Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand moderate to good, with the best demand for those greener longer weaned cattle. Discounts still seen on fleshier cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.58/cwt on 1,091 head.

Average price

$152.58

1,091 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	153.44	1,040	998
Medium and Large 1-2	588	153.00	900	61
Medium 1	540	141.00	761	4thin
Medium 2	462	122.68	567	28

One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $473 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 sale1,091 hd

152.58

—

IA average12 barns · 11,555 hd

153.29

−0.71

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

45 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 1Fleshy	—	735	127.36/cwt	120.00–129.35	936	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	132.09/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,026	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	136.54/cwt	134.00–141.00	728	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.38/cwt	140.50–151.50	839	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.46/cwt	134.50–144.00	935	292
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	847	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	149.77/cwt	137.00–162.00	929	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	175.38/cwt	171.00–179.50	744	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	178.65/cwt	173.00–183.00	868	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	142.51/cwt	141.75–144.75	1,102	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.72/cwt	153.00–163.75	986	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.94/cwt	153.00–157.00	875	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	604	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	137.15/cwt	135.50–139.50	801	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.71/cwt	149.50–150.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.64/cwt	132.75–134.25	976	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.16/cwt	143.50–148.00	765	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	133.08/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,058	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	139.62/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,201	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	180.99/cwt	167.00–186.00	928	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	150.34/cwt	143.75–164.00	1,009	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	493	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	127.30/cwt	126.50–127.75	1,034	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	155.47/cwt	147.50–161.00	724	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	140.98/cwt	136.00–144.75	877	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	772	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	496	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.75	926	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	134.42/cwt	134.25–134.50	1,251	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	135.73/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,144	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.81/cwt	162.50–174.00	952	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.55/cwt	144.25–155.75	1,088	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	977	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 Jan 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 2,295Last week 2,984Year ago 0

Compared to last Thursday, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand moderate to good, with the best demand for those greener longer weaned cattle. Discounts still seen on fleshier cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	735	120.00–129.35	127.36
16	—	533	134.00–141.00	136.54
7	—	604	126.00	126.00
44	—	584	135.50–139.50	137.15
6	—	493	126.00	126.00
25	—	812	126.50–127.75	127.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	777	131.00–133.00	132.09
86	—	581	140.50–151.50	144.38
292	—	675	134.50–144.00	138.46
16	—	426	149.50–150.00	149.71
27	—	730	132.75–134.25	133.64
114	—	527	143.50–148.00	145.16
6	—	386	155.00	155.00
23	—	466	147.50–161.00	155.47
103	—	622	136.00–144.75	140.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	130.00	130.00
3	—	443	140.00	140.00
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
17	—	587	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	120.00	120.00
15	—	505	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	847	131.50	131.50
19	—	620	137.00–162.00	149.77
4	—	858	131.00	131.00
11	—	570	149.00	149.00
33	—	795	132.50–139.00	133.08
8	—	496	167.50	167.50
21	—	678	135.00–138.75	136.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	171.00–179.50	175.38
45	—	486	173.00–183.00	178.65
66	—	773	141.75–144.75	142.51
188	—	621	153.00–163.75	158.72
41	—	860	135.00–140.50	139.62
48	—	513	167.00–186.00	180.99
92	—	671	143.75–164.00	150.34
22	—	931	134.25–134.50	134.42
47	—	843	135.50–137.50	135.73
76	—	574	162.50–174.00	165.81
252	—	723	144.25–155.75	150.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	163.00	163.00
35	—	565	153.00–157.00	154.94
5	—	356	167.00	167.00
8	—	774	139.00	139.00
8	—	681	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	141.00	141.00

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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