Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings. Supply included several large groups. Trading was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.93/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$133.93

1,086 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	135.40	934	929
Medium and Large 1-2	610	125.57	766	132
Large 1	684	123.40	844	25

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $90 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 sale1,086 hd

133.93

—

IA average11 barns · 5,539 hd

128.01

+5.91

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

68 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	—	618	133.41/cwt	126.00–138.00	824	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.55/cwt	130.00–141.00	659	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.17/cwt	149.00–160.00	639	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	137.31/cwt	136.50–138.00	669	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	967	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	181.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	139.97/cwt	136.00–142.00	943	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.72/cwt	124.50–139.00	762	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	132.48/cwt	127.00–133.70	1,062	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	838	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	134.10/cwt	134.10–134.10	1,232	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,294	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	135.24/cwt	133.00–137.60	1,170	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,073	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	138.25/cwt	134.00–144.00	983	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.33/cwt	165.00–167.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.29/cwt	138.00–143.00	954	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	165.54/cwt	161.50–167.00	891	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.07/cwt	150.00–157.50	562	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,324	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	134.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,037	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	150.55/cwt	143.00–155.00	839	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.29/cwt	160.00–171.00	782	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.70/cwt	134.00–147.00	731	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	682	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	974	76
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	771	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,029	15
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	661	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	940	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	17
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.15/cwt	135.50–140.25	793	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	144.33/cwt	141.00–147.50	745	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	404	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.21/cwt	136.00–142.50	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	147.37/cwt	144.00–151.00	855	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	121.28/cwt	121.00–124.00	712	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	136.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	610	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.50	832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	150.93/cwt	149.00–152.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	125.93/cwt	123.00–127.50	715	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	818	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.30/cwt	132.00–135.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	659	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	146.09/cwt	142.75–151.00	917	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	127.22/cwt	127.00–127.50	793	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	144.34/cwt	144.25–145.00	911	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	599	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	137.75/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,059	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	54

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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Receipts 2,339Last week 934Year ago 2,891

No recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings. Supply included several large groups. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	618	126.00–138.00	133.41
27	—	725	120.00–130.00	124.13
25	—	479	130.00–141.00	137.55
21	—	675	130.00–136.00	134.03
21	—	420	149.00–160.00	152.17
66	—	574	124.50–139.00	132.72
58	—	802	127.00–133.70	132.48
55	—	919	134.10	134.10
52	—	1,005	128.75	128.75
121	—	865	133.00–137.60	135.24
20	—	372	150.00–157.50	151.07
40	—	771	128.00–135.00	134.47
45	—	523	134.00–147.00	139.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	487	136.50–138.00	137.31
7	—	384	154.00	154.00
18	—	568	123.00–127.50	125.93
20	—	682	118.00–122.00	119.95
44	—	623	127.00–127.50	127.22
14	—	527	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	682	142.75	142.75
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	656	125.00	125.00
8	—	743	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	934	118.00	118.00
7	—	973	118.00	118.00
4	—	788	120.00	120.00
22	—	587	121.00–124.00	121.28
12	—	634	120.00	120.00
28	—	445	134.00–140.00	136.99
24	—	679	120.00–125.50	122.56
14	—	529	120.00–129.00	124.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	142.00	142.00
3	—	398	136.00	136.00
6	—	599	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	655	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	714	135.50	135.50
9	—	375	180.00–186.00	181.96
79	—	674	136.00–142.00	139.97
22	—	493	170.00	170.00
32	—	760	132.00	132.00
32	—	580	144.00–151.00	147.37
17	—	541	149.00–152.00	150.93
42	—	631	144.25–145.00	144.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	815	129.00–134.00	131.64
11	—	1,220	110.25	110.25
175	—	711	134.00–144.00	138.25
9	—	429	165.00–167.00	166.33
74	—	680	138.00–143.00	140.29
57	—	538	161.50–167.00	165.54
24	—	1,051	126.00	126.00
51	—	557	143.00–155.00	150.55
30	—	470	160.00–171.00	166.29
3	—	912	123.00	123.00
138	—	628	142.75–151.00	146.09
35	—	769	131.00–142.00	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	161.50	161.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	771	133.50	133.50
10	—	661	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	821	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	165.00	165.00
38	—	578	135.50–140.25	137.15
24	—	516	141.00–147.50	144.33
7	—	640	132.00–135.00	133.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	131.00	131.00
7	—	470	154.00	154.00
4	—	683	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	110.00	110.00
8	—	525	136.00–142.50	139.21

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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