Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 400-500 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 lower. The 500-800 lb. steers ended mixed from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher and the 800-900 lb. steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 400-550 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 higher while the 550-700 lb. heifers were 1.00-10.00 lower. Heifers 700-800 lbs. ended steady to 1.00 higher. In active trading demand was moderate to good for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.81/cwt on 1,166 head.

Average price

$151.81

1,166 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$4.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.20

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	152.34	1,005	1,036
Medium and Large 1-2	600	147.57	885	130

One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,166 hd

151.81

—

IA average4 barns · 4,487 hd

145.61

+6.20

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

41 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	—	577	140.78/cwt	138.00–147.25	812	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	121.67/cwt	116.50–127.50	878	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	110.99/cwt	102.00–113.25	953	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	153.63/cwt	145.00–157.25	747	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	116.86/cwt	115.75–118.50	906	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.40/cwt	147.00–156.00	764	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	160.84/cwt	154.00–165.50	655	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	112.96/cwt	112.25–115.00	944	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	857	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.84/cwt	133.50–138.00	816	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.07/cwt	121.00–130.50	738	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	125.23/cwt	121.50–132.50	1,024	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	142.47/cwt	135.75–147.00	1,037	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.44/cwt	128.50–132.00	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	1,078	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.74/cwt	167.00–178.00	812	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.67/cwt	154.00–160.00	813	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	187.23/cwt	180.00–200.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	122.34/cwt	118.75–125.75	1,067	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	158.05/cwt	152.00–166.00	988	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.73/cwt	158.50–164.00	763	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	122.72/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,123	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.95/cwt	162.00–171.00	955	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.23/cwt	153.00–158.00	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	147.98/cwt	141.25–155.25	990	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	137.85/cwt	134.50–141.25	1,061	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	145.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	923	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	184.23/cwt	177.00–191.00	794	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.50	896	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.75	971	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.

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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu May 21, 2020

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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
79	—	577	138.00–147.25	140.78
4	—	313	169.00	169.00
62	—	722	116.50–127.50	121.67
33	—	859	102.00–113.25	110.99
93	—	486	145.00–157.25	153.63
33	—	775	115.75–118.50	116.86
83	—	515	147.00–156.00	148.40
5	—	368	170.00	170.00
45	—	407	154.00–165.50	160.84
95	—	836	112.25–115.00	112.96
43	—	687	120.00–129.00	124.81
94	—	605	133.50–138.00	134.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	115.00	115.00
12	—	440	142.00–148.00	145.02
6	—	528	139.00	139.00
5	—	634	129.50	129.50
35	—	576	121.00–130.50	128.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	818	121.50–132.50	125.23
89	—	728	135.75–147.00	142.47
18	—	1,010	106.75	106.75
82	—	470	167.00–178.00	172.74
15	—	369	180.00–200.00	187.23
73	—	872	118.75–125.75	122.34
181	—	625	152.00–166.00	158.05
12	—	958	119.75	119.75
58	—	915	119.00–123.00	122.72
141	—	572	162.00–171.00	166.95
3	—	323	183.00	183.00
54	—	669	141.25–155.25	147.98
117	—	770	134.50–141.25	137.85
46	—	431	177.00–191.00	184.23
113	—	527	165.00–175.50	170.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	740	128.50–132.00	130.44
5	—	815	115.00	115.00
34	—	519	154.00–160.00	156.67
23	—	475	158.50–164.00	160.73
22	—	569	153.00–158.00	155.23
19	—	634	141.00–148.00	145.64
18	—	784	120.00–127.75	123.83

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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