Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Steers under 600 lbs. were 1.00-6.00 lower, while the 600-700 lb Steers were 2.00-5.00 higher. Steers over 700 pounds sold steady. Heifers under 550 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 550 lbs were mostly steady. Unweaned feeders sold at a discount. Demand was good and trade was active for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.36/cwt on 801 head.

Average price

$155.36

801 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	155.51	1,023	786
Medium and Large 1-2	586	147.13	862	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $162 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 sale801 hd

155.36

—

IA average10 barns · 6,237 hd

153.05

+2.30

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

27 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	—	894	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	130.61/cwt	129.00–131.00	985	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	137.34/cwt	134.50–138.00	946	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.08/cwt	133.00–145.50	817	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.78/cwt	156.50–170.00	780	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	177.81/cwt	176.50–180.50	816	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.63/cwt	166.50–175.00	904	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	164.94/cwt	152.00–166.50	967	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	160.92/cwt	152.25–165.50	1,017	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	172.10/cwt	161.00–179.00	747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,084	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	155.69/cwt	153.25–162.75	1,060	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.17/cwt	149.00–159.00	799	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.29/cwt	136.00–145.75	890	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	849	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.90/cwt	140.50–154.00	1,079	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.59/cwt	136.50–144.75	1,105	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	686	122.07/cwt	121.00–122.25	837	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	789	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	744	136.88/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,018	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	878	22

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 23, 2020

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

Receipts 1,434Last week 2,295Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	894	120.00	120.00
11	—	428	170.00	170.00
21	—	754	129.00–131.00	130.61
25	—	689	134.50–138.00	137.34
32	—	571	133.00–145.50	143.08
35	—	479	156.50–170.00	162.78
59	—	515	149.00–159.00	155.17
194	—	621	136.00–145.75	143.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	121.00	121.00
15	—	649	130.75	130.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	686	121.00–122.25	122.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	519	152.00	152.00
28	—	582	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	459	176.50–180.50	177.81
63	—	527	166.50–175.00	171.63
92	—	586	152.00–166.50	164.94
121	—	632	152.25–165.50	160.92
13	—	434	161.00–179.00	172.10
17	—	803	135.00	135.00
151	—	681	153.25–162.75	155.69
103	—	720	140.50–154.00	149.90
106	—	775	136.50–144.75	142.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	164.00	164.00
11	—	675	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	744	136.00–137.00	136.88
21	—	604	146.00	146.00
22	—	526	167.00	167.00

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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