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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

2,570 head

▲ 231 vs last sale 2,339▼ 324 vs year ago 2,894 · −11.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago ( 11/19 ) steer calves 400-700 lbs. sharply higher 7.00-12.00, feeders 700-850 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs. 9.00-13.00 higher, 600-750 lbs. mostly steady. Trade active with good demand for moderate to 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 $153.78/cwt on 1,620 head.

Average price

$153.78

1,620 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	154.11	984	1,571
Medium and Large 1-2	617	144.45	891	42
Large 1	611	137.00	837	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $147 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 sale1,620 hd

153.78

—

IA average11 barns · 9,627 hd

145.67

+8.12

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	585	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	183.07/cwt	180.00–186.50	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	182.60/cwt	180.00–184.00	774	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	184.97/cwt	179.00–192.00	803	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	167.99/cwt	166.00–170.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	178.73/cwt	174.00–183.00	851	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	907	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	174.64/cwt	170.00–184.00	849	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	173.73/cwt	167.00–176.00	919	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	169.53/cwt	165.00–171.00	900	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	162.92/cwt	153.00–168.00	929	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	147.10/cwt	142.00–151.00	853	14
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	611	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	837	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	155.42/cwt	145.25–160.00	967	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	150.16/cwt	145.50–155.25	935	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	914	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	147.53/cwt	137.00–151.00	997	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	134.83/cwt	131.50–136.00	928	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	692	130.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	904	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	137.69/cwt	137.00–139.00	989	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	141.96/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,024	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	777	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	994	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	138.61/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,087	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	123.20/cwt	121.00–125.00	998	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	141.77/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,194	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	129.50/cwt	127.50–131.50	1,127	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	351	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	156.70/cwt	151.00–160.00	663	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	629	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	154.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	732	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	150.90/cwt	149.00–153.00	721	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	148.06/cwt	141.00–153.50	773	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	134.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	131.69/cwt	126.00–138.00	707	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	141.71/cwt	140.50–146.00	801	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	134.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	769	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	128.10/cwt	127.00–130.50	788	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	133.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	831	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	123.35/cwt	122.50–124.00	820	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	130.67/cwt	127.50–133.00	887	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	126.55/cwt	126.00–127.00	942	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	926	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	130.00/cwt	129.50–130.50	1,017	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	935	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,164	16

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 3, 2020

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

Receipts 2,570Last week 2,339Year ago 2,894

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	485	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	648	141.00	141.00
10	—	810	121.00–125.00	123.20
20	—	692	130.00–132.00	130.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	531	165.00–171.00	169.53
78	—	718	137.00–139.00	137.69
193	—	623	145.50–155.25	150.16
9	—	687	140.00	140.00
12	—	424	180.00–184.00	182.60
12	—	777	125.00–130.00	127.95
36	—	486	170.00–184.00	174.64
5	—	327	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	870	127.50–131.50	129.50
68	—	721	137.00–145.50	141.96
153	—	784	131.00–143.00	138.61
39	—	434	179.00–192.00	184.97
29	—	476	174.00–183.00	178.73
109	—	529	167.00–176.00	173.73
73	—	842	134.00–143.00	141.77
6	—	378	180.00–186.50	183.07
2	—	343	191.00	191.00
211	—	622	145.25–160.00	155.42
173	—	570	153.00–168.00	162.92
217	—	676	137.00–151.00	147.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	688	131.50–136.00	134.83
14	—	580	142.00–151.00	147.10
7	—	475	166.00–170.00	167.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	935	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	780	118.00–119.00	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	148.00	148.00
5	—	428	149.00	149.00
94	—	570	133.00–140.00	134.98
8	—	530	132.00–138.00	134.31
32	—	615	127.00–130.50	128.10
56	—	478	149.00–153.00	150.90
61	—	665	122.50–124.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	141.00	141.00
31	—	537	126.00–138.00	131.69
7	—	604	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	475	150.00–156.00	154.08
50	—	679	127.50–133.00	130.67
29	—	782	129.50–130.50	130.00
11	—	744	126.00–127.00	126.55
118	—	621	129.00–139.00	133.86
89	—	522	141.00–153.50	148.06
84	—	565	140.50–146.00	141.71
61	—	423	151.00–160.00	156.70

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.