Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500 to 650 pound steers were 2.00-8.00 higher; the 650 to 800 pound steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. The 400 to 600 pound heifers were 3.00-7.00 higher and the 600 to 800 pound heifers were 2.00-8.00 higher. Trade was very active with good demand for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.63/cwt on 1,049 head.

Average price

$155.63

1,049 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	156.40	1,001	966
Medium and Large 1-2	609	146.75	893	83

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $108 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 sale1,049 hd

155.63

—

IA average9 barns · 5,819 hd

149.10

+6.53

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

46 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	—	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.09/cwt	134.00–136.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	135.58/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,062	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	144.21/cwt	139.50–149.00	772	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	143.25/cwt	137.75–145.50	973	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	158.95/cwt	154.00–165.25	927	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	172.56/cwt	169.00–176.00	828	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	172.00/cwt	165.00–176.00	901	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	149.28/cwt	139.00–151.75	1,149	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	150.40/cwt	143.50–155.00	1,017	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.16/cwt	150.00–160.75	981	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	147.96/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,077	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	159.97/cwt	155.00–162.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	145.97/cwt	145.00–146.25	931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	818	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.76/cwt	137.75–149.75	908	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	133.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.16/cwt	133.25–135.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	770	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.21/cwt	134.00–143.00	512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	135.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	134.19/cwt	131.00–135.00	919	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.43/cwt	144.00–155.50	719	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	348	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	494	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	682	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	386	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	173.14/cwt	170.00–175.00	757	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	941	8

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 19, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	125.00	125.00
9	—	435	149.00	149.00
9	—	723	134.00–136.00	135.09
23	—	783	131.00–137.00	135.58
46	—	535	139.50–149.00	144.21
62	—	679	137.75–145.50	143.25
85	—	570	137.00–145.00	143.51
131	—	627	137.75–149.75	144.76
74	—	472	144.00–155.50	152.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	130.00–136.00	133.81
15	—	627	133.25–135.00	134.16
34	—	592	129.00–131.00	130.02
4	—	445	133.00	133.00
11	—	373	134.00–143.00	137.21
16	—	486	130.00–139.00	135.63
20	—	685	131.00–135.00	134.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	138.00	138.00
8	—	671	124.00	124.00
17	—	494	138.00	138.00
4	—	386	145.00	145.00
5	—	564	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	157.50	157.50
8	—	476	143.00	143.00
8	—	593	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	583	154.00–165.25	158.95
53	—	480	169.00–176.00	172.56
114	—	524	165.00–176.00	172.00
128	—	770	139.00–151.75	149.28
101	—	676	143.50–155.00	150.40
197	—	624	150.00–160.75	157.16
203	—	728	140.00–153.00	147.96
3	—	960	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	165.00	165.00
4	—	828	124.00	124.00
12	—	668	136.00–141.00	138.33
14	—	535	155.00–162.00	159.97
22	—	638	145.00–146.25	145.97
3	—	427	165.00	165.00
5	—	566	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	603	145.00	145.00
3	—	513	166.00	166.00
6	—	343	176.00	176.00
26	—	437	170.00–175.00	173.14
8	—	665	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	136.50	136.50
12	—	624	141.50	141.50

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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