Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2023-03-03

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Mar 3

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Feb 10Mar 3Dec 1 →

Receipts

863 head

▼ 538 vs last sale 1,401▲ 149 vs year ago 714 · +20.9%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special precondition calf sale today; No comparison due to last sale reported (Feb 10). 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 $201.65/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$201.65

508 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$18.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	202.34	1,422	489
Medium and Large 1-2	556	183.87	1,022	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.47/cwt here — about $400 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 sale508 hd

201.65

—

IA average10 barns · 7,638 hd

202.36

−0.71

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

Every lot

36 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	315	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	205.01/cwt	203.00–207.00	740	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	242.98/cwt	220.00–258.00	901	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	222.39/cwt	202.00–232.00	945	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	232.21/cwt	211.00–246.00	1,117	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	239.50/cwt	219.00–250.50	1,255	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	193.45/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	186.45/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,083	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	219.09/cwt	200.00–228.50	1,275	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	219.99/cwt	195.00–221.50	1,373	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	188.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,263	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	189.45/cwt	186.50–191.50	1,406	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	184.27/cwt	177.00–191.25	1,441	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	187.89/cwt	174.00–190.50	1,578	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	183.54/cwt	160.00–190.50	1,573	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	146.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,422	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	200.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	170.67/cwt	153.00–187.50	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	222.19/cwt	195.00–242.50	953	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	210.27/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,003	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	219.76/cwt	192.00–233.00	1,121	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	176.97/cwt	176.00–178.00	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	166.67/cwt	160.00–172.00	962	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	193.54/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,123	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	188.19/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,171	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,180	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,053	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	166.60/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,210	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	153.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,253	22

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 Mar 3, 2023

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

Receipts 863Last week 1,401Year ago 714

Special precondition calf sale today; No comparison due to last sale reported (Feb 10). 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
2	—	345	214.00	214.00
8	—	398	200.00–204.00	200.99
10	—	726	160.00–172.00	166.60
14	—	429	195.00–242.50	222.19
15	—	674	175.00	175.00
22	—	817	150.00–158.00	153.34
24	—	510	192.00–233.00	219.76
38	—	477	194.00–220.00	210.27
56	—	622	176.00–191.00	188.19
80	—	580	180.00–203.00	193.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
2	—	415	153.00–187.50	170.67
2	—	528	176.00–178.00	176.97
2	—	693	152.00	152.00
3	—	495	168.00	168.00
5	—	577	160.00–172.00	166.67
1	—	320	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	669	180.00–200.00	188.76
26	—	742	186.50–191.50	189.45
29	—	481	211.00–246.00	232.21
36	—	582	200.00–228.50	219.09
1	—	315	237.50	237.50
3	—	970	140.00–150.00	146.60
73	—	857	160.00–190.50	183.54
77	—	840	174.00–190.50	187.89
100	—	782	177.00–191.25	184.27
8	—	425	202.00–232.00	222.39
14	—	371	220.00–258.00	242.98
45	—	524	219.00–250.50	239.50
62	—	624	195.00–221.50	219.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	166.00	166.00
3	—	725	150.00–151.00	150.34
4	—	361	203.00–207.00	205.01
4	—	581	185.00–191.00	186.45
6	—	527	180.00–207.00	193.45
1	—	785	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.