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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 27

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 10 →

Receipts

1,840 head

▲ 1,092 vs last sale 748▲ 257 vs year ago 1,583 · +16.2%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special preconditioned calf sale today: Compared to last Friday (Jan 20). Feeder steers 400-599lbs 15.00-22.50 higher, 600-749lbs 9.75-15.50 higher, 750-899lbs 2.25-11.00 higher, feeder heifers 500-599lbs 11.00 higher, 600-800lbs 2.00-5.50 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 $191.60/cwt on 899 head.

Average price

$191.60

899 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	192.88	1,305	854
Medium and Large 1-2	630	167.38	1,055	45

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $250 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 sale899 hd

191.60

—

IA average10 barns · 8,266 hd

190.07

+1.53

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	221.01/cwt	205.00–229.00	948	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	222.93/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,052	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	201.70/cwt	189.00–225.00	1,061	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	165.15/cwt	160.00–171.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	211.24/cwt	191.00–220.50	1,183	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	175.68/cwt	150.00–181.00	1,019	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	168.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,015	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	200.21/cwt	186.00–204.50	1,221	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	191.33/cwt	175.00–207.50	1,272	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	167.66/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,142	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,218	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	186.12/cwt	173.00–191.50	1,361	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,255	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	176.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,390	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	172.48/cwt	160.00–178.50	1,406	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	147.64/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,206	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	173.24/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,528	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	159.78/cwt	154.50–164.00	1,489	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	210.67/cwt	187.00–214.00	902	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	201.35/cwt	190.00–208.00	966	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	175.75/cwt	162.50–182.00	919	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	145.58/cwt	141.00–152.50	785	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	179.03/cwt	162.00–181.50	1,038	246
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	138.06/cwt	130.00–142.50	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	170.44/cwt	162.00–175.50	1,067	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	155.10/cwt	150.00–161.00	977	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	152.49/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,028	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	166.29/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,132	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	165.59/cwt	156.50–167.00	1,181	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,128	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	162.01/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,241	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,228	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,312	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	146.48/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,264	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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,840Last week 748Year ago 1,583

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	829	158.25	158.25
2	—	863	140.00–153.00	146.48
17	—	523	162.50–182.00	175.75
52	—	626	162.00–175.50	170.44
64	—	480	190.00–208.00	201.35
66	—	766	154.00–167.00	162.01
124	—	681	160.00–170.50	166.29
185	—	713	156.50–167.00	165.59
246	—	580	162.00–181.50	179.03
51	—	428	187.00–214.00	210.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	130.00–142.50	138.06
2	—	793	130.00	130.00
6	—	539	141.00–152.50	145.58
3	—	747	151.00	151.00
6	—	674	130.00–157.00	152.49
2	—	475	160.00–163.00	161.52
10	—	630	150.00–161.00	155.10
2	—	808	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	932	154.50–164.00	159.78
191	—	610	186.00–204.50	200.21
214	—	731	173.00–191.50	186.12
34	—	787	170.00–180.00	176.66
71	—	472	205.00–225.00	222.93
58	—	560	191.00–220.50	211.24
51	—	815	160.00–178.50	172.48
75	—	882	161.00–179.00	173.24
17	—	526	189.00–225.00	201.70
125	—	665	175.00–207.50	191.33
9	—	429	205.00–229.00	221.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	163.00	163.00
15	—	580	150.00–181.00	175.68
2	—	725	168.00	168.00
9	—	681	164.00–170.00	167.66
5	—	817	144.00–150.00	147.64
6	—	603	160.00–170.00	168.34
6	—	527	160.00–171.00	165.15
1	—	450	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.