Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Precondition feeder calf sale today. No comparison due to first sale of 2026. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.16/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −12.81 against this barn's trailing median of $464.97.

Average price

$452.16

71 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.31

vs IA average

−14.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	459.88	2,461	63
Medium and Large 1-2	540	391.34	2,113	8thin

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.58, low $417.02, median $464.97 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

452.16

—

IA average11 barns · 2,223 hd

472.47

−20.31

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−14.17

This barn, trailing median5 sales

464.97

−12.81

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 1Replacement	900–950	919	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	336.35/cwt	315.00–362.50	2,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	391.80/cwt	360.00–419.00	2,641	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	371.15/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,862	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	346.32/cwt	327.50–355.00	3,197	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	427.85/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	332.49/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	436.42/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	374.28/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,740	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	327.01/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	334.62/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,961	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	412.06/cwt	370.00–428.00	2,584	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	346.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	355.54/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,926	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	418.56/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	451.82/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,938	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	292.24/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,240	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	807	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	341.30/cwt	332.50–346.00	2,116	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	355.39/cwt	325.00–376.00	1,859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	445.64/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,353	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	516.61/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,495	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	401.14/cwt	382.00–410.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	346.55/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,353	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	355.55/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,105	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	477.40/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	438.79/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,448	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	301.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,945	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	333.32/cwt	314.00–347.50	2,567	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	367.06/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,287	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	333.54/cwt	320.00–351.00	2,405	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	854	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	316.24/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,568	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	390.81/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,232	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	407.54/cwt	392.50–422.00	2,136	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	369.90/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,831	4

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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Special Precondition feeder calf sale today. No comparison due to first sale of 2026. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	900–950	919	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	388.00	388.00
19	400–450	429	440.00–470.00	451.82
22	450–500	490	410.00–423.00	418.56
65	500–550	524	392.50–422.00	407.54
43	550–600	571	375.00–420.00	390.81
161	600–650	623	350.00–381.00	367.06
242	650–700	679	335.00–363.00	346.55
221	700–750	721	320.00–351.00	333.54
86	750–800	770	314.00–347.50	333.32
34	800–850	812	310.00–319.00	316.24
12	850–900	861	290.00–293.00	292.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	725	309.00	309.00
7	800–850	807	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	365.00–385.00	369.90
10	500–550	523	325.00–376.00	355.39
10	550–600	592	315.00–360.00	355.55
9	600–650	620	332.50–346.00	341.30
2	700–750	743	275.00	275.00
7	750–800	772	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–435.00	427.85
4	450–500	475	430.00–450.00	436.42
5	500–550	513	382.00–410.00	401.14
3	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	631	315.00–362.50	336.35
8	650–700	672	340.00–350.00	346.22
3	700–750	744	317.50–340.00	332.49
5	750–800	754	292.50	292.50
15	800–850	823	320.00–336.00	327.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	415	470.00–480.00	477.40
35	450–500	483	490.00–520.00	516.61
28	500–550	528	435.00–450.00	445.64
21	550–600	558	415.00–450.00	438.79
130	600–650	627	370.00–428.00	412.06
205	650–700	674	360.00–419.00	391.80
248	700–750	732	360.00–386.00	374.28
166	750–800	771	360.00–384.00	371.15
270	800–850	823	345.00–370.00	355.54
140	850–900	885	332.50–350.00	334.62
84	900–950	923	327.50–355.00	346.32
21	950–1000	977	300.00–315.00	301.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	515	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
9	850–900	854	311.00	311.00

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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