Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE - - - - - Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, lighter weight 400 - 500 lb steer calves were steady with a lower undertone, 700 weight steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and 800 -900 lb yearling cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer trade saw 550 - 650 lb calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher and eight weight heifers were as much as 10.00 higher. Today's offering saw many "green" lighter weight, LTW and double vaccinated calves. Demand was very good. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.71/cwt on 312 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −148.86 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.

Average price

$332.71

312 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs IA average

+18.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	334.12	1,858	293
Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.95	1,660	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $448.37, median $481.58 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale312 hd

332.71

—

IA average5 barns · 1,672 hd

332.02

+0.69

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+18.61

This barn, trailing median19 sales

481.58

−148.86

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

43 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	550–600	573	293.52/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,682	100
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,040	8
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,172	11
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,311	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,965	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	915	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	2,271	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,989	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	329.59/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,239	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	237.95/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,189	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	292.07/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,510	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	253.15/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,830	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	382.98/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,635	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	230.13/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,928	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,946	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	341.88/cwt	317.50–355.50	1,829	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	312.16/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,473	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	328.81/cwt	315.00–338.50	1,901	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	252.95/cwt	248.50–257.00	2,094	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	273.46/cwt	253.00–285.00	1,805	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	258.20/cwt	255.50–260.00	2,032	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	355.02/cwt	341.00–377.50	1,704	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	304.17/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,895	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	296.24/cwt	280.00–308.50	1,810	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	294.60/cwt	276.00–316.00	1,997	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	278.05/cwt	266.00–280.50	2,033	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	659	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	269.01/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	224.93/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,988	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	338.85/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,433	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	310.95/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,660	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	349.36/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,534	11

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 May 23, 2024

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

Receipts 2,463Last week 3,161Year ago 3,759

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	375.00	375.00
31	350–400	376	321.00–340.00	329.59
22	400–450	423	310.00–352.00	338.85
56	450–500	472	300.00–327.00	312.16
88	500–550	517	277.50–306.00	292.07
100	550–600	573	275.00–307.50	293.52
125	600–650	611	280.00–308.50	296.24
44	650–700	660	253.00–285.00	273.46
47	700–750	723	235.00–265.00	253.15
28	750–800	783	248.50	248.50
77	800–850	838	230.00–232.00	230.13
12	850–900	884	223.00–229.00	224.93
34	900–950	902	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,068	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	277.50	277.50
6	500–550	534	262.50	262.50
12	600–650	610	267.50–272.00	269.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	480	296.00	296.00
15	550–600	571	266.00	266.00
11	650–700	659	241.50	241.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	1000–1050	1,018	227.00	227.00
11	1100–1150	1,108	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	601	327.00	327.00
64	900–950	915	248.25	248.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	432.00	432.00
62	400–450	427	360.00–397.50	382.98
42	450–500	480	341.00–377.50	355.02
150	500–550	535	317.50–355.50	341.88
129	550–600	578	315.00–338.50	328.81
66	600–650	623	297.00–314.00	304.17
81	650–700	678	276.00–316.00	294.60
98	700–750	731	266.00–280.50	278.05
35	750–800	787	255.50–260.00	258.20
18	800–850	828	248.50–257.00	252.95
6	850–900	873	239.00	239.00
22	900–950	920	237.00–240.00	237.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	335.00	335.00
14	550–600	581	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	340.00–357.00	349.36
19	500–550	534	307.50–315.00	310.95
5	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	698	270.00	270.00

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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