Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-01-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 19 →

Receipts

1,235 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 1,433▲ 1,235 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 precondition calf sale: Compared to last week (Jan 22). feeder steers mixed 450-649lbs 3.00-4.00 lower, 650-849lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, heifer calves mixed 3.00 lower to 7.00 higher. 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 $149.52/cwt on 608 head.

Average price

$149.52

608 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	150.07	993	588
Medium and Large 1-2	630	133.35	840	20

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $153 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 sale608 hd

149.52

—

IA average8 barns · 5,261 hd

142.26

+7.26

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

Every lot

38 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 1-2	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	177.77/cwt	170.00–182.50	660	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	166.83/cwt	162.50–171.00	774	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	152.94/cwt	152.00–158.50	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	910	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	155.75/cwt	151.00–161.00	883	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	146.09/cwt	141.00–150.00	907	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	152.76/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,014	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	138.59/cwt	136.00–140.50	998	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	129.90/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,013	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	134.17/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,111	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	118.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,029	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	136.38/cwt	133.00–141.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	150.07/cwt	140.00–153.00	713	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	124.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	141.36/cwt	124.50–144.00	834	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	136.70/cwt	127.50–142.50	839	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	902	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	128.65/cwt	120.00–133.00	924	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	119.31/cwt	115.00–121.00	914	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	779	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	857	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	116.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	953	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,018	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,030	2

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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 1,235Last week 1,433Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	526	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	828	124.00–136.00	134.17
22	—	621	141.00–150.00	146.09
9	—	519	152.00–158.50	152.94
63	—	720	136.00–140.50	138.59
13	—	865	116.00–123.00	118.95
1	—	415	163.00	163.00
25	—	464	162.50–171.00	166.83
38	—	780	124.00–133.50	129.90
42	—	567	151.00–161.00	155.75
205	—	664	142.00–154.00	152.76
12	—	371	170.00–182.50	177.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
3	—	588	145.00	145.00
4	—	899	115.00	115.00
5	—	400	143.00	143.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
3	—	485	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	112.00	112.00
4	—	854	119.00–120.00	119.25
6	—	817	115.00–117.00	116.66
7	—	376	151.75	151.75
114	—	718	120.00–133.00	128.65
16	—	525	139.00	139.00
22	—	766	115.00–121.00	119.31
72	—	680	125.00–140.00	132.62
10	—	416	145.50	145.50
83	—	590	124.50–144.00	141.36
142	—	614	127.50–142.50	136.70
92	—	475	140.00–153.00	150.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	121.00–131.00	124.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
2	—	655	119.50	119.50
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
3	—	383	120.00	120.00
3	—	432	133.00–141.00	136.38

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.