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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 10

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

2,500 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 2,570▼ 133 vs year ago 2,633 · −5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report (12/3) steer calves mixed 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower with 700-850 lbs. showing the most decline. Heifer calves 450-600 lbs. 2.00 higher with 600-850 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand for moderate to heavy offerings, bulk of feeders were long time weaned with shots.

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 $149.21/cwt on 1,448 head.

Average price

$149.21

1,448 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$0.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	149.22	988	1,383
Medium and Large 1-2	557	149.05	831	65

One grade step is worth $0.16/cwt here — about $157 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 sale1,448 hd

149.21

—

IA average11 barns · 9,290 hd

143.76

+5.45

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

Every lot

51 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	358	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	175.82/cwt	172.50–178.00	677	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	180.60/cwt	179.00–183.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	449	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	813	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	162.44/cwt	161.00–163.00	775	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	180.62/cwt	173.00–183.50	867	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	175.91/cwt	163.00–183.50	929	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	165.06/cwt	157.00–180.00	886	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	157.69/cwt	157.00–158.25	855	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	856	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	883	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	164.91/cwt	161.00–173.00	956	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	157.07/cwt	151.00–160.50	917	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	971	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.38/cwt	148.25–159.50	952	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	147.30/cwt	142.50–147.75	928	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	899	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	134.15/cwt	132.00–137.00	912	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	144.83/cwt	141.75–151.00	986	332
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	885	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	706	132.16/cwt	127.00–135.25	933	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	139.29/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,014	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	992	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	135.56/cwt	130.50–140.10	1,042	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	798	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,007	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	139.39/cwt	135.60–143.50	1,126	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,156	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	162.37/cwt	156.00–175.00	612	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	162.24/cwt	162.00–162.50	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	148.64/cwt	145.00–154.50	648	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	149.18/cwt	145.50–155.00	692	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	146.69/cwt	142.00–147.50	719	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	135.43/cwt	134.00–137.00	714	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	150.64/cwt	144.00–156.00	797	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	140.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	534	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	742	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	141.69/cwt	138.00–146.00	818	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	133.11/cwt	128.00–137.00	771	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	130.88/cwt	127.00–135.00	762	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	587	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	910	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	130.13/cwt	122.50–132.75	792	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	132.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	823	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	131.29/cwt	126.75–132.75	884	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	128.85/cwt	125.50–132.00	924	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	127.37/cwt	121.00–128.75	999	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,143	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,021	4

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 10, 2020

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

Receipts 2,500Last week 2,570Year ago 2,633

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	385	172.50–178.00	175.82
114	—	808	135.60–143.50	139.39
72	—	528	163.00–183.50	175.91
5	—	424	179.00–183.00	180.60
203	—	625	148.25–159.50	152.38
68	—	580	161.00–173.00	164.91
138	—	728	136.00–140.50	139.29
35	—	480	173.00–183.50	180.62
141	—	769	130.50–140.10	135.56
332	—	681	141.75–151.00	144.83
7	—	914	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	161.00–163.00	162.44
12	—	449	181.00	181.00
49	—	706	127.00–135.25	132.16
24	—	537	157.00–180.00	165.06
75	—	584	151.00–160.50	157.07
7	—	680	132.00–137.00	134.15
6	—	798	126.25	126.25
5	—	358	177.50	177.50
23	—	630	142.50–147.75	147.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	600	161.75	161.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	545	157.00	157.00
4	—	681	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	135.50	135.50
29	—	542	157.00–158.25	157.69
16	—	466	145.00	145.00
11	—	671	132.00–136.00	134.00
6	—	579	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	623	128.00–136.00	132.16
91	—	673	126.75–132.75	131.29
17	—	377	156.00–175.00	162.37
8	—	969	118.00	118.00
40	—	717	125.50–132.00	128.85
4	—	1,053	97.00	97.00
2	—	313	177.50	177.50
100	—	577	138.00–146.00	141.69
26	—	784	121.00–128.75	127.37
17	—	436	145.00–154.50	148.64
33	—	464	145.50–155.00	149.18
89	—	529	144.00–156.00	150.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	490	142.00–147.50	146.69
12	—	529	138.00–145.00	140.37
3	—	415	152.00	152.00
21	—	579	128.00–137.00	133.11
45	—	609	122.50–132.75	130.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	534	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	162.00–162.50	162.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	400	145.00	145.00
23	—	527	134.00–137.00	135.43
13	—	582	127.00–135.00	130.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	155.00	155.00

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.