Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower, and the heavier steers were steady to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. were 5.00 higher, 550-700 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower, 700-800 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.05/cwt on 615 head.

Average price

$142.05

615 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	142.87	929	557
Medium and Large 1-2	584	134.16	783	58

One grade step is worth $8.71/cwt here — about $146 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 sale615 hd

142.05

—

IA average10 barns · 5,290 hd

142.69

−0.64

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

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	829	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,057	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	920	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	124.58/cwt	124.00–125.75	1,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	162.30/cwt	157.00–166.00	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	183.90/cwt	175.00–188.00	943	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	792	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	175.06/cwt	173.50–176.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	188.17/cwt	188.00–188.50	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	172.19/cwt	168.50–183.00	995	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	155.25/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,053	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	153.25/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,114	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	189.18/cwt	185.00–191.00	825	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	181.04/cwt	176.00–189.00	883	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	168.09/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,042	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.76/cwt	135.00–142.75	1,013	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.28/cwt	151.00–156.50	813	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	161.23/cwt	152.00–166.00	703	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	132.06/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,020	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.38/cwt	137.50–148.50	907	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	139.81/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,141	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.22/cwt	132.00–137.00	715	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.22/cwt	160.00–173.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	404	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	514	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.86/cwt	154.00–162.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	143.59/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	183.91/cwt	175.00–186.00	673	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	3

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 8, 2021

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

Receipts 1,307Last week 2,604Year ago 376

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	825	127.00	127.00
21	—	574	144.00–145.00	144.47
22	—	888	119.00	119.00
35	—	673	135.00–140.00	136.64
188	—	730	135.00–142.75	138.76
41	—	527	151.00–156.50	154.28
48	—	436	152.00–166.00	161.23
59	—	772	127.50–134.50	132.06
82	—	628	137.50–148.50	144.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	157.00–166.00	162.30
7	—	476	155.50	155.50
10	—	342	167.00	167.00
22	—	537	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	124.50	124.50
25	—	525	132.00–137.00	136.22
6	—	711	126.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	560	130.00	130.00
5	—	627	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	131.00	131.00
5	—	438	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	977	124.00–125.75	124.58
52	—	513	175.00–188.00	183.90
84	—	578	168.50–183.00	172.19
26	—	678	153.00–161.00	155.25
28	—	727	150.00–154.50	153.25
35	—	436	185.00–191.00	189.18
36	—	488	176.00–189.00	181.04
46	—	620	163.00–175.00	168.09
56	—	816	134.00–141.00	139.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	526	180.00	180.00
7	—	626	159.00	159.00
10	—	584	170.50	170.50
11	—	480	173.50–176.00	175.06
18	—	417	188.00–188.50	188.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	160.00–173.00	167.22
6	—	525	154.00–162.00	157.86
4	—	573	165.50	165.50
5	—	732	142.00–146.00	143.59
16	—	366	175.00–186.00	183.91
3	—	660	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	404	178.00	178.00
13	—	514	153.50	153.50

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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