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Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Tama, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $240.28/cwt +13.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 720 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.19/cwt -11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 574 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.30/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 466 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 476 957 1,132
Feeder cattle 476 957 1,132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder calf 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
400–448 422 7 250.00–270.00 $259.51 $1,095 -39.71
483–495 490 15 250.00–260.00 $257.34 $1,261 -36.63
506–545 536 25 240.00–264.00 $253.14 $1,357 -34.88
564–593 574 27 249.00–258.00 $253.19 $1,453 -11.63
604–643 620 25 240.00–261.50 $252.10 $1,563 -8.97
655–688 677 6 230.00–244.00 $239.48 $1,621 -30.47
703–736 720 65 228.00–247.50 $240.28 $1,730 +13.32
785–795 794 7 222.50–229.00 $228.08 $1,811 -0.57
800–815 804 17 212.00–219.00 $216.91 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 3 180.00–230.00 $214.13 $899 -58.37
475–485 478 5 180.00–243.00 $192.52 $920 -61.29
700–710 703 3 185.00–190.00 $188.32 $1,324 -13.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 247.50 $247.50 $861 —
390 390 6 240.00 $240.00 $936 -8.89
400–445 429 14 212.00–235.00 $221.95 $952 -24.98
450–498 466 26 212.00–232.50 $228.30 $1,064 -9.00
513–540 527 25 220.00–240.00 $230.97 $1,217 -13.40
557–599 577 18 200.00–220.00 $211.89 $1,223 -21.84
606–630 609 24 200.00–234.50 $230.38 $1,403 +2.69
665–681 679 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,358 -47.00
704–742 724 19 194.00–200.00 $197.24 $1,428 —
785 785 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–370 363 4 202.50–230.00 $212.66 $772 -22.34
405–415 410 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $830 -13.52
450–455 453 2 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $908 -21.20
505–528 521 6 170.00–210.00 $198.34 $1,033 -18.69
608 608 10 184.00–190.00 $186.40 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 7 230.00–270.00 $254.90 $951 —
435 435 3 189.00 $189.00 $822 —
470–485 478 2 201.00–222.50 $211.92 $1,013 —
503 503 3 181.00 $181.00 $910 —
560–595 575 11 180.00–217.50 $207.05 $1,191 —
688 688 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,238 —
700 700 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,348 —
778 778 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,198 —
856 856 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,258 —

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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.