Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $144.64/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$144.64

358 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$22.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	145.83	903	339
Medium and Large 1-2	638	123.30	787	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.54/cwt here — about $116 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 sale358 hd

144.64

—

IA average7 barns · 1,709 hd

133.70

+10.93

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

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	153.49/cwt	145.50–157.50	1,127	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	116.33/cwt	114.00–120.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.92/cwt	162.50–191.00	786	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,217	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	178.60/cwt	165.00–183.00	954	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	199.39/cwt	197.50–202.50	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.91/cwt	167.50–170.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.12/cwt	134.00–150.25	900	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	143.45/cwt	129.00–147.50	1,029	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,075	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.07/cwt	146.00–157.00	732	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	161.49/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,001	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	161.41/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,085	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	129.24/cwt	125.50–141.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	153.57/cwt	143.00–157.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	159.59/cwt	155.00–161.00	619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,061	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.38/cwt	140.00–150.50	847	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.35/cwt	151.00–156.00	797	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	117.36/cwt	112.00–123.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	977	2

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

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	734	145.50–157.50	153.49
30	—	432	162.50–191.00	181.92
37	—	828	147.00	147.00
75	—	534	165.00–183.00	178.60
5	—	317	197.50–202.50	199.39
9	—	475	167.50–170.00	168.91
2	—	556	170.00	170.00
3	—	370	172.50	172.50
39	—	620	149.00–166.00	161.49
50	—	672	149.00–164.00	161.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	130.00	130.00
6	—	931	115.25	115.25
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
2	—	575	155.00	155.00
2	—	693	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	137.50	137.50
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
2	—	810	111.00	111.00
5	—	552	114.00	114.00
9	—	738	114.00–120.00	116.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	620	134.00–150.25	145.12
73	—	717	129.00–147.50	143.45
26	—	853	126.00	126.00
28	—	475	146.00–157.00	154.07
2	—	953	119.50	119.50
6	—	328	166.00	166.00
8	—	785	125.50–141.00	129.24
9	—	412	143.00–157.00	153.57
18	—	388	155.00–161.00	159.59
18	—	834	127.25	127.25
45	—	571	140.00–150.50	148.38
49	—	513	151.00–156.00	155.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	504	133.00–135.00	133.67
10	—	764	112.00–123.00	117.36
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
3	—	433	140.00	140.00

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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