Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs undertone was sharply higher; 500-750 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher; over 750 lbs were 2.00 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs undertone was sharply higher; 500-650 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; over 650 lbs were 1.00-3.00 higher. The highlight of the sale was a string of replacement red hided heifers averaging 745 lbs at 148.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.67/cwt on 1,007 head.

Average price

$152.67

1,007 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$10.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

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	153.37	1,040	940
Medium and Large 1-2	644	142.82	920	67

One grade step is worth $10.55/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,007 hd

152.67

—

IA average10 barns · 6,782 hd

151.16

+1.51

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 1Unweaned	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	132.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	123.05/cwt	122.00–127.00	820	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	123.88/cwt	120.50–125.75	960	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.50	993	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	134.02/cwt	132.25–135.00	1,049	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	163.25/cwt	159.00–165.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.44/cwt	145.00–154.00	779	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.32/cwt	136.75–144.00	886	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.38/cwt	142.50–145.00	632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,174	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.53/cwt	169.00–181.50	844	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	143.95/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,100	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.30/cwt	154.50–170.00	1,009	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.24/cwt	144.50–153.75	1,086	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.32/cwt	149.75–160.00	1,038	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.90/cwt	166.50–172.75	909	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	136.96/cwt	134.00–137.60	1,129	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.13/cwt	164.00–171.00	976	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.37/cwt	152.50–156.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.30/cwt	154.00–154.50	736	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.17/cwt	128.00–130.50	944	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	133.74/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,035	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.69/cwt	137.00–146.25	829	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	136.16/cwt	131.00–138.00	920	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	733	145.81/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,069	56

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 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	136.00	136.00
18	—	612	126.00–136.00	132.58
30	—	666	122.00–127.00	123.05
58	—	775	120.50–125.75	123.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	873	122.00	122.00
14	—	362	159.00–165.00	163.25
109	—	525	145.00–154.00	148.44
158	—	627	136.75–144.00	141.32
15	—	425	152.50–156.00	154.37
31	—	477	154.00–154.50	154.30
45	—	725	128.00–130.50	130.17
55	—	774	131.00–134.50	133.74
85	—	577	137.00–146.25	143.69
93	—	676	131.00–138.00	136.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	143.00	143.00
16	—	438	142.50–145.00	144.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	733	142.00–148.00	145.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	140.00	140.00
36	—	719	135.00–142.50	138.06
52	—	783	132.25–135.00	134.02
5	—	578	156.00	156.00
8	—	834	125.00	125.00
10	—	525	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	860	136.50	136.50
46	—	470	169.00–181.50	179.53
131	—	764	139.00–146.00	143.95
163	—	618	154.50–170.00	163.30
121	—	723	144.50–153.75	150.24
125	—	677	149.75–160.00	153.32
7	—	446	175.00	175.00
51	—	535	166.50–172.75	169.90
65	—	824	134.00–137.60	136.96
78	—	577	164.00–171.00	169.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	642	139.00	139.00
6	—	361	171.00	171.00
9	—	546	155.00	155.00
20	—	776	135.00	135.00

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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