Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-12-03

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Dec 3

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Mar 5Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

1,940 head

▲ 914 vs last sale 1,026▲ 372 vs year ago 1,568 · +23.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Precondition calf sale today: No comparison. 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 $162.63/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$162.63

1,086 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$20.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	163.47	1,100	1,042
Medium and Large 1-2	621	142.81	887	44

One grade step is worth $20.66/cwt here — about $213 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 sale1,086 hd

162.63

—

IA average11 barns · 10,526 hd

166.78

−4.15

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	213.90/cwt	200.00–217.50	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	208.29/cwt	195.00–222.50	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	181.76/cwt	172.50–192.50	778	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	161.92/cwt	150.00–167.50	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	183.90/cwt	176.00–190.00	883	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	172.78/cwt	170.00–178.00	907	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	148.89/cwt	140.00–158.00	783	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	166.75/cwt	151.00–177.50	952	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	163.20/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,028	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	166.51/cwt	153.00–170.75	1,132	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	131.15/cwt	120.00–137.00	902	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	158.21/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,133	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,014	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	156.81/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,196	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	140.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,082	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	152.90/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,257	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,323	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	162.98/cwt	157.50–172.50	608	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	167.88/cwt	162.50–170.00	712	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	138.90/cwt	131.00–151.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	155.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	741	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	136.56/cwt	126.00–142.50	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	158.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	140.00/cwt	127.50–149.00	738	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	140.89/cwt	120.00–144.00	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	151.05/cwt	145.00–158.00	872	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	151.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	952	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	134.46/cwt	131.00–140.00	847	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	148.20/cwt	142.50–154.75	991	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	128.33/cwt	120.00–139.50	860	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	129.70/cwt	121.00–138.00	934	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	147.98/cwt	142.50–152.25	1,074	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	939	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	145.40/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,114	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,196	3

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 Dec 3, 2021

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

Receipts 1,940Last week 1,026Year ago 1,568

Special Precondition calf sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	139.00	139.00
3	—	913	131.00	131.00
10	—	766	141.00–146.50	145.40
21	—	373	157.50–172.50	162.98
27	—	424	162.50–170.00	167.88
48	—	476	150.00–165.00	155.59
80	—	515	150.00–160.00	158.12
201	—	669	142.50–154.75	148.20
48	—	726	142.50–152.25	147.98
101	—	628	145.00–155.00	151.59
134	—	577	145.00–158.00	151.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	120.00–144.00	140.89
9	—	751	125.00	125.00
12	—	670	120.00–139.50	128.33
15	—	630	131.00–140.00	134.46
22	—	527	127.50–149.00	140.00
7	—	720	121.00–138.00	129.70
3	—	478	126.00–142.50	136.56
6	—	429	131.00–151.00	138.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	525	170.00–178.00	172.78
73	—	716	150.00–163.00	158.21
163	—	571	151.00–177.50	166.75
225	—	680	153.00–170.75	166.51
2	—	373	195.00–222.50	208.29
168	—	630	151.00–169.00	163.20
5	—	335	200.00–217.50	213.90
23	—	856	154.50	154.50
124	—	822	137.00–155.00	152.90
11	—	428	172.50–192.50	181.76
170	—	763	149.00–162.00	156.81
53	—	480	176.00–190.00	183.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	137.00–142.00	140.72
7	—	526	140.00–158.00	148.89
1	—	330	177.50	177.50
1	—	635	146.00	146.00
5	—	724	140.00	140.00
19	—	688	120.00–137.00	131.15
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
3	—	383	175.00	175.00
3	—	429	150.00–167.50	161.92

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.