Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago light steers were sharply higher, while the heavy steers were mostly 3.00-10.00 higher. The heifer calves under 650 lbs. were 2.00-3.00 higher; 650-800 lb. heifers 4.00-6.00 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 $179.23/cwt on 1,926 head.

Average price

$179.23

1,926 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$4.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	179.58	1,211	1,767
Medium and Large 1-2	628	175.36	1,101	159

One grade step is worth $4.22/cwt here — about $110 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 sale1,926 hd

179.23

—

IA average10 barns · 10,891 hd

174.14

+5.09

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	—	392	181.02/cwt	175.00–187.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,147	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	150.88/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,165	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	191.12/cwt	181.00–198.00	787	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	154.71/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,114	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	181.96/cwt	172.00–189.25	886	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	215.01/cwt	209.00–229.00	920	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	157.16/cwt	156.75–158.25	1,383	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,167	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	199.15/cwt	194.00–214.50	1,155	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	215.77/cwt	215.00–217.50	790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	218.84/cwt	210.00–224.50	1,064	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	165.66/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,100	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,078	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	159.67/cwt	154.00–164.25	1,249	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	203.00/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,056	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.63/cwt	160.00–176.00	973	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	186.99/cwt	176.00–193.50	1,079	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	192.79/cwt	180.00–197.75	1,201	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	170.26/cwt	162.50–175.25	1,159	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	155.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,280	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	171.16/cwt	162.50–175.50	1,212	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	694	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,103	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.23/cwt	151.00–158.00	896	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	176.35/cwt	174.00–179.50	1,129	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	177.88/cwt	172.00–190.00	929	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	156.44/cwt	149.00–159.75	1,061	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	160.75/cwt	153.00–163.75	997	325

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 Feb 10, 2022

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

Receipts 3,585Last week 2,352Year ago 1,495

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	175.00–187.00	181.02
7	—	903	127.00	127.00
41	—	772	143.00–155.00	150.88
44	—	412	181.00–198.00	191.12
75	—	720	148.00–159.00	154.71
114	—	487	172.00–189.25	181.96
266	—	577	160.00–176.00	168.63
161	—	522	172.00–190.00	177.88
200	—	678	149.00–159.75	156.44
325	—	620	153.00–163.75	160.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	685	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	146.00	146.00
4	—	875	125.00	125.00
40	—	577	151.00–158.00	155.23
4	—	681	140.00	140.00
5	—	499	168.00	168.00
8	—	443	175.00	175.00
17	—	512	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	694	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	180.00	180.00
6	—	485	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	428	209.00–229.00	215.01
144	—	880	156.75–158.25	157.16
245	—	580	194.00–214.50	199.15
21	—	366	215.00–217.50	215.77
65	—	486	210.00–224.50	218.84
303	—	782	154.00–164.25	159.67
97	—	520	195.00–210.00	203.00
254	—	623	180.00–197.75	192.79
278	—	681	162.50–175.25	170.26
79	—	823	150.00–160.00	155.49
210	—	708	162.50–175.50	171.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	743	157.00	157.00
36	—	664	155.00–170.00	165.66
30	—	577	176.00–193.50	186.99
63	—	640	174.00–179.50	176.35
4	—	411	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	200.00	200.00
10	—	670	167.75	167.75

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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