Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 600-800 pound steers were mainly 10.00 higher, 800 pound heifers were also 10.00 higher. Moderate offering of good quality cattle were met with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.92/cwt on 605 head.

Average price

$151.92

605 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$12.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	152.99	1,086	555
Medium and Large 1-2	674	140.03	943	50

One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale605 hd

151.92

—

IA average7 barns · 5,234 hd

144.50

+7.43

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

35 lots · USDA AMS · Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, 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 1	—	484	145.37/cwt	142.00–150.00	704	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.16/cwt	136.00–143.50	941	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	137.00/cwt	135.10–139.35	1,275	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	142.97/cwt	137.00–147.75	1,035	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,166	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.44/cwt	147.50–154.75	1,030	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	135.43/cwt	134.50–137.00	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	136.36/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.89/cwt	139.00–143.00	816	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,228	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	138.11/cwt	132.50–142.50	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.19/cwt	128.00–138.00	711	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	160.29/cwt	157.00–169.00	776	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	161.05/cwt	155.00–166.00	862	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	144.75/cwt	139.75–145.50	1,245	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	161.35/cwt	150.00–168.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	134.53/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,096	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,029	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	129.85/cwt	129.85–129.85	1,319	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	584	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	899	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	131.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.38/cwt	149.50–160.00	896	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	153.79/cwt	145.50–156.75	987	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	154.19/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,260	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	841	9

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 →

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu Oct 31, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,267Last week 911Year ago 0

Compared to last week 600-800 pound steers were mainly 10.00 higher, 800 pound heifers were also 10.00 higher. Moderate offering of good quality cattle were met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	484	142.00–150.00	145.37
49	—	676	136.00–143.50	139.16
179	—	931	135.10–139.35	137.00
11	—	737	136.00–137.00	136.36
37	—	579	139.00–143.00	140.89
61	—	889	138.10	138.10
5	—	268	152.00	152.00
24	—	760	135.00–136.00	135.34
58	—	1,016	129.85	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	124.00	124.00
7	—	934	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,088	110.50	110.50
7	—	388	132.50–142.50	138.11
41	—	530	128.00–138.00	134.19
6	—	606	132.00	132.00
8	—	496	125.00–135.00	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	584	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	180.00	180.00
29	—	724	137.00–147.75	142.97
54	—	777	150.00	150.00
109	—	676	147.50–154.75	152.44
21	—	484	157.00–169.00	160.29
37	—	535	155.00–166.00	161.05
78	—	860	139.75–145.50	144.75
9	—	414	189.00	189.00
32	—	573	149.50–160.00	156.38
71	—	642	145.50–156.75	153.79
112	—	817	153.00–155.00	154.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	141.00	141.00
8	—	690	134.50–137.00	135.43
3	—	535	146.00	146.00
8	—	396	150.00–168.00	161.35
16	—	815	133.00–137.00	134.53
3	—	1,037	109.00	109.00
9	—	588	143.00	143.00

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