Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher, over 650 lbs. mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher, while the heifers over 650 lbs. were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.14/cwt on 1,194 head.

Average price

$156.14

1,194 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	156.78	1,114	1,109
Medium and Large 1-2	665	150.55	1,001	76
Large 1	931	123.67	1,151	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale1,194 hd

156.14

—

IA average5 barns · 4,584 hd

150.76

+5.38

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

61 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	—	960	114.24/cwt	111.00–114.75	1,097	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	182.01/cwt	175.00–189.00	881	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	160.71/cwt	155.50–166.75	1,075	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	180.86/cwt	178.00–187.50	785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	168.30/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,050	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	168.98/cwt	167.50–175.50	973	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,064	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	140.99/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,167	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	944	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	182.56/cwt	173.50–189.00	947	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	169.95/cwt	165.00–174.75	996	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	135.90/cwt	134.60–137.00	1,254	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	893	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,065	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,265	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	647	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,016	42
Heifers	Large 1	—	823	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,000	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	673	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	814	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	5
Steers	Large 1	—	800	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	118.92/cwt	111.00–125.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,052	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	439	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.83/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	152.88/cwt	148.00–159.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	131.50/cwt	129.00–133.00	781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.36/cwt	128.00–139.00	841	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.74/cwt	140.50–154.50	902	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	162.00/cwt	159.00–164.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	148.42/cwt	141.00–149.75	1,170	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.41/cwt	139.00–149.00	845	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	134.56/cwt	127.25–140.50	1,025	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	144.43/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,063	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	153.71/cwt	148.50–162.00	1,119	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.67/cwt	128.50–129.00	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	139.84/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,231	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.78/cwt	140.00–154.00	711	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	149.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	792	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	139.00/cwt	137.25–141.50	963	24

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

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Receipts 2,237Last week 2,720Year ago 1,372

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	960	111.00–114.75	114.24
5	—	913	114.50	114.50
11	—	410	150.00	150.00
8	—	818	119.00	119.00
76	—	619	140.50–154.50	145.74
73	—	577	139.00–149.00	146.41
52	—	762	127.25–140.50	134.56
12	—	718	128.50–129.00	128.67
48	—	481	140.00–154.00	147.78
126	—	528	140.00–154.00	149.91
24	—	693	137.25–141.50	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	141.00	141.00
27	—	550	144.00	144.00
50	—	652	137.00	137.00
7	—	740	126.50	126.50
14	—	520	144.00	144.00
14	—	428	145.00	145.00
9	—	606	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	647	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	121.50	121.50
10	—	673	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	142.00	142.00
5	—	636	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	141.00	141.00
13	—	531	133.00–137.00	134.83
4	—	768	119.00	119.00
14	—	594	129.00–133.00	131.50
17	—	702	124.00	124.00
57	—	617	128.00–139.00	136.36
4	—	660	124.00	124.00
7	—	392	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	484	175.00–189.00	182.01
62	—	669	155.50–166.75	160.71
20	—	434	178.00–187.50	180.86
138	—	624	159.00–172.50	168.30
66	—	828	135.00–144.50	140.99
41	—	519	173.50–189.00	182.56
91	—	586	165.00–174.75	169.95
36	—	965	124.00	124.00
121	—	923	134.60–137.00	135.90
88	—	788	141.00–149.75	148.42
123	—	728	148.50–162.00	153.71
103	—	880	130.00–144.50	139.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	576	167.50–175.50	168.98
42	—	707	150.50	150.50
28	—	525	179.75	179.75
13	—	435	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,065	118.75	118.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
4	—	800	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	154.50	154.50
5	—	576	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	148.00–159.00	152.88
12	—	539	159.00–164.00	162.00
41	—	736	136.00–146.00	144.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	149.00	149.00
4	—	875	103.00	103.00
7	—	684	111.00–125.00	118.92
4	—	453	182.00	182.00
4	—	743	120.00	120.00

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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