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Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Tama, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.50/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 784 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.17/cwt +10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 626 lb · 39 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.33/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 723 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 795 0
Feeder cattle 758 795 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 197.50 $197.50 $681 —
393–398 395 6 199.00–200.00 $199.66 $789 —
400–433 420 32 186.00–210.00 $203.91 $856 +35.13
457–498 478 36 180.00–196.00 $191.49 $915 +30.65
500–543 523 29 165.00–188.00 $180.43 $944 +17.61
560–595 586 33 150.00–168.00 $161.07 $944 +4.96
605–648 627 25 150.00–164.50 $158.12 $991 +12.33
668–693 673 31 135.00–148.00 $146.20 $984 +4.82
701–709 706 18 146.00–159.00 $152.03 $1,073 +14.07
781 781 14 131.00 $131.00 $1,023 -1.95
800–827 816 19 128.00–135.50 $132.34 $1,080 +5.93
904–930 914 8 124.00–126.00 $125.24 $1,145 +8.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 3 172.50–182.50 $178.49 $562 +40.99
480 480 1 132.00 $132.00 $634 -2.00
615–645 630 9 131.00–146.00 $141.15 $889 +2.15
705–735 719 9 127.00–136.00 $132.89 $955 —
805–840 823 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $992 —
985 985 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–328 315 13 160.00–172.50 $165.67 $522 —
373–393 380 6 160.00–168.00 $162.76 $618 +20.26
403–440 416 18 160.00–175.00 $167.70 $698 +25.23
453–498 472 29 149.00–167.50 $160.74 $759 +20.44
500–533 512 20 150.00–161.00 $157.45 $806 +19.45
555–593 569 35 141.00–152.00 $147.09 $837 +15.22
606–645 626 39 134.00–139.00 $136.17 $852 +10.32
650–688 666 28 121.00–136.00 $128.74 $857 +5.37
705–729 723 36 124.00–128.00 $127.33 $921 +3.02
770–795 784 47 120.00–127.00 $125.50 $984 +2.33
807–831 823 11 118.00–121.00 $119.83 $986 -2.73
980 980 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–338 318 6 146.00–156.00 $149.54 $476 —
363–392 380 5 141.00–151.00 $144.82 $550 —
535–543 540 6 125.00–141.00 $135.72 $733 +14.22
560 560 2 126.00 $126.00 $706 +6.35
604–625 618 3 109.00 $109.00 $674 -10.34
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 —
768 768 2 111.00 $111.00 $852 -5.76

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.