Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder auction 2 weeks ago, 400 - 500 lb. steers were 3.00 - 5.00 lower, 600 lb steers were fully steady. Heifers weighing 500 lb. were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with 700 lb calves fully steady.

Today's supply of yearlings and light weight calves was moderate. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.62/cwt on 904 head.

Average price

$254.62

904 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$492

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

$62.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.23

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	256.04	1,648	858
Medium and Large 1-2	634	232.17	1,471	41
Large 1-2	1,103	194.00	2,140	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.04/cwt here — about −$492 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 sale904 hd

254.62

—

IA average7 barns · 2,340 hd

245.39

+9.23

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

56 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	—	420	313.05/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,315	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	230.06/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,564	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	304.36/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,391	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	291.88/cwt	271.00–313.00	1,716	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	277.03/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,557	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	299.53/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,006	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	311.86/cwt	280.00–327.00	964	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	300.78/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,570	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,139	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	302.75/cwt	302.75–302.75	1,832	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	266.54/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,754	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	299.59/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,588	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	206.37/cwt	175.00–223.50	2,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	255.84/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,758	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	225.19/cwt	221.00–227.00	2,175	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	286.33/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,403	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	307.98/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,257	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	269.65/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,731	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	251.31/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,322	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	224.78/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,967	56
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,103	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,497	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,195	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,266	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	278.65/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,159	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	256.73/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,222	34
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	746	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	248.31/cwt	236.00–260.50	1,788	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	229.04/cwt	227.50–230.75	1,867	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	276.59/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,303	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	260.25/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,858	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	262.12/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,481	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,944	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,295	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,110	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	273.61/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	249.73/cwt	242.50–250.60	2,193	73

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 Sep 28, 2023

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

Receipts 1,964Last week 2,902Year ago 2,114

Today's supply of yearlings and light weight calves was moderate. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	420	290.00–319.00	313.05
17	—	457	298.00–310.00	304.36
102	—	588	271.00–313.00	291.88
13	—	309	280.00–327.00	311.86
66	—	522	285.00–308.00	300.78
55	—	849	252.00	252.00
19	—	658	261.00–268.00	266.54
14	—	971	175.00–223.50	206.37
63	—	714	247.50–263.00	260.25
46	—	787	245.00	245.00
17	—	613	272.00–275.00	273.61
73	—	878	242.50–250.60	249.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	680	210.00–240.00	230.06
5	—	456	260.00	260.00
6	—	731	225.00–227.00	225.98
6	—	641	268.00	268.00
8	—	434	285.00	285.00
6	—	508	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	245.00	245.00
7	—	741	230.00	230.00
15	—	559	288.00	288.00
8	—	479	301.00	301.00
47	—	605	302.75	302.75
60	—	530	290.00–307.00	299.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	217.00	217.00
3	—	1,110	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	562	266.00–282.00	277.03
27	—	336	298.00–303.00	299.53
15	—	430	278.00	278.00
10	—	659	225.00	225.00
9	—	746	211.00	211.00
35	—	471	268.00–280.00	276.59
6	—	397	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	687	240.00–268.00	255.84
23	—	966	221.00–227.00	225.19
5	—	919	226.00	226.00
34	—	642	268.00–270.00	269.65
25	—	526	246.00–255.00	251.31
56	—	875	220.00–229.00	224.78
57	—	416	262.00–285.00	278.65
34	—	476	250.00–277.00	256.73
61	—	720	236.00–260.50	248.31
60	—	815	227.50–230.75	229.04
97	—	565	250.00–286.00	262.12
60	—	787	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	223.00	223.00
4	—	706	228.00	228.00
3	—	643	240.00	240.00
15	—	651	230.00	230.00
6	—	579	243.00	243.00
10	—	548	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	490	285.00–287.50	286.33
20	—	408	292.00–315.00	307.98
7	—	569	231.00	231.00

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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