Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 400-600 pound sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower; 700-900 pound steers were 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 500-650 pounds were 2.00-4.00 higher. Heaver weight heifers ended mixed. Moderate offerings were met with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.85/cwt on 777 head.

Average price

$136.85

777 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	138.73	1,017	629
Medium and Large 1-2	554	128.88	714	148

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about $303 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 sale777 hd

136.85

—

IA average7 barns · 3,146 hd

132.53

+4.32

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

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	142.47/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,083	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	608	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	130.73/cwt	128.00–132.00	665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,255	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	136.85/cwt	136.85–136.85	1,374	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	146.48/cwt	146.00–146.75	1,044	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	129.30/cwt	126.00–139.00	887	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	146.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	895	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	155.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.58/cwt	143.50–145.50	966	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	147.33/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,062	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	132.17/cwt	131.50–132.50	712	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.64/cwt	122.00–131.00	776	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.77/cwt	137.50–145.25	912	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	816	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.30/cwt	125.00–134.00	873	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.56/cwt	147.50–151.00	869	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,012	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	642	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	899	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,131	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.47/cwt	125.00–137.00	638	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.91/cwt	129.00–139.00	716	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	138.97/cwt	138.35–139.60	1,326	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	873	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.35/cwt	123.00–132.00	735	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	150.72/cwt	148.50–155.00	812	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	787	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	151.54/cwt	151.10–153.00	921	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	746	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,071	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	151.57/cwt	149.50–152.50	861	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	144.73/cwt	143.50–145.50	777	15

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	760	141.50–143.00	142.47
90	—	668	143.50–145.50	144.58
36	—	721	145.50–150.00	147.33
48	—	581	147.50–151.00	149.56
19	—	539	148.50–155.00	150.72
39	—	480	160.00–165.00	163.98
101	—	608	151.10–153.00	151.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	143.50	143.50
9	—	679	130.00	130.00
28	—	642	140.00	140.00
4	—	363	177.00	177.00
15	—	537	143.50–145.50	144.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	686	126.00–139.00	129.30
8	—	518	146.00	146.00
5	—	890	124.50	124.50
3	—	803	128.00	128.00
8	—	344	177.50	177.50
11	—	447	157.50	157.50
6	—	627	140.00	140.00
8	—	554	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	612	140.00–149.00	146.27
15	—	522	151.00–159.00	155.93
9	—	393	170.00	170.00
8	—	310	202.50	202.50
15	—	444	163.50	163.50
34	—	693	146.00	146.00
10	—	464	166.00	166.00
17	—	746	143.50	143.50
52	—	568	149.50–152.50	151.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	467	125.00–133.00	130.13
16	—	509	128.00–132.00	130.73
5	—	353	139.00	139.00
3	—	802	119.00	119.00
17	—	613	122.00–131.00	126.64
8	—	407	132.00	132.00
3	—	935	115.00	115.00
4	—	988	115.00	115.00
10	—	701	123.00	123.00
20	—	573	123.00–132.00	128.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	142.00	142.00
17	—	467	137.00	137.00
21	—	630	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	904	138.85	138.85
55	—	1,004	136.85	136.85
28	—	713	146.00–146.75	146.48
105	—	634	137.50–145.25	143.77
57	—	576	136.00–145.00	141.74
35	—	670	125.00–134.00	130.30
7	—	431	138.00	138.00
13	—	827	136.75	136.75
39	—	485	125.00–137.00	131.47
59	—	531	129.00–139.00	134.91
124	—	954	138.35–139.60	138.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	539	131.50–132.50	132.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	675	123.00	123.00
5	—	496	134.00	134.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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