Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (4/14) steer calves 300-550 lbs. mostly firm, 550-900 lbs. 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 300-500 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher, 500-650 lbs. firm, 650-800 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.61/cwt on 1,759 head.

Average price

$184.61

1,759 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	186.92	1,133	1,526
Medium and Large 1-2	579	172.28	998	188
Large 1	688	158.00	1,086	45

One grade step is worth $28.92/cwt here — about $46 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 sale1,759 hd

184.61

—

IA average6 barns · 5,925 hd

175.58

+9.03

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

66 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 1-2	—	528	180.24/cwt	170.00–187.00	952	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	169.06/cwt	165.00–174.00	991	9
Steers	Large 1	—	579	177.55/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,028	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	166.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,056	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	189.17/cwt	180.00–200.00	895	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	164.54/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,176	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	169.58/cwt	165.50–178.50	1,133	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	184.35/cwt	182.00–190.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	236.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	928	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	215.56/cwt	209.50–220.00	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	187.36/cwt	179.00–194.50	1,167	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	220.28/cwt	215.00–231.00	758	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	211.67/cwt	203.00–222.50	1,008	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	159.11/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,244	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	159.93/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,024	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	158.10/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,064	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	216.68/cwt	215.00–220.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	154.37/cwt	150.25–155.00	1,334	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	159.01/cwt	156.75–159.50	1,318	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	181.88/cwt	170.00–192.50	949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	958	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	484	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	828	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	910	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	156.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	918	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	792	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,236	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	200.12/cwt	184.00–212.50	913	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	162.54/cwt	153.00–171.00	779	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	773	135.83/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,050	48
Heifers	Large 1	—	677	136.40/cwt	135.00–137.00	923	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	954	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	162.10/cwt	155.00–167.00	587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	179.78/cwt	171.00–186.00	771	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	155.11/cwt	150.00–163.50	955	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.28/cwt	175.00–189.00	678	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	158.82/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,090	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	181.46/cwt	173.00–185.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	847	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,094	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	128.19/cwt	127.00–131.25	1,113	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	195.59/cwt	180.00–213.00	552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	162.49/cwt	156.50–168.50	949	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	165.83/cwt	158.75–172.00	856	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	186.98/cwt	180.00–188.00	714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.89/cwt	169.00–184.00	823	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	150.71/cwt	144.00–158.00	855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	856	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,224	46
Steers	Large 1	—	727	150.89/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,097	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	167.13/cwt	164.50–172.00	1,045	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	689	151.47/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,044	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	269	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	896	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	177.33/cwt	177.00–177.50	844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	192.39/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,120	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	200.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,052	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,153	6

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 3,130Last week 3,353Year ago 1,670

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	528	170.00–187.00	180.24
9	—	586	165.00–174.00	169.06
68	—	633	160.00–175.00	166.75
38	—	473	180.00–200.00	189.17
7	—	419	182.00–190.00	184.35
6	—	756	149.50	149.50
6	—	744	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	176.00–179.00	177.55
33	—	727	146.00–152.00	150.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	715	157.50–166.00	164.54
54	—	668	165.50–178.50	169.58
33	—	392	220.00–240.00	236.81
20	—	429	209.50–220.00	215.56
118	—	623	179.00–194.50	187.36
22	—	344	215.00–231.00	220.28
188	—	476	203.00–222.50	211.67
145	—	782	149.00–161.00	159.11
3	—	259	215.00–220.00	216.68
3	—	240	230.00	230.00
75	—	864	150.25–155.00	154.37
67	—	829	156.75–159.50	159.01
332	—	582	180.00–199.00	192.39
234	—	525	190.00–210.00	200.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	640	159.00–166.00	159.93
7	—	484	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	673	154.00–160.50	158.10
22	—	522	170.00–192.50	181.88
20	—	454	211.00	211.00
16	—	339	228.50	228.50
6	—	712	153.00	153.00
6	—	610	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	164.50–172.00	167.13
44	—	689	150.00–158.00	151.47
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	129.00	129.00
48	—	773	135.00–136.00	135.83
30	—	677	135.00–137.00	136.40
5	—	954	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	510	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	479	153.00–171.00	162.54
18	—	362	155.00–167.00	162.10
4	—	423	160.00	160.00
38	—	583	145.00–149.00	145.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	429	171.00–186.00	179.78
67	—	616	150.00–163.50	155.11
56	—	370	175.00–189.00	183.28
67	—	686	152.00–165.00	158.82
10	—	324	173.00–185.00	181.46
11	—	757	144.50	144.50
18	—	868	127.00–131.25	128.19
13	—	282	180.00–213.00	195.59
8	—	740	158.00	158.00
117	—	584	156.50–168.50	162.49
142	—	516	158.75–172.00	165.83
105	—	465	169.00–184.00	176.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	382	180.00–188.00	186.98
14	—	567	144.00–158.00	150.71
12	—	625	143.00	143.00
11	—	693	134.00	134.00
8	—	269	197.00	197.00
48	—	547	163.75	163.75
28	—	476	177.00–177.50	177.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	856	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	695	144.00	144.00
8	—	585	152.00–162.00	156.91
7	—	792	156.00	156.00
23	—	456	184.00–212.50	200.12

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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