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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Receipts

1,891 head

▼ 742 vs last sale 2,633▲ 1,891 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500 to 650 pound steers were 2.00-8.00 higher; the 650 to 800 pound steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. The 400 to 600 pound heifers were 3.00-7.00 higher and the 600 to 800 pound heifers were 2.00-8.00 higher. Trade was very active with good demand for the heavy offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.63/cwt on 1,049 head.

Average price

$155.63

1,049 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	156.40	1,001	966
Medium and Large 1-2	609	146.75	893	83

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $108 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 sale1,049 hd

155.63

—

IA average9 barns · 5,819 hd

149.10

+6.53

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	604	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	579	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	173.14/cwt	170.00–175.00	757	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	172.56/cwt	169.00–176.00	828	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	172.00/cwt	165.00–176.00	901	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	159.97/cwt	155.00–162.00	856	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	866	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	158.95/cwt	154.00–165.25	927	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	157.16/cwt	150.00–160.75	981	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	883	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	145.97/cwt	145.00–146.25	931	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	941	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	138.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	924	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	668	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	912	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	150.40/cwt	143.50–155.00	1,017	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	147.96/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,077	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	149.28/cwt	139.00–151.75	1,149	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,234	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	137.21/cwt	134.00–143.00	512	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	152.43/cwt	144.00–155.50	719	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	135.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	659	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	682	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	133.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	678	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	144.21/cwt	139.50–149.00	772	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	143.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	818	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	770	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	144.76/cwt	137.75–149.75	908	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	134.16/cwt	133.25–135.00	841	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	832	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	143.25/cwt	137.75–145.50	973	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	134.19/cwt	131.00–135.00	919	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	135.09/cwt	134.00–136.00	977	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	135.58/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,062	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	3

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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Receipts 1,891Last week 2,633Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	125.00	125.00
9	—	435	149.00	149.00
9	—	723	134.00–136.00	135.09
23	—	783	131.00–137.00	135.58
46	—	535	139.50–149.00	144.21
62	—	679	137.75–145.50	143.25
85	—	570	137.00–145.00	143.51
131	—	627	137.75–149.75	144.76
74	—	472	144.00–155.50	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	130.00–136.00	133.81
15	—	627	133.25–135.00	134.16
34	—	592	129.00–131.00	130.02
4	—	445	133.00	133.00
11	—	373	134.00–143.00	137.21
16	—	486	130.00–139.00	135.63
20	—	685	131.00–135.00	134.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	138.00	138.00
8	—	671	124.00	124.00
17	—	494	138.00	138.00
4	—	386	145.00	145.00
5	—	564	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	157.50	157.50
8	—	476	143.00	143.00
8	—	593	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	583	154.00–165.25	158.95
53	—	480	169.00–176.00	172.56
114	—	524	165.00–176.00	172.00
128	—	770	139.00–151.75	149.28
101	—	676	143.50–155.00	150.40
197	—	624	150.00–160.75	157.16
203	—	728	140.00–153.00	147.96
3	—	960	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	165.00	165.00
4	—	828	124.00	124.00
12	—	668	136.00–141.00	138.33
14	—	535	155.00–162.00	159.97
22	—	638	145.00–146.25	145.97
3	—	427	165.00	165.00
5	—	566	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	603	145.00	145.00
3	—	513	166.00	166.00
6	—	343	176.00	176.00
26	—	437	170.00–175.00	173.14
8	—	665	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	136.50	136.50
12	—	624	141.50	141.50

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.