Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 550-750 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher, 750-950 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. generally steady to firm, over 700 lbs. steady to 3.00 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 $144.12/cwt on 1,466 head.

Average price

$144.12

1,466 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$2.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	616	146.06	900	63
Medium and Large 1	738	144.04	1,063	1,403

One grade step is worth $2.03/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale1,466 hd

144.12

—

IA average11 barns · 9,322 hd

141.73

+2.39

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

43 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 1	—	832	131.67/cwt	126.50–136.75	1,095	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	131.67/cwt	125.25–138.00	940	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	126.46/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,158	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	134.36/cwt	129.00–145.00	844	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	152.51/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,036	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	143.72/cwt	135.00–147.50	836	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	130.27/cwt	130.10–131.00	1,122	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	172.60/cwt	170.75–174.50	896	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	119.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,169	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.91/cwt	185.00–188.00	692	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	136.12/cwt	134.00–139.75	1,058	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	714	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	166.69/cwt	164.00–170.25	957	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	134.17/cwt	133.00–135.00	994	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.24/cwt	126.00–128.00	786	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	137.46/cwt	137.00–139.00	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	177.02/cwt	171.00–182.50	830	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.48/cwt	162.00–166.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.62/cwt	144.00–154.00	795	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.54/cwt	147.00–153.00	557	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.26/cwt	147.50–162.50	964	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	126.25/cwt	123.00–132.75	977	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,011	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	159.89/cwt	154.50–162.00	664	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	145.40/cwt	139.00–151.75	1,045	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.75/cwt	125.75–134.00	886	101

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Receipts 2,550Last week 2,880Year ago 950

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	832	126.50–136.75	131.67
151	—	916	119.00–129.00	126.46
9	—	439	189.50	189.50
149	—	679	147.50–159.00	152.51
57	—	861	130.10–131.00	130.27
32	—	519	170.75–174.50	172.60
26	—	976	119.00–124.00	119.74
22	—	370	185.00–188.00	186.91
180	—	777	134.00–139.75	136.12
102	—	574	164.00–170.25	166.69
36	—	469	171.00–182.50	177.02
106	—	617	147.50–162.50	156.26
274	—	719	139.00–151.75	145.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	741	133.00–135.00	134.17
6	—	306	163.00	163.00
16	—	605	146.00	146.00
8	—	474	162.00–166.00	164.48
14	—	674	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	714	125.25–138.00	131.67
18	—	864	113.00–116.00	114.54
189	—	628	129.00–145.00	134.36
76	—	582	135.00–147.50	143.72
29	—	481	147.00–150.00	148.48
6	—	939	111.00	111.00
4	—	328	160.00	160.00
43	—	535	144.00–154.00	148.62
11	—	375	147.00–153.00	148.54
101	—	774	123.00–132.75	126.25
41	—	814	124.25	124.25
27	—	415	154.50–162.00	159.89
101	—	683	125.75–134.00	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	131.00	131.00
5	—	545	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	131.00–132.00	131.46
26	—	618	126.00–128.00	127.24
13	—	495	137.00–139.00	137.46
5	—	676	120.00	120.00
19	—	444	141.00	141.00
10	—	545	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	174.00	174.00
4	—	668	122.00	122.00
2	—	383	178.00	178.00

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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