Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs. sold 5.00-15.00 higher, while the 700-850 lb. steers were 6.00-16.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. were mostly 9.00-14.00 higher and the 600-800 lb. heifers were 8.00-16.00 higher. With active trading, demand was good for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.50/cwt on 683 head.

Average price

$144.50

683 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

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	538	156.03	839	63
Medium and Large 1	733	143.33	1,051	620

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale683 hd

144.50

—

IA average6 barns · 5,540 hd

142.12

+2.38

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

44 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 1-2	—	619	123.13/cwt	116.00–127.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	488	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	118.00/cwt	117.00–118.50	814	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.93/cwt	153.00–155.50	655	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	591	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.10/cwt	139.50–145.50	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	107.35/cwt	107.35–107.35	951	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.61/cwt	142.00–144.00	810	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.21/cwt	144.50–150.50	689	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.15/cwt	129.00–141.25	848	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	117.78/cwt	114.00–120.10	906	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	177.70/cwt	175.50–180.50	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	111.96/cwt	108.25–116.50	993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	128.68/cwt	124.00–130.25	1,058	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	117.10/cwt	117.10–117.10	1,086	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	160.50/cwt	152.00–166.50	989	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	160.11/cwt	159.50–163.50	865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	183.25/cwt	182.50–184.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.18/cwt	168.50–170.00	964	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	1,075	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	172.02/cwt	170.00–180.25	901	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	148.17/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,058	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	111.04/cwt	110.25–113.50	921	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.06/cwt	133.00–143.75	934	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	142.80/cwt	141.50–147.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.50	819	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.38/cwt	179.00–183.00	758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	149.65/cwt	142.50–156.75	1,015	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	1,116	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	137.38/cwt	135.25–139.75	1,048	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	163.65/cwt	159.00–165.00	763	14

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 May 7, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	619	116.00–127.00	123.13
4	—	256	170.00	170.00
8	—	765	105.00–108.00	106.51
5	—	532	132.00	132.00
15	—	425	138.00–143.00	140.94
4	—	704	105.00	105.00
13	—	362	141.50–147.00	142.80
25	—	667	120.00–128.50	122.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	303	161.00	161.00
17	—	423	153.00–155.50	154.93
16	—	523	139.50–145.50	142.10
32	—	886	107.35	107.35
51	—	568	142.00–144.00	142.61
22	—	468	144.50–150.50	147.21
36	—	623	129.00–141.25	136.15
67	—	769	114.00–120.10	117.78
35	—	829	110.25–113.50	111.04
52	—	667	133.00–143.75	140.06
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	690	117.00–118.50	118.00
8	—	591	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	175.50–180.50	177.70
22	—	887	108.25–116.50	111.96
39	—	822	124.00–130.25	128.68
65	—	927	117.10	117.10
108	—	616	152.00–166.50	160.50
8	—	326	182.50–184.00	183.25
20	—	570	168.50–170.00	169.18
26	—	1,026	104.75	104.75
58	—	524	170.00–180.25	172.02
101	—	714	140.00–150.75	148.17
20	—	420	179.00–183.00	180.38
26	—	678	142.50–156.75	149.65
39	—	1,097	101.75	101.75
72	—	763	135.25–139.75	137.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	118.50	118.50
13	—	540	159.50–163.50	160.11
4	—	290	176.00	176.00
11	—	380	172.00	172.00
10	—	699	140.00	140.00
14	—	466	159.00–165.00	163.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	238	182.50	182.50
3	—	735	120.00	120.00

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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