Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2024-08-29

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Aug 29
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
1,029 head
301 vs last sale 728 149 vs year ago 880 · +16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 600 - 700 lb steer calves were 2.00 - 4.00 lower, 900 lb cattle were lower by 2.00 - 3.00. Heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb calves 1.00 - 3.00 higher and 700 - 800 lb feeders 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Today's moderate offering saw many green, home raised, long time weaned feeder cattle. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.21/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 148.37 against this barn's trailing median of $428.59.
Average price
$280.21
74 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.65
vs IA average
+38.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558280.211,56274
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
466431397362median 428.5912/1801/2202/2605/0708/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $451.61, low $376.15, median $428.59 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 sale74 hd
280.21
IA average5 barns · 704 hd
271.57
+8.65
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
+38.33
This barn, trailing median19 sales
428.59
−148.37
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

20 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 1450–500488277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3548
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,023207.60/cwt207.60–207.602,12457
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5056
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770242.54/cwt239.00–244.001,86817
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677252.22/cwt240.00–265.001,70820
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725248.39/cwt238.00–256.001,80157
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658276.86/cwt276.00–277.001,82251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3975
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560279.88/cwt277.00–285.751,56768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775233.35/cwt221.00–236.001,80858
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550542297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,61015
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5005
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750744270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0097
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950936233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,18135
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950926207.71/cwt205.50–208.851,923171
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,7697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,80813
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577289.17/cwt283.00–299.001,66940
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622269.25/cwt269.25–269.251,67590
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850842231.33/cwt228.00–234.501,948167

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.