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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 20

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Receipts

748 head

▼ 1,185 vs last sale 1,933▼ 690 vs year ago 1,438 · −48.0%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special precondition calf sale today: Feeder steers 450-649lbs 5.00-7.00 lower, 650-749lbs 1.00-1.50 higher, 750-950lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 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 $176.11/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$176.11

407 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$19.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.70

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	176.59	1,299	397
Medium and Large 1-2	631	157.00	990	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.59/cwt here — about $309 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 sale407 hd

176.11

—

IA average13 barns · 11,635 hd

186.81

−10.70

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	205.60/cwt	192.50–219.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	205.45/cwt	204.00–206.00	992	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	194.64/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,024	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	155.50/cwt	150.00–161.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	188.78/cwt	171.00–199.00	1,091	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	184.78/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,146	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	181.66/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,215	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,093	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	173.21/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,258	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	168.82/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,329	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	170.11/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,407	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	162.84/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,426	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	170.19/cwt	154.00–172.00	1,552	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	176.33/cwt	176.00–177.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	167.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	813	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	152.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	818	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	938	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	167.74/cwt	160.00–173.00	965	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	155.68/cwt	155.00–156.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	166.45/cwt	162.25–169.00	1,042	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	147.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	980	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	161.98/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,085	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	160.13/cwt	154.50–162.25	1,171	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,106	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	160.10/cwt	150.00–162.25	1,223	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	154.89/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,282	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	150.01/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,305	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1

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 20, 2023

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

Receipts 748Last week 1,933Year ago 1,438

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	544	172.50	172.50
11	—	486	160.00–170.00	167.25
11	—	870	140.00–152.00	150.01
19	—	670	160.00–163.50	161.98
36	—	575	160.00–173.00	167.74
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	169.00	169.00
38	—	828	150.50–156.00	154.89
41	—	626	162.25–169.00	166.45
6	—	392	176.00–177.00	176.33
60	—	764	150.00–162.25	160.10
55	—	731	154.50–162.25	160.13
1	—	980	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
7	—	536	150.00–158.00	152.58
3	—	577	155.00–156.00	155.68
2	—	735	150.00–151.00	150.50
9	—	666	140.00–150.00	147.22
1	—	370	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	726	160.00–177.50	173.21
50	—	912	154.00–172.00	170.19
19	—	578	171.00–199.00	188.78
2	—	435	192.50–219.00	205.60
34	—	787	160.00–173.00	168.82
46	—	876	150.00–169.00	162.84
11	—	483	204.00–206.00	205.45
20	—	526	187.00–198.00	194.64
28	—	620	160.00–197.00	184.78
91	—	669	165.00–187.50	181.66
38	—	827	165.00–171.00	170.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
2	—	673	150.00–155.00	152.51
1	—	710	154.00	154.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
2	—	555	150.00–161.00	155.50
2	—	478	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	150.00	150.00

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.