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Clarinda Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Feb 26Mar 12Mar 26 →

Receipts

1,415 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 1,096▲ 1,415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.35/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$480.35

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median13 sales

480.35

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $402.05, median $480.35 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,517	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	497.47/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,652	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	479.18/cwt	472.50–483.00	2,794	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,492	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	456.92/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,805	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,939	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	422.65/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,828	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	716	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,857	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	388.79/cwt	375.00–395.75	2,795	66
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	376.74/cwt	364.50–383.50	2,897	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	351.02/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,741	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	346.99/cwt	340.50–357.00	2,828	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	341.15/cwt	333.00–346.00	2,982	43
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	319.24/cwt	300.00–321.50	2,979	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	497.49/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,348	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,291	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	433.91/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,256	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	407.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,293	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	378.31/cwt	372.50–382.00	2,183	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	377.72/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,383	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,470	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	363.42/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,537	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	727	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,545	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	744	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,589	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,463	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	785	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,618	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,422	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	837	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,804	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	317.09/cwt	313.00–319.50	2,654	96
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	288.48/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,689	18
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,047	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,565	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,604	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,492	12

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Receipts 1,415Last week 1,096Year ago 0

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.