Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2020-01-07

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Tue, Jan 7
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
1,791 head
▼ 570 vs last sale 2,361▲ 1,791 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 450 to 650 pound steers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher while the 700 to 800 pound steers finished steady to strong. The 450 to 550 pound heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. The heavier heifers were generally steady. Trade was active. Demand was good for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.81/cwt on 952 head.
Average price
$153.81
952 head · 686 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.04
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1692154.031,067903
Medium and Large 1-2571149.7485549
One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about $212 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 sale952 hd
153.81
—
IA average12 barns · 12,912 hd
153.85
−0.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

39 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370167.20/cwt165.00–170.0061912
Steers—Medium and Large 1423180.49/cwt177.50–184.0076316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned464180.00/cwt180.00–180.0083512
Steers—Medium and Large 1478176.31/cwt168.00–183.7584358
Steers—Medium and Large 1535169.74/cwt165.00–176.0090814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned564159.25/cwt159.25–159.2589819
Steers—Medium and Large 1584167.52/cwt162.00–175.5097897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588147.90/cwt143.00–154.0087011
Steers—Medium and Large 1622156.27/cwt149.00–160.00972115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639141.00/cwt141.00–141.009017
Steers—Medium and Large 1668150.00/cwt148.00–152.001,00252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684139.00/cwt139.00–139.0095111
Steers—Medium and Large 1722148.79/cwt142.50–153.001,074264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0284
Steers—Medium and Large 1771144.16/cwt139.00–147.851,11188
Steers—Medium and Large 1827143.94/cwt137.25–145.751,19061
Steers—Medium and Large 1887146.34/cwt143.50–148.101,29899
Steers—Medium and Large 1927145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3448
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316171.00/cwt171.00–171.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned422136.00/cwt136.00–136.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443139.00/cwt139.00–139.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1447155.00/cwt155.00–155.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474158.10/cwt150.00–163.0074935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523133.00/cwt133.00–133.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527153.44/cwt146.00–155.2580949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned555139.00/cwt139.00–139.0077112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557137.02/cwt136.00–139.0076321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566144.78/cwt140.00–150.00819100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622139.21/cwt134.50–146.0086664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625131.79/cwt131.00–132.5082419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683139.93/cwt131.75–142.50956219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730138.43/cwt136.00–140.001,01110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,11533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1874131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,1496
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,003119.13/cwt118.00–120.001,19516

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.