Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-550 lbs. 6.00-8.00 higher; 550-650 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher; over 650 lbs. mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. were mostly steady to 3.00 lower and the 550-650 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher; over 650 firm. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.69/cwt on 1,576 head.

Average price

$174.69

1,576 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	175.46	1,134	1,431
Medium and Large 1-2	596	167.06	996	145

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $138 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 sale1,576 hd

174.69

—

IA average10 barns · 7,924 hd

168.35

+6.34

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

53 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	—	657	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,050	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,343	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	166.37/cwt	159.00–168.75	1,012	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	197.71/cwt	192.00–199.00	975	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	173.73/cwt	170.50–179.50	1,008	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	184.66/cwt	176.50–200.00	1,060	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	161.52/cwt	155.00–169.75	1,232	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	192.83/cwt	188.00–204.00	995	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	209.31/cwt	199.00–218.00	988	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	167.08/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,191	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	167.70/cwt	166.00–173.00	936	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	178.04/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,113	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	172.87/cwt	166.50–180.25	1,160	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	219.24/cwt	212.50–224.00	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	141.08/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,260	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	218.81/cwt	217.00–221.00	943	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	191.56/cwt	187.50–198.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	182.70/cwt	182.00–183.50	966	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.23/cwt	155.00–167.00	820	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.69/cwt	149.00–162.00	965	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.76/cwt	154.00–164.00	767	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	159.43/cwt	154.50–169.00	931	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	143.46/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,017	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	149.20/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,212	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	867	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.55/cwt	156.00–162.00	682	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	154.04/cwt	150.50–158.00	716	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	143.90/cwt	139.00–148.50	1,095	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	161.30/cwt	156.00–169.00	629	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	157.24/cwt	156.00–157.50	989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	155.79/cwt	153.00–160.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	150.53/cwt	146.00–154.75	873	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	150.78/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,012	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	191.20/cwt	189.00–195.00	939	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	145.72/cwt	145.35–146.75	1,352	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	148.88/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,072	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	218.18/cwt	212.50–221.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	202.08/cwt	200.00–213.00	893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	156.10/cwt	156.10–156.10	1,121	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	837	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	160.37/cwt	150.00–165.25	1,304	122

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 Dec 16, 2021

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

Receipts 3,213Last week 3,107Year ago 2,675

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	143.00	143.00
4	—	406	169.00	169.00
4	—	840	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	143.00	143.00
8	—	306	176.00	176.00
156	—	515	155.00–167.00	159.23
222	—	620	149.00–162.00	155.69
119	—	483	154.00–164.00	158.76
244	—	584	154.50–169.00	159.43
47	—	709	134.00–148.00	143.46
81	—	812	144.00–150.50	149.20
17	—	433	156.00–162.00	157.55
32	—	761	139.00–148.50	143.90
27	—	390	156.00–169.00	161.30
46	—	671	144.00–158.00	150.78
33	—	928	145.35–146.75	145.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	142.50	142.50
22	—	576	148.00–153.00	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	465	150.50–158.00	154.04
5	—	391	153.00–160.00	155.79
78	—	580	146.00–154.75	150.53
22	—	546	153.25	153.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	136.00	136.00
9	—	526	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	934	143.75	143.75
230	—	574	176.50–200.00	184.66
73	—	763	155.00–169.75	161.52
56	—	516	188.00–204.00	192.83
23	—	472	199.00–218.00	209.31
148	—	713	158.00–172.50	167.08
6	—	1,088	133.00	133.00
162	—	625	169.00–182.00	178.04
296	—	671	166.50–180.25	172.87
21	—	385	212.50–224.00	219.24
13	—	893	140.00–143.50	141.08
23	—	431	217.00–221.00	218.81
6	—	327	212.50–221.00	218.18
122	—	813	150.00–165.25	160.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	608	159.00–168.75	166.37
32	—	493	192.00–199.00	197.71
81	—	580	170.50–179.50	173.73
19	—	442	200.00–213.00	202.08
57	—	718	156.10	156.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	558	166.00–173.00	167.70
12	—	669	157.00	157.00
10	—	439	187.50–198.00	191.56
20	—	607	160.00	160.00
15	—	529	182.00–183.50	182.70
20	—	491	189.00–195.00	191.20
29	—	720	148.00–150.00	148.88
3	—	785	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	156.00–157.50	157.24

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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