Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago the 550 to 700 pound steers were steady to 5.00 higher and the 750 to 800 pound steers finished 1.00 to 6.00 lower. The rest of the steers sold generally steady. The 500 to 600 pound heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher while the 600 to 700 pound heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Other heifer weights sold generally steady. Demand was moderate to good for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.67/cwt on 1,341 head.

Average price

$149.67

1,341 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$7.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	150.45	1,095	1,199
Medium and Large 1-2	635	143.11	909	142

One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about $186 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 sale1,341 hd

149.67

—

IA average5 barns · 3,386 hd

150.71

−1.03

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

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	145.18/cwt	144.00–146.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,121	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.51/cwt	125.00–133.25	1,056	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	134.64/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,064	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.46/cwt	142.00–151.00	691	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.61/cwt	135.00–148.50	1,204	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	145.25/cwt	134.00–148.10	1,278	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	164.14/cwt	159.00–172.00	952	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	137.80/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,254	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.26/cwt	167.50–176.00	811	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.99/cwt	138.50–145.75	1,101	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.53/cwt	154.00–161.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.51/cwt	167.00–175.00	882	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	134.75/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,048	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	153.84/cwt	150.00–162.50	952	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	152.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,037	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.66/cwt	147.50–148.00	920	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.77/cwt	138.00–139.75	945	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	143.88/cwt	143.50–146.00	845	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.74/cwt	133.50–142.25	936	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.50	848	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.69/cwt	125.00–136.50	886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	147.24/cwt	141.75–152.50	1,070	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.24/cwt	133.00–141.50	853	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	774	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	147.37/cwt	144.00–152.00	827	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.03/cwt	134.50–139.50	994	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	518	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	599	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	714	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	694	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	944	5

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 Jan 2, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	144.00–146.00	145.18
14	—	856	131.00	131.00
29	—	815	125.00–133.25	129.51
47	—	790	125.00–135.50	134.64
60	—	475	142.00–151.00	145.46
189	—	675	133.50–142.25	138.74
108	—	617	133.00–141.50	138.24
76	—	528	140.00–152.00	146.61
87	—	561	144.00–152.00	147.37
139	—	720	134.50–139.50	138.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	137.50	137.50
17	—	634	130.00–135.50	133.70
26	—	673	125.00–136.50	131.69
4	—	351	143.00	143.00
4	—	426	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	599	134.00	134.00
5	—	714	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	827	135.00–148.50	145.61
157	—	880	134.00–148.10	145.25
158	—	580	159.00–172.00	164.14
9	—	1,113	114.00	114.00
13	—	910	135.50–140.50	137.80
38	—	471	167.50–176.00	172.26
170	—	770	138.50–145.75	142.99
6	—	982	129.50	129.50
41	—	517	167.00–175.00	170.51
43	—	619	150.00–162.50	153.84
147	—	679	145.00–156.00	152.69
264	—	727	141.75–152.50	147.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	164.00	164.00
4	—	711	138.00	138.00
8	—	532	154.00–161.00	156.53
20	—	778	131.00–136.00	134.75
21	—	623	147.50–148.00	147.66
31	—	681	138.00–139.75	138.77
46	—	587	143.50–146.00	143.88
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	136.00	136.00

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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