Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs. were mostly 1.00-4.00 lower, 650-850 lbs. mostly 3.00-6.00 lower with the exception of the 750-800 lb. steers which were 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-550 lbs. 4.00-5.00 lower, 550-700 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, 700-800 lbs. steady. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several large groups. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.02/cwt on 1,643 head.

Average price

$147.02

1,643 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$2.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	595	149.40	889	119
Medium and Large 1	711	146.83	1,044	1,524

One grade step is worth $2.57/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale1,643 hd

147.02

—

IA average14 barns · 13,442 hd

144.05

+2.97

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

38 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 1Fancy	—	665	139.65/cwt	139.25–140.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	152.19/cwt	148.00–154.25	749	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	124.09/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,041	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.39/cwt	151.25–163.00	963	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.10	1,115	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	129.97/cwt	127.00–131.60	1,128	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	125.06/cwt	124.50–125.50	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	139.32/cwt	133.50–144.35	1,076	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.61/cwt	163.50–175.00	871	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	127.95/cwt	127.25–131.00	1,191	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.56/cwt	133.00–144.25	877	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	163.79/cwt	159.00–169.00	937	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.09/cwt	144.25–158.00	1,006	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.37/cwt	135.00–146.75	832	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	142.60/cwt	134.50–150.00	1,045	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.83/cwt	162.50–173.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	126.89/cwt	123.75–130.10	980	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.92/cwt	122.00–129.50	927	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.19/cwt	147.00–153.00	645	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.93/cwt	173.50–184.50	859	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	129.95/cwt	123.75–137.50	886	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.60/cwt	139.00–152.50	776	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	120.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	129.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.53/cwt	125.00–127.00	795	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.15/cwt	135.00–144.50	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	133.05/cwt	132.00–133.50	957	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	141.03/cwt	139.50–142.50	967	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	781	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	157.14/cwt	153.00–162.50	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.48/cwt	133.00–153.00	909	15

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 25, 2021

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

Receipts 2,880Last week 1,457Year ago 2,093

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	665	139.25–140.00	139.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	119.50	119.50
10	—	398	158.00	158.00
27	—	492	148.00–154.25	152.19
29	—	839	123.50–124.50	124.09
129	—	624	133.00–144.25	140.56
144	—	580	135.00–146.75	143.37
143	—	772	123.75–130.10	126.89
132	—	725	122.00–129.50	127.92
40	—	432	147.00–153.00	149.19
196	—	682	123.75–137.50	129.95
98	—	526	139.00–152.50	147.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	136.00	136.00
12	—	669	120.00–123.00	120.50
9	—	429	139.00	139.00
17	—	587	126.00–130.00	129.33
17	—	633	125.00–127.00	125.53
9	—	458	135.00–144.50	138.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	666	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	616	151.25–163.00	156.39
270	—	827	130.00–138.10	134.87
56	—	868	127.00–131.60	129.97
9	—	951	124.50–125.50	125.06
144	—	772	133.50–144.35	139.32
48	—	526	163.50–175.00	165.61
73	—	931	127.25–131.00	127.95
153	—	572	159.00–169.00	163.79
198	—	675	144.25–158.00	149.09
282	—	733	134.50–150.00	142.60
12	—	381	162.50–173.00	165.83
50	—	480	173.50–184.50	178.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	719	132.00–133.50	133.05
30	—	686	139.50–142.50	141.03
36	—	476	160.00–166.00	164.13
6	—	432	166.00	166.00
7	—	509	153.00–162.50	157.14
15	—	629	133.00–153.00	144.48

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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