Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2021-06-03

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jun 3
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,237 head
▼ 483 vs last sale 2,720▲ 865 vs year ago 1,372 · +63.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher, over 650 lbs. mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher, while the heifers over 650 lbs. were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. 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 $156.14/cwt on 1,194 head.
Average price
$156.14
1,194 head · 710 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,108
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$33.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1711156.781,1141,109
Medium and Large 1-2665150.551,00176
Large 1931123.671,1519thin
One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale1,194 hd
156.14
—
IA average5 barns · 4,584 hd
150.76
+5.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1434180.86/cwt178.00–187.5078520
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435192.00/cwt192.00–192.0083513
Steers—Medium and Large 1484182.01/cwt175.00–189.0088187
Steers—Medium and Large 1519182.56/cwt173.50–189.0094741
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525179.75/cwt179.75–179.7594428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539162.00/cwt159.00–164.0087312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576168.98/cwt167.50–175.5097338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned576162.00/cwt162.00–162.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582152.88/cwt148.00–159.008909
Steers—Medium and Large 1586169.95/cwt165.00–174.7599691
Steers—Medium and Large 1624168.30/cwt159.00–172.501,050138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned641154.50/cwt154.50–154.509909
Steers—Medium and Large 1669160.71/cwt155.50–166.751,07562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned707150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,06442
Steers—Medium and Large 1728153.71/cwt148.50–162.001,119123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736144.43/cwt136.00–146.001,06341
Steers—Medium and Large 1788148.42/cwt141.00–149.751,17088
Steers—Large 1800134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 1828140.99/cwt135.00–144.501,16766
Steers—Medium and Large 1880139.84/cwt130.00–144.501,231103
Steers—Medium and Large 1923135.90/cwt134.60–137.001,254121
Steers—Medium and Large 1965124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,19736
Steers—Large 11,035115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1905
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,065118.75/cwt118.75–118.751,26512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392141.00/cwt141.00–141.005537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410150.00/cwt150.00–150.0061511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned428145.00/cwt145.00–145.0062114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned439142.00/cwt142.00–142.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446141.00/cwt141.00–141.006294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473141.00/cwt141.00–141.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481147.78/cwt140.00–154.0071148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned520144.00/cwt144.00–144.0074914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528149.91/cwt140.00–154.00792126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531134.83/cwt133.00–137.0071613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned550144.00/cwt144.00–144.0079227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577146.41/cwt139.00–149.0084573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594131.50/cwt129.00–133.0078114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned606142.00/cwt142.00–142.008619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617136.36/cwt128.00–139.0084157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619145.74/cwt140.50–154.5090276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned636120.00/cwt120.00–120.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy647157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,01642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned652137.00/cwt137.00–137.0089350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008184
Heifers—Large 1673121.00/cwt121.00–121.0081410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693139.00/cwt137.25–141.5096324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702124.00/cwt124.00–124.0087017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718128.67/cwt128.50–129.0092412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned740126.50/cwt126.50–126.509367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762134.56/cwt127.25–140.501,02552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768119.00/cwt119.00–119.009144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818119.00/cwt119.00–119.009738
Heifers—Large 1823121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,0004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960114.24/cwt111.00–114.751,09723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,052100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0526
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453182.00/cwt182.00–182.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684118.92/cwt111.00–125.008137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743120.00/cwt120.00–120.008924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875103.00/cwt103.00–103.009014

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.