Tama feeder cattle auction results
Tama Livestock Tama, Iowa, reported receipts of 1,842 head of feeder cattle selling on Feb. 7, compared to 1,905 head on Jan. 24, according to the USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Feb. 7 sale was a special preconditioned calf sale. When compared to the Jan. 24 sale, the feeder steers weighing 400 to 449 pounds were selling $8 higher, those 450 to 850 pounds were steady to $4 higher, the feeder heifers weighing 400 to 449 pounds were selling $1 higher, those 500 to 649 pounds were selling $1 to $4.50 lower and those 650 to 800 pounds were steady to $3 higher. The trade was active and the demand was good. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 54% steers and 46% was heifers. Th feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 71%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 3 head, 370 to 383 lbs., 170.00 to 182.50 (178.43); 31 head, 405 to 449 lbs., 165.00 to 185.00 (176.46); 12 head, 463 to 489 lbs., 166.00 to 175.00 (168.24); 58 head, 506 to 545 lbs., 160.00 to 174.00 (168.24); 92 head, 551 to 589 lbs., 158.00 to 169.00 (161.79); 50 head, 619 to 647 lbs., 155.50 to 166.00 (161.51); 237 head, 656 to 696 lbs., 145.00 to 160.75 (154.33); 147 head, 705 to 743 lbs., 140.00 to 154.50 (148.12); 86 head, 768 to 795 lbs., 144.00 to 145.50 (144.84); 63 head, 815 to 839 lbs., 139.25 to 145.00 (141.63); 11 head, 885 to 894 lbs., 130.50 to 139.00 (131.72); 23 head, 911 to 932 lbs., 125.00 to 128.00 (127.27). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 5 head, 475 to 483 lbs., 151.00 to 153.00 (152.19); 12 head, 510 to 543 lbs., 150.00 to 158.00 (156.61); 3 head, 550 to 590 lbs., 151.00 to 154.00 (151.95); 6 head, 608 to 630 lbs., 145.00 to 146.00 (145.49); 8 head, 694 lbs., 143.00; 7 head, 713 to 748 lbs., 132.00 to 135.50 (133.67); 8 head, 752 to 785 lbs., 131.00 to 138.00 (135.84); 3 head, 805 to 815 lbs., 120.00 to 128.00 (125.36).
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 21 head, 403 to 420 lbs., 146.00 to 160.00 (155.28); 20 head, 473 to 495 lbs., 141.00 to 146.00 (144.59); 62 head, 501 to 539 lbs., 136.00 to 142.00 (137.36); 77 head, 550 to 596 lbs., 134.00 to 142.00 (136.50); 160 head, 606 to 648 lbs., 135.00 to 145.75 (140.96); 99 head, 661 to 689 lbs., 133.00 to 141.00 (138.22); 47 head, 703 to 746 lbs., 133.00 to 137.00 (135.29); 83 head, 757 to 799 lbs., 120.00 to 132.25 (126.81); 5 head, 815 to 817 lbs., 133.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 7 head, 435 lbs., 134.00; 8 head, 458 to 473 lbs., 137.00 to 139.00 (138.50); 9 head, 504 to 523 lbs., 125.00 to 134.00 (130.84); 28 head, 559 to 586 lbs., 129.00 to 133.00 (130.31); 49 head, 600 to 649 lbs., 121.00 to 130.00 (127.07); 11 head, 651 to 680 lbs., 122.00 to 126.00 (125.62). Medium frame 1, 46 head, 698 lbs., 128.50.