Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Preconditioned calf sale today: Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400-649lbs were 15.00-18.00 higher, 650-799lbs were steady with some lots 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 400-599lbs were 9.00-16.00 higher, over 600lbs steady. Trade was active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.76/cwt on 918 head.

Average price

$265.76

918 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$31.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.00

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	268.50	1,757	838
Medium and Large 1-2	584	236.98	1,383	80

One grade step is worth $31.53/cwt here — about $373 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 sale918 hd

265.76

—

IA average13 barns · 11,760 hd

250.76

+15.00

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

45 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	—	666	209.85/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	236.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	217.44/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,763	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	226.36/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,523	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	198.01/cwt	178.00–220.00	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	1,694	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	226.62/cwt	215.00–230.50	1,453	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	247.58/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,320	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	235.88/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,330	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	209.18/cwt	198.50–219.00	1,510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	209.60/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,400	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,403	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	203.11/cwt	197.50–206.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	209.10/cwt	188.00–224.00	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	277.77/cwt	246.00–282.25	1,769	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	290.84/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,696	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	301.20/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,617	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	250.86/cwt	230.00–259.25	1,678	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	253.17/cwt	205.00–260.00	1,435	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	193.51/cwt	192.00–207.50	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	239.17/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,825	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	243.55/cwt	207.50–257.50	1,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,826	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	239.37/cwt	228.00–240.50	1,779	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	313.03/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,174	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	261.26/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,262	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	197.16/cwt	193.00–198.50	1,713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	852	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	777	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,698	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	314.15/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	305.82/cwt	277.50–320.00	1,459	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	227.38/cwt	202.50–230.25	1,921	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.89/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	265.24/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,148	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	308.10/cwt	295.50–322.50	1,282	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	212.13/cwt	192.50–222.00	1,519	5

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 →

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Receipts 1,739Last week 1,707Year ago 1,840

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	201.00–212.50	209.85
3	—	467	235.00–240.00	236.61
8	—	735	167.00	167.00
6	—	523	178.00–220.00	198.01
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
10	—	565	188.00–224.00	209.10
2	—	823	174.00	174.00
3	—	632	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	811	217.00–217.50	217.44
234	—	673	218.00–229.00	226.36
131	—	641	215.00–230.50	226.62
68	—	533	230.00–258.00	247.58
48	—	564	230.00–241.00	235.88
12	—	722	198.50–219.00	209.18
4	—	361	267.50	267.50
4	—	854	188.00	188.00
8	—	762	197.50–206.00	203.11
9	—	324	300.00	300.00
15	—	473	250.00–261.00	254.89
18	—	433	253.00–269.00	265.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	514	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	211.00	211.00
25	—	777	218.50	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	540	313.75	313.75
76	—	652	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	200.00–224.00	209.60
9	—	567	205.00–260.00	253.17
10	—	788	192.00–207.50	193.51
12	—	532	207.50–257.50	243.55
1	—	640	235.00	235.00
29	—	483	230.00–267.50	261.26
1	—	425	225.00	225.00
5	—	716	192.50–222.00	212.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	637	246.00–282.25	277.77
47	—	583	283.00–312.00	290.84
56	—	537	275.00–312.50	301.20
113	—	669	230.00–259.25	250.86
180	—	763	222.00–246.00	239.17
68	—	743	228.00–240.50	239.37
17	—	375	300.00–325.00	313.03
16	—	869	193.00–198.50	197.16
3	—	333	312.50–315.00	314.15
23	—	477	277.50–320.00	305.82
42	—	845	202.50–230.25	227.38
18	—	416	295.50–322.50	308.10

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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