Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special precondition feeder calf sale: Compared to last Friday. Feeder steers 300-449lbs 4.75-6.50 higher, over 500lbs 2.00-9.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00-9.75 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.32/cwt on 1,050 head.

Average price

$164.32

1,050 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	164.72	1,163	1,025
Medium and Large 1-2	674	147.92	997	25

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $166 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 sale1,050 hd

164.32

—

IA average12 barns · 15,220 hd

169.85

−5.52

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 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	—	516	150.16/cwt	150.00–151.00	775	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	136.69/cwt	136.50–136.75	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	172.88/cwt	160.00–176.00	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	169.66/cwt	161.00–176.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	745	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	139.26/cwt	138.50–143.50	1,075	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	207.89/cwt	202.50–210.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	143.92/cwt	141.00–146.75	1,314	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	151.00/cwt	141.50–155.00	1,237	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	162.01/cwt	149.00–167.25	1,171	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	170.77/cwt	162.50–175.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	175.52/cwt	163.50–187.00	1,011	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	205.60/cwt	200.00–207.50	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	166.29/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,124	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	150.35/cwt	143.50–153.75	1,305	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	126.18/cwt	120.00–136.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	171.12/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,066	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	157.31/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,221	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	206.30/cwt	192.50–210.00	864	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	152.59/cwt	146.50–160.50	941	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	184.30/cwt	171.00–190.00	960	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.14/cwt	125.00–140.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	156.47/cwt	141.00–159.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	152.46/cwt	132.50–162.50	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	192.72/cwt	175.00–205.00	935	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	134.35/cwt	129.25–139.75	1,086	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.85/cwt	120.00–148.00	761	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	146.28/cwt	143.25–148.75	990	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	875	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	142.65/cwt	138.00–144.75	1,038	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.50/cwt	130.00–142.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	131.31/cwt	120.00–133.50	993	12

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

Fri Jan 14, 2022

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

Receipts 1,986Last week 2,874Year ago 2,056

Special precondition feeder calf sale: Compared to last Friday. Feeder steers 300-449lbs 4.75-6.50 higher, over 500lbs 2.00-9.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00-9.75 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	150.00–151.00	150.16
9	—	856	136.50–136.75	136.69
19	—	391	160.00–176.00	172.88
25	—	437	161.00–176.00	169.66
32	—	473	150.00–160.00	157.59
47	—	772	138.50–143.50	139.26
138	—	617	146.50–160.50	152.59
73	—	808	129.25–139.75	134.35
89	—	677	143.25–148.75	146.28
117	—	570	145.00–159.00	153.46
174	—	728	138.00–144.75	142.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	304	132.50–162.50	152.46
28	—	529	120.00–148.00	143.85
7	—	726	120.00–135.00	124.19
9	—	682	140.50	140.50
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
5	—	608	135.00–140.00	137.01
2	—	392	134.00	134.00
5	—	570	130.00–142.00	139.50
12	—	756	120.00–133.50	131.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	202.50–210.00	207.89
29	—	913	141.00–146.75	143.92
85	—	819	141.50–155.00	151.00
177	—	723	149.00–167.25	162.01
61	—	576	163.50–187.00	175.52
14	—	384	200.00–207.50	205.60
125	—	676	157.00–171.00	166.29
138	—	868	143.50–153.75	150.35
107	—	623	167.00–174.50	171.12
168	—	776	146.00–160.00	157.31
24	—	419	192.50–210.00	206.30
54	—	521	171.00–190.00	184.30
36	—	485	175.00–205.00	192.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	161.00	161.00
3	—	408	162.50–175.00	170.77
3	—	767	120.00–136.00	126.18
3	—	668	151.00	151.00
3	—	730	125.00–140.00	135.14
8	—	632	141.00–159.00	156.47
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
2	—	978	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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