Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers weighing under 500 lbs sold on a light test, while those over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers overall sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Buyer demand was moderate on a light sale supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.76/cwt on 539 head.

Average price

$145.76

539 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	150.07	1,162	214
Medium and Large 1-2	559	143.91	805	165
Large 1-2	811	141.89	1,151	160

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $11 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 sale539 hd

145.76

—

IA average6 barns · 2,128 hd

143.06

+2.70

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

47 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	—	559	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	176.42/cwt	173.00–181.50	930	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	159.71/cwt	158.50–160.75	1,080	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	189.38/cwt	189.00–192.00	794	15
Steers	Large 1	—	719	150.80/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,084	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	156.48/cwt	150.00–158.50	992	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,270	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	160.41/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	187.44/cwt	184.00–190.00	679	9
Steers	Large 1	—	596	156.09/cwt	155.50–156.50	930	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	208.00/cwt	207.50–210.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	599	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,115	39
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	168.12/cwt	168.00–169.00	977	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.82/cwt	150.00–151.50	727	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.92/cwt	130.00–141.50	735	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	130.39/cwt	130.00–133.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.42/cwt	140.50–148.25	823	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,405	58
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	471	139.07/cwt	136.00–141.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,026	139.73/cwt	134.50–140.10	1,434	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.35/cwt	142.00–143.00	965	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	634	140.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	893	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.69/cwt	158.00–159.00	762	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	753	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,107	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	572	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	200.89/cwt	197.50–202.50	767	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	883	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	163.03/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,030	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,359	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	178.14/cwt	174.00–182.00	871	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	850	3
Steers	Large 1	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	4
Steers	Large 1	—	840	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,159	2

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,121Last week 1,709Year ago 934

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	171.00	171.00
24	—	676	158.50–160.75	159.71
2	—	808	145.00	145.00
3	—	870	144.00	144.00
9	—	362	184.00–190.00	187.44
17	—	489	174.00–182.00	178.14
3	—	717	154.50	154.50
3	—	603	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	527	173.00–181.50	176.42
15	—	419	189.00–192.00	189.38
55	—	814	156.00	156.00
7	—	729	160.00–161.50	160.41
5	—	342	207.50–210.00	208.00
3	—	382	197.50–202.50	200.89
51	—	632	160.00–164.50	163.03
14	—	558	176.00	176.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	719	147.00–155.00	150.80
22	—	596	155.50–156.50	156.09
4	—	685	140.00	140.00
2	—	840	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	634	150.00–158.50	156.48
39	—	656	170.00	170.00
54	—	581	168.00–169.00	168.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	599	156.00	156.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	482	150.00–151.50	150.82
31	—	525	130.00–141.50	139.92
8	—	607	130.00–133.00	130.39
2	—	337	147.50	147.50
62	—	566	140.50–148.25	145.42
2	—	410	148.00	148.00
14	—	678	142.00–143.00	142.35
7	—	713	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	590	162.00	162.00
58	—	982	143.10	143.10
9	—	813	144.50	144.50
2	—	323	169.00	169.00
46	—	480	158.00–159.00	158.69
63	—	944	144.00	144.00
14	—	446	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	136.00–141.00	139.07
62	—	1,026	134.50–140.10	139.73
32	—	634	135.00–144.00	140.91
46	—	753	147.00	147.00
10	—	572	139.00	139.00
2	—	883	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	695	130.00	130.00

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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