Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 650 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those weighing 650-950 lbs. sold 3.00-12.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs. were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, while those 500-650 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 higher. The heavier weight heifers over 650 lbs. ended mixed. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 1,026 head.

Average price

$152.18

1,026 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.56

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	153.96	979	856
Medium and Large 1-2	627	143.47	900	161
Large 1	741	138.00	1,023	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale1,026 hd

152.18

—

IA average5 barns · 1,812 hd

139.62

+12.56

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

50 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	—	322	174.19/cwt	173.00–177.50	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.77/cwt	132.00–142.00	834	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	661	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.35/cwt	138.00–145.50	669	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	136.03/cwt	134.00–137.50	774	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	123.08/cwt	114.75–127.25	950	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	125.27/cwt	119.50–126.75	924	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.16/cwt	133.00–139.50	711	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.40/cwt	140.50–155.00	792	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.26/cwt	120.00–132.00	840	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	162.04/cwt	152.00–165.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	152.20/cwt	151.75–153.50	836	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.50/cwt	171.00–176.50	834	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,040	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.46/cwt	138.00–142.50	881	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	131.45/cwt	125.35–133.00	1,157	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	180.41/cwt	178.00–182.00	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	136.62/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,007	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.64/cwt	156.00–170.00	868	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	122.35/cwt	122.35–122.35	1,131	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.59/cwt	146.00–151.00	857	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.33/cwt	123.00–134.00	752	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.55/cwt	149.00–161.00	739	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	1,028	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.58/cwt	110.00–118.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	116.43/cwt	115.50–116.50	959	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.25/cwt	138.00–150.00	831	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	978	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	152.45/cwt	145.25–158.00	963	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.61/cwt	174.00–180.00	767	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.37/cwt	143.00–155.35	1,016	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.72/cwt	143.00–152.50	1,078	33
Steers	Large 1	—	741	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	160.86/cwt	153.00–168.00	927	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	132.18/cwt	128.25–136.25	1,102	44

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	322	173.00–177.50	174.19
51	—	475	171.00–176.50	175.50
14	—	776	133.00–135.00	133.97
81	—	880	125.35–133.00	131.45
18	—	383	178.00–182.00	180.41
84	—	527	156.00–170.00	164.64
24	—	924	122.35	122.35
126	—	632	145.25–158.00	152.45
27	—	432	174.00–180.00	177.61
131	—	671	143.00–155.35	151.37
33	—	720	143.00–152.50	149.72
177	—	576	153.00–168.00	160.86
44	—	834	128.25–136.25	132.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	491	152.00–165.00	162.04
26	—	627	138.00–142.50	140.46
4	—	509	155.00	155.00
29	—	737	136.00–137.00	136.62
4	—	764	129.00–132.00	130.50
39	—	577	146.00–151.00	148.59
6	—	856	112.00	112.00
8	—	668	139.00	139.00
12	—	446	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	549	151.75–153.50	152.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	673	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	741	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	434	142.00–146.00	144.00
21	—	480	138.00–145.50	139.35
48	—	522	133.00–139.50	136.16
3	—	605	120.00	120.00
53	—	577	123.00–134.00	130.33
3	—	762	114.00	114.00
7	—	718	110.00–118.00	114.58
8	—	399	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	505	149.50	149.50
59	—	569	134.00–137.50	136.03
3	—	693	119.00	119.00
5	—	490	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	610	132.00–142.00	136.77
32	—	416	157.00–160.00	158.99
75	—	772	114.75–127.25	123.08
37	—	738	119.50–126.75	125.27
78	—	530	140.50–155.00	149.40
43	—	665	120.00–132.00	126.26
94	—	478	149.00–161.00	154.55
56	—	928	110.75	110.75
7	—	318	160.00	160.00
69	—	824	115.50–116.50	116.43
20	—	384	154.00–157.00	155.00
71	—	580	138.00–150.00	143.25
30	—	875	111.75	111.75

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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