Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Tama Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Jun 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156
Receipts
781 head
116 vs last sale 665 14 vs year ago 795 · 1.8%
Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026
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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 $183.87/cwt on 367 head.
Average price
$183.87
367 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,213
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.85
vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1664184.691,226354
Medium and Large 1-2553161.4789313thin
One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $334 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 sale367 hd
183.87
IA average7 barns · 3,600 hd
171.02
+12.85
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

41 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2297215.00/cwt215.00–215.006393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432160.00/cwt160.00–160.006913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629144.47/cwt122.50–149.509099
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1750147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1034
SteersMedium and Large 1393209.68/cwt205.00–212.5082416
SteersMedium and Large 1806156.47/cwt149.00–167.001,26118
SteersMedium and Large 1764170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2994
SteersMedium and Large 1905159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,43914
SteersMedium and Large 1980141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418175.00/cwt175.00–175.007324
SteersMedium and Large 1585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2838138.51/cwt134.00–140.001,1614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568160.04/cwt150.00–170.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 1384176.17/cwt172.50–179.006769
SteersMedium and Large 1-2342175.00/cwt175.00–175.005993
SteersMedium and Large 1861165.74/cwt145.00–168.001,42727
SteersMedium and Large 1687177.66/cwt176.00–185.001,22163
SteersMedium and Large 1520207.13/cwt191.00–209.501,07766
HeifersMedium and Large 1415179.78/cwt178.00–183.0074612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2776118.16/cwt111.00–120.0091710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428153.31/cwt152.50–155.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319149.84/cwt145.00–155.004784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008832
HeifersMedium and Large 1631163.56/cwt152.00–173.001,03219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1872142.89/cwt140.00–143.251,24618
HeifersMedium and Large 1671150.37/cwt141.00–151.001,00916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2590145.98/cwt144.00–148.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522129.88/cwt127.50–131.006785
SteersMedium and Large 1435209.98/cwt200.00–212.5091318
HeifersMedium and Large 1341175.19/cwt170.00–179.005977
HeifersMedium and Large 1715155.07/cwt144.00–157.251,10995
HeifersMedium and Large 1485183.13/cwt176.00–189.0088831
HeifersMedium and Large 1580170.92/cwt169.00–180.0099151
HeifersMedium and Large 1534166.00/cwt152.00–178.0088626
SteersMedium and Large 1612187.62/cwt180.00–190.001,14836
HeifersMedium and Large 1809147.43/cwt141.00–148.501,19322
SteersMedium and Large 1733179.32/cwt170.00–180.501,31489

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.