Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2021-02-25

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Feb 25
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,880 head
▲ 1,423 vs last sale 1,457▲ 787 vs year ago 2,093 · +37.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs. were mostly 1.00-4.00 lower, 650-850 lbs. mostly 3.00-6.00 lower with the exception of the 750-800 lb. steers which were 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-550 lbs. 4.00-5.00 lower, 550-700 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, 700-800 lbs. steady. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several large groups. 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 $147.02/cwt on 1,643 head.
Average price
$147.02
1,643 head · 702 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.97
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595149.40889119
Medium and Large 1711146.831,0441,524
One grade step is worth $2.57/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale1,643 hd
147.02
—
IA average14 barns · 13,442 hd
144.05
+2.97
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1381165.83/cwt162.50–173.0063212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432166.00/cwt166.00–166.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476164.13/cwt160.00–166.0078136
Steers—Medium and Large 1480178.93/cwt173.50–184.5085950
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509157.14/cwt153.00–162.508007
Steers—Medium and Large 1526165.61/cwt163.50–175.0087148
Steers—Medium and Large 1572163.79/cwt159.00–169.00937153
Steers—Medium and Large 1616156.39/cwt151.25–163.00963212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620143.00/cwt143.00–143.008875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629144.48/cwt133.00–153.0090915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy666160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,06617
Steers—Medium and Large 1675149.09/cwt144.25–158.001,006198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686141.03/cwt139.50–142.5096730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719133.05/cwt132.00–133.5095720
Steers—Medium and Large 1733142.60/cwt134.50–150.001,045282
Steers—Medium and Large 1772139.32/cwt133.50–144.351,076144
Steers—Medium and Large 1827134.87/cwt130.00–138.101,115270
Steers—Medium and Large 1868129.97/cwt127.00–131.601,12856
Steers—Medium and Large 1931127.95/cwt127.25–131.001,19173
Steers—Medium and Large 1951125.06/cwt124.50–125.501,1899
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1398158.00/cwt158.00–158.0062910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429139.00/cwt139.00–139.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432149.19/cwt147.00–153.0064540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458138.15/cwt135.00–144.506339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1492152.19/cwt148.00–154.2574927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526147.60/cwt139.00–152.5077698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528136.00/cwt136.00–136.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580143.37/cwt135.00–146.75832144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587129.33/cwt126.00–130.0075917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624140.56/cwt133.00–144.25877129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633125.53/cwt125.00–127.0079517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy665139.65/cwt139.25–140.0092926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669120.50/cwt120.00–123.0080612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682129.95/cwt123.75–137.50886196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725127.92/cwt122.00–129.50927132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772126.89/cwt123.75–130.10980143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1839124.09/cwt123.50–124.501,04129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1909119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0865

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.