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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, May 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← May 6May 20Jun 3 →

Receipts

2,720 head

▲ 1,504 vs last sale 1,216▲ 596 vs year ago 2,124 · +28.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 600 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs. mostly 7.00-14.00 higher. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs. were 3.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 7.00-13.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.07/cwt on 1,247 head.

Average price

$140.07

1,247 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	141.47	851	1,057
Medium and Large 1-2	568	133.07	756	178
Large 1	762	121.00	922	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale1,247 hd

140.07

—

IA average7 barns · 3,029 hd

134.70

+5.37

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	186.35/cwt	181.00–192.00	693	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	183.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	760	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	179.61/cwt	174.00–184.00	767	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	178.68/cwt	171.00–188.00	852	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	832	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	162.27/cwt	162.00–162.50	779	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	862	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	178.22/cwt	174.00–186.50	943	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	175.36/cwt	169.50–183.50	1,015	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	976	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	967	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	167.40/cwt	161.00–175.75	1,026	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,016	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	155.13/cwt	150.50–162.00	1,041	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	975	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	147.95/cwt	141.50–154.00	1,068	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	135.35/cwt	132.50–140.50	1,050	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	134.84/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,112	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	138.36/cwt	135.75–140.00	1,191	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,164	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	444	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	151.18/cwt	150.00–153.00	570	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	144.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	550	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	579	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	418	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	166.81/cwt	161.50–175.00	707	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	149.46/cwt	149.00–150.00	667	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	621	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	150.66/cwt	141.00–153.50	698	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	151.74/cwt	144.00–159.00	710	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	144.77/cwt	137.50–152.50	767	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.45/cwt	132.00–136.50	725	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	141.42/cwt	134.00–147.50	803	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	749	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	141.25/cwt	131.00–144.00	886	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	128.80/cwt	125.50–130.50	819	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	135.74/cwt	128.75–140.00	920	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	124.37/cwt	124.00–125.50	863	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	707	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	852	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	122.56/cwt	122.00–123.00	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	130.39/cwt	125.50–138.75	941	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	746	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	910	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	762	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	922	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	132.92/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,026	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	120.37/cwt	119.50–121.00	944	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	127.09/cwt	122.00–133.50	1,057	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	988	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	121.26/cwt	120.25–122.00	1,054	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,099	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 May 20, 2021

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

Receipts 2,720Last week 1,216Year ago 2,124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	468	144.00–159.00	151.74
126	—	627	131.00–144.00	141.25
90	—	832	122.00–133.50	127.09
118	—	678	128.75–140.00	135.74
36	—	424	161.50–175.00	166.81
4	—	995	110.50	110.50
146	—	568	134.00–147.50	141.42
15	—	377	150.00–153.00	151.18
27	—	772	128.00–135.00	132.92
14	—	869	120.25–122.00	121.26
149	—	530	137.50–152.50	144.77
70	—	722	125.50–138.75	130.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	550	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	142.00–146.00	144.66
28	—	463	141.00–153.50	150.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	125.00	125.00
9	—	746	122.00	122.00
8	—	572	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	762	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	636	125.50–130.50	128.80
20	—	459	135.00–136.00	135.40
24	—	694	124.00–125.50	124.37
41	—	535	132.00–136.50	135.45
3	—	837	118.00	118.00
6	—	296	150.00	150.00
7	—	784	119.50–121.00	120.37
9	—	710	122.00–123.00	122.56
16	—	391	148.00	148.00
11	—	446	149.00–150.00	149.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	145.00	145.00
18	—	707	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	372	181.00–192.00	186.35
232	—	579	169.50–183.50	175.36
149	—	477	171.00–188.00	178.68
133	—	613	161.00–175.75	167.40
88	—	825	128.00–140.00	134.84
79	—	722	141.50–154.00	147.95
58	—	671	150.50–162.00	155.13
47	—	427	174.00–184.00	179.61
38	—	776	132.50–140.50	135.35
137	—	529	174.00–186.50	178.22
16	—	907	127.00–130.00	128.33
21	—	861	135.75–140.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	587	166.25	166.25
13	—	501	172.00	172.00
12	—	478	174.00	174.00
7	—	629	161.50	161.50
15	—	414	180.00–185.00	183.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	780	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	682	140.00–145.00	143.01
19	—	593	163.00	163.00
6	—	370	179.00	179.00
6	—	638	154.00–155.00	154.49
9	—	480	162.00–162.50	162.27

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.