Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (3/31) steer calves steady to 5.00 lower , heifer calves firm with a weaker undertone. Trade active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.53/cwt on 1,731 head.

Average price

$183.53

1,731 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.17

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	185.66	1,166	1,530
Medium and Large 1-2	550	173.91	957	138
Large 1	832	152.66	1,270	63

One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale1,731 hd

183.53

—

IA average8 barns · 8,086 hd

171.36

+12.17

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

59 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	—	672	179.79/cwt	171.50–186.00	1,208	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	147.54/cwt	145.50–149.10	1,405	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	184.25/cwt	184.00–185.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	180.42/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,129	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	152.93/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,263	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	225.70/cwt	210.00–247.50	977	53
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	146.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,062	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	225.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	201.60/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,137	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	226.63/cwt	219.00–240.00	859	59
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	523	182.13/cwt	177.00–187.00	953	15
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	618	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	195.25/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,119	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	637	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,249	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,113	125.93/cwt	125.50–126.50	1,402	23
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	300	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	201.28/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,049	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	230.27/cwt	225.50–235.00	963	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	202.38/cwt	196.00–206.50	937	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.83/cwt	151.00–161.00	747	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	172.66/cwt	166.00–179.00	806	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.29/cwt	156.00–173.00	933	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	183.52/cwt	182.00–184.00	600	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,077	128.26/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,381	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,012	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	176.71/cwt	169.00–184.00	744	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	164.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.73/cwt	169.50–180.00	914	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.85/cwt	144.00–162.00	860	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.86/cwt	161.00–170.00	536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	176.48/cwt	174.00–180.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.62/cwt	149.00–163.00	832	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.92/cwt	170.00–182.00	671	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	142.36/cwt	142.00–143.25	1,116	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	149.90/cwt	144.00–159.25	1,010	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	138.25/cwt	137.75–139.50	1,138	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.00/cwt	143.00–156.50	1,082	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	159.03/cwt	150.50–167.50	973	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	179.08/cwt	177.00–181.00	915	79
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	20
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	444	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	177.46/cwt	176.00–179.50	990	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	165.63/cwt	158.00–171.00	976	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,224	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	180.24/cwt	175.00–186.00	943	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	976	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	402	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	166.02/cwt	150.50–168.75	1,202	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	202.53/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,071	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	210.77/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,005	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	190.41/cwt	186.00–194.50	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	202.94/cwt	193.00–208.50	761	27

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Receipts 3,353Last week 2,481Year ago 1,842

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (3/31) steer calves steady to 5.00 lower , heifer calves firm with a weaker undertone. Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	672	171.50–186.00	179.79
113	—	952	145.50–149.10	147.54
12	—	760	155.00	155.00
286	—	626	176.00–190.00	180.42
108	—	826	146.00–155.00	152.93
53	—	433	210.00–247.50	225.70
7	—	293	202.50	202.50
8	—	322	222.00–230.00	225.99
59	—	379	219.00–240.00	226.63
123	—	573	181.00–203.00	195.25
179	—	724	150.50–168.75	166.02
117	—	529	190.00–211.00	202.53
93	—	477	201.00–225.00	210.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	207.50	207.50
8	—	333	184.00–185.00	184.25
43	—	727	140.00–148.00	146.12
20	—	589	158.00–171.00	165.63
23	—	523	175.00–186.00	180.24
13	—	488	186.00–194.50	190.41
27	—	375	193.00–208.50	202.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,032	134.50	134.50
23	—	1,113	125.50–126.50	125.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	564	201.00–202.00	201.60
34	—	521	185.00–211.00	201.28
20	—	418	225.50–235.00	230.27
42	—	463	196.00–206.50	202.38
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	177.00–187.00	182.13
13	—	618	174.00	174.00
2	—	300	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	637	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	473	151.00–161.00	157.83
13	—	374	160.00–168.00	164.33
3	—	647	144.00	144.00
34	—	574	144.00–162.00	149.85
13	—	323	161.00–170.00	165.86
49	—	528	149.00–163.00	157.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	467	166.00–179.00	172.66
123	—	575	156.00–173.00	162.29
8	—	327	182.00–184.00	183.52
119	—	421	169.00–184.00	176.71
166	—	526	169.50–180.00	173.73
7	—	282	174.00–180.00	176.48
30	—	375	170.00–182.00	178.92
34	—	784	142.00–143.25	142.36
144	—	674	144.00–159.25	149.90
127	—	823	137.75–139.50	138.25
52	—	726	143.00–156.50	149.00
127	—	612	150.50–167.50	159.03
30	—	897	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,077	124.00–131.00	128.26
6	—	1,012	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	511	177.00–181.00	179.08
20	—	553	176.50	176.50
11	—	402	190.00	190.00
6	—	392	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	550	153.00	153.00
5	—	444	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	558	176.00–179.50	177.46

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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