Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500-600 lbs. sold steady to 7.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. steers were 4.00-9.00 lower. Steers over 700 lbs. were mostly steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 12.00-14.00 lower, over 600 lbs. were steady. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.98/cwt on 927 head.

Average price

$149.98

927 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$262

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

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	536	156.59	839	86
Medium and Large 1	677	149.83	1,015	820
Large 1	857	128.57	1,101	21

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale927 hd

149.98

—

IA average12 barns · 7,821 hd

143.24

+6.74

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

51 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	—	423	190.79/cwt	187.00–194.00	807	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.76/cwt	141.00–149.50	765	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,166	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	176.80/cwt	166.00–179.00	847	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	124.91/cwt	124.00–127.00	884	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.77/cwt	134.00–139.75	975	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.70/cwt	132.00–139.00	861	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	892	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	129.18/cwt	124.75–132.00	856	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	147.41/cwt	141.00–150.50	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,045	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	981	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	674	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	954	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	3
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,100	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.97/cwt	140.00–147.00	602	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	138.88/cwt	138.00–139.50	753	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	160.10/cwt	156.00–162.00	850	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	586	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	157.28/cwt	156.00–158.50	930	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	172.87/cwt	171.00–174.00	885	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.75/cwt	133.00–140.00	774	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,028	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	953	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.11/cwt	135.00–147.00	957	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	133.10/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,021	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	150.08/cwt	147.50–154.50	719	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.65/cwt	138.00–144.00	674	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	357	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	126.54/cwt	120.00–127.25	1,101	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.10/cwt	169.00–180.00	897	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	194.67/cwt	189.00–200.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.89/cwt	146.00–157.00	953	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.80/cwt	164.00–179.00	973	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	122.10/cwt	122.10–122.10	998	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,109	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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 1,670Last week 1,100Year ago 1,403

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	187.00–194.00	190.79
60	—	960	121.50	121.50
22	—	479	166.00–179.00	176.80
59	—	718	134.00–139.75	135.77
48	—	664	135.00–147.00	144.11
33	—	767	129.00–134.00	133.10
158	—	870	120.00–127.25	126.54
125	—	515	169.00–180.00	174.10
10	—	384	189.00–200.00	194.67
121	—	623	146.00–157.00	152.89
77	—	573	164.00–179.00	169.80
3	—	913	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	195.00	195.00
8	—	669	145.00	145.00
13	—	568	157.00	157.00
9	—	463	162.00	162.00
16	—	622	141.00–150.50	147.41
19	—	512	171.00–174.00	172.87
5	—	734	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,045	109.50	109.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	141.50	141.50
3	—	532	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	108.50	108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	160.00	160.00
19	—	531	156.00–162.00	160.10
18	—	471	155.00	155.00
29	—	591	156.00–158.50	157.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	150.50	150.50
3	—	438	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	525	141.00–149.50	145.76
33	—	708	124.00–127.00	124.91
103	—	630	132.00–139.00	136.70
31	—	663	124.75–132.00	129.18
51	—	566	133.00–140.00	136.75
21	—	884	116.25	116.25
17	—	784	121.50	121.50
39	—	479	147.50–154.50	150.08
67	—	817	122.10	122.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	135.00	135.00
3	—	357	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	151.00	151.00
8	—	541	134.00	134.00
4	—	654	128.00	128.00
15	—	431	158.00	158.00
14	—	559	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	981	102.00	102.00
5	—	627	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	140.00–147.00	142.97
27	—	542	138.00–139.50	138.88
4	—	578	125.00	125.00
24	—	476	138.00–144.00	141.65

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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