Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Precondition calf sale today: Compared to last Friday (Dec 3). Feeder steers 400-699lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 650-799lbs steady to 1.50 higher, feeder heifers 400-599lbs 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600lbs .50-3.25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.51/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$171.51

403 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$27.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	173.58	1,090	373
Medium and Large 1-2	647	145.66	943	30

One grade step is worth $27.92/cwt here — about $148 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 sale403 hd

171.51

—

IA average10 barns · 7,513 hd

168.26

+3.24

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

34 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - 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	—	718	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.96/cwt	165.00–181.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	143.58/cwt	139.25–148.00	1,091	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	167.84/cwt	161.00–171.00	732	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.14/cwt	148.00–157.75	812	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	147.64/cwt	143.00–147.75	973	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	189.36/cwt	187.50–196.50	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	152.01/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	174.05/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,102	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.04/cwt	120.00–147.00	932	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	185.31/cwt	170.00–196.50	971	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	215.17/cwt	202.50–220.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	184.54/cwt	172.50–192.50	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	194.18/cwt	190.00–196.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	151.96/cwt	146.00–158.50	875	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	156.06/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,213	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	183.23/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,057	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.42/cwt	154.00–165.00	757	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	140.10/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	168.06/cwt	158.00–177.50	1,123	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.84/cwt	120.00–144.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.07/cwt	147.00–147.50	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.13/cwt	142.00–152.50	915	47

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 Special - Tama, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	140.50	140.50
10	—	375	165.00–181.00	172.96
16	—	760	139.25–148.00	143.58
17	—	436	161.00–171.00	167.84
21	—	520	148.00–157.75	156.14
44	—	659	143.00–147.75	147.64
66	—	576	146.00–158.50	151.96
52	—	472	154.00–165.00	160.42
47	—	618	142.00–152.50	148.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	121.00	121.00
2	—	395	155.00	155.00
2	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
1	—	724	124.00	124.00
9	—	510	120.00–144.00	140.84
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
7	—	476	147.00–147.50	147.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	187.50–196.50	189.36
9	—	823	148.25	148.25
12	—	718	151.00–154.00	152.01
42	—	633	172.00–175.50	174.05
66	—	524	170.00–196.50	185.31
5	—	866	147.00	147.00
8	—	361	202.50–220.00	215.17
12	—	416	190.00–196.00	194.18
52	—	777	145.00–157.00	156.06
60	—	577	167.00–187.00	183.23
99	—	668	158.00–177.50	168.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	187.50	187.50
2	—	580	141.00	141.00
14	—	680	120.00–147.00	137.04
3	—	377	172.50–192.50	184.54
7	—	744	134.00–142.50	140.10
2	—	793	130.00	130.00

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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