Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.39/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$133.39

297 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$13.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	134.81	906	266
Medium and Large 1-2	617	121.25	748	31

One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $159 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 sale297 hd

133.39

—

IA average8 barns · 3,997 hd

137.62

−4.22

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

49 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	—	585	137.56/cwt	131.00–143.00	805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	150.07/cwt	135.00–156.00	924	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	129.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	992	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	165.72/cwt	155.00–169.50	936	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	130.26/cwt	125.00–138.00	954	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	119.31/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	170.32/cwt	170.00–171.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.10/cwt	144.00–155.00	729	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	180.69/cwt	172.00–190.00	853	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	190.66/cwt	172.50–200.00	734	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	122.71/cwt	121.75–127.50	974	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.93/cwt	136.00–144.00	936	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	797	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.96/cwt	113.00–121.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	113.68/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.06/cwt	106.00–116.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.72/cwt	132.00–146.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	114.87/cwt	108.00–116.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	122.43/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	119.42/cwt	113.50–122.00	972	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.43/cwt	156.00–162.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	156.83/cwt	145.00–161.00	605	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.13/cwt	142.00–156.00	809	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	131.10/cwt	124.00–134.50	836	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	124.25/cwt	120.00–127.50	891	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.29/cwt	122.50–145.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	1,024	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,188	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 →

Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle - Tama, IA

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Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. 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
18	—	585	131.00–143.00	137.56
2	—	978	117.00	117.00
39	—	476	144.00–155.00	153.10
60	—	794	121.75–127.50	122.71
2	—	873	109.00	109.00
15	—	814	113.50–122.00	119.42
16	—	386	145.00–161.00	156.83
36	—	535	142.00–156.00	151.13
24	—	638	124.00–134.50	131.10
25	—	717	120.00–127.50	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	915	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,024	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
5	—	790	106.00–116.00	114.06
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	137.50	137.50
12	—	688	108.00–116.00	114.87
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
3	—	590	115.00–120.00	116.64
5	—	421	122.50–145.00	137.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	616	135.00–156.00	150.07
44	—	769	125.00–135.00	129.03
35	—	565	155.00–169.50	165.72
23	—	732	125.00–138.00	130.26
5	—	926	117.50–122.00	119.31
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
3	—	344	170.00–171.00	170.32
1	—	985	110.00	110.00
3	—	828	122.00	122.00
39	—	472	172.00–190.00	180.69
2	—	530	170.00	170.00
26	—	385	172.50–200.00	190.66
20	—	664	136.00–144.00	140.93
7	—	879	122.00–123.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	113.00–121.00	116.96
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
5	—	888	112.50–118.00	113.68
7	—	581	132.00–146.00	142.72
2	—	773	116.00–119.00	117.49
2	—	513	125.00–140.00	132.39
5	—	484	156.00–162.00	157.43
2	—	630	120.00–122.50	121.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	130.00	130.00
3	—	797	100.00	100.00
3	—	328	179.00	179.00
2	—	428	142.50	142.50
1	—	585	125.00	125.00

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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