Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago light steer calves were generally steady, the 600-700 lb. steers were 7.00 higher. In light tests heifer calves 500-600 lbs. were 9.00-11.00 higher, while the heavier heifers ended 3.00 higher. Demand was good for the light offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.88/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$165.88

702 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$19.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	168.71	1,191	598
Medium and Large 1-2	688	149.59	1,029	104

One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $162 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 sale702 hd

165.88

—

IA average5 barns · 3,208 hd

170.33

−4.46

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,041	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	902	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,403	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	169.77/cwt	159.50–174.00	1,087	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	164.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,031	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	167.07/cwt	162.00–168.35	1,266	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	452	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	767	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,101	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	152.88/cwt	152.00–154.00	795	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	163.92/cwt	156.00–167.75	1,438	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	161.13/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,072	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	183.07/cwt	175.50–193.00	978	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	960	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	157.81/cwt	156.00–159.00	841	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	151.64/cwt	147.75–153.00	960	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	154.82/cwt	144.50–155.60	1,141	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	848	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,166	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.89/cwt	141.00–149.50	975	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,081	19

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

Receipts 1,131Last week 1,650Year ago 2,570

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,041	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	140.00	140.00
6	—	462	155.00	155.00
8	—	956	138.00	138.00
29	—	571	158.00	158.00
16	—	421	166.00	166.00
59	—	533	156.00–159.00	157.81
81	—	633	147.75–153.00	151.64
56	—	737	144.50–155.60	154.82
19	—	668	141.00–149.50	145.89
19	—	760	142.25	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	520	152.00–154.00	152.88
17	—	581	144.00	144.00
26	—	667	144.00	144.00
6	—	472	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	640	155.00	155.00
3	—	452	174.00	174.00
22	—	767	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	839	167.25	167.25
165	—	640	159.50–174.00	169.77
7	—	741	165.00	165.00
89	—	758	162.00–168.35	167.07
4	—	405	209.00	209.00
137	—	877	156.00–167.75	163.92
33	—	665	158.00–162.00	161.13
63	—	534	175.50–193.00	183.07
9	—	562	169.50	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	151.00	151.00
5	—	450	176.00	176.00
3	—	647	151.00	151.00
5	—	717	132.00	132.00
7	—	792	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	194.00	194.00
15	—	541	178.00	178.00
31	—	627	160.00–165.00	164.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	675	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	848	137.50	137.50

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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