Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2021-10-07

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Oct 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
2,087 head
▼ 1,439 vs last sale 3,526▲ 2,087 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers 650-800 lbs. were 3.00-4.00 higher, while those over 800 lbs. were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs. were mostly 4.00 lower, while those over 800 lbs. were 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 $162.52/cwt on 1,085 head.
Average price
$162.52
1,085 head · 747 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,213
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.14
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1754163.681,234981
Medium and Large 1-2680151.581,031104
One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,085 hd
162.52
—
IA average7 barns · 3,782 hd
156.38
+6.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

53 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned339202.50/cwt202.50–202.5068624
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned389190.00/cwt190.00–190.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437191.52/cwt191.00–193.5083728
Steers—Medium and Large 1460191.00/cwt191.00–191.0087911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471172.00/cwt172.00–172.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned494189.50/cwt189.50–189.5093612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520161.00/cwt161.00–161.008379
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned540177.00/cwt177.00–177.0095611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned540160.00/cwt160.00–160.0086413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569154.00/cwt154.00–154.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,02320
Steers—Medium and Large 1626161.92/cwt160.00–167.001,01418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned659149.00/cwt149.00–149.0098217
Steers—Medium and Large 1677166.60/cwt160.00–169.751,12878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681148.84/cwt146.00–150.001,01414
Steers—Medium and Large 1726161.64/cwt153.50–165.751,174137
Steers—Medium and Large 1777163.92/cwt161.50–166.501,274138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780146.91/cwt145.50–147.251,14631
Steers—Medium and Large 1816160.59/cwt153.75–165.001,310306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2357
Steers—Medium and Large 1858156.50/cwt152.85–161.601,343186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2564
Steers—Medium and Large 1998130.25/cwt130.25–130.251,3008
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned252160.00/cwt160.00–160.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned355168.96/cwt156.50–171.5060025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned430162.32/cwt158.00–168.0069827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436155.00/cwt155.00–155.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437148.45/cwt147.00–151.006498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned463154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468144.00/cwt144.00–144.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500161.00/cwt161.00–161.0080515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526142.00/cwt142.00–142.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned563154.00/cwt154.00–154.0086722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned564139.22/cwt139.00–140.0078528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576144.00/cwt144.00–144.0082911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586154.45/cwt150.00–157.2590567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630142.72/cwt141.50–144.0089918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658147.50/cwt147.50–147.5097166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674136.09/cwt135.75–138.0091727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710147.93/cwt141.00–150.751,05053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767150.77/cwt142.00–153.001,15697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,16437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1888143.88/cwt143.50–144.001,27816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1927141.41/cwt141.25–142.001,31182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1974139.76/cwt139.25–140.251,361117
Heifers—Large 11,041138.25/cwt138.25–138.251,43956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363150.00/cwt150.00–150.005458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned456168.00/cwt168.00–168.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478162.00/cwt162.00–162.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628130.00/cwt130.00–130.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008644

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.