Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2023-03-09

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
1,081 head
189 vs last sale 1,270 349 vs year ago 732 · +47.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's auction, 500-600 lb steers were 5.00 to 7.00 higher; 700-800 lb were 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Heifers weighing 600 -700 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate today with several load lots available. Demand was good to very good for today's offering of quality, long-time weaned and green feeder calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $211.94/cwt on 613 head.
Average price
$211.94
613 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,442
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$494
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$85.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.49
vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504223.031,12319thin
Medium and Large 1683211.961,449591
Large 1-21,172138.001,6173thin
One grade step is worth $85.03/cwt here — about −$494 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 sale613 hd
211.94
IA average9 barns · 5,398 hd
202.44
+9.49
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

26 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0685
BullsLarge 1-21,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3578
BullsMedium and Large 1-2682181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2346
HeifersMedium and Large 1422210.41/cwt198.00–225.0088818
HeifersMedium and Large 1655175.60/cwt165.00–183.001,15018
HeifersMedium and Large 1619194.05/cwt184.50–202.001,20166
SteersMedium and Large 1913174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,59123
SteersMedium and Large 1519245.35/cwt239.00–254.001,27358
SteersMedium and Large 1785195.22/cwt185.25–199.751,532108
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,1716
SteersMedium and Large 1566237.19/cwt227.00–240.751,34286
SteersMedium and Large 1435266.41/cwt260.00–275.001,15914
SteersLarge 1-21,172138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6173
SteersMedium and Large 1668211.63/cwt190.50–220.001,414122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 1522209.20/cwt190.00–215.001,09229
SteersMedium and Large 1707203.21/cwt200.00–204.501,43714
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2315
SteersMedium and Large 1973181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,76661
SteersMedium and Large 1482256.78/cwt251.00–260.001,23813
HeifersMedium and Large 1584203.29/cwt188.00–215.251,18783
HeifersMedium and Large 1480219.99/cwt209.00–225.501,05658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2451238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,07613
SteersMedium and Large 1616202.21/cwt201.50–214.001,24687
HeifersMedium and Large 1763177.89/cwt176.50–178.501,35730
HeifersMedium and Large 1705182.82/cwt179.00–186.251,28946

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.