Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower and those over 650 lbs. were also mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs. were generally steady while the heifers over 700 lbs. were mostly 6.00-7.00 higher. 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 $143.10/cwt on 1,290 head.

Average price

$143.10

1,290 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$2.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	143.24	984	1,220
Medium and Large 1-2	602	140.68	846	70

One grade step is worth $2.56/cwt here — about $138 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 sale1,290 hd

143.10

—

IA average10 barns · 8,789 hd

144.08

−0.98

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

39 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	—	825	119.39/cwt	118.00–121.00	985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.56/cwt	137.00–146.00	670	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	118.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,038	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	127.39/cwt	119.50–130.25	929	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.87/cwt	138.25–149.00	773	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,011	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.14/cwt	173.00–180.00	839	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	757	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,022	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	724	138.88/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,005	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.60/cwt	136.00–148.00	813	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	132.57/cwt	129.00–134.00	903	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	867	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	748	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	134.86/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,028	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	769	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.81/cwt	135.50–141.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	133.16/cwt	127.00–135.25	1,077	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.12/cwt	148.00–161.25	902	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.54/cwt	136.00–137.00	571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	133.99/cwt	129.00–140.25	852	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.60/cwt	124.50–137.00	882	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	137.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,000	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	933	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	121.10/cwt	120.25–125.00	813	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.61/cwt	123.00–132.50	743	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.29/cwt	134.00–147.00	809	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	127.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,098	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	684	141.13/cwt	140.00–143.00	965	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.49/cwt	124.00–135.00	690	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.49/cwt	142.00–153.10	923	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	144.02/cwt	136.75–151.75	968	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	169.12/cwt	169.00–169.25	888	22

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Receipts 2,700Last week 1,404Year ago 2,034

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	825	118.00–121.00	119.39
31	—	473	137.00–146.00	141.56
51	—	874	114.00–119.00	118.71
75	—	729	119.50–130.25	127.39
76	—	530	138.25–149.00	145.87
89	—	770	130.00–133.00	131.32
175	—	636	129.00–140.25	133.99
209	—	670	124.50–137.00	131.60
133	—	577	134.00–147.00	140.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	757	135.00	135.00
40	—	724	135.00–143.00	138.88
48	—	684	140.00–143.00	141.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	626	120.00–127.50	122.88
7	—	472	135.50–141.00	137.81
11	—	418	136.00–137.00	136.54
17	—	787	118.50	118.50
33	—	671	120.25–125.00	121.10
35	—	578	123.00–132.50	128.61
36	—	529	124.00–135.00	130.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	479	173.00–180.00	175.14
51	—	762	131.00–136.00	134.86
98	—	809	127.00–135.25	133.16
126	—	578	148.00–161.25	156.12
4	—	390	185.00	185.00
348	—	726	130.00–141.00	137.80
74	—	862	120.00–130.00	127.39
195	—	626	142.00–153.10	147.49
256	—	672	136.75–151.75	144.02
22	—	525	169.00–169.25	169.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	136.00–148.00	142.60
21	—	681	129.00–134.00	132.57
7	—	627	130.00–136.00	133.38
4	—	485	164.00	164.00
4	—	781	122.00	122.00
7	—	521	152.50	152.50
3	—	722	130.00	130.00
8	—	428	152.00–160.00	155.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	566	153.25	153.25

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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