Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers both saw higher prices. Steers under 600 lbs. sold 2.00-3.00 higher and the 700-900 lb. steers were 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifers 500-800 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good for the light offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.44/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$139.44

417 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	140.83	915	355
Medium and Large 1-2	642	131.47	844	62

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $70 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 sale417 hd

139.44

—

IA average8 barns · 2,211 hd

132.87

+6.57

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

30 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	122.47/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	143.44/cwt	134.00–144.75	1,126	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	147.96/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,064	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.11/cwt	154.00–159.50	913	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.31/cwt	158.75–162.00	1,008	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.71/cwt	148.75–159.00	1,032	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	152.05/cwt	148.00–156.00	628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.63/cwt	169.50–172.00	887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	135.63/cwt	133.50–136.25	1,114	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.15/cwt	150.00–152.00	783	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	140.45/cwt	133.50–144.75	940	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	146.18/cwt	144.00–147.50	898	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	124.24/cwt	121.00–126.50	973	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,103	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	149.70/cwt	145.00–151.00	879	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.27/cwt	128.00–129.50	873	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	132.02/cwt	131.50–132.50	1,127	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.55/cwt	154.00–157.00	812	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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	932	120.00–124.00	122.47
21	—	785	134.00–144.75	143.44
61	—	719	143.00–150.00	147.96
5	—	971	121.00	121.00
20	—	581	154.00–159.50	157.11
37	—	629	158.75–162.00	160.31
109	—	676	148.75–159.00	152.71
20	—	520	169.50–172.00	170.63
22	—	821	133.50–136.25	135.63
62	—	854	131.50–132.50	132.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	188.00	188.00
7	—	690	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	127.00	127.00
3	—	600	141.00	141.00
12	—	413	148.00–156.00	152.05
8	—	522	154.00–157.00	155.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	153.00	153.00
43	—	518	150.00–152.00	151.15
99	—	669	133.50–144.75	140.45
6	—	413	164.00	164.00
34	—	614	144.00–147.50	146.18
76	—	783	121.00–126.50	124.24
3	—	705	132.50	132.50
12	—	862	128.00	128.00
65	—	587	145.00–151.00	149.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	136.25	136.25
5	—	446	144.00	144.00
48	—	675	128.00–129.50	129.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	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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