Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago steers 500-700 lbs. sold 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher, while the 750-850 lb. steers were 3.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Heifers 400-600 lbs. were steady to 5.00 higher and the 600-800 lb. heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. In active trading, demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.73/cwt on 1,038 head.

Average price

$155.73

1,038 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	156.20	992	847
Medium and Large 1-2	582	153.65	894	191

One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about $98 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 sale1,038 hd

155.73

—

IA average5 barns · 3,787 hd

151.36

+4.37

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

52 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	—	566	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.60/cwt	135.00–147.50	826	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.65/cwt	145.50–154.00	994	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.72/cwt	138.75–142.00	1,010	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.86/cwt	155.00–163.00	912	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	173.32/cwt	173.00–174.00	735	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.73/cwt	140.00–143.50	954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	149.18/cwt	148.00–150.00	934	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	170.38/cwt	168.00–173.00	944	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	159.47/cwt	149.00–163.75	979	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	178.06/cwt	176.00–187.00	856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	109.27/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.28/cwt	114.50–118.00	895	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	155.54/cwt	152.00–156.50	681	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	103.81/cwt	99.50–105.25	958	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	517	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.75/cwt	125.25–128.50	864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	725	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	135.93/cwt	130.50–140.00	835	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.31/cwt	163.00–164.00	612	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	452	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	123.16/cwt	121.50–125.00	973	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	171.77/cwt	167.50–174.00	809	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	766	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	168.49/cwt	164.50–174.00	903	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	126.77/cwt	119.00–129.75	1,108	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	124.52/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,026	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	1,067	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.38/cwt	143.50–147.00	924	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.89/cwt	149.00–161.00	827	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	164.27/cwt	159.00–171.00	872	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.69/cwt	132.25–142.00	1,080	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	187.05/cwt	178.00–191.00	799	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.20/cwt	134.50–139.00	735	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.81/cwt	141.00–142.50	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	769	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.19/cwt	130.50–140.25	905	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.41/cwt	117.00–126.50	871	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	109.52/cwt	103.00–114.00	964	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	804	17

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 14, 2020

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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
15	—	566	141.50	141.50
5	—	455	154.00	154.00
5	—	719	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	575	135.00–147.50	143.60
55	—	770	114.50–118.00	116.28
50	—	438	152.00–156.50	155.54
24	—	923	99.50–105.25	103.81
6	—	832	110.00	110.00
64	—	474	149.00–155.00	152.96
51	—	614	130.50–140.00	135.93
28	—	375	163.00–164.00	163.31
10	—	1,079	85.00	85.00
130	—	526	140.00–154.00	146.11
52	—	660	130.50–140.25	137.19
38	—	723	117.00–126.50	120.41
17	—	880	103.00–114.00	109.52
3	—	338	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	517	131.00–135.00	133.17
5	—	383	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	682	125.25–128.50	126.75
10	—	581	130.00–135.00	133.26
19	—	536	134.50–139.00	137.20
11	—	477	141.00–142.50	141.81
17	—	633	125.00–131.00	126.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	664	145.50–154.00	149.65
19	—	723	138.75–142.00	139.72
6	—	376	192.50	192.50
101	—	554	168.00–173.00	170.38
67	—	614	149.00–163.75	159.47
25	—	481	176.00–187.00	178.06
10	—	916	107.00–111.50	109.27
137	—	536	164.50–174.00	168.49
67	—	874	119.00–129.75	126.77
32	—	824	120.00–128.50	124.52
15	—	1,009	105.75	105.75
4	—	318	192.50	192.50
145	—	768	132.25–142.00	140.69
101	—	427	178.00–191.00	187.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	578	155.00–163.00	157.86
21	—	424	173.00–174.00	173.32
10	—	673	140.00–143.50	141.73
23	—	790	121.50–125.00	123.16
19	—	471	167.50–174.00	171.77
4	—	891	111.00	111.00
33	—	631	143.50–147.00	146.38
20	—	527	149.00–161.00	156.89
5	—	374	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	626	148.00–150.00	149.18
4	—	435	176.00	176.00
7	—	766	130.00	130.00
16	—	531	159.00–171.00	164.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	169.00	169.00

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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