Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Tue, Dec 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Nov 21Dec 3Dec 5 →

Receipts

2,053 head

▼ 838 vs last sale 2,891▲ 2,053 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago light steers ended mostly 2.00-5.00 higher and the heavier weights end generally steady. Light heifers ended 2.00-6.00 higher. Trade was active for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.06/cwt on 1,166 head.

Average price

$139.06

1,166 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$16.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	142.13	971	946
Medium and Large 1-2	618	125.90	778	220

One grade step is worth $16.23/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,166 hd

139.06

—

IA average5 barns · 3,139 hd

134.90

+4.17

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	731	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	700	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	160.24/cwt	157.00–165.00	732	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.62/cwt	143.00–144.00	688	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	166.67/cwt	163.00–172.75	845	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	140.87/cwt	136.00–143.00	759	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.31/cwt	147.75–153.50	847	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	147.87/cwt	145.25–149.00	865	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	139.98/cwt	138.00–140.50	852	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	839	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	150.69/cwt	141.00–155.00	937	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	143.36/cwt	139.00–147.75	966	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	132.16/cwt	126.00–136.00	897	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	136.67/cwt	132.50–139.50	980	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	149.60/cwt	143.50–153.00	1,086	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	137.17/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,048	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,231	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	133.67/cwt	129.75–137.50	1,156	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,242	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	578	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	148.27/cwt	143.00–151.50	641	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	127.72/cwt	126.00–130.00	559	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	127.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	607	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	140.48/cwt	137.00–145.50	674	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	136.87/cwt	130.00–138.25	720	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	143.06/cwt	137.00–148.50	798	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	128.92/cwt	126.00–132.50	755	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	602	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	127.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	776	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	142.84/cwt	139.75–146.50	877	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	130.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	867	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	140.88/cwt	130.50–143.75	959	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	124.01/cwt	118.00–131.00	893	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	145.07/cwt	143.60–146.00	1,046	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	142.50/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,079	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,162	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,101	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,226	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	912	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,074	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,123	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,172	4

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

Tue Dec 3, 2019

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

Receipts 2,053Last week 2,891Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	611	125.00–130.00	127.04
25	—	664	125.00–134.00	130.51
15	—	477	122.00–132.00	127.15
4	—	1,003	112.00	112.00
26	—	527	120.00–127.00	123.75
16	—	720	118.00–131.00	124.01
7	—	850	129.50	129.50
4	—	903	101.00	101.00
7	—	976	110.00	110.00
18	—	438	126.00–130.00	127.72
34	—	586	126.00–132.50	128.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	721	143.60–146.00	145.07
60	—	823	141.25	141.25
40	—	526	130.00–138.25	136.87
4	—	1,221	96.00	96.00
191	—	681	130.50–143.75	140.88
143	—	614	139.75–146.50	142.84
56	—	890	137.75	137.75
29	—	480	137.00–145.50	140.48
4	—	393	147.00	147.00
34	—	432	143.00–151.50	148.27
59	—	558	137.00–148.50	143.06
143	—	757	134.00–144.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	127.00	127.00
5	—	536	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	136.50	136.50
7	—	450	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	539	136.00–143.00	140.87
10	—	679	126.00–136.00	132.16
7	—	446	157.00	157.00
10	—	479	143.00–144.00	143.62
19	—	609	138.00–140.50	139.98
7	—	582	136.00	136.00
14	—	865	129.75–137.50	133.67
38	—	717	132.50–139.50	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	622	141.00–155.00	150.69
66	—	807	152.50	152.50
27	—	457	157.00–165.00	160.24
6	—	368	185.00	185.00
5	—	986	126.00	126.00
24	—	764	136.00–138.00	137.17
60	—	571	147.75–153.50	148.31
112	—	726	143.50–153.00	149.60
7	—	404	181.00	181.00
48	—	674	139.00–147.75	143.36
92	—	507	163.00–172.75	166.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	145.25–149.00	147.87
4	—	671	139.00	139.00

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.