Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2025-02-27

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Feb 27
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,447 head
1,495 vs last sale 952 1,050 vs year ago 1,397 · +75.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder calf auction 2 weeks ago, (Feb 13) 500 - 600 lb feeder steer calves were 9.00 to 15.00 higher, 600 - 700 lb calves were 6.00 to 12.00 higher and 800 - 900 lb yearling cattle were as much as 12.00 higher. Heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb feeder calves 9.00 to 14.00 higher. A noticeable number of heifer calves were retained as replacements today. Quality ran deep again in today's offering of home - raised and LTW'd feeder calves. Demand was very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.10/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 112.48 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.
Average price
$369.10
115 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.65
vs IA average
+20.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554369.262,045106
Medium and Large 1-2523367.191,9209thin
One grade step is worth $2.07/cwt here — about $125 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
528497466434median 481.5812/1801/2202/2605/0707/16
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 sale115 hd
369.10
IA average5 barns · 664 hd
357.45
+11.65
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
+20.86
This barn, trailing median19 sales
481.58
−112.48
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

31 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
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650642267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7173
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy750–800772280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,16219
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600584322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,88056
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,06015
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609306.87/cwt295.00–313.001,869164
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521328.62/cwt325.00–341.001,71247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523367.19/cwt365.00–370.001,9209
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000968253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,44911
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850821277.42/cwt261.50–286.252,27856
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750742295.12/cwt287.00–300.002,19082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686300.58/cwt293.00–308.002,06226
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573360.11/cwt355.00–365.002,06371
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635346.52/cwt320.00–348.502,20083
SteersLarge 11150–12001,160203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,3553
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,8499
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663328.05/cwt318.00–332.502,175130
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878274.36/cwt264.00–280.752,409211
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515387.83/cwt385.00–395.001,99735
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500493385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8985
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5023
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800774290.40/cwt270.00–299.002,24856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682266.37/cwt252.00–274.001,81715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650644271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,74511
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4814
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665290.83/cwt276.00–305.001,934143
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000997225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,24313
SteersLarge 11000–10501,033234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,42222
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500459364.50/cwt350.00–380.001,67319
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767268.72/cwt262.00–270.002,06157
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573317.39/cwt299.00–326.001,81989
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715289.75/cwt279.00–314.002,072145

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.