Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. 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 $158.50/cwt on 1,085 head.

Average price

$158.50

1,085 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	159.16	1,175	1,016
Medium and Large 1-2	679	148.80	1,010	69

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $165 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 sale1,085 hd

158.50

—

IA average5 barns · 2,214 hd

151.60

+6.90

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

41 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	—	566	172.71/cwt	166.00–183.00	978	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	164.90/cwt	157.00–166.50	1,125	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	183.83/cwt	176.00–190.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	149.08/cwt	140.00–152.25	1,075	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	150.49/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,312	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	129.20/cwt	129.00–129.50	1,190	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	155.38/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,206	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,180	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	151.47/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,036	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	157.39/cwt	153.00–164.25	1,141	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	174.18/cwt	163.00–176.25	1,089	145
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	156.36/cwt	154.00–160.00	837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	674	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.74/cwt	157.00–165.00	776	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	128.37/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,232	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	195.09/cwt	186.00–197.00	899	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	141.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,169	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	1,224	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	147.73/cwt	141.00–154.25	1,217	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	151.28/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,159	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	128.79/cwt	125.75–131.85	1,249	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.73/cwt	155.00–162.00	932	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,151	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	154.91/cwt	146.00–161.00	974	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.76/cwt	146.00–150.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.64/cwt	140.50–157.25	963	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	166.32/cwt	165.00–168.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	137.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	986	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 Jul 15, 2021

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

Receipts 2,393Last week 2,000Year ago 1,229

There is no comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	566	166.00–183.00	172.71
133	—	682	157.00–166.50	164.90
7	—	514	176.00–190.00	183.83
136	—	872	145.00–152.75	150.49
9	—	401	191.00	191.00
10	—	921	129.00–129.50	129.20
178	—	776	144.00–158.00	155.38
154	—	725	153.00–164.25	157.39
145	—	625	163.00–176.25	174.18
12	—	960	127.50–131.00	128.37
21	—	461	186.00–197.00	195.09
167	—	824	141.00–154.25	147.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	159.00	159.00
15	—	882	130.00–131.00	130.47
35	—	635	140.50–157.25	151.64
3	—	770	139.00	139.00
9	—	536	165.00–168.00	166.32
3	—	653	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	721	140.00–152.25	149.08
57	—	899	131.25	131.25
153	—	684	141.00–154.00	151.47
9	—	535	154.00–160.00	156.36
21	—	419	160.00–167.00	160.95
38	—	474	157.00–165.00	163.74
71	—	826	140.00–147.00	141.53
55	—	923	132.60	132.60
40	—	766	140.00–153.00	151.28
99	—	970	125.75–131.85	128.79
68	—	580	155.00–162.00	160.73
146	—	629	146.00–161.00	154.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	144.00	144.00
4	—	338	149.00	149.00
8	—	682	134.00–136.00	135.02
3	—	717	137.00	137.00
7	—	532	146.00–150.00	147.76
12	—	608	135.00–139.00	137.50
7	—	985	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	183.00	183.00
5	—	473	175.00	175.00
6	—	1,162	106.00	106.00

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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