Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2021-04-29

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Apr 29
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
1,670 head
▲ 570 vs last sale 1,100▲ 267 vs year ago 1,403 · +19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500-600 lbs. sold steady to 7.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. steers were 4.00-9.00 lower. Steers over 700 lbs. were mostly steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 12.00-14.00 lower, over 600 lbs. were steady. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate 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 $149.98/cwt on 927 head.
Average price
$149.98
927 head · 668 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$28.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.74
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536156.5983986
Medium and Large 1677149.831,015820
Large 1857128.571,10121
One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale927 hd
149.98
—
IA average12 barns · 7,821 hd
143.24
+6.74
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned324195.00/cwt195.00–195.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 1384194.67/cwt189.00–200.0074810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 1423190.79/cwt187.00–194.0080720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned438156.00/cwt156.00–156.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned463162.00/cwt162.00–162.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073018
Steers—Medium and Large 1479176.80/cwt166.00–179.0084722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned512172.87/cwt171.00–174.0088519
Steers—Medium and Large 1515174.10/cwt169.00–180.00897125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531160.10/cwt156.00–162.0085019
Steers—Large 1Unweaned532161.00/cwt161.00–161.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568157.00/cwt157.00–157.0089213
Steers—Medium and Large 1573169.80/cwt164.00–179.0097377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned586150.50/cwt150.50–150.5088212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591157.28/cwt156.00–158.5093029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622147.41/cwt141.00–150.5091716
Steers—Medium and Large 1623152.89/cwt146.00–157.00953121
Steers—Medium and Large 1664144.11/cwt135.00–147.0095748
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned669145.00/cwt145.00–145.009708
Steers—Large 1Unweaned674141.50/cwt141.50–141.509548
Steers—Medium and Large 1718135.77/cwt134.00–139.7597559
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned734129.00/cwt129.00–129.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1767133.10/cwt129.00–134.001,02133
Steers—Medium and Large 1870126.54/cwt120.00–127.251,101158
Steers—Medium and Large 1913121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,1093
Steers—Medium and Large 1960121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,16660
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,045109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,1449
Steers—Large 1Fleshy1,100108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,19410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned357147.50/cwt147.50–147.505273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421142.97/cwt140.00–147.0060218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned431158.00/cwt158.00–158.0068115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned468135.00/cwt135.00–135.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.65/cwt138.00–144.0067424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479150.08/cwt147.50–154.5071939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned482151.00/cwt151.00–151.0072810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525145.76/cwt141.00–149.5076559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned541134.00/cwt134.00–134.007258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542138.88/cwt138.00–139.5075327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned559136.00/cwt136.00–136.0076014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566136.75/cwt133.00–140.0077451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578125.00/cwt125.00–125.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy627133.00/cwt133.00–133.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630136.70/cwt132.00–139.00861103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned654128.00/cwt128.00–128.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663129.18/cwt124.75–132.0085631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708124.91/cwt124.00–127.0088433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784121.50/cwt121.50–121.5095317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1817122.10/cwt122.10–122.1099867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1884116.25/cwt116.25–116.251,02821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy981102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,00110

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.