Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 14
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,786 head
▼ 409 vs last sale 3,195▼ 328 vs year ago 3,114 · −10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TODAY -- Compared to the auction last week, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 9.00 to 12.00 higher, seven weight steers were 12.00 to 15.00 higher. 500 - 600 lb feeder heifers were 6.00 to 9.00 higher while 600 - 700 lb heifers were 8.00 to 13.00 higher. This fall's weather has caused an increased amount of flesh on most feeder calves. Excellent offering today of LTW, double vaccinated, high quality feeder calves and yearlings in load lots. Demand was very good on today's moderate offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.13/cwt on 1,166 head.
Average price
$252.13
1,166 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.38
vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1652252.271,6461,137
Medium and Large 1-2601246.631,48129
One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about $164 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 sale1,166 hd
252.13
—
IA average10 barns · 6,613 hd
234.75
+17.38
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

32 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—447257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,14912
HeifersLarge 1—1,048137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4363
HeifersLarge 1—986190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,87314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—931206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,91815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368251.00/cwt251.00–251.0092416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—790206.26/cwt188.00–207.001,62976
SteersMedium and Large 1—635253.55/cwt238.00–261.251,610248
SteersMedium and Large 1—814212.95/cwt205.00–221.001,733129
SteersMedium and Large 1—427310.33/cwt297.50–315.001,32528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—455269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—593248.37/cwt245.00–250.001,4739
SteersMedium and Large 1—521294.49/cwt291.00–303.501,534115
SteersMedium and Large 1—672243.31/cwt228.50–254.501,635196
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—641220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,41014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—583191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,11414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—540205.03/cwt200.00–210.001,10718
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—474291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3797
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—836190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5886
SteersMedium and Large 1—586267.41/cwt256.00–284.501,567125
SteersMedium and Large 1—766225.60/cwt224.00–230.251,72857
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675208.00/cwt201.00–217.501,404130
HeifersMedium and Large 1—711205.63/cwt198.00–206.501,46238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—518270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,39911
SteersMedium and Large 1—483305.52/cwt300.00–315.001,47647
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479242.92/cwt225.00–267.501,16491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576228.84/cwt215.00–238.501,318221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516244.34/cwt233.00–250.001,26160
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—578238.10/cwt237.00–240.251,37663
SteersMedium and Large 1—721236.91/cwt232.50–239.751,708168
SteersMedium and Large 1—860222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9143
HeifersMedium and Large 1—612228.85/cwt224.00–234.001,40198
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433261.73/cwt254.00–265.001,13336

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.