Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-03-06

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Mar 6

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Feb 21Mar 6Dec 4 →

Receipts

785 head

▼ 383 vs last sale 1,168▲ 785 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 (Feb 21). Feeder steers 400-699 lbs 2.00-9.00 higher, 700-900 lbs 2.00-7.00 lower, feeder heifers 400-599 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher, 600-800 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. 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 $151.72/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$151.72

374 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$10.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	152.72	970	339
Medium and Large 1-2	572	142.04	812	35

One grade step is worth $10.68/cwt here — about $157 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 sale374 hd

151.72

—

IA average10 barns · 5,277 hd

146.78

+4.94

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	177.46/cwt	170.00–187.00	577	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	174.79/cwt	168.00–180.00	657	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	178.53/cwt	161.00–183.50	777	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	144.48/cwt	144.00–148.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	164.25/cwt	150.00–167.00	795	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	165.59/cwt	153.00–175.00	869	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	147.47/cwt	137.00–151.00	782	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	158.69/cwt	146.00–165.50	905	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	158.75/cwt	156.00–161.00	981	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	153.01/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,036	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	139.58/cwt	139.00–140.00	951	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	143.91/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,025	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	132.77/cwt	128.25–140.00	1,045	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	131.52/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,057	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	119.91/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,100	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	154.79/cwt	154.00–155.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	155.01/cwt	151.00–161.00	670	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	143.96/cwt	134.00–156.00	690	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	125.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	137.19/cwt	132.00–142.00	719	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	840	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	139.09/cwt	134.50–153.00	796	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.50/cwt	122.50–127.50	727	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	134.77/cwt	130.50–136.50	848	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	128.43/cwt	125.50–136.00	867	31
Heifers	—	Medium 1	725	119.94/cwt	119.50–120.75	870	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	125.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	909	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,036	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	905	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	6

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 Mar 6, 2020

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Receipts 785Last week 1,168Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	725	119.50–120.75	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	150.00	150.00
3	—	865	113.00	113.00
6	—	915	106.00	106.00
9	—	383	154.00–155.00	154.79
14	—	432	151.00–161.00	155.01
15	—	757	119.50	119.50
16	—	524	132.00–142.00	137.19
57	—	629	130.50–136.50	134.77
23	—	726	124.00–130.00	125.25
24	—	479	134.00–156.00	143.96
31	—	675	125.50–136.00	128.43
47	—	572	134.50–153.00	139.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	134.00–136.00	134.96
2	—	663	118.00–121.00	119.52
19	—	575	122.50–127.50	126.50
4	—	513	121.00–128.00	125.67
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	159.00	159.00
5	—	735	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	525	153.00–175.00	165.59
48	—	677	145.00–162.00	153.01
16	—	712	132.00–149.00	143.91
17	—	484	150.00–167.00	164.25
35	—	618	156.00–161.00	158.75
40	—	570	146.00–165.50	158.69
61	—	787	128.25–140.00	132.77
7	—	325	170.00–187.00	177.46
9	—	376	168.00–180.00	174.79
11	—	804	125.00–137.00	131.52
23	—	917	119.00–120.00	119.91
30	—	435	161.00–183.50	178.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	121.00	121.00
7	—	681	139.00–140.00	139.58
8	—	446	144.00–148.00	144.48
12	—	530	137.00–151.00	147.47
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
2	—	643	140.00	140.00

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.