Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2019-12-05

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 5
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,894 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2,891▲ 2,894 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Tuesday, steer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher, while heifers sold uneven; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested however a steady undertone noted. Demand was good on all classes of cattle here today, with weaned and unweaned cattle in the mix. Bulk of the supply weighing from 500-750 lbs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.35/cwt on 1,712 head.
Average price
$150.35
1,712 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$15.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.28
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1620151.079371,503
Medium 1518150.1977816thin
Medium and Large 1-2592145.09859173
Medium 1-2429144.8862214thin
Large 1687136.009346thin
One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $3 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 sale1,712 hd
150.35
—
IA average9 barns · 9,658 hd
148.07
+2.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

67 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326183.70/cwt180.00–184.0059914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372168.81/cwt164.00–173.0062815
Steers—Medium and Large 1429174.50/cwt174.50–174.5074927
Steers—Medium 1-2429144.88/cwt141.00–146.0062214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430157.60/cwt157.00–159.0067813
Steers—Medium and Large 1470168.76/cwt162.00–172.00793159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474155.00/cwt155.00–155.007358
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475141.00/cwt141.00–141.0067010
Steers—Medium 1488150.50/cwt150.50–150.507346
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned498158.00/cwt158.00–158.007876
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned531147.42/cwt145.00–148.0078320
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535154.50/cwt154.50–154.508278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535154.22/cwt150.00–157.5082535
Steers—Medium 1536150.00/cwt150.00–150.0080410
Steers—Medium and Large 1543162.00/cwt162.00–162.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569138.71/cwt132.00–146.0078913
Steers—Medium and Large 1578156.37/cwt149.00–159.90904469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy581128.00/cwt128.00–128.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned595145.00/cwt143.00–146.5086314
Steers—Medium and Large 1619150.20/cwt144.00–156.25930163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619131.75/cwt131.00–132.008168
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627143.50/cwt143.50–143.5090048
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned668142.00/cwt142.00–142.0094920
Steers—Medium and Large 1677146.02/cwt141.00–150.00989172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681138.32/cwt132.50–141.0094238
Steers—Large 1687136.00/cwt136.00–136.009346
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690136.00/cwt136.00–136.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned711137.18/cwt137.00–137.7597572
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy711136.25/cwt132.00–142.0096936
Steers—Medium and Large 1722142.36/cwt140.00–144.751,02847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729135.73/cwt132.50–139.5098931
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy771131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,01448
Steers—Medium and Large 1773141.28/cwt139.25–142.001,092141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778132.89/cwt129.00–135.501,0345
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned795134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0696
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy814133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,08315
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328132.00/cwt132.00–132.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1346160.00/cwt160.00–160.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366151.71/cwt148.00–157.5055512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384141.07/cwt139.00–144.5054212
Heifers—Medium 1411127.00/cwt127.00–127.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy418125.00/cwt125.00–125.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423142.13/cwt140.00–144.0060146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned423138.50/cwt138.50–138.5058611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439137.66/cwt131.00–138.5060433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459142.29/cwt141.50–142.5065359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467136.52/cwt136.00–137.0063810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy483134.00/cwt134.00–134.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512138.03/cwt134.00–143.00707164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy523127.01/cwt125.00–129.0066414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527129.44/cwt122.50–134.5068247
Heifers—Medium 1560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566125.22/cwt119.00–128.0070948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570137.76/cwt131.00–142.00785129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy582132.52/cwt128.00–134.5077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621137.38/cwt133.50–143.50853144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632126.33/cwt124.00–128.007987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy662129.00/cwt129.00–129.0085430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672138.95/cwt130.00–141.0093470
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy672116.00/cwt116.00–116.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678123.00/cwt123.00–123.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned681119.50/cwt119.50–119.5081418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1701134.00/cwt134.00–134.0093952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy872117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2916122.66/cwt121.00–124.001,1249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2972117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1375

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.