Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2020-06-18

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,175 head
▲ 803 vs last sale 1,372▲ 2,175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 650 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those weighing 650-950 lbs. sold 3.00-12.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs. were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, while those 500-650 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 higher. The heavier weight heifers over 650 lbs. ended mixed. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 1,026 head.
Average price
$152.18
1,026 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$15.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.56
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1636153.96979856
Medium and Large 1-2627143.47900161
Large 1741138.001,0239thin
One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale1,026 hd
152.18
—
IA average5 barns · 1,812 hd
139.62
+12.56
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322174.19/cwt173.00–177.5056111
Steers—Medium and Large 1383180.41/cwt178.00–182.0069118
Steers—Medium and Large 1432177.61/cwt174.00–180.0076727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446171.50/cwt171.50–171.5076512
Steers—Medium and Large 1475175.50/cwt171.00–176.5083451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491162.04/cwt152.00–165.0079613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509155.00/cwt155.00–155.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 1527164.64/cwt156.00–170.0086884
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned549152.20/cwt151.75–153.5083635
Steers—Medium and Large 1576160.86/cwt153.00–168.00927177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577148.59/cwt146.00–151.0085739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627140.46/cwt138.00–142.5088126
Steers—Medium and Large 1632152.45/cwt145.25–158.00963126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668139.00/cwt139.00–139.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 1671151.37/cwt143.00–155.351,016131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned673130.00/cwt130.00–130.0087520
Steers—Medium and Large 1720149.72/cwt143.00–152.501,07833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737136.62/cwt136.00–137.001,00729
Steers—Large 1741138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764130.50/cwt129.00–132.009974
Steers—Medium and Large 1776133.97/cwt133.00–135.001,04014
Steers—Medium and Large 1834132.18/cwt128.25–136.251,10244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856112.00/cwt112.00–112.009596
Steers—Medium and Large 1880131.45/cwt125.35–133.001,15781
Steers—Medium and Large 1924122.35/cwt122.35–122.351,13124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384155.00/cwt154.00–157.0059520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2399147.00/cwt147.00–147.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416158.99/cwt157.00–160.0066132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434144.00/cwt142.00–146.0062514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478154.55/cwt149.00–161.0073994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480139.35/cwt138.00–145.5066921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned505149.50/cwt149.50–149.507559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.16/cwt133.00–139.5071148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530149.40/cwt140.50–155.0079278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned569136.03/cwt134.00–137.5077459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577130.33/cwt123.00–134.0075253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580143.25/cwt138.00–150.0083171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610136.77/cwt132.00–142.0083471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665126.26/cwt120.00–132.0084043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned693119.00/cwt119.00–119.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718114.58/cwt110.00–118.008237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738125.27/cwt119.50–126.7592437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762114.00/cwt114.00–114.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772123.08/cwt114.75–127.2595075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1824116.43/cwt115.50–116.5095969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875111.75/cwt111.75–111.7597830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1928110.75/cwt110.75–110.751,02856

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.