Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TODAY - Compared to the cattle auction 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 7.00 to 8.00 higher, seven weight cattle 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Heifer trade: 500 - 600 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Good demand today for yearling cattle. Today's offering included load lots of high quality, reputation, LTW, double vaccinated, green feeder calves. Demand was aggressive for today's moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.69/cwt on 1,039 head.

Average price

$227.69

1,039 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$93.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	228.72	1,469	1,013
Medium and Large 1-2	567	210.61	1,194	18thin
Large 1	1,136	135.50	1,540	8thin

One grade step is worth $93.22/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale1,039 hd

227.69

—

IA average7 barns · 4,354 hd

227.55

+0.14

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

48 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	Large 1	—	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	295.77/cwt	277.50–313.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	247.11/cwt	238.25–267.00	1,567	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	291.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,661	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	230.01/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,780	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	301.31/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,582	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,378	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	234.88/cwt	232.00–236.50	1,590	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	203.88/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	306.27/cwt	301.50–307.50	1,436	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,309	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	287.63/cwt	276.00–302.50	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	283.61/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,344	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	242.26/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,480	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,230	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,467	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	248.80/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,075	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	684	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,698	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	291.01/cwt	278.50–294.00	1,685	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,574	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	237.28/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,697	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	220.48/cwt	216.75–223.00	1,916	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	249.91/cwt	234.00–252.25	1,230	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	243.70/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,170	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,380	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,357	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,306	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	241.99/cwt	229.00–254.00	1,237	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	241.91/cwt	230.00–248.50	1,360	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	231.06/cwt	215.00–250.50	1,426	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	182.60/cwt	176.00–194.00	1,611	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	262.06/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,101	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	201.20/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,559	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	230.49/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,544	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	223.85/cwt	200.00–228.50	1,618	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	196.10/cwt	196.00–196.10	1,651	64

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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Receipts 2,416Last week 2,402Year ago 3,519

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,230	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	270.00	270.00
3	—	955	172.50	172.50
3	—	920	186.00	186.00
39	—	492	234.00–252.25	249.91
80	—	511	229.00–254.00	241.99
84	—	562	230.00–248.50	241.91
186	—	617	215.00–250.50	231.06
19	—	882	176.00–194.00	182.60
22	—	420	256.00–269.00	262.06
88	—	775	200.00–207.00	201.20
114	—	670	215.00–239.00	230.49
153	—	723	200.00–228.50	223.85
64	—	842	196.00–196.10	196.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	580	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	432	237.00–260.00	248.80
9	—	670	190.00	190.00
13	—	480	232.00–249.00	243.70
20	—	586	235.50	235.50
15	—	545	249.00	249.00
16	—	622	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	197.00	197.00
7	—	599	210.00	210.00
7	—	480	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	277.50–313.00	295.77
6	—	948	206.50	206.50
185	—	634	238.25–267.00	247.11
85	—	569	285.00–295.00	291.98
39	—	774	216.00–234.00	230.01
71	—	525	295.00–307.00	301.31
34	—	677	232.00–236.50	234.88
7	—	820	192.00–220.00	203.88
20	—	469	301.50–307.50	306.27
96	—	715	230.00–244.00	237.28
102	—	869	216.75–223.00	220.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	696	198.00	198.00
6	—	583	253.00	253.00
3	—	473	240.00	240.00
9	—	789	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	241.00	241.00
9	—	431	276.00–302.50	287.63
6	—	593	253.00	253.00
14	—	474	280.00–287.00	283.61
49	—	611	239.00–244.00	242.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	684	248.25	248.25
90	—	579	278.50–294.00	291.01
36	—	626	251.50	251.50

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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