Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2020-09-17

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Sep 17
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,717 head
▲ 1,352 vs last sale 1,365▲ 2,717 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers 550-650 lbs. were 1.50-4.50 higher, while the 650-750 lb. steers were 1.00-2.00 lower. Those weighing 750-950 lbs. were 2.00-10.00 higher. Heifers 650-750 lbs. were 1.50-2.00 higher and the 750-1000 lb. heifers were steady to 4.50 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading 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 $150.35/cwt on 1,627 head.
Average price
$150.35
1,627 head · 765 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.00
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1766150.681,1541,582
Medium and Large 1-2730138.771,01345
One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $140 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 sale1,627 hd
150.35
—
IA average10 barns · 7,478 hd
146.35
+4.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

49 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned278201.00/cwt201.00–201.005599
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned321187.50/cwt187.50–187.506028
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned394185.00/cwt185.00–185.0072922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned450179.50/cwt179.50–179.508086
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned512166.80/cwt161.00–169.2585465
Steers—Medium and Large 1532163.48/cwt157.00–166.0087018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553145.00/cwt145.00–145.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned575164.50/cwt164.50–164.5094627
Steers—Medium and Large 1576158.25/cwt154.00–168.0091217
Steers—Medium and Large 1618155.56/cwt151.00–158.0096151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618148.00/cwt148.00–148.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed639161.75/cwt161.60–163.501,03485
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned668154.77/cwt144.50–156.751,03480
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678138.78/cwt135.00–140.0094121
Steers—Medium and Large 1685152.29/cwt143.00–156.751,04383
Steers—Medium and Large 1731146.22/cwt139.50–152.001,069105
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed751153.25/cwt153.25–153.251,15164
Steers—Medium and Large 1782148.25/cwt141.50–152.251,159128
Steers—Medium and Large 1825148.07/cwt142.50–149.751,222402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836138.37/cwt135.00–143.001,1577
Steers—Medium and Large 1866146.95/cwt143.85–147.751,273183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870133.79/cwt133.00–135.001,16410
Steers—Medium and Large 1928139.85/cwt130.50–143.101,298157
Steers—Medium and Large 1970135.93/cwt126.75–138.351,31972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned299153.00/cwt153.00–153.004575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned350159.00/cwt159.00–159.0055712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned450162.70/cwt159.50–164.0073245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479155.00/cwt155.00–155.0074212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484145.00/cwt145.00–145.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530147.57/cwt143.00–151.0078236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned544140.00/cwt140.00–140.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned570147.00/cwt147.00–147.0083831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571143.36/cwt139.50–145.0081920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed590153.85/cwt153.85–153.8590851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604135.00/cwt135.00–135.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615142.25/cwt142.25–142.2587531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed635150.38/cwt150.00–153.5095574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636137.13/cwt134.00–141.0087213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670140.36/cwt133.00–145.25940122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671136.50/cwt136.50–136.5091613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672129.50/cwt126.00–134.0087018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed685147.10/cwt147.10–147.101,00865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729139.46/cwt132.00–140.751,017150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy754129.50/cwt129.50–129.509764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772137.68/cwt133.00–139.001,063128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835133.43/cwt131.50–134.501,11425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868127.47/cwt127.00–128.001,10628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1968120.57/cwt119.00–123.501,16717

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.