Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers weighing less than 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while those more than 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Heifers overall sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Buyer demand was good for a moderate sale supply. Offering included a heavy supply of reputation, long time weaned steers and heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.28/cwt on 1,331 head.

Average price

$173.28

1,331 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.53

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	606	176.85	1,072	106
Medium and Large 1	668	173.57	1,160	1,150
Large 1	744	163.80	1,219	75

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale1,331 hd

173.28

—

IA average12 barns · 11,811 hd

167.76

+5.53

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

58 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	—	773	159.24/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,231	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	158.84/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,169	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	188.58/cwt	180.00–192.25	1,096	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	185.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	184.52/cwt	179.00–186.50	1,094	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,197	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	213.50/cwt	211.50–215.50	986	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	161.52/cwt	159.50–163.25	1,187	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	205.35/cwt	201.00–210.00	982	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	204.30/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,066	52
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	630	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,115	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,077	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	177.35/cwt	168.50–181.75	1,105	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	197.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,053	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	180.00/cwt	175.00–181.50	1,112	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	186.02/cwt	185.00–186.25	1,088	59
Steers	Large 1	—	938	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	174.25/cwt	160.00–176.75	1,159	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	164.02/cwt	163.25–166.75	1,204	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	149.53/cwt	148.50–150.50	1,083	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	142.42/cwt	139.00–142.75	1,226	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	669	145.21/cwt	145.00–145.50	971	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	166.90/cwt	159.00–168.75	950	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	179.23/cwt	173.50–182.75	860	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.59/cwt	152.50–161.25	983	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	146.69/cwt	136.00–153.75	983	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.64/cwt	156.00–170.50	779	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	144.29/cwt	141.00–149.00	876	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	751	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,078	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.89/cwt	178.00–179.50	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	169.57/cwt	168.50–170.00	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	137.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	996	13
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	623	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	935	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	176.33/cwt	170.00–181.00	919	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	963	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	147.62/cwt	141.00–152.50	865	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.76/cwt	144.00–159.50	809	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	145.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,125	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,164	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	152.05/cwt	145.00–156.50	1,020	63
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	534	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	929	47
Steers	Large 1	—	1,008	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,391	11
Steers	Large 1	—	759	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,201	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	166.93/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,132	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	195.17/cwt	188.00–198.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	986	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	160.99/cwt	160.50–161.50	995	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	156.40/cwt	151.25–159.85	1,275	135

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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Receipts 2,352Last week 2,003Year ago 1,404

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	773	153.00–160.00	159.24
165	—	736	150.00–162.50	158.84
83	—	581	180.00–192.25	188.58
6	—	387	217.00	217.00
3	—	448	215.00	215.00
39	—	478	201.00–210.00	205.35
47	—	623	168.50–181.75	177.35
51	—	532	190.00–200.00	197.88
116	—	678	161.00–172.00	166.93
135	—	815	151.25–159.85	156.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	483	180.00–189.00	185.75
33	—	593	179.00–186.50	184.52
24	—	735	159.50–163.25	161.52
4	—	640	151.00	151.00
11	—	687	169.50	169.50
7	—	434	188.00–198.00	195.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	753	159.00	159.00
18	—	462	211.50–215.50	213.50
52	—	522	203.00–205.00	204.30
35	—	618	175.00–181.50	180.00
59	—	585	185.00–186.25	186.02
144	—	665	160.00–176.75	174.25
81	—	734	163.25–166.75	164.02
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	630	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	195.00	195.00
25	—	657	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	146.00	146.00
11	—	1,008	138.00	138.00
20	—	759	158.25	158.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	553	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	724	148.50–150.50	149.53
23	—	861	139.00–142.75	142.42
94	—	569	159.00–168.75	166.90
43	—	480	173.50–182.75	179.23
57	—	624	152.50–161.25	157.59
10	—	431	178.00–179.50	178.89
57	—	521	170.00–181.00	176.33
18	—	774	140.00–147.00	145.41
63	—	671	145.00–156.50	152.05
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	669	145.00–145.50	145.21
11	—	835	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	670	136.00–153.75	146.69
22	—	485	156.00–170.50	160.64
21	—	607	141.00–149.00	144.29
21	—	443	168.50–170.00	169.57
13	—	726	135.00–141.00	137.14
22	—	586	141.00–152.50	147.62
22	—	533	144.00–159.50	151.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	751	143.50	143.50
58	—	539	178.75	178.75
24	—	582	169.50	169.50
20	—	618	160.50–161.50	160.99
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	623	150.00	150.00
47	—	534	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	615	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	461	150.00	150.00
5	—	519	144.00	144.00

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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