Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special preconditioned calf sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.95/cwt on 779 head.

Average price

$246.95

779 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$27.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	248.95	1,620	723
Medium and Large 1-2	529	221.02	1,168	56

One grade step is worth $27.94/cwt here — about $452 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 sale779 hd

246.95

—

IA average9 barns · 7,584 hd

251.35

−4.41

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

37 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 1-2	—	366	228.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	163.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	235.88/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,271	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	245.57/cwt	227.50–253.00	1,076	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	230.42/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,412	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	225.72/cwt	211.00–238.00	1,278	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	211.54/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	241.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	242.49/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,654	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	238.14/cwt	237.50–240.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	206.21/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	227.28/cwt	217.00–243.00	1,734	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	183.41/cwt	170.00–209.00	1,321	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	231.00/cwt	201.00–243.00	1,090	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	243.82/cwt	233.00–262.00	1,775	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	214.00/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	194.79/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,599	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	263.84/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,274	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	270.88/cwt	249.50–279.50	1,463	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	279.54/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	276.25/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,182	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	189.64/cwt	168.00–209.00	1,191	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	262.13/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,486	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	203.91/cwt	177.50–209.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	160.16/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	171.20/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	253.90/cwt	222.50–275.00	1,561	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	242.66/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,165	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	179.42/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,394	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	209.77/cwt	195.50–232.50	1,431	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	205.88/cwt	180.00–213.50	1,462	21

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 Dec 1, 2023

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

Receipts 1,532Last week 863Year ago 1,479

Special preconditioned calf sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	225.00–235.00	228.37
6	—	673	160.00–170.00	163.24
14	—	628	168.00–209.00	189.64
2	—	460	200.00	200.00
6	—	593	177.50–209.00	203.91
2	—	408	202.50	202.50
6	—	718	160.00–161.00	160.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	539	219.00–241.00	235.88
41	—	438	227.50–253.00	245.57
89	—	613	221.00–234.00	230.42
107	—	566	211.00–238.00	225.72
6	—	832	160.00–179.00	171.20
51	—	480	220.00–253.00	242.66
24	—	777	170.00–181.00	179.42
217	—	682	195.50–232.50	209.77
21	—	710	180.00–213.50	205.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	200.00–217.50	211.54
2	—	785	200.00	200.00
6	—	310	240.00–250.00	241.64
2	—	580	200.00	200.00
4	—	384	237.50–240.00	238.14
2	—	510	202.50–210.00	206.21
4	—	418	235.00–250.00	242.50
6	—	720	170.00–209.00	183.41
17	—	472	201.00–243.00	231.00
6	—	611	210.00–219.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	682	220.00–249.00	242.49
51	—	763	217.00–243.00	227.28
245	—	728	233.00–262.00	243.82
26	—	821	190.00–205.00	194.79
36	—	483	250.00–272.00	263.84
39	—	540	249.50–279.50	270.88
4	—	908	190.00	190.00
9	—	383	275.00–286.00	279.54
26	—	428	273.00–280.00	276.25
109	—	567	240.00–283.00	262.13
118	—	615	222.50–275.00	253.90

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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