Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-02-07

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Feb 7

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Jan 24Feb 7Feb 21 →

Receipts

1,842 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 1,905▲ 1,842 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special preconditioned calf sale today: Compared to Friday ( Jan 24). Feeder steers 400-449 lbs 8.00 higher, 450-850 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 400-449 lbs 1.00 higher, 500-649 lbs 1.00-4.50 lower, 650-800 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.02/cwt on 865 head.

Average price

$153.02

865 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	153.56	1,042	813
Medium and Large 1-2	645	144.45	932	52

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale865 hd

153.02

—

IA average11 barns · 8,542 hd

152.23

+0.79

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 Special - 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	—	Medium and Large 1	379	178.43/cwt	170.00–182.50	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	176.46/cwt	165.00–185.00	745	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	152.19/cwt	151.00–153.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	168.24/cwt	166.00–175.00	808	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	168.24/cwt	160.00–174.00	878	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	156.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	843	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	161.79/cwt	158.00–169.00	927	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	151.95/cwt	151.00–154.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	901	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	161.51/cwt	155.50–166.00	1,022	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	154.33/cwt	145.00–160.75	1,046	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	992	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	148.12/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,062	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	133.67/cwt	132.00–135.50	974	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	135.84/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,049	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	144.84/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,133	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	125.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	141.63/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,180	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	131.72/cwt	130.50–139.00	1,176	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	127.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,180	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	155.28/cwt	146.00–160.00	634	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.59/cwt	141.00–146.00	693	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	130.84/cwt	125.00–134.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.36/cwt	136.00–142.00	718	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	130.31/cwt	129.00–133.00	741	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.50/cwt	134.00–142.00	779	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	127.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	779	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	140.96/cwt	135.00–145.75	887	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	125.62/cwt	122.00–126.00	822	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	138.22/cwt	133.00–141.00	939	99
Heifers	—	Medium 1	698	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	897	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	135.29/cwt	133.00–137.00	975	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	126.81/cwt	120.00–132.25	976	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,085	5

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 Special - Tama, IA

Fri Feb 7, 2020

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

Receipts 1,842Last week 1,905Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	770	120.00–132.25	126.81
77	—	571	134.00–142.00	136.50
160	—	629	135.00–145.75	140.96
99	—	679	133.00–141.00	138.22
62	—	523	136.00–142.00	137.36
47	—	721	133.00–137.00	135.29
21	—	408	146.00–160.00	155.28
20	—	479	141.00–146.00	144.59
5	—	816	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	613	121.00–130.00	127.07
28	—	569	129.00–133.00	130.31
11	—	654	122.00–126.00	125.62
9	—	511	125.00–134.00	130.84
8	—	467	137.00–139.00	138.50
7	—	435	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	698	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	145.00–146.00	145.49
5	—	478	151.00–153.00	152.19
12	—	538	150.00–158.00	156.61
8	—	772	131.00–138.00	135.84
8	—	694	143.00	143.00
7	—	729	132.00–135.50	133.67
3	—	812	120.00–128.00	125.36
3	—	577	151.00–154.00	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	573	158.00–169.00	161.79
86	—	782	144.00–145.50	144.84
23	—	927	125.00–128.00	127.27
12	—	480	166.00–175.00	168.24
237	—	678	145.00–160.75	154.33
147	—	717	140.00–154.50	148.12
11	—	893	130.50–139.00	131.72
3	—	379	170.00–182.50	178.43
63	—	833	139.25–145.00	141.63
58	—	522	160.00–174.00	168.24
50	—	633	155.50–166.00	161.51
31	—	422	165.00–185.00	176.46

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.