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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Receipts

1,438 head

▼ 548 vs last sale 1,986▲ 5 vs year ago 1,433 · +0.3%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special precondition calf sale today: Compared to last Friday. Feeder steers 400-599lbs 5.00-11.00 higher, 600-749lbs .50-1.00 higher, 750-950lbs 3.50-7.25, feeder heifers 400-599lbs 4.75-11 higher, 600-749lbs steady-.75 higher, 750-899lbs 6.00-9.00 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 $167.72/cwt on 733 head.

Average price

$167.72

733 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	168.17	1,192	711
Medium and Large 1-2	623	153.05	954	22

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $238 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 sale733 hd

167.72

—

IA average10 barns · 9,416 hd

167.65

+0.07

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	159.61/cwt	150.00–170.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	203.62/cwt	192.50–215.00	760	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	205.38/cwt	200.00–216.00	850	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	177.54/cwt	175.00–182.50	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	197.74/cwt	180.00–206.00	941	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	195.71/cwt	174.00–200.00	1,033	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	180.61/cwt	168.50–198.00	1,039	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	171.75/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,073	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	156.47/cwt	146.00–158.50	1,005	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	167.06/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,141	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	163.05/cwt	148.00–169.50	1,184	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	163.19/cwt	150.50–168.00	1,252	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	158.44/cwt	150.25–163.50	1,318	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,275	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,222	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	147.47/cwt	142.00–148.50	1,363	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,218	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,450	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	145.38/cwt	141.00–150.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	175.89/cwt	165.00–178.50	751	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.50	776	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	161.34/cwt	147.00–206.50	844	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	158.20/cwt	151.00–162.00	910	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	138.79/cwt	131.00–140.00	852	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	149.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	935	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	930	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	147.03/cwt	141.00–155.50	990	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	142.69/cwt	138.00–145.25	1,036	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	145.91/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,137	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	148.38/cwt	137.00–151.75	1,217	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,186	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 Jan 21, 2022

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

Receipts 1,438Last week 1,986Year ago 1,433

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	130.00	130.00
3	—	910	130.00–131.00	130.33
14	—	427	165.00–178.50	175.89
22	—	475	160.00–165.50	163.38
41	—	575	151.00–162.00	158.20
65	—	673	141.00–155.50	147.03
81	—	820	137.00–151.75	148.38
70	—	779	135.00–150.00	145.91
104	—	726	138.00–145.25	142.69
92	—	625	145.00–155.00	149.58
85	—	523	147.00–206.50	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
4	—	433	147.50	147.50
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
9	—	614	131.00–140.00	138.79
2	—	385	141.00–150.00	145.38
15	—	666	139.00–140.00	139.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
2	—	323	150.00–170.00	159.61
2	—	351	150.00–152.50	151.25
2	—	830	133.00	133.00
6	—	642	146.00–158.50	156.47
1	—	930	131.00	131.00
1	—	950	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	157.00	157.00
3	—	423	175.00–182.50	177.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	924	142.00–148.50	147.47
73	—	767	150.50–168.00	163.19
34	—	528	174.00–200.00	195.71
7	—	373	192.50–215.00	203.62
93	—	625	161.00–179.00	171.75
19	—	476	180.00–206.00	197.74
75	—	575	168.50–198.00	180.61
1	—	856	149.00	149.00
12	—	414	200.00–216.00	205.38
99	—	726	148.00–169.50	163.05
173	—	832	150.25–163.50	158.44
87	—	683	162.00–169.50	167.06
19	—	983	147.50	147.50

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.