Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago (May 21) Steers 500-700 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. The 700-800 lb. steers were 6.00 lower and those over 800 lbs. ended mixed. Heifers under 650 lbs. sold 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher, while heifers over 650 lbs. were 4.00-10.00 higher. In 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 $144.67/cwt on 613 head.

Average price

$144.67

613 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	541	160.15	866	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	150.86	874	102
Medium and Large 1	717	142.86	1,025	494

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale613 hd

144.67

—

IA average8 barns · 4,040 hd

139.97

+4.70

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

42 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	—	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	114.10/cwt	114.10–114.10	1,079	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	148.04/cwt	144.50–153.00	979	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	146.64/cwt	140.00–148.50	905	38
Steers	Large 1	—	576	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	136.47/cwt	133.50–140.00	994	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	119.40/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,054	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.00/cwt	144.00–153.50	872	23
Steers	Large 1	—	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	180.66/cwt	177.50–182.00	835	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	131.91/cwt	128.25–134.75	1,009	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.51/cwt	155.00–166.00	835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	123.05/cwt	119.00–123.75	999	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	116.75/cwt	115.50–119.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	163.89/cwt	156.00–168.00	706	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	929	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	121.17/cwt	116.00–122.75	931	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.84/cwt	129.75–141.50	839	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	159.18/cwt	151.75–165.00	985	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	1,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	167.04/cwt	162.50–173.00	945	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	101.25/cwt	101.25–101.25	1,065	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.50	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	171.83/cwt	166.25–181.00	916	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	127.72/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,036	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.87/cwt	129.00–135.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.39/cwt	140.00–153.00	780	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.89/cwt	150.50–159.50	733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	134.03/cwt	131.00–141.00	618	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.60	1,023	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	127.42/cwt	119.00–130.00	906	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.33/cwt	137.00–143.00	744	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	130.06/cwt	127.75–132.50	866	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.53/cwt	136.00–145.50	817	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	3

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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,372Last week 2,124Year ago 2,465

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	181.00	181.00
30	—	946	114.10	114.10
96	—	661	144.50–153.00	148.04
23	—	728	133.50–140.00	136.47
70	—	883	118.00–123.50	119.40
22	—	462	177.50–182.00	180.66
62	—	765	128.25–134.75	131.91
34	—	619	151.75–165.00	159.18
11	—	1,024	106.25	106.25
44	—	566	162.50–173.00	167.04
18	—	1,052	101.25	101.25
60	—	533	166.25–181.00	171.83
21	—	811	123.50–129.00	127.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	617	140.00–148.50	146.64
23	—	585	144.00–153.50	149.00
16	—	517	155.00–166.00	161.51
4	—	340	172.00	172.00
8	—	452	168.00	168.00
13	—	690	135.00–137.50	136.36
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	157.50	157.50
6	—	477	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,043	93.50	93.50
46	—	812	119.00–123.75	123.05
7	—	388	163.00	163.00
38	—	431	156.00–168.00	163.89
29	—	768	116.00–122.75	121.17
76	—	627	129.75–141.50	133.84
54	—	529	140.00–153.00	147.39
21	—	467	150.50–159.50	156.89
65	—	872	115.00–120.60	117.26
21	—	711	119.00–130.00	127.42
67	—	666	127.75–132.50	130.06
27	—	573	136.00–145.50	142.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	115.50–119.00	116.75
4	—	806	115.25	115.25
16	—	570	129.00–135.00	131.87
18	—	461	131.00–141.00	134.03
20	—	534	137.00–143.00	139.33
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	133.50	133.50
3	—	443	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	120.00	120.00
5	—	665	119.50	119.50

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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