Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week (3 - 30- 2023) all weight classes of steers were steady. Heifers 400 -500 lb were 5.00 to 8.00 higher; 600 -700 lb were 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate that included several load lots of reputation cattle. Trade was active for today's offering weaned, vaccinated fall feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.82/cwt on 897 head.

Average price

$217.82

897 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	218.19	1,310	876
Medium and Large 1-2	634	202.38	1,282	21

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $27 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 sale897 hd

217.82

—

IA average7 barns · 5,237 hd

211.76

+6.06

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

39 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	—	728	189.50/cwt	187.50–194.00	1,380	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	191.10/cwt	183.50–194.50	1,466	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	238.46/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,154	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	231.23/cwt	219.50–242.00	1,244	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	210.47/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,202	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	247.52/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,089	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	180.28/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	264.20/cwt	250.00–282.00	904	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	199.36/cwt	190.00–199.85	1,649	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	222.38/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,490	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	224.18/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,390	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	239.48/cwt	225.00–253.50	1,377	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	201.30/cwt	185.50–209.00	1,578	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	256.90/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,002	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	832	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,520	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	271.62/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,130	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,347	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	208.34/cwt	206.50–215.00	1,329	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,099	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	247.83/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,326	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	192.97/cwt	183.50–194.00	1,685	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	259.59/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,254	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	204.34/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,469	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	208.44/cwt	189.00–215.25	1,380	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	277.90/cwt	272.00–292.00	925	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	776	187.45/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,455	92

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 6, 2023

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

Receipts 2,069Last week 2,623Year ago 2,481

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	728	187.50–194.00	189.50
47	—	767	183.50–194.50	191.10
88	—	484	230.00–252.50	238.46
88	—	538	219.50–242.00	231.23
94	—	571	195.00–221.00	210.47
100	—	440	240.00–264.00	247.52
105	—	638	206.50–215.00	208.34
7	—	849	179.50	179.50
19	—	358	307.00	307.00
3	—	882	172.00	172.00
125	—	662	189.00–215.25	208.44
29	—	333	272.00–292.00	277.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	832	182.75	182.75
92	—	776	186.00–194.00	187.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	594	181.00	181.00
3	—	538	208.00	208.00
4	—	670	188.00	188.00
5	—	383	265.00	265.00
5	—	944	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	192.00	192.00
4	—	608	207.00	207.00
12	—	484	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	960	178.00–181.00	180.28
18	—	342	250.00–282.00	264.20
83	—	827	190.00–199.85	199.36
91	—	670	210.00–229.50	222.38
112	—	620	211.00–236.00	224.18
92	—	575	225.00–253.50	239.48
21	—	784	185.50–209.00	201.30
27	—	390	254.00–280.00	256.90
27	—	416	262.00–275.00	271.62
49	—	535	232.00–251.00	247.83
68	—	873	183.50–194.00	192.97
118	—	483	250.00–285.00	259.59
47	—	719	199.00–206.00	204.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	206.00	206.00
13	—	395	276.00	276.00
37	—	520	259.00	259.00

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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