Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2026-06-18

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
746 head
892 vs last sale 1,638 746 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder auction 2 weeks ago, steer calves 600 -650 lb were 8.00 to 11.00 higher with heavier yearling cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Heifer trade today saw a higher undertone with no test on heavier weight feeders. Many home -raised, green and LTW'd feeder were available today with good internet bidding. Demand was good for today's light supply. The next scheduled feeder calf auction is July 16.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $477.92/cwt on 54 head, down $35.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits 3.65 against this barn's trailing median of $481.58.
Average price
$477.92
35.85 vs prior sale
54 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.83
vs IA average
+18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575479.552,75747
Medium and Large 1-2594467.002,7747thin
One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about −$17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
528497466434median 481.5812/1801/2202/2605/0707/16
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 sale54 hd
477.92
IA average3 barns · 129 hd
485.75
−7.83
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+18.87
This barn, trailing median19 sales
481.58
−3.65
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

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2833
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000992293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,9073
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900851335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8514
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,60510
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476451.78/cwt442.50–462.002,15012
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435479.94/cwt475.00–490.002,08815
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730422.48/cwt416.00–426.003,08428
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1775
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618392.75/cwt382.00–409.502,42716
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672409.58/cwt393.00–415.002,752142
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636460.21/cwt458.00–464.002,92795
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471510.63/cwt482.50–530.002,40511
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568440.00/cwt438.00–441.002,49924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2077
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665430.97/cwt420.00–447.002,86655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,5903
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525468.31/cwt463.00–470.002,45938
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785375.05/cwt366.00–380.002,94414
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800786356.32/cwt350.00–357.502,80150
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3224
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575479.55/cwt475.00–497.002,75747
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661359.01/cwt358.00–360.002,3736
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900893362.23/cwt348.00–363.503,23571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,2984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600594467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,7747

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.