Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 450 to 650 pound steers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher while the 700 to 800 pound steers finished steady to strong. The 450 to 550 pound heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. The heavier heifers were generally steady. Trade was active. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.81/cwt on 952 head.

Average price

$153.81

952 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$4.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	154.03	1,067	903
Medium and Large 1-2	571	149.74	855	49

One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about $212 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 sale952 hd

153.81

—

IA average12 barns · 12,912 hd

153.85

−0.04

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

39 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	—	447	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.43/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	146.34/cwt	143.50–148.10	1,298	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	156.27/cwt	149.00–160.00	972	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.74/cwt	165.00–176.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	180.49/cwt	177.50–184.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,002	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	167.20/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	167.52/cwt	162.00–175.50	978	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	148.79/cwt	142.50–153.00	1,074	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	176.31/cwt	168.00–183.75	843	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.94/cwt	137.25–145.75	1,190	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	144.16/cwt	139.00–147.85	1,111	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	147.90/cwt	143.00–154.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.44/cwt	146.00–155.25	809	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.21/cwt	134.50–146.00	866	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.79/cwt	131.00–132.50	824	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	137.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	763	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	139.93/cwt	131.75–142.50	956	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	119.13/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,195	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,115	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.10/cwt	150.00–163.00	749	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	422	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	898	19

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 →

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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	—	447	155.00	155.00
3	—	812	135.00	135.00
4	—	316	171.00	171.00
4	—	395	160.00	160.00
6	—	874	131.50	131.50
10	—	730	136.00–140.00	138.43
49	—	527	146.00–155.25	153.44
64	—	622	134.50–146.00	139.21
100	—	566	140.00–150.00	144.78
219	—	683	131.75–142.50	139.93
16	—	1,003	118.00–120.00	119.13
33	—	785	142.00	142.00
35	—	474	150.00–163.00	158.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	133.00	133.00
8	—	845	116.00	116.00
19	—	625	131.00–132.50	131.79
21	—	557	136.00–139.00	137.02
3	—	443	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	555	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	887	143.50–148.10	146.34
115	—	622	149.00–160.00	156.27
14	—	535	165.00–176.00	169.74
16	—	423	177.50–184.00	180.49
52	—	668	148.00–152.00	150.00
8	—	927	145.00	145.00
97	—	584	162.00–175.50	167.52
264	—	722	142.50–153.00	148.79
58	—	478	168.00–183.75	176.31
61	—	827	137.25–145.75	143.94
88	—	771	139.00–147.85	144.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.20
4	—	545	155.00	155.00
4	—	724	142.00	142.00
7	—	639	141.00	141.00
11	—	588	143.00–154.00	147.90
11	—	684	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	180.00	180.00
19	—	564	159.25	159.25

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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