Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparing to the last market coverage which was two weeks ago the steers 750-800 lbs. were 4.00 higher. The numbers two weeks ago were so light that comparisons could not be made on other weights of steers and heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.41/cwt on 883 head.

Average price

$142.41

883 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$5.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	142.92	946	807
Medium and Large 1-2	640	136.98	877	76

One grade step is worth $5.95/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 sale883 hd

142.41

—

IA average3 barns · 3,132 hd

141.83

+0.58

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

46 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	—	386	134.66/cwt	131.00–137.00	520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.71/cwt	121.00–133.00	743	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	105.02/cwt	96.00–106.75	860	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	102.50/cwt	101.00–103.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.50	731	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	129.58/cwt	127.50–131.00	634	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	127.98/cwt	122.50–132.25	651	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.02/cwt	105.00–115.50	805	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	121.37/cwt	120.00–122.00	601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.62/cwt	134.50–139.00	571	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	176.75/cwt	167.00–180.00	744	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.16/cwt	152.50–163.50	756	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	159.98/cwt	153.75–165.00	921	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.63/cwt	133.50–147.00	974	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	146.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	894	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.37/cwt	116.00–117.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	139.07/cwt	138.00–139.50	890	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	123.10/cwt	119.00–132.00	945	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.97/cwt	144.50–154.00	937	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	108.21/cwt	103.75–113.10	1,057	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	160.68/cwt	155.25–165.00	763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	148.44/cwt	146.50–152.00	864	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	441	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	837	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	124.78/cwt	121.00–130.00	855	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.90/cwt	118.00–129.00	783	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	112.89/cwt	112.50–114.00	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	114.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	930	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.49/cwt	122.00–132.00	923	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.46/cwt	151.00–163.00	828	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	798	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.52/cwt	163.00–165.00	697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	126.55/cwt	119.00–129.50	867	18

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 Apr 23, 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
15	—	386	131.00–137.00	134.66
59	—	582	121.00–133.00	127.71
75	—	819	96.00–106.75	105.02
5	—	315	139.50	139.50
53	—	489	127.50–131.00	129.58
66	—	509	122.50–132.25	127.98
158	—	725	105.00–115.50	111.02
20	—	421	134.50–139.00	135.62
61	—	685	121.00–130.00	124.78
121	—	627	118.00–129.00	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	132.50	132.50
10	—	568	120.00	120.00
10	—	536	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	95.00	95.00
8	—	740	101.00–103.00	102.50
36	—	622	115.00–120.50	117.57
6	—	555	120.00	120.00
16	—	495	120.00–122.00	121.37
4	—	515	119.00	119.00
15	—	684	112.50–114.00	112.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	421	167.00–180.00	176.75
36	—	478	152.50–163.50	158.16
99	—	576	153.75–165.00	159.98
127	—	683	133.50–147.00	142.63
6	—	343	177.50	177.50
35	—	768	119.00–132.00	123.10
88	—	625	144.50–154.00	149.97
115	—	977	103.75–113.10	108.21
4	—	868	104.00	104.00
22	—	813	110.00–116.00	114.45
55	—	730	122.00–132.00	126.49
107	—	519	151.00–163.00	159.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	609	145.00–148.00	146.72
18	—	475	155.25–165.00	160.68
16	—	508	157.00	157.00
31	—	589	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	768	116.00–117.00	116.37
17	—	640	138.00–139.50	139.07
5	—	971	100.00	100.00
16	—	582	146.50–152.00	148.44
12	—	426	163.00–165.00	163.52
18	—	685	119.00–129.50	126.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	146.00	146.00
7	—	531	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	837	100.00	100.00

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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