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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Fri, Jan 23

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2144

← Jan 16Jan 23Feb 13 →

Receipts

1,595 head

▼ 370 vs last sale 1,965▲ 67 vs year ago 1,528 · +4.4%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Sep 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Precondition calf sale: Compared to last Friday sale; Feeder steers 600-899 lbs steady with a higher undertone, 900-949 lbs were 15.00 higher, Feeder heifers 600-749 lbs 4.00-10.00 higher,750-849 lbs steady, 850-899lbs 8.00 higher. The auction consisted of 10 load lots, 4 half loads and many smaller strings. 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 $464.97/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −5.19 against this barn's trailing median of $470.16.

Average price

$464.97

164 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$59.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs IA average

−0.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	466.05	2,733	161
Medium and Large 1-2	582	407.00	2,369	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.05/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale164 hd

464.97

—

IA average8 barns · 1,277 hd

465.73

−0.75

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−0.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

470.16

−5.19

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	482.86/cwt	440.00–487.50	1,680	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,435	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	461.78/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,397	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	416.04/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,380	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,369	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	592	468.10/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,771	145
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	404.89/cwt	385.00–434.00	2,539	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,362	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	383.95/cwt	369.00–390.00	2,580	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	386.72/cwt	361.00–389.75	2,835	432
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	359.66/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,741	53
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,718	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,644	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	331.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,922	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	342.60/cwt	325.00–350.50	3,090	76
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,575	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	424.84/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,069	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	433.23/cwt	425.00–439.00	2,270	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,435	91
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	392.49/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,284	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	376.69/cwt	372.00–389.00	2,369	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	360.64/cwt	352.00–368.00	2,413	175
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,305	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	691	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,643	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	714	400.68/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,861	108
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	343.96/cwt	329.00–347.00	2,463	165
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	313.93/cwt	313.50–314.00	2,442	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	313.88/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,536	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	308.10/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,628	62

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 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,595Last week 1,965Year ago 1,528

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	442.50	442.50
13	450–500	487	410.00–435.00	424.84
40	500–550	524	425.00–439.00	433.23
12	550–600	582	390.00–396.00	392.49
42	600–650	629	372.00–389.00	376.69
175	650–700	669	352.00–368.00	360.64
165	700–750	716	329.00–347.00	343.96
14	750–800	778	313.50–314.00	313.93
10	800–850	808	310.00–317.00	313.88
62	850–900	853	305.00–312.00	308.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	691	382.50	382.50
108	700–750	714	400.00–401.00	400.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	688	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	550–600	569	428.00	428.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	492	495.00	495.00
11	500–550	519	440.00–480.00	461.78
5	550–600	572	415.00–417.50	416.04
32	600–650	627	385.00–434.00	404.89
7	650–700	672	369.00–390.00	383.95
432	700–750	733	361.00–389.75	386.72
53	750–800	762	340.00–365.00	359.66
5	800–850	809	336.00	336.00
22	850–900	881	325.00–340.00	331.64
76	900–950	902	325.00–350.50	342.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	348	440.00–487.50	482.86
3	550–600	582	407.00	407.00
4	650–700	670	352.50	352.50
2	850–900	850	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
145	550–600	592	465.00–470.00	468.10

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.