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale367 hd

418.48

—

IA average4 barns · 1,192 hd

424.84

−6.37

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+15.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

418.48

+0.00

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	502.51/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,628	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	506.70/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,920	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	394	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,875	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	471.36/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,041	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	488.66/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,135	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,923	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,948	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	470.94/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,195	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	424.75/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,226	139
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	430.30/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,268	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	406.56/cwt	394.00–421.00	2,374	70
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	418.40/cwt	403.00–431.50	2,448	119
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	381.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,254	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	388.57/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,374	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	384.66/cwt	362.50–394.00	2,385	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	350.81/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,333	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	338.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,316	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	361.44/cwt	361.00–367.50	2,483	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	335.06/cwt	324.00–345.00	2,426	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,008	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	456.23/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,487	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	472.01/cwt	470.00–472.50	1,761	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	436.09/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,653	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	465.44/cwt	452.50–475.00	1,973	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	429.99/cwt	406.00–440.00	2,030	100
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	457.16/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,185	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	405.91/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,070	68
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	404.01/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,064	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	387.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,015	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	364.15/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,101	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,174	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,064	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	316.97/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,165	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	290.89/cwt	277.50–292.50	2,301	9

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 Sep 14, 2026

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Receipts 1,070Last week 702Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	478	435.00–490.00	457.16
68	500–550	510	400.00–407.50	405.91
9	600–650	609	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	470.00–472.50	472.01
35	400–450	424	452.50–475.00	465.44
100	450–500	472	406.00–440.00	429.99
13	500–550	511	400.00–417.50	404.01
43	550–600	577	355.00–366.00	364.15
2	600–650	615	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	445.00–475.00	456.23
6	350–400	379	432.50–440.00	436.09
13	500–550	520	360.00–400.00	387.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	640	322.50	322.50
5	650–700	683	305.00–320.00	316.97
3	700–750	747	300.00	300.00
9	750–800	791	277.50–292.50	290.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	480.00–490.00	488.66
29	500–550	527	430.00–431.00	430.30
119	550–600	585	403.00–431.50	418.40
10	600–650	611	382.50–392.50	388.57
29	650–700	687	361.00–367.50	361.44
4	950–1000	983	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	500.00–505.00	502.51
11	350–400	379	500.00–515.00	506.70
21	400–450	433	445.00–480.00	471.36
39	450–500	466	455.00–480.00	470.94
139	500–550	524	410.00–435.00	424.75
70	550–600	584	394.00–421.00	406.56
38	600–650	620	362.50–394.00	384.66
35	650–700	665	340.00–364.00	350.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	685	330.00–340.00	338.10
14	700–750	724	324.00–345.00	335.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	476.00	476.00
6	400–450	442	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	453	430.00	430.00
10	550–600	591	370.00–385.00	381.32

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.