Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.06/cwt on 517 head.

Average price

$154.06

517 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	155.60	971	483
Medium and Large 1-2	600	132.24	793	34

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $178 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 sale517 hd

154.06

—

IA average7 barns · 3,889 hd

154.14

−0.08

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

43 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 1-2	—	555	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.06/cwt	146.00–160.00	955	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	131.03/cwt	121.00–132.50	802	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	177.89/cwt	170.00–200.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	148.08/cwt	131.00–160.75	1,065	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.52/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,028	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.32/cwt	128.00–135.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	149.93/cwt	146.00–155.00	793	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	160.38/cwt	138.00–162.75	1,273	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	200.00/cwt	192.50–202.50	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	860	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	121.61/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	149.64/cwt	130.00–155.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.77/cwt	165.00–185.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.32/cwt	156.00–171.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	129.09/cwt	123.00–140.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	751	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	149.94/cwt	135.00–156.50	802	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.02/cwt	135.00–152.00	860	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	151.65/cwt	142.50–155.00	952	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.53/cwt	123.00–135.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	127.51/cwt	126.00–131.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.19/cwt	141.00–149.00	613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	929	16

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

Mon Nov 1, 2021

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

Receipts 928Last week 2,819Year ago 1,037

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.00–127.00	126.34
14	—	612	121.00–132.50	131.03
6	—	678	128.00–135.00	130.32
4	—	730	128.00	128.00
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
5	—	429	140.00–149.00	145.44
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	620	146.00–160.00	154.06
14	—	379	170.00–200.00	177.89
61	—	719	131.00–160.75	148.08
57	—	665	140.00–161.00	154.52
38	—	529	146.00–155.00	149.93
4	—	905	131.00	131.00
71	—	794	138.00–162.75	160.38
17	—	329	192.50–202.50	200.00
75	—	569	145.00–160.00	151.21
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
5	—	877	121.00–124.00	121.61
12	—	433	156.00–171.00	163.32
27	—	481	150.00–165.00	156.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	463	140.00–150.00	142.91
2	—	768	139.00	139.00
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
50	—	535	135.00–156.50	149.94
56	—	585	135.00–152.00	147.02
35	—	628	142.50–155.00	151.65
8	—	378	144.00–154.00	147.37
8	—	814	138.50	138.50
16	—	425	141.00–149.00	144.19
16	—	708	130.00–135.00	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	123.00–140.00	129.09
1	—	775	123.00	123.00
15	—	528	121.00–131.00	127.40
7	—	379	123.00–135.00	128.53
9	—	431	123.00–131.00	126.20
3	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
6	—	484	126.00–131.00	127.51
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	273	190.00	190.00
11	—	486	130.00–155.00	149.64
2	—	328	165.00–185.00	174.77

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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