Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500-650 lbs. sold steady, 650-750 lb. steers were 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower, heavier weight heifers ended mixed. Demand was 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 $149.45/cwt on 670 head.

Average price

$149.45

670 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	149.61	1,005	640
Medium and Large 1-2	572	146.13	836	30

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $169 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 sale670 hd

149.45

—

IA average7 barns · 2,712 hd

141.48

+7.97

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

38 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 1-2	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	149.78/cwt	149.50–150.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	104.34/cwt	101.00–109.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	858	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	156.18/cwt	152.00–159.00	698	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	767	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,020	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	173.57/cwt	169.00–177.00	916	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,017	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.03/cwt	164.00–177.00	975	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,091	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	143.55/cwt	132.00–147.75	1,036	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	153.34/cwt	150.00–158.75	984	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	171.31/cwt	170.00–173.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.73/cwt	168.00–175.00	822	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.97/cwt	126.50–137.50	770	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	134.47/cwt	130.50–139.50	826	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	931	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.55/cwt	136.00–146.50	746	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	122.65/cwt	116.00–125.75	817	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	147.99/cwt	140.00–155.75	992	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	667	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 May 6, 2021

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

Receipts 1,216Last week 1,670Year ago 1,244

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	152.00	152.00
3	—	703	125.00	125.00
4	—	352	168.00	168.00
5	—	595	155.00	155.00
3	—	868	112.00	112.00
5	—	439	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	528	169.00–177.00	173.57
64	—	809	125.75	125.75
40	—	577	164.00–177.00	169.03
58	—	864	126.25	126.25
121	—	722	132.00–147.75	143.55
150	—	642	150.00–158.75	153.34
11	—	426	170.00–173.00	171.31
19	—	476	168.00–175.00	172.73
21	—	768	127.00	127.00
65	—	670	140.00–155.75	147.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	133.00	133.00
3	—	360	145.00	145.00
4	—	560	121.00	121.00
4	—	786	110.00	110.00
12	—	441	138.00	138.00
5	—	479	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	149.50–150.00	149.78
7	—	829	101.00–109.00	104.34
8	—	945	101.50	101.50
16	—	709	121.00	121.00
25	—	447	152.00–159.00	156.18
83	—	575	126.50–137.50	133.97
95	—	614	130.50–139.50	134.47
29	—	752	123.75	123.75
51	—	527	136.00–146.50	141.55
54	—	666	116.00–125.75	122.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	767	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	546	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	115.00	115.00
4	—	486	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	138.00	138.00

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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