Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Great offering of quality yearlings and weaned calves for today's active trade. Previous feeder calf auction was on 12-15-22 so not reporting trend/comparisons today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.01/cwt on 1,185 head.

Average price

$182.01

1,185 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	182.40	1,278	1,147
Medium and Large 1-2	627	170.19	1,067	38

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,185 hd

182.01

—

IA average7 barns · 8,850 hd

189.59

−7.58

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

54 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 1Fancy	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	198.63/cwt	181.00–210.00	1,057	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	182.81/cwt	171.00–193.75	1,155	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	169.41/cwt	150.00–173.50	1,393	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	211.20/cwt	210.00–212.50	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	592	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	737	180.20/cwt	178.00–181.25	1,328	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	821	172.29/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,415	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	875	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,474	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	178.44/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,219	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	203.50/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,170	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,224	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	172.73/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	199.76/cwt	188.00–214.00	957	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	172.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	179.97/cwt	169.00–187.25	1,287	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	172.35/cwt	150.00–177.35	1,515	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	174.30/cwt	173.00–175.75	1,349	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	859	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	643	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,251	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	169.23/cwt	164.00–177.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	829	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.78/cwt	170.25–191.00	1,007	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	169.26/cwt	156.00–179.25	1,070	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	160.35/cwt	159.00–162.00	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	950	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,410	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	163.97/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	161.86/cwt	150.00–167.00	932	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	163.81/cwt	154.00–174.25	1,114	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	171.91/cwt	160.50–174.50	1,391	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	168.05/cwt	164.50–169.85	1,244	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	161.27/cwt	161.00–161.50	1,260	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.65/cwt	170.00–185.00	924	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,087	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,188	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,131	8

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

Tue Jan 3, 2023

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Receipts 2,589Last week 3,114Year ago 0

Great offering of quality yearlings and weaned calves for today's active trade. Previous feeder calf auction was on 12-15-22 so not reporting trend/comparisons today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	174.00	174.00
21	—	655	168.00	168.00
14	—	554	180.00	180.00
37	—	722	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	361	175.00	175.00
68	—	473	170.00–178.00	175.29
110	—	573	170.25–191.00	175.78
118	—	632	156.00–179.25	169.26
139	—	680	154.00–174.25	163.81
65	—	809	160.50–174.50	171.91
7	—	871	160.00	160.00
71	—	740	164.50–169.85	168.05
83	—	781	161.00–161.50	161.27
91	—	523	170.00–185.00	176.65
4	—	413	172.50	172.50
4	—	913	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	159.00–162.00	160.35
16	—	609	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	154.00–169.00	163.97
54	—	576	150.00–167.00	161.86
5	—	346	177.00	177.00
6	—	413	170.00	170.00
13	—	659	165.00	165.00
7	—	460	160.00	160.00
8	—	739	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	532	181.00–210.00	198.63
10	—	940	164.00	164.00
102	—	632	171.00–193.75	182.81
62	—	822	150.00–173.50	169.41
10	—	377	210.00–212.50	211.20
3	—	433	210.00	210.00
161	—	683	165.00–184.00	178.44
146	—	575	191.00–210.00	203.50
43	—	479	188.00–214.00	199.76
143	—	715	169.00–187.25	179.97
123	—	879	150.00–177.35	172.35
54	—	774	173.00–175.75	174.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	195.00	195.00
80	—	737	178.00–181.25	180.20
52	—	821	164.00–173.00	172.29
32	—	875	168.50	168.50
21	—	643	194.50	194.50
27	—	761	185.25	185.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	180.00	180.00
13	—	741	160.00–170.00	165.21
10	—	619	165.00–178.00	172.73
10	—	570	164.00–177.00	169.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	564	170.00	170.00
9	—	529	170.00–175.00	172.73
7	—	674	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	160.00–168.00	161.78
9	—	652	133.00	133.00
8	—	413	194.00	194.00
6	—	477	168.00	168.00

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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