Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market for both steers and heifers was strong. 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 $152.74/cwt on 1,202 head.

Average price

$152.74

1,202 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.92

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	153.26	1,113	1,142
Medium and Large 1-2	690	146.04	1,008	52
Large 1	1,072	121.50	1,302	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.76/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale1,202 hd

152.74

—

IA average7 barns · 3,960 hd

144.82

+7.92

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	145.41/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,120	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	144.54/cwt	143.00–146.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	181.53/cwt	171.00–185.50	973	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	124.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,124	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	131.63/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,012	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	635	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,072	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	122.02/cwt	119.00–124.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	157.89/cwt	153.00–160.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	796	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,194	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	169.74/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,071	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	128.18/cwt	121.50–131.00	1,042	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.02/cwt	140.50–154.50	924	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	150.10/cwt	143.00–156.75	880	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,036	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.14/cwt	153.00–161.00	750	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.18/cwt	143.25–151.00	775	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	130.21/cwt	127.00–134.00	947	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.71/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,016	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	139.72/cwt	133.50–145.50	935	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	138.38/cwt	134.25–144.85	1,125	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	134.15/cwt	126.00–135.85	1,171	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	118.28/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,075	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	151.57/cwt	146.10–156.00	1,108	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	159.65/cwt	155.25–168.50	1,089	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	747	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,098	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	136.35/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,065	13

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 25, 2021

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

Receipts 2,207Last week 2,550Year ago 1,494

No recent market coverage for comparison. The tone of the market for both steers and heifers was strong. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	770	142.00–154.00	145.41
76	—	536	171.00–185.50	181.53
16	—	904	120.00–127.00	124.37
5	—	330	192.50	192.50
199	—	631	161.00–178.00	169.74
25	—	574	180.50	180.50
143	—	813	134.25–144.85	138.38
144	—	873	126.00–135.85	134.15
5	—	961	130.00	130.00
8	—	495	177.00	177.00
242	—	731	146.10–156.00	151.57
110	—	682	155.25–168.50	159.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	680	143.00–146.00	144.54
14	—	722	140.00–141.00	140.71
6	—	648	155.00	155.00
13	—	781	134.00–139.00	136.35
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	549	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	139.25	139.25
7	—	667	131.00	131.00
10	—	794	119.00–123.00	120.99
16	—	636	137.00–139.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	769	127.00–137.50	131.63
4	—	346	164.00	164.00
13	—	411	153.00–160.00	157.89
50	—	813	121.50–131.00	128.18
93	—	620	140.50–154.50	149.02
87	—	586	143.00–156.75	150.10
27	—	477	153.00–161.00	157.14
40	—	523	143.25–151.00	148.18
79	—	727	127.00–134.00	130.21
131	—	669	133.50–145.50	139.72
14	—	909	114.00–119.50	118.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	713	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	796	150.00	150.00
33	—	747	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	119.00–124.00	122.02
8	—	666	140.50	140.50

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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