Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago lightweight steers were mostly 4.00 higher, 800 pound steers were mostly steady. Heifers 900 pounds were 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.08/cwt on 929 head.

Average price

$165.08

929 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	168.53	1,125	732
Medium and Large 1-2	612	152.25	931	197

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $194 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 sale929 hd

165.08

—

IA average8 barns · 4,914 hd

160.34

+4.74

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

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	182.80/cwt	174.00–189.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,188	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	137.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,109	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	172.60/cwt	159.00–178.25	980	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	170.32/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,174	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	150.60/cwt	150.00–150.75	1,239	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.98/cwt	179.00–194.00	884	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	157.19/cwt	148.00–160.75	1,342	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	166.70/cwt	152.00–172.00	847	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	151.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	926	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.76/cwt	185.00–194.00	815	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	154.15/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,119	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	178.26/cwt	174.00–180.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.94/cwt	131.00–151.00	970	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	184.04/cwt	178.00–192.00	963	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	166.54/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,043	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	141.98/cwt	139.00–146.50	971	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.70/cwt	152.00–163.00	752	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	154.38/cwt	149.50–161.50	982	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	143.06/cwt	138.00–143.85	1,392	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.96/cwt	157.00–159.00	611	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.41/cwt	157.00–163.50	691	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	815	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.86/cwt	141.00–146.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.18/cwt	129.00–140.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	143.31/cwt	134.50–144.35	1,321	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.57/cwt	150.00–155.50	800	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	1,472	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	143.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,100	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.64/cwt	125.00–134.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	139.46/cwt	131.00–147.50	688	14

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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Receipts 1,709Last week 2,087Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	153.00	153.00
4	—	664	133.00	133.00
8	—	501	171.00	171.00
10	—	416	174.00–189.00	182.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	856	138.75	138.75
14	—	804	137.00–141.00	137.96
43	—	684	139.00–146.50	141.98
50	—	480	152.00–163.00	156.70
62	—	636	149.50–161.50	154.38
67	—	973	138.00–143.85	143.06
27	—	387	157.00–159.00	157.96
27	—	428	157.00–163.50	161.41
158	—	922	134.50–144.35	143.31
22	—	521	150.00–155.50	153.57
57	—	1,056	139.35	139.35
60	—	767	140.00–149.00	143.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	130.00–145.00	140.23
3	—	992	125.50	125.50
7	—	513	141.00–146.00	143.86
9	—	616	129.00–140.00	136.18
4	—	779	128.00	128.00
6	—	676	125.00–134.00	129.64
14	—	493	131.00–147.50	139.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	568	159.00–178.25	172.60
145	—	689	163.00–172.50	170.32
15	—	823	150.00–150.75	150.60
26	—	468	179.00–194.00	188.98
185	—	854	148.00–160.75	157.19
32	—	425	185.00–194.00	191.76
35	—	726	151.00–164.00	154.15
53	—	523	178.00–192.00	184.04
88	—	626	158.00–170.00	166.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	173.00	173.00
16	—	446	180.00	180.00
3	—	562	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	180.00	180.00
26	—	508	152.00–172.00	166.70
41	—	612	145.00–155.00	151.38
5	—	493	167.00	167.00
14	—	433	174.00–180.00	178.26
107	—	674	131.00–151.00	143.94

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Clarinda Livestock Auction