Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Tuesdays auction, steer calves under 700 lbs. sold 4.00-5.00 higher; 700-800 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. mostly 7.00-9.00 higher; 650-800 lbs. mostly 2.00 higher. 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 $176.17/cwt on 1,516 head.

Average price

$176.17

1,516 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	177.81	1,164	1,287
Medium and Large 1-2	611	166.95	1,021	229

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $143 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 sale1,516 hd

176.17

—

IA average12 barns · 16,286 hd

170.33

+5.85

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

49 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	—	632	178.93/cwt	175.85–183.10	1,131	417
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	151.20/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,015	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	154.77/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,110	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	206.11/cwt	200.00–211.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	185.41/cwt	183.00–190.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	162.86/cwt	156.75–166.10	1,272	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	176.98/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	202.17/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,076	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	153.75/cwt	150.25–159.00	1,333	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	148.46/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,364	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	172.98/cwt	161.75–177.75	1,162	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	157.93/cwt	154.50–159.75	1,278	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	203.18/cwt	198.00–210.00	967	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	194.86/cwt	185.00–198.00	865	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	190.97/cwt	183.50–196.00	1,079	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	134.12/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,094	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	686	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,299	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,517	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,124	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	133.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.67/cwt	148.00–161.00	735	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	847	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.93/cwt	145.25–154.00	1,057	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	951	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	144.76/cwt	135.00–148.25	1,096	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	155.76/cwt	147.00–159.75	992	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	847	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	163.79/cwt	158.00–171.00	932	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.48/cwt	164.00–177.25	900	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.04/cwt	166.00–180.00	732	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	159.78/cwt	155.00–168.00	987	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	171.37/cwt	168.50–178.00	824	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	149.66/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,167	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	152.07/cwt	145.50–156.25	1,039	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	184.81/cwt	180.00–186.00	989	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	169.16/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,228	146

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 3,077Last week 1,903Year ago 2,743

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
417	—	632	175.85–183.10	178.93
7	—	373	200.00–211.00	206.11
144	—	781	156.75–166.10	162.86
89	—	532	196.00–206.00	202.17
29	—	867	150.25–159.00	153.75
39	—	919	146.00–154.00	148.46
157	—	672	161.75–177.75	172.98
25	—	809	154.50–159.75	157.93
57	—	476	198.00–210.00	203.18
7	—	407	205.00	205.00
132	—	565	183.50–196.00	190.97
146	—	726	161.00–173.00	169.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	671	148.00–157.50	151.20
28	—	717	153.00–156.00	154.77
11	—	472	183.00–190.00	185.41
10	—	581	174.00–180.00	176.98
56	—	618	155.00–168.00	159.78
26	—	780	149.00–151.00	149.66
6	—	424	175.00	175.00
61	—	535	180.00–186.00	184.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	155.00	155.00
9	—	479	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	444	185.00–198.00	194.86
13	—	600	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	816	132.00–141.00	134.12
3	—	390	176.00	176.00
37	—	710	145.25–154.00	148.93
40	—	757	135.00–148.25	144.76
213	—	637	147.00–159.75	155.76
317	—	569	158.00–171.00	163.79
172	—	525	164.00–177.25	171.48
44	—	423	166.00–180.00	173.04
55	—	481	168.50–178.00	171.37
149	—	683	145.50–156.25	152.07
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,299	116.75	116.75
4	—	1,124	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	128.00	128.00
8	—	731	130.00–138.00	133.00
18	—	472	148.00–161.00	155.67
51	—	684	135.00–142.00	138.98
20	—	570	147.00–150.00	148.55
10	—	361	163.00–164.00	163.49
6	—	610	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	552	153.50	153.50
16	—	423	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	168.00	168.00
6	—	584	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	129.00	129.00
3	—	467	140.00	140.00

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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