Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Tuesday, steer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher, while heifers sold uneven; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested however a steady undertone noted. Demand was good on all classes of cattle here today, with weaned and unweaned cattle in the mix. Bulk of the supply weighing from 500-750 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.35/cwt on 1,712 head.

Average price

$150.35

1,712 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	151.07	937	1,503
Medium 1	518	150.19	778	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	145.09	859	173
Medium 1-2	429	144.88	622	14thin
Large 1	687	136.00	934	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $3 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 sale1,712 hd

150.35

—

IA average9 barns · 9,658 hd

148.07

+2.28

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

67 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 1-2	—	372	168.81/cwt	164.00–173.00	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	795	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	146.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	989	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.28/cwt	139.25–142.00	1,092	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	183.70/cwt	180.00–184.00	599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	136.25/cwt	132.00–142.00	969	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	827	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	154.22/cwt	150.00–157.50	825	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.22/cwt	119.00–128.00	709	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	141.07/cwt	139.00–144.50	542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.76/cwt	131.00–142.00	785	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	939	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	132.52/cwt	128.00–134.50	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	411	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.60/cwt	157.00–159.00	678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	132.89/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	900	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.50	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.37/cwt	149.00–159.90	904	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.76/cwt	162.00–172.00	793	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	749	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,014	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	429	144.88/cwt	141.00–146.00	622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.32/cwt	132.50–141.00	942	38
Steers	Large 1	—	687	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	137.66/cwt	131.00–138.50	604	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	122.66/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	814	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.38/cwt	133.50–143.50	853	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	142.29/cwt	141.50–142.50	653	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.71/cwt	148.00–157.50	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	872	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.71/cwt	132.00–146.00	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	137.18/cwt	137.00–137.75	975	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	147.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	150.20/cwt	144.00–156.25	930	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	142.36/cwt	140.00–144.75	1,028	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,083	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	488	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.73/cwt	132.50–139.50	989	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.44/cwt	122.50–134.50	682	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	138.03/cwt	134.00–143.00	707	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	934	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	3

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 Dec 5, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	372	164.00–173.00	168.81
8	—	619	131.00–132.00	131.75
35	—	535	150.00–157.50	154.22
13	—	430	157.00–159.00	157.60
5	—	778	129.00–135.50	132.89
38	—	681	132.50–141.00	138.32
13	—	569	132.00–146.00	138.71
8	—	474	155.00	155.00
31	—	729	132.50–139.50	135.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	668	142.00	142.00
6	—	795	134.50	134.50
48	—	627	143.50	143.50
14	—	595	143.00–146.50	145.00
72	—	711	137.00–137.75	137.18
20	—	531	145.00–148.00	147.42
6	—	498	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	677	141.00–150.00	146.02
141	—	773	139.25–142.00	141.28
14	—	326	180.00–184.00	183.70
469	—	578	149.00–159.90	156.37
159	—	470	162.00–172.00	168.76
27	—	429	174.50	174.50
163	—	619	144.00–156.25	150.20
47	—	722	140.00–144.75	142.36
4	—	543	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	711	132.00–142.00	136.25
8	—	535	154.50	154.50
48	—	771	131.50	131.50
10	—	475	141.00	141.00
15	—	814	133.00	133.00
4	—	690	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	150.00	150.00
6	—	488	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	141.00–146.00	144.88
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	687	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	566	119.00–128.00	125.22
12	—	384	139.00–144.50	141.07
7	—	632	124.00–128.00	126.33
2	—	678	123.00	123.00
33	—	439	131.00–138.50	137.66
9	—	916	121.00–124.00	122.66
3	—	328	132.00	132.00
47	—	527	122.50–134.50	129.44
10	—	467	136.00–137.00	136.52
5	—	972	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	138.50	138.50
18	—	681	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	570	131.00–142.00	137.76
52	—	701	134.00	134.00
7	—	346	160.00	160.00
144	—	621	133.50–143.50	137.38
59	—	459	141.50–142.50	142.29
12	—	366	148.00–157.50	151.71
164	—	512	134.00–143.00	138.03
70	—	672	130.00–141.00	138.95
46	—	423	140.00–144.00	142.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	128.00–134.50	132.52
5	—	605	125.00	125.00
14	—	523	125.00–129.00	127.01
5	—	872	117.50	117.50
30	—	662	129.00	129.00
7	—	483	134.00	134.00
3	—	418	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	127.00	127.00
5	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	116.00	116.00

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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