Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Special Feeder Cattle auction two weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 5.00 to 11.00 lower, 600 - 700 lb 6.00 to 9.00 lower and heavier yearling cattle 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Today's heifer trade followed the same trend with the exception of bids placed on quality replacement cattle. Today's consignments saw many home raised, LTW'd reputation feeder calves. Demand was good for today's moderate supply. Internet bidding very active. The next schedule feeder special is March 26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.35/cwt on 79 head, down $6.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −1.23 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.

Average price

$480.35

▼ 6.20 vs prior sale

79 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$57.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

vs IA average

+8.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	484.69	2,753	73
Medium and Large 1-2	583	427.50	2,492	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.19/cwt here — about $260 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 sale79 hd

480.35

—

IA average7 barns · 427 hd

471.37

+8.97

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+8.15

This barn, trailing median19 sales

481.58

−1.23

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

36 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 1Fancy	700–750	716	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,857	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	668	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,939	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	837	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	498	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,291	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,545	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	363.42/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,537	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,047	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	317.09/cwt	313.00–319.50	2,654	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	377.72/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,383	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	497.49/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	288.48/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,689	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	319.24/cwt	300.00–321.50	2,979	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	422.65/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,828	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	341.15/cwt	333.00–346.00	2,982	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	388.79/cwt	375.00–395.75	2,795	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	376.74/cwt	364.50–383.50	2,897	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	407.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,293	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	497.47/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,652	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	479.18/cwt	472.50–483.00	2,794	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	346.99/cwt	340.50–357.00	2,828	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	456.92/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,805	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	744	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,589	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	785	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	351.02/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	378.31/cwt	372.50–382.00	2,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	433.91/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,256	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,492	6

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	650–700	668	440.00	440.00
36	700–750	716	399.00	399.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	464	542.50	542.50
22	500–550	533	485.00–525.00	497.47
51	550–600	583	472.50–483.00	479.18
26	600–650	614	445.00–462.50	456.92
40	650–700	669	420.00–435.00	422.65
66	700–750	719	375.00–395.75	388.79
67	750–800	769	364.50–383.50	376.74
62	800–850	815	340.50–357.00	346.99
43	850–900	874	333.00–346.00	341.15
37	900–950	933	300.00–321.50	319.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	427.50	427.50
8	750–800	781	350.00–352.00	351.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	498	460.00	460.00
13	650–700	657	376.00	376.00
34	700–750	727	350.00	350.00
17	800–850	837	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
8	450–500	472	495.00–500.00	497.49
21	500–550	500	490.00	490.00
34	550–600	562	400.00–425.00	407.96
105	600–650	631	367.50–390.00	377.72
29	650–700	698	351.00–371.00	363.42
11	700–750	744	331.00	331.00
5	750–800	789	307.00	307.00
96	800–850	837	313.00–319.50	317.09
18	900–950	932	287.50–290.00	288.48
3	1000–1050	1,047	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	744	348.00	348.00
16	750–800	785	333.50	333.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
14	500–550	520	420.00–445.00	433.91
8	550–600	577	372.50–382.00	378.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	566	460.00	460.00
12	700–750	732	340.50	340.50

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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