Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Heifers were mostly higher with those under 500 lbs. selling 3.00-4.00 higher and the 550-700 lbs. heifers ending 2.50-7.50 higher. The exceptions were the 500-550 pound heifers which were 4.00 lower and the 700-800 lb. heifers that were 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.06/cwt on 1,368 head.

Average price

$152.06

1,368 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$2.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.29

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	154.30	899	54
Medium and Large 1	663	151.96	1,008	1,314

One grade step is worth $2.33/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale1,368 hd

152.06

—

IA average10 barns · 5,816 hd

139.76

+12.29

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

45 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 1Fancy	—	551	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	119.26/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,115	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	152.34/cwt	145.00–156.00	669	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.11/cwt	123.00–134.00	910	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.57/cwt	145.00–159.50	726	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.63/cwt	143.00–149.00	773	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	139.54/cwt	138.00–143.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	187.09/cwt	178.00–191.25	900	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.31/cwt	125.00–130.75	1,075	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	941	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.92/cwt	136.50–145.00	866	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	179.29/cwt	171.50–188.00	938	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	150.75/cwt	147.00–156.00	888	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,195	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	153.29/cwt	147.00–157.50	966	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	138.72/cwt	132.75–143.00	1,067	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	406	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.14/cwt	128.00–133.00	723	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	181.56/cwt	178.00–185.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	145.30/cwt	145.00–145.50	910	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	181.66/cwt	177.50–186.00	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	372	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	168.17/cwt	167.50–169.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.35/cwt	139.50–152.25	992	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	147.79/cwt	146.00–151.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	139.93/cwt	138.00–146.50	812	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.51/cwt	136.00–138.00	927	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	124.18/cwt	121.00–126.50	970	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	157.46/cwt	157.00–159.00	916	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	167.80/cwt	158.00–171.00	978	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	140.95/cwt	135.25–145.10	1,016	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.24/cwt	137.00–149.00	825	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.87/cwt	130.25–138.00	912	135

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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Receipts 2,675Last week 2,500Year ago 1,891

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	481	178.00–191.25	187.09
51	—	825	125.00–130.75	130.31
9	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
4	—	363	180.00	180.00
86	—	523	171.50–188.00	179.29
19	—	919	130.00	130.00
124	—	630	147.00–157.50	153.29
214	—	769	132.75–143.00	138.72
18	—	426	177.50–186.00	181.66
228	—	673	139.50–152.25	147.35
170	—	583	158.00–171.00	167.80
198	—	721	135.25–145.10	140.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	187.00	187.00
13	—	710	137.25	137.25
8	—	499	166.00	166.00
29	—	651	144.50	144.50
8	—	518	178.00–185.00	181.56
31	—	626	145.00–145.50	145.30
31	—	582	157.00–159.00	157.46
7	—	771	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	147.00–156.00	150.75
9	—	491	174.50	174.50
11	—	535	167.50–169.00	168.17
17	—	674	136.00–138.00	137.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	935	118.00–120.50	119.26
27	—	439	145.00–156.00	152.34
46	—	710	123.00–134.00	128.11
85	—	476	145.00–159.50	152.57
99	—	527	143.00–149.00	146.63
202	—	619	136.50–145.00	139.92
103	—	781	121.00–126.50	124.18
123	—	572	137.00–149.00	144.24
135	—	681	130.25–138.00	133.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	138.00–143.00	139.54
14	—	474	146.00–151.00	147.79
48	—	580	138.00–146.50	139.93
12	—	609	135.00–136.00	135.34
13	—	698	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	133.00	133.00
7	—	372	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	560	128.00–133.00	129.14
6	—	477	141.00	141.00
6	—	509	139.00	139.00

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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