Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction one week ago, 500 - 600 lb new crop steer calves sold mostly with a slight lower undertone, 700 -750 lb sold mostly steady but also with a lower undertone. No trend stated today on yearling cattle sales. New crop heifer calf trade was mostly steady also with a lower undertone. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate. Available today were many group of green, home-raised, double vaccinated feeder calves, many "just off the cow". The next scheduled Feeder Calf Auction Special is November 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.12/cwt on 364 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −88.46 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.

Average price

$393.12

364 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$35.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.99

vs IA average

−25.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	397.55	2,236	318
Medium and Large 1-2	564	362.49	2,045	46

One grade step is worth $35.06/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale364 hd

393.12

—

IA average7 barns · 1,605 hd

411.11

−17.99

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−25.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

481.58

−88.46

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

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	341.15/cwt	324.00–356.00	2,306	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,318	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	499	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,996	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	456.65/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,096	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	416.81/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,201	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	394.15/cwt	372.50–410.00	2,251	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	344.56/cwt	332.00–356.00	2,315	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	314.20/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,278	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	331.92/cwt	317.50–337.00	2,108	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	374.81/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,938	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	314.22/cwt	299.00–318.00	2,888	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	341.24/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,170	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	310.01/cwt	309.00–311.00	2,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	350.07/cwt	318.00–367.50	2,020	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	314.84/cwt	290.00–316.50	2,619	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	536	380.06/cwt	377.00–386.00	2,037	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	637	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,382	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	20
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	289.87/cwt	281.00–300.00	2,519	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	417.44/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,820	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	431.19/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,221	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	716	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,406	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	327.29/cwt	314.00–346.00	2,396	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	472.69/cwt	450.00–487.50	1,985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,115	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,132	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	384.95/cwt	379.00–397.00	2,233	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	476.01/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,075	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	365.80/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	309.75/cwt	309.75–309.75	2,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,420	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	401	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	22

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	510.00	510.00
23	400–450	436	475.00–480.00	476.01
22	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
27	500–550	515	420.00–436.00	431.19
122	550–600	580	379.00–397.00	384.95
50	600–650	623	372.00	372.00
92	650–700	676	324.00–356.00	341.15
28	700–750	716	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	450.00–487.50	472.69
18	450–500	459	445.00–460.00	456.65
49	500–550	528	410.00–430.00	416.81
104	550–600	571	372.50–410.00	394.15
48	600–650	636	330.00–356.00	341.24
84	650–700	672	332.00–356.00	344.56
75	700–750	732	314.00–346.00	327.29
5	750–800	756	330.00	330.00
18	850–900	882	283.00	283.00
79	900–950	919	299.00–318.00	314.22
7	1000–1050	1,011	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
28	600–650	637	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	543	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	571	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	527	350.00–382.50	365.80
27	550–600	580	367.50	367.50
9	700–750	733	309.75	309.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	740	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	423	475.00	475.00
14	450–500	499	400.00	400.00
8	500–550	506	320.00	320.00
14	600–650	622	340.00	340.00
9	650–700	652	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	400–450	436	395.00–425.00	417.44
33	500–550	517	360.00–377.50	374.81
54	550–600	577	318.00–367.50	350.07
35	600–650	635	317.50–337.00	331.92
4	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
43	700–750	725	310.00–328.00	314.20
10	750–800	785	309.00–311.00	310.01
70	800–850	832	290.00–316.50	314.84
35	850–900	869	281.00–300.00	289.87
4	950–1000	981	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	536	377.00–386.00	380.06
20	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
10	600–650	635	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,040	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	376.00	376.00
4	500–550	521	312.00	312.00
7	550–600	592	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	377.50	377.50

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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