Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder calf auction just one week ago, steer calves were mostly steady however with a lower undertone with the exception of 700 - 750 lb cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Today's heifer trade saw the market mostly steady also with a lower undertone. Replacement quality heifers were available to in today's offering. Internet bidding was very active. Supply was light. Demand was good. The next scheduled feeder calf special is Feb. 26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.18/cwt on 61 head, down $6.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −6.40 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.

Average price

$475.18

▼ 6.40 vs prior sale

61 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.65

vs IA average

−12.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	481.61	2,702	47
Medium and Large 1-2	568	453.59	2,578	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

475.18

—

IA average7 barns · 947 hd

482.83

−7.65

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−12.17

This barn, trailing median19 sales

481.58

−6.40

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

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,284	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	440.43/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,123	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	441.77/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,792	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	597.49/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	477.24/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,114	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	510.29/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	382.30/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,944	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	354.09/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,932	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	433.32/cwt	425.00–443.00	2,882	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	349.56/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,706	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	374.13/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,649	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	346.57/cwt	342.50–350.00	3,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	383.53/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	409.34/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,935	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	435.95/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,472	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	431.88/cwt	425.00–441.00	2,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	441.69/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	378.53/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,525	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,457	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	389.03/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,319	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	472.85/cwt	464.00–480.00	2,714	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,059	16

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	485.00	485.00
10	500–550	502	455.00	455.00
10	600–650	628	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	368	500.00	500.00
18	400–450	443	475.00–480.00	477.24
14	450–500	482	435.00–455.00	440.43
10	500–550	529	425.00–441.00	431.88
51	550–600	567	420.00–438.00	435.95
22	600–650	620	370.00–395.00	383.53
105	650–700	667	367.50–395.00	378.53
46	700–750	708	371.00–375.00	374.13
105	750–800	774	340.00–365.00	349.56
4	800–850	818	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	440.00	440.00
16	550–600	596	383.00–395.00	389.03
17	650–700	692	355.00	355.00
10	700–750	735	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	570.00–615.00	597.49
5	400–450	436	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	480	550.00	550.00
11	500–550	519	485.00–520.00	510.29
36	550–600	574	464.00–480.00	472.85
43	600–650	632	430.00–445.00	441.77
33	650–700	665	425.00–443.00	433.32
110	700–750	717	390.00–425.00	409.34
113	750–800	770	365.00–389.00	382.30
21	800–850	828	337.50–365.00	354.09
9	850–900	870	342.50–350.00	346.57
4	900–950	923	330.00	330.00
16	950–1000	956	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	475.00	475.00
9	550–600	583	440.00–445.00	441.69
6	750–800	773	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	823	320.00	320.00

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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