Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison. Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, above 600 lbs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.18/cwt on 1,130 head.

Average price

$168.18

1,130 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$327

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

$39.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

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	610	174.87	1,066	256
Medium and Large 1	751	167.95	1,262	828
Large 1	1,031	135.12	1,393	46

One grade step is worth $39.74/cwt here — about −$327 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 sale1,130 hd

168.18

—

IA average6 barns · 4,098 hd

171.13

−2.95

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

48 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	—	513	173.92/cwt	170.50–178.25	892	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	150.89/cwt	147.75–156.25	1,095	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	159.23/cwt	151.50–164.00	1,296	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	202.89/cwt	200.00–207.50	976	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	181.31/cwt	181.00–181.50	990	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	152.85/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,084	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	158.89/cwt	148.00–164.00	834	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.46/cwt	137.00–143.00	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	245.81/cwt	245.50–247.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	179.31/cwt	174.75–184.25	1,207	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	215.87/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,049	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	142.41/cwt	139.25–144.00	1,253	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,341	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	195.07/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,206	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	162.06/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,266	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	169.24/cwt	161.00–174.50	1,212	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	178.04/cwt	176.50–180.00	1,104	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	162.92/cwt	155.00–169.75	1,103	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	180.37/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,044	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	202.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,353	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	140.10/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,159	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	157.56/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,053	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.61/cwt	144.00–145.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	136.10/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	139.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	989	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	162.85/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,013	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	167.23/cwt	162.00–177.75	968	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.95/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,092	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.66/cwt	182.50–199.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	182.05/cwt	178.00–185.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	869	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,003	138.02/cwt	137.50–138.25	1,384	32
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,407	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,157	9

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 Mar 31, 2022

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

Receipts 2,481Last week 1,630Year ago 2,604

No recent price comparison. Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, above 600 lbs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	513	170.50–178.25	173.92
186	—	726	147.75–156.25	150.89
5	—	933	130.00	130.00
30	—	827	138.00–141.00	140.10
231	—	668	150.00–166.00	157.56
11	—	858	133.00–141.50	136.10
141	—	622	156.00–169.00	162.85
64	—	579	162.00–177.75	167.23
52	—	775	138.00–144.00	140.95
15	—	427	182.50–199.00	188.66
12	—	486	178.00–185.00	182.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	525	148.00–164.00	158.89
10	—	673	137.00–143.00	139.46
10	—	624	144.00–145.00	144.61
21	—	708	135.00–143.00	139.66
21	—	585	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	814	151.50–164.00	159.23
8	—	567	207.00	207.00
9	—	383	245.50–247.00	245.81
37	—	673	174.75–184.25	179.31
21	—	486	215.00–218.00	215.87
63	—	880	139.25–144.00	142.41
64	—	926	144.85	144.85
72	—	618	185.00–199.00	195.07
3	—	410	220.00	220.00
221	—	781	157.00–165.50	162.06
187	—	716	161.00–174.50	169.24
10	—	525	200.00–210.00	202.92
18	—	962	140.00–141.50	140.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	821	146.25	146.25
7	—	439	200.00	200.00
20	—	481	200.00–207.50	202.89
16	—	546	181.00–181.50	181.31
11	—	709	151.00–156.00	152.85
45	—	620	176.50–180.00	178.04
59	—	677	155.00–169.75	162.92
65	—	579	169.00–184.00	180.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	139.00	139.00
8	—	493	194.00	194.00
13	—	613	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,003	137.50–138.25	138.02
14	—	1,095	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	177.00	177.00
9	—	494	195.00	195.00

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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