Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs. were mostly 6.00-10.00 higher, while those over 700 lbs. were 4.00-9.50 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs. were mostly 2.50-4.50 higher and those over 650 lbs. were 1.00 to mostly 4.50 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 $143.64/cwt on 1,536 head.

Average price

$143.64

1,536 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$7.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	143.89	1,017	1,487
Medium and Large 1-2	670	135.91	910	49

One grade step is worth $7.99/cwt here — about $107 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 sale1,536 hd

143.64

—

IA average12 barns · 12,018 hd

138.50

+5.14

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

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.14/cwt	145.00–152.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.23/cwt	118.50–129.50	902	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.94/cwt	141.00–155.00	714	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.08/cwt	168.00–175.25	812	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.91/cwt	139.25–152.25	985	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.57/cwt	151.00–165.50	920	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	151.16/cwt	147.00–155.00	933	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	130.26/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,093	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	136.58/cwt	131.50–140.75	1,061	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	685	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,072	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	167.31/cwt	160.00–169.50	873	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	131.58/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,124	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.06/cwt	122.00–125.00	941	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	131.12/cwt	127.00–139.00	875	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.20/cwt	130.00–142.00	782	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	142.51/cwt	135.00–145.75	761	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.33/cwt	125.00–138.75	836	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.22/cwt	134.75–146.25	1,031	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	124.73/cwt	122.00–127.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.13/cwt	128.00–130.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	122.82/cwt	118.00–125.00	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.39/cwt	147.00–149.00	876	10

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Receipts 2,798Last week 2,743Year ago 1,434

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
5	—	409	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	118.00	118.00
21	—	426	145.00–152.00	149.14
39	—	726	118.50–129.50	124.23
63	—	486	141.00–155.00	146.94
139	—	765	122.00–125.00	123.06
156	—	667	127.00–139.00	131.12
66	—	570	130.00–142.00	137.20
107	—	534	135.00–145.75	142.51
322	—	622	125.00–138.75	134.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	685	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	122.00–127.00	124.73
20	—	578	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	128.00–130.00	129.13
16	—	592	118.00–125.00	122.82
6	—	454	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	169.00	169.00
25	—	472	168.00–175.25	172.08
341	—	675	139.25–152.25	145.91
106	—	580	151.00–165.50	158.57
126	—	617	147.00–155.00	151.16
128	—	839	126.00–133.00	130.26
224	—	777	131.50–140.75	136.58
37	—	522	160.00–169.50	167.31
82	—	854	131.50–132.00	131.58
400	—	725	134.75–146.25	142.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	509	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	635	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	699	134.50	134.50
8	—	745	132.75	132.75
4	—	826	120.50	120.50
10	—	590	147.00–149.00	148.39

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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