Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes and weights were sharply lower, with the exception of 400-450 lb. heifers which sold steady to 1.00 higher. Steers 500-750 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 lower and the 750-950 lb. steers were 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifers 450-650 lbs. sold 1.50-8.00 lower, while the 650-800 lb. heifers were 5.00-8.00 lower. Trade was active, however demand was light for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.38/cwt on 1,254 head.

Average price

$139.38

1,254 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	627	140.88	884	53
Medium and Large 1	740	139.32	1,031	1,201

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale1,254 hd

139.38

—

IA average8 barns · 6,441 hd

142.54

−3.16

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

36 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	—	852	114.60/cwt	114.00–115.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	142.15/cwt	137.00–146.50	697	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	138.45/cwt	131.00–143.25	853	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	131.66/cwt	126.00–134.50	870	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	709	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	178.75/cwt	176.00–181.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	880	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,080	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.48/cwt	151.00–160.50	919	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.82/cwt	116.00–128.75	1,107	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	898	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	150.42/cwt	146.00–154.00	644	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	818	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	115.77/cwt	114.00–117.75	945	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	173.15/cwt	172.00–176.00	798	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	129.55/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,067	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.34/cwt	142.25–156.25	1,014	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	831	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	120.21/cwt	119.00–120.50	924	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.15/cwt	135.00–148.50	761	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	122.48/cwt	114.00–124.25	884	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	119.68/cwt	114.00–121.50	803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	172.23/cwt	170.00–174.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	132.50/cwt	130.00–144.75	975	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.67/cwt	144.75–157.00	948	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	129.82/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,007	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	154.79/cwt	152.00–159.00	734	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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Receipts 2,093Last week 2,468Year 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	—	852	114.00–115.00	114.60
31	—	490	137.00–146.50	142.15
82	—	616	131.00–143.25	138.45
113	—	661	126.00–134.50	131.66
25	—	428	146.00–154.00	150.42
49	—	583	130.00–142.50	140.37
91	—	816	114.00–117.75	115.77
6	—	395	165.00	165.00
36	—	769	119.00–120.50	120.21
83	—	535	135.00–148.50	142.15
139	—	722	114.00–124.25	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	120.00–126.00	122.43
4	—	404	140.00	140.00
19	—	671	114.00–121.50	119.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	176.00–181.00	178.75
44	—	527	162.00–170.00	167.06
61	—	982	110.00	110.00
135	—	580	151.00–160.50	158.48
225	—	880	116.00–128.75	125.82
31	—	461	172.00–176.00	173.15
59	—	920	115.00	115.00
84	—	824	129.00–133.50	129.55
224	—	670	142.25–156.25	151.34
9	—	437	170.00–174.00	172.23
49	—	736	130.00–144.75	132.50
78	—	625	144.75–157.00	151.67
190	—	776	124.00–137.00	129.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	114.00	114.00
22	—	663	135.00–136.00	135.48
3	—	553	145.00	145.00
13	—	536	155.00	155.00
8	—	474	152.00–159.00	154.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	101.00	101.00
2	—	513	124.00	124.00

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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