Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction one week ago, a weaker trend was noted on feeder steer calves; 500 -600 lb were 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 600 - 700 lb were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and yearling steer cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb calves 9.00 to 12.00 lower, however, 750 lb were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Many reputation, home - raised, green, LTW'd feeder calves were available in today's moderate supply. Demand was good. The next scheduled Feeder Calf Special is Jan. 29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.48/cwt on 166 head, down $8.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −4.10 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.

Average price

$477.48

▼ 8.38 vs prior sale

166 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.93

vs IA average

+12.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	477.48	2,671	166

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

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 sale166 hd

477.48

—

IA average8 barns · 1,279 hd

460.55

+16.93

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+12.15

This barn, trailing median19 sales

481.58

−4.10

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

30 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	650–700	657	385.84/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,535	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	345.26/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	430.71/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,266	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	460.89/cwt	440.00–468.00	2,203	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	411.42/cwt	392.50–422.00	2,349	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,627	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	399.55/cwt	398.00–401.00	2,541	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	526.33/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,437	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	493.82/cwt	486.00–520.00	2,637	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	3,143	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	336.85/cwt	336.85–336.85	3,089	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	383.93/cwt	374.00–387.50	2,749	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	351.60/cwt	349.00–353.50	2,880	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	372.37/cwt	361.50–375.25	2,826	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	338.05/cwt	331.00–340.50	2,961	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,388	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	443.50/cwt	443.50–443.50	2,665	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	382.00/cwt	380.50–384.00	2,724	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	471.94/cwt	455.00–484.00	2,681	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	403.92/cwt	391.00–412.50	2,706	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	437.06/cwt	430.00–453.50	2,710	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	338.26/cwt	329.00–340.50	2,567	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	382.24/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,423	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.70/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,907	38

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 Jan 22, 2026

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

Receipts 2,515Last week 3,115Year ago 1,894

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	465.00–490.00	480.70
12	400–450	401	480.00	480.00
76	450–500	478	440.00–468.00	460.89
73	500–550	526	425.00–435.00	430.71
96	550–600	571	392.50–422.00	411.42
212	600–650	634	370.00–387.50	382.24
48	650–700	657	380.00–387.00	385.84
38	700–750	736	395.00	395.00
68	750–800	759	329.00–340.50	338.26
5	900–950	937	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	395.00	395.00
16	700–750	732	340.00–354.00	345.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	630	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	636	398.00–401.00	399.55
17	650–700	695	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	550.00	550.00
26	450–500	463	520.00–540.00	526.33
42	500–550	534	486.00–520.00	493.82
124	550–600	568	455.00–484.00	471.94
154	600–650	620	430.00–453.50	437.06
152	650–700	670	391.00–412.50	403.92
73	700–750	716	374.00–387.50	383.93
99	750–800	759	361.50–375.25	372.37
98	800–850	819	349.00–353.50	351.60
101	850–900	876	331.00–340.50	338.05
62	900–950	917	336.85	336.85
53	950–1000	965	325.75	325.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	704	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	601	443.50	443.50
134	700–750	713	380.50–384.00	382.00

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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