Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BBQ FEEDER CALF SALE TODAY: No comparison: Today's sale consisted of calves coming off the cow with and without vaccinations, weaned calves with vaccinations. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.48/cwt on 367 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $418.48.

Average price

$418.48

367 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$38.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs IA average

+15.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	419.52	2,334	357
Medium and Large 1-2	591	381.32	2,254	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about $80 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 sale367 hd

418.48

—

IA average4 barns · 1,192 hd

424.84

−6.37

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+15.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

418.48

+0.00

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

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle - Tama, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	316.97/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	290.89/cwt	277.50–292.50	2,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	394	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	453	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	387.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,015	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	379	436.09/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	326	456.23/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	381.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	335.06/cwt	324.00–345.00	2,426	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	338.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	506.70/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	324	502.51/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	424.75/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,226	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	584	406.56/cwt	394.00–421.00	2,374	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	470.94/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,195	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	384.66/cwt	362.50–394.00	2,385	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	488.66/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	429.99/cwt	406.00–440.00	2,030	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	364.15/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,101	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	465.44/cwt	452.50–475.00	1,973	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	418.40/cwt	403.00–431.50	2,448	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	361.44/cwt	361.00–367.50	2,483	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	430.30/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,268	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	404.01/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,064	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	472.01/cwt	470.00–472.50	1,761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	350.81/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,333	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	471.36/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,041	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	388.57/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.91/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,070	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	457.16/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,185	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,174	9

How this sale compares

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	640	322.50	322.50
5	650–700	683	305.00–320.00	316.97
3	700–750	747	300.00	300.00
9	750–800	791	277.50–292.50	290.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	445.00–475.00	456.23
6	350–400	379	432.50–440.00	436.09
13	500–550	520	360.00–400.00	387.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	470.00–472.50	472.01
35	400–450	424	452.50–475.00	465.44
100	450–500	472	406.00–440.00	429.99
13	500–550	511	400.00–417.50	404.01
43	550–600	577	355.00–366.00	364.15
2	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	478	435.00–490.00	457.16
68	500–550	510	400.00–407.50	405.91
9	600–650	609	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	476.00	476.00
6	400–450	442	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	453	430.00	430.00
10	550–600	591	370.00–385.00	381.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	685	330.00–340.00	338.10
14	700–750	724	324.00–345.00	335.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	500.00–505.00	502.51
11	350–400	379	500.00–515.00	506.70
21	400–450	433	445.00–480.00	471.36
39	450–500	466	455.00–480.00	470.94
139	500–550	524	410.00–435.00	424.75
70	550–600	584	394.00–421.00	406.56
38	600–650	620	362.50–394.00	384.66
35	650–700	665	340.00–364.00	350.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	480.00–490.00	488.66
29	500–550	527	430.00–431.00	430.30
119	550–600	585	403.00–431.50	418.40
10	600–650	611	382.50–392.50	388.57
29	650–700	687	361.00–367.50	361.44
4	950–1000	983	306.00	306.00

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.

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