Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2021-12-09

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Nov 30Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

3,107 head

▲ 1,976 vs last sale 1,131▲ 607 vs year ago 2,500 · +24.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Tuesday 11/30 steer calves 500-600 lbs. 3.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. steady to 6.00 higher, 700-800 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers calves under 600 lbs. were generally steady and the 600-700 lb. heifers were 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.46/cwt on 1,760 head.

Average price

$171.46

1,760 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	172.17	1,102	1,554
Large 1	687	169.25	1,163	22
Medium and Large 1-2	576	165.78	954	184

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,760 hd

171.46

—

IA average10 barns · 9,139 hd

167.96

+3.50

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	454	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	204.43/cwt	198.00–209.00	787	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	188.79/cwt	183.00–197.50	825	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	179.61/cwt	172.00–184.00	835	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	197.50/cwt	187.00–204.00	930	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	840	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	924	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	973	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	186.14/cwt	180.00–199.50	983	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	175.01/cwt	168.00–179.50	940	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	166.79/cwt	161.00–170.00	932	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	184.58/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,047	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	172.17/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,011	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	169.53/cwt	164.00–176.75	1,071	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	154.34/cwt	151.00–161.50	979	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	167.88/cwt	159.00–176.75	1,132	364
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	154.98/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,051	20
Steers	—	Large 1	687	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,163	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	156.87/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,079	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,084	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	164.28/cwt	157.00–172.50	1,191	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,124	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	161.81/cwt	156.00–162.75	1,252	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	156.19/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,276	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	165.82/cwt	159.00–167.00	617	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	160.77/cwt	155.00–170.00	691	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	162.34/cwt	155.00–168.00	773	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	150.50/cwt	148.00–152.00	718	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	159.02/cwt	154.00–165.00	835	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	163.90/cwt	160.00–164.50	867	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	144.79/cwt	136.00–149.00	769	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	138.78/cwt	131.00–145.00	795	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	156.29/cwt	147.00–163.50	899	243
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	602	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	876	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	137.27/cwt	131.00–145.50	837	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	941	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	155.28/cwt	149.00–160.00	967	236
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	153.47/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,013	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	673	133.89/cwt	131.00–136.00	901	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	969	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,133	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,364	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,071	126.77/cwt	125.50–128.00	1,358	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,097	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,360	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	853	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	742	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	897	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	807	3

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 3,107Last week 1,131Year ago 2,500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	559	161.00–170.00	166.79
39	—	537	168.00–179.50	175.01
9	—	634	151.00–161.50	154.34
24	—	465	172.00–184.00	179.61
30	—	704	154.00	154.00
20	—	678	152.00–157.00	154.98
6	—	271	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	528	180.00–199.50	186.14
223	—	725	157.00–172.50	164.28
15	—	385	198.00–209.00	204.43
12	—	437	183.00–197.50	188.79
43	—	471	187.00–204.00	197.50
364	—	674	159.00–176.75	167.88
181	—	567	177.00–189.00	184.58
125	—	774	156.00–162.75	161.81
9	—	817	154.00–159.00	156.19
321	—	632	164.00–176.75	169.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	687	169.25	169.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	180.00	180.00
15	—	730	150.00	150.00
3	—	472	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	188.50	188.50
46	—	688	154.00–158.00	156.87
24	—	484	191.00	191.00
4	—	346	195.00	195.00
57	—	587	159.00–174.00	172.17
3	—	410	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	372	159.00–167.00	165.82
73	—	476	155.00–168.00	162.34
31	—	430	155.00–170.00	160.77
79	—	660	145.00–158.00	153.47
236	—	623	149.00–160.00	155.28
7	—	738	153.50	153.50
18	—	990	137.75	137.75
243	—	575	147.00–163.50	156.29
147	—	525	154.00–165.00	159.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	531	136.00–149.00	144.79
14	—	610	131.00–145.50	137.27
3	—	707	137.00	137.00
27	—	477	148.00–152.00	150.50
24	—	573	131.00–145.00	138.78
3	—	440	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,071	125.50–128.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	166.00	166.00
11	—	435	163.00	163.00
62	—	529	160.00–164.50	163.90
57	—	611	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	673	131.00–136.00	133.89
5	—	537	143.00	143.00
16	—	381	140.00	140.00
3	—	602	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	90.00	90.00
3	—	742	102.50	102.50
3	—	670	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	135.00	135.00

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.