Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550-700 lbs. sold steady while the 700-850 lb. steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher while those over 600 lbs. were mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.00/cwt on 812 head.

Average price

$143.00

812 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	143.28	1,034	782
Medium and Large 1-2	683	137.88	942	26
Large 1	961	121.50	1,168	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale812 hd

143.00

—

IA average9 barns · 6,327 hd

141.61

+1.39

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

24 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	Large 1	—	961	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.29/cwt	133.50–145.50	746	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.32/cwt	146.50–150.00	703	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	119.92/cwt	119.25–120.75	1,003	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	119.60/cwt	119.60–119.60	1,134	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.31/cwt	136.00–141.75	798	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	158.33/cwt	155.00–163.00	937	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.02/cwt	145.00–155.50	944	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.85/cwt	143.25–148.00	983	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.75	896	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	121.23/cwt	117.75–124.00	890	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.09/cwt	130.00–138.50	844	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	133.68/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,106	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	142.49/cwt	136.50–148.00	1,017	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.11/cwt	135.75–143.00	1,070	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	124.29/cwt	120.00–125.25	947	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	754	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	921	11

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,404Last week 2,798Year ago 2,743

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	175.75	175.75
5	—	906	127.50	127.50
15	—	506	180.00	180.00
65	—	592	155.00–163.00	158.33
82	—	621	145.00–155.50	152.02
105	—	674	143.25–148.00	145.85
154	—	827	128.50–135.00	133.68
158	—	714	136.50–148.00	142.49
193	—	775	135.75–143.00	138.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	160.00	160.00
9	—	770	128.50	128.50
11	—	690	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	524	133.50–145.50	142.29
26	—	474	146.50–150.00	148.32
34	—	836	119.25–120.75	119.92
36	—	948	119.60	119.60
53	—	573	136.00–141.75	139.31
68	—	673	129.00–135.75	133.08
72	—	734	117.75–124.00	121.23
118	—	625	130.00–138.50	135.09
65	—	762	120.00–125.25	124.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	120.00	120.00
28	—	624	120.00–125.00	120.86

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