Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Offerings included several large groups and some load lots. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.70/cwt on 1,393 head.

Average price

$163.70

1,393 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$6.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.88

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	164.37	1,255	1,259
Medium and Large 1-2	687	157.47	1,083	134

One grade step is worth $6.90/cwt here — about $172 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 sale1,393 hd

163.70

—

IA average6 barns · 6,367 hd

170.58

−6.88

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

40 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	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	765	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	152.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	173.48/cwt	162.00–179.25	1,154	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	159.34/cwt	155.00–162.75	1,238	145
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,028	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	141.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,234	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.07/cwt	158.00–171.00	686	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,329	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.65/cwt	149.00–162.00	755	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	177.45/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,116	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	157.51/cwt	152.50–162.25	1,292	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	158.71/cwt	154.00–161.10	1,395	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	157.38/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	187.60/cwt	181.00–194.50	962	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	163.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	933	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	144.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,296	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	368	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,374	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,449	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	153.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,143	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	154.80/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,063	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	143.42/cwt	140.00–146.00	849	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,215	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	163.17/cwt	156.00–172.25	1,181	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	183.17/cwt	179.50–186.50	1,059	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.72/cwt	146.00–162.00	953	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	149.27/cwt	143.50–151.00	1,073	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.79/cwt	148.50–160.00	899	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.81/cwt	179.00–186.00	879	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	140.58/cwt	140.00–141.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	148.46/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,133	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.25/cwt	146.50–153.50	1,022	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	838	5

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

Tue Jan 4, 2022

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

Receipts 2,450Last week 3,213Year ago 2,114

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Offerings included several large groups and some load lots. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	511	149.00–151.00	149.80
15	—	875	139.00–142.00	141.01
17	—	423	158.00–171.00	162.07
21	—	942	140.00–142.00	141.05
24	—	485	149.00–162.00	155.65
48	—	848	143.25	143.25
119	—	620	146.00–162.00	153.72
188	—	719	143.50–151.00	149.27
100	—	577	148.50–160.00	155.79
57	—	763	142.00–150.00	148.46
108	—	680	146.50–153.50	150.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	147.50	147.50
7	—	514	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	592	140.00–146.00	143.42
3	—	535	141.00	141.00
14	—	630	135.00–139.00	136.37
3	—	437	151.00	151.00
4	—	745	140.00	140.00
7	—	488	140.00–141.00	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	551	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	150.00–154.00	152.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	665	162.00–179.25	173.48
145	—	777	155.00–162.75	159.34
173	—	629	170.00–183.00	177.45
194	—	820	152.50–162.25	157.51
5	—	414	210.00	210.00
239	—	879	154.00–161.10	158.71
29	—	513	181.00–194.50	187.60
65	—	901	152.50	152.50
60	—	961	150.75	150.75
197	—	724	156.00–172.25	163.17
57	—	578	179.50–186.50	183.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	637	157.00–158.00	157.38
17	—	572	160.00–164.00	163.06
26	—	894	143.00–146.00	144.97
26	—	743	150.00–155.00	153.85
24	—	687	154.00–155.00	154.80
17	—	478	179.00–186.00	183.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	190.00	190.00

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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