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Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Tama, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $476.50/cwt ≈ $2,712/hd at 569 lb · 154 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $434.49/cwt +69.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 607 lb · 152 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $450.39/cwt ≈ $2,283/hd at 507 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 866 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 311 4 600.00–635.00 $617.43 $1,920 —
364–365 unweaned 364 12 585.00–590.00 $588.33 $2,142 —
391–398 392 19 495.00–550.00 $541.19 $2,121 —
428 428 3 517.50 $517.50 $2,215 —
420–443 unweaned 440 9 500.00–505.00 $500.53 $2,202 —
451–499 unweaned 473 57 435.00–530.00 $477.69 $2,259 —
493 493 15 490.00 $490.00 $2,416 —
501–541 unweaned 513 40 455.00–487.50 $479.07 $2,458 —
537 537 19 467.50 $467.50 $2,510 —
558–567 unweaned 563 17 427.50–465.00 $441.49 $2,486 —
568–575 570 137 445.00–485.00 $480.84 $2,741 —
605–614 unweaned 606 147 395.00–442.50 $434.81 $2,635 —
629 629 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,673 +60.00
669 unweaned 669 16 372.50 $372.50 $2,492 —
679 679 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,682 -7.50
714 714 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,767 +5.24
728 unweaned 728 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,504 —
759 759 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,694 -33.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,715 —
540–543 542 4 229.00–405.00 $361.18 $1,958 —
550–563 558 16 390.00–415.00 $406.69 $2,269 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 4 575.00 $575.00 $1,840 —
380–389 unweaned 383 26 500.00–510.00 $504.28 $1,931 —
403–442 unweaned 419 10 425.00–490.00 $460.31 $1,929 —
402–442 430 16 475.00–480.00 $476.46 $2,049 —
455–495 unweaned 480 84 425.00–460.00 $444.94 $2,136 —
503–518 505 71 430.00–467.50 $461.26 $2,329 —
508–520 unweaned 512 27 410.00–430.00 $421.81 $2,160 —
551–580 unweaned 573 51 360.00–417.50 $399.63 $2,290 —
565–598 587 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,172 —
625–630 627 3 357.50–370.00 $361.69 $2,268 —
656 unweaned 656 5 332.50 $332.50 $2,181 —
669 669 9 352.50 $352.50 $2,358 —
735 735 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,315 -34.38
780 780 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,418 -26.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,698 —
435 435 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 —
588 588 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,970 —
725 725 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,048 —
758 758 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,876 —

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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.