Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500-550 lbs. were 2.00 higher, 550-700 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs. mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower, 700-750 lbs. 2.00 higher, over 750 lbs. 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were in the offerings. Trade was actve.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.26/cwt on 1,360 head.

Average price

$155.26

1,360 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

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

$19.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	158.40	881	130
Medium and Large 1	718	154.98	1,113	1,226
Large 1	730	138.50	1,011	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,360 hd

155.26

—

IA average10 barns · 5,956 hd

151.34

+3.92

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

53 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	—	719	132.55/cwt	125.00–138.25	953	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.17/cwt	130.00–142.85	930	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	135.68/cwt	131.75–138.35	1,175	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	726	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,038	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.66/cwt	142.00–151.75	859	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	183.92/cwt	175.00–193.00	964	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	147.21/cwt	138.25–151.75	898	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	174.73/cwt	169.00–179.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	174.51/cwt	170.00–181.00	993	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	133.93/cwt	133.10–134.75	1,235	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	179.29/cwt	169.00–184.25	970	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.62/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,092	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	196.77/cwt	194.00–202.50	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	736	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	900	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	158.04/cwt	154.00–165.00	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	147.15/cwt	144.00–151.00	649	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	950	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	965	32
Steers	Large 1	—	730	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	143.15/cwt	135.00–148.00	973	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	663	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	161.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	962	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	172.30/cwt	170.00–176.00	662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.93/cwt	136.00–152.00	786	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	128.56/cwt	126.00–130.00	974	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	422	176.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	154.40/cwt	146.00–162.00	747	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	192.08/cwt	190.50–194.50	926	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.45/cwt	138.50–141.60	1,154	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	780	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	826	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	157.60/cwt	154.25–162.25	1,086	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.14/cwt	154.50–169.10	1,023	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	142.92/cwt	139.00–150.75	1,133	133

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 2,604Last week 2,207Year ago 1,515

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	719	125.00–138.25	132.55
175	—	673	130.00–142.85	138.17
103	—	582	142.00–151.75	147.66
57	—	610	138.25–151.75	147.21
21	—	390	154.00–165.00	158.04
16	—	441	144.00–151.00	147.15
5	—	955	117.50	117.50
55	—	528	136.00–152.00	148.93
55	—	758	126.00–130.00	128.56
66	—	484	146.00–162.00	154.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	143.00	143.00
6	—	770	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	550	150.00	150.00
9	—	454	159.00	159.00
21	—	446	165.00	165.00
16	—	530	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	616	154.25	154.25
32	—	652	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	130.50	130.50
6	—	590	133.00	133.00
4	—	671	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	120.00	120.00
5	—	787	118.00	118.00
7	—	482	135.00–140.00	137.90
32	—	578	130.00–137.00	134.87
23	—	621	132.00–135.00	133.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	866	131.75–138.35	135.68
96	—	524	175.00–193.00	183.92
48	—	569	170.00–181.00	174.51
117	—	922	133.10–134.75	133.93
117	—	720	150.00–154.50	151.62
6	—	409	194.00–202.50	196.77
4	—	393	202.00	202.00
22	—	482	190.50–194.50	192.08
191	—	822	138.50–141.60	140.45
151	—	689	154.25–162.25	157.60
145	—	623	154.50–169.10	164.14
133	—	793	139.00–150.75	142.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	169.00–179.00	174.73
5	—	485	185.50	185.50
44	—	541	169.00–184.25	179.29
21	—	439	205.00	205.00
4	—	391	193.00	193.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	680	135.00–148.00	143.15
27	—	597	160.00–171.00	161.18
13	—	384	170.00–176.00	172.30
6	—	433	170.00	170.00
4	—	644	146.50	146.50
6	—	518	161.00–162.00	161.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	139.00	139.00
21	—	422	170.00–177.50	176.38
6	—	365	169.00	169.00

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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