Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder calf auction just one week ago, 400 - 500 lb steer calves were steady to 18.00 higher, with 600 - 700 lb calves 3.00 to 22.00 higher. Heifer trade today saw 500 - 600 lb calves sharply higher by 13.00 to 20.00. Quality ran deep on the offering today of large runs of home raised and double vaccinated feeder calves. Many that were available were just off the cow. Demand was very good for the moderate supply. The next scheduled feeder auction is Nov 20th

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.46/cwt on 245 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −52.12 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.

Average price

$429.46

245 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.83

vs IA average

+4.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	440.45	2,372	195
Medium and Large 1-2	561	386.57	2,168	50

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about $203 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 sale245 hd

429.46

—

IA average3 barns · 568 hd

418.62

+10.83

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+4.59

This barn, trailing median19 sales

481.58

−52.12

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

41 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,041	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,092	14
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,239	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,411	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	380.85/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,140	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	467.09/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,074	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	337.34/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,149	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	669	363.24/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,430	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	416.69/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,821	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	448.59/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	370.80/cwt	354.00–375.00	2,729	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	494.12/cwt	475.00–509.00	2,046	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	353.79/cwt	344.00–357.00	2,158	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,418	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	300.92/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,735	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	428.74/cwt	412.00–438.00	2,289	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	398.07/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,142	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	374.69/cwt	371.00–400.00	2,394	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	428.99/cwt	406.00–433.00	2,394	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	372.28/cwt	351.50–383.50	2,483	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	369.27/cwt	367.50–374.00	1,924	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	392.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,917	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	659	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	408.30/cwt	381.00–417.50	2,135	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	452.64/cwt	434.00–466.00	2,394	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	376.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,016	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	328.06/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	366.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,184	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	383.06/cwt	371.00–388.00	2,352	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,987	3

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Receipts 1,357Last week 1,709Year ago 1,341

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,041	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	562	410.00	410.00
14	650–700	683	353.00	353.00
19	700–750	728	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	444	440.00–475.00	467.09
3	450–500	498	360.00	360.00
98	500–550	529	434.00–466.00	452.64
35	550–600	558	406.00–433.00	428.99
38	600–650	614	371.00–388.00	383.06
48	650–700	667	351.50–383.50	372.28
54	700–750	736	354.00–375.00	370.80
6	750–800	750	348.00	348.00
7	850–900	861	321.00	321.00
19	900–950	909	300.00–302.50	300.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	485.00	485.00
19	400–450	414	475.00–509.00	494.12
39	500–550	534	412.00–438.00	428.74
13	550–600	552	438.00	438.00
74	600–650	639	371.00–400.00	374.69
63	650–700	669	362.00–370.00	363.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	659	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	523	381.00–417.50	408.30
26	550–600	596	365.00–375.00	366.51
13	600–650	612	325.00–330.00	328.06
3	700–750	720	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,017	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	363	445.00–450.00	448.59
48	400–450	437	408.00–425.00	416.69
19	450–500	489	390.00–400.00	392.05
62	500–550	538	395.00–425.00	398.07
18	550–600	562	360.00–395.00	380.85
46	600–650	637	330.00–343.00	337.34
8	650–700	664	313.00	313.00
5	700–750	735	302.50	302.50
5	800–850	812	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	500–550	536	370.00–390.00	376.10
16	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
62	600–650	610	344.00–357.00	353.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	521	367.50–374.00	369.27
3	550–600	593	335.00	335.00

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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