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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Dec 5Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

2,518 head

▲ 1,206 vs last sale 1,312▲ 977 vs year ago 1,541 · +63.4%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Precondition feeder calf sale today. No comparison due to first sale of 2026. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.16/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −18.00 against this barn's trailing median of $470.16.

Average price

$452.16

71 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.31

vs IA average

−14.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	459.88	2,461	63
Medium and Large 1-2	540	391.34	2,113	8thin

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

452.16

—

IA average11 barns · 2,223 hd

472.47

−20.31

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−14.17

This barn, trailing median1 sales

470.16

−18.00

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	477.40/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,981	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	427.85/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,818	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	436.42/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,073	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	516.61/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,495	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	401.14/cwt	382.00–410.00	2,058	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,678	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	445.64/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,353	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	438.79/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,448	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	412.06/cwt	370.00–428.00	2,584	130
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	336.35/cwt	315.00–362.50	2,122	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	346.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,327	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	391.80/cwt	360.00–419.00	2,641	205
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	374.28/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,740	248
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	332.49/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,474	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,205	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	371.15/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,862	166
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	355.54/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,926	270
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	327.01/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,691	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	854	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,656	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	334.62/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,961	140
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	346.32/cwt	327.50–355.00	3,197	84
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	301.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,945	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,424	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	451.82/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,938	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	418.56/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,051	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	369.90/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,831	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	355.39/cwt	325.00–376.00	1,859	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	407.54/cwt	392.50–422.00	2,136	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	390.81/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,232	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	355.55/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,105	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	341.30/cwt	332.50–346.00	2,116	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	367.06/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,287	161
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	346.55/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,353	242
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	333.54/cwt	320.00–351.00	2,405	221
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,240	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,043	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	333.32/cwt	314.00–347.50	2,567	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,058	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	316.24/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,568	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	292.24/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,516	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	919	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,734	15

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 9, 2026

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

Receipts 2,518Last week 1,312Year ago 1,541

Special Precondition feeder calf sale today. No comparison due to first sale of 2026. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	900–950	919	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	388.00	388.00
19	400–450	429	440.00–470.00	451.82
22	450–500	490	410.00–423.00	418.56
65	500–550	524	392.50–422.00	407.54
43	550–600	571	375.00–420.00	390.81
161	600–650	623	350.00–381.00	367.06
242	650–700	679	335.00–363.00	346.55
221	700–750	721	320.00–351.00	333.54
86	750–800	770	314.00–347.50	333.32
34	800–850	812	310.00–319.00	316.24
12	850–900	861	290.00–293.00	292.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	725	309.00	309.00
7	800–850	807	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	365.00–385.00	369.90
10	500–550	523	325.00–376.00	355.39
10	550–600	592	315.00–360.00	355.55
9	600–650	620	332.50–346.00	341.30
2	700–750	743	275.00	275.00
7	750–800	772	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–435.00	427.85
4	450–500	475	430.00–450.00	436.42
5	500–550	513	382.00–410.00	401.14
3	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	631	315.00–362.50	336.35
8	650–700	672	340.00–350.00	346.22
3	700–750	744	317.50–340.00	332.49
5	750–800	754	292.50	292.50
15	800–850	823	320.00–336.00	327.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	415	470.00–480.00	477.40
35	450–500	483	490.00–520.00	516.61
28	500–550	528	435.00–450.00	445.64
21	550–600	558	415.00–450.00	438.79
130	600–650	627	370.00–428.00	412.06
205	650–700	674	360.00–419.00	391.80
248	700–750	732	360.00–386.00	374.28
166	750–800	771	360.00–384.00	371.15
270	800–850	823	345.00–370.00	355.54
140	850–900	885	332.50–350.00	334.62
84	900–950	923	327.50–355.00	346.32
21	950–1000	977	300.00–315.00	301.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	515	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
9	850–900	854	311.00	311.00

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.