Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower, 650-750 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower and feeder steers over 750 lbs mostly 1.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs sharply lower undertone noted on limited compared supply, 550-650 lbs made up the majority of the heifer supply and traded 4.00-6.00 lower, with instances up to 10.00 lower. Heifer over 650 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower on limited comparable supplies.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.66/cwt on 1,419 head.

Average price

$150.66

1,419 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$0.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	151.15	833	108
Medium and Large 1	662	150.62	997	1,311

One grade step is worth $0.53/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale1,419 hd

150.66

—

IA average9 barns · 8,751 hd

153.21

−2.56

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 1	—	429	149.92/cwt	147.00–151.00	643	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	791	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.24/cwt	134.50–147.00	724	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	147.41/cwt	141.00–151.00	923	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	146.22/cwt	131.00–150.00	790	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	143.97/cwt	136.50–151.00	1,039	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	165.76/cwt	161.00–167.00	880	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	141.09/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,095	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	789	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.76/cwt	126.50–130.25	757	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.51/cwt	131.00–141.75	786	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	132.65/cwt	128.00–135.50	940	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.75/cwt	143.00–146.00	544	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	157.02/cwt	151.00–160.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	592	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	651	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	156.94/cwt	156.00–158.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	816	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.31/cwt	134.50–140.00	659	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	166.71/cwt	161.00–172.00	782	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.85/cwt	160.00–169.50	947	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.04/cwt	150.50–165.50	985	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	139.59/cwt	139.00–140.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.51/cwt	146.00–156.00	808	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,039	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.52/cwt	144.00–149.50	697	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	899	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.69/cwt	126.00–134.00	858	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.41/cwt	126.00–136.00	711	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.16/cwt	163.00–166.50	712	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	134.22/cwt	133.50–135.25	1,099	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.13/cwt	141.00–158.50	1,010	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	3

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 30, 2020

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

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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
49	—	429	147.00–151.00	149.92
5	—	792	132.50	132.50
110	—	516	134.50–147.00	140.24
264	—	580	131.00–141.75	135.51
59	—	709	128.00–135.50	132.65
21	—	376	143.00–146.00	144.75
108	—	623	126.00–140.00	131.04
28	—	804	129.25	129.25
33	—	476	144.00–149.50	146.52
87	—	677	130.00–137.00	132.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	583	126.50–130.25	129.76
10	—	422	138.00–144.00	141.61
6	—	732	121.00	121.00
7	—	296	144.00	144.00
23	—	480	134.50–140.00	137.31
8	—	643	124.50	124.50
21	—	672	126.00–134.00	127.69
38	—	533	126.00–136.00	133.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	651	125.00	125.00
3	—	415	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	124.00	124.00
448	—	722	136.50–151.00	143.97
127	—	531	161.00–167.00	165.76
54	—	776	135.50–144.00	141.09
50	—	469	161.00–172.00	166.71
108	—	578	160.00–169.50	163.85
196	—	623	150.50–165.50	158.04
5	—	870	127.00	127.00
19	—	431	163.00–166.50	165.16
88	—	819	133.50–135.25	134.22
156	—	677	141.00–158.50	149.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	626	141.00–151.00	147.41
10	—	565	153.00	153.00
9	—	324	151.00–160.00	157.02
13	—	487	156.00–158.00	156.94
3	—	727	135.50	135.50
34	—	530	146.00–156.00	152.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	540	131.00–150.00	146.22
15	—	558	139.00–140.00	139.59
3	—	650	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	127.00	127.00
5	—	592	158.00	158.00

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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