Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, 800 pound steers were steady. Lightweight heifers were mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.00/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$151.00

923 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	153.27	1,094	816
Medium and Large 1-2	639	144.21	921	52
Large 1	1,049	123.67	1,297	55

One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about −$203 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 sale923 hd

151.00

—

IA average9 barns · 7,097 hd

155.87

−4.87

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

50 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	—	434	162.31/cwt	159.00–166.00	704	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	129.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	138.99/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,009	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	146.17/cwt	138.00–154.50	1,127	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,134	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	172.19/cwt	169.50–180.50	985	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	134.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,173	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	140.11/cwt	135.75–144.00	1,145	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.99/cwt	138.00–149.00	755	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	158.38/cwt	156.75–163.00	980	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	759	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,110	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	130.72/cwt	130.60–132.50	1,204	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	150.35/cwt	142.50–153.35	1,098	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	159.23/cwt	150.00–164.75	1,065	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	173.11/cwt	170.00–182.00	988	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,021	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,286	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,202	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,379	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	158.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.13/cwt	159.00–175.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	559	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.70/cwt	140.00–156.00	913	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	131.23/cwt	129.75–138.50	1,038	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	127.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,008	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	179.08/cwt	171.00–188.50	924	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.48/cwt	136.00–149.50	956	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.90/cwt	137.50–149.50	816	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	185.05/cwt	182.50–196.50	883	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	186.90/cwt	177.00–192.00	781	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.75/cwt	147.00–162.00	743	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	832	5

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 15, 2021

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	434	159.00–166.00	162.31
168	—	726	130.00–145.00	138.99
14	—	911	124.50	124.50
58	—	521	138.00–149.00	144.99
13	—	886	125.25	125.25
89	—	618	140.00–156.00	147.70
83	—	791	129.75–138.50	131.23
7	—	362	167.00	167.00
37	—	671	136.00–149.50	142.48
41	—	575	137.50–149.50	141.90
60	—	474	147.00–162.00	156.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	125.00–132.00	129.34
5	—	797	124.50	124.50
8	—	733	126.00	126.00
3	—	340	141.00	141.00
9	—	630	127.00	127.00
3	—	423	149.00	149.00
13	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	145.00	145.00
3	—	723	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	571	170.00–182.00	173.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	771	138.00–154.50	146.17
57	—	572	169.50–180.50	172.19
128	—	874	130.00–137.00	134.18
146	—	817	135.75–144.00	140.11
4	—	306	220.00	220.00
58	—	619	156.75–163.00	158.38
64	—	921	130.60–132.50	130.72
114	—	730	142.50–153.35	150.35
57	—	669	150.00–164.75	159.23
78	—	516	171.00–188.50	179.08
43	—	477	182.50–196.50	185.05
32	—	418	177.00–192.00	186.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,021	126.00	126.00
7	—	1,202	114.75	114.75
3	—	1,103	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	152.00	152.00
3	—	682	140.00	140.00
3	—	563	163.00	163.00
17	—	793	120.00–132.00	127.06
4	—	353	185.00	185.00
3	—	813	128.00	128.00
9	—	615	140.00	140.00
5	—	501	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	150.00	150.00
3	—	625	132.00	132.00
8	—	494	150.00–164.00	158.76
6	—	420	159.00–175.00	167.13

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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