Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-01-08

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 8

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Dec 11Jan 8Jan 15 →

Receipts

2,828 head

▲ 2,098 vs last sale 730▲ 1,193 vs year ago 1,635 · +73.0%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special precondition calf sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported was (Dec 11, 2020). Trade active. Demand was 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 $137.63/cwt on 1,505 head.

Average price

$137.63

1,505 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$0.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	599	138.13	828	52
Medium and Large 1	736	137.61	1,013	1,453

One grade step is worth $0.52/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale1,505 hd

137.63

—

IA average17 barns · 19,366 hd

142.09

−4.46

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	185.35/cwt	183.00–188.00	728	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	173.92/cwt	168.00–186.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	125.04/cwt	120.00–140.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	167.81/cwt	160.00–173.00	869	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	156.74/cwt	147.00–159.00	829	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	158.48/cwt	147.00–162.00	903	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	131.54/cwt	131.00–132.00	822	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	150.78/cwt	144.00–155.00	951	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	140.99/cwt	132.00–148.00	957	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	136.20/cwt	130.00–139.50	986	463
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	123.10/cwt	121.00–129.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	130.69/cwt	127.50–135.50	1,022	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	132.08/cwt	127.50–137.75	1,090	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	125.93/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,087	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	123.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,156	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	171.67/cwt	160.00–177.50	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	158.31/cwt	152.00–167.00	666	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	152.29/cwt	140.00–158.00	728	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	124.68/cwt	120.00–139.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	143.72/cwt	136.00–151.00	762	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	136.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	797	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	126.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	741	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	132.10/cwt	125.00–137.75	841	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	126.85/cwt	122.00–135.00	863	301
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	118.04/cwt	118.00–118.50	822	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.16/cwt	115.00–118.50	831	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	124.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	894	234
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	122.52/cwt	115.00–126.00	947	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	913	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	122.74/cwt	119.50–126.00	993	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	840	124.93/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,049	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	113.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	981	11

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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Receipts 2,828Last week 730Year ago 1,635

Special precondition calf sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported was (Dec 11, 2020). Trade active. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	809	119.50–126.00	122.74
53	—	530	136.00–151.00	143.72
52	—	773	115.00–126.00	122.52
18	—	478	140.00–158.00	152.29
12	—	421	152.00–167.00	158.31
11	—	863	110.00–114.00	113.62
3	—	340	160.00–177.50	171.67
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
211	—	637	125.00–137.75	132.10
234	—	718	120.00–126.00	124.58
187	—	584	130.00–139.00	136.46
301	—	680	122.00–135.00	126.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	840	124.00–126.00	124.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
3	—	415	142.50	142.50
4	—	483	120.00–139.00	124.68
14	—	715	115.00–118.50	116.16
11	—	586	123.00–128.00	126.48
15	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	305	140.00	140.00
7	—	801	114.00	114.00
27	—	696	118.00–118.50	118.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	631	144.00–155.00	150.78
37	—	518	160.00–173.00	167.81
463	—	724	130.00–139.50	136.20
8	—	393	183.00–188.00	185.35
50	—	933	120.00–125.00	123.91
10	—	425	168.00–186.00	173.92
239	—	679	132.00–148.00	140.99
132	—	782	127.50–135.50	130.69
156	—	863	124.00–128.00	125.93
73	—	570	147.00–162.00	158.48
206	—	825	127.50–137.75	132.08
6	—	490	155.00–160.00	157.49
2	—	953	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	147.00–159.00	156.74
1	—	365	152.50	152.50
7	—	733	121.00–129.00	123.10
4	—	486	120.00–140.00	125.04
18	—	625	131.00–132.00	131.54
1	—	325	171.00	171.00
2	—	680	131.00	131.00
3	—	778	120.00	120.00

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.