Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Sep 15
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
4,001 head
▲ 2,657 vs last sale 1,344▲ 4,001 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Many load lots available for the active trade and strong demand. Good offering of new crop spring calves. Compared to 2 weeks ago, steer 700-800 pounds were 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Heifers weighing 600 -700 pounds were 5.00 - 8.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.59/cwt on 1,811 head.
Average price
$193.59
1,811 head · 715 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$28.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.55
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593197.881,17356
Medium and Large 1708194.391,3761,650
Large 1889179.091,593102
Large 1-2880169.001,4873thin
One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale1,811 hd
193.59
—
IA average9 barns · 6,773 hd
192.05
+1.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

77 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323230.00/cwt230.00–230.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned344242.00/cwt242.00–242.008328
Steers—Medium and Large 1373224.50/cwt210.00–232.5083717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned393228.00/cwt228.00–228.0089610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned442227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed457220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,00513
Steers—Medium and Large 1470223.85/cwt211.00–231.001,05276
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned507222.51/cwt213.00–227.001,12875
Steers—Medium and Large 1543208.41/cwt187.00–217.501,13260
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed558195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0884
Steers—Medium and Large 1572205.45/cwt189.00–215.001,17590
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed614196.25/cwt196.25–196.251,20524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy617198.38/cwt180.00–206.001,22489
Steers—Medium and Large 1620199.09/cwt181.00–207.501,234129
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed624202.57/cwt201.50–206.001,26458
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,19011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1624
Steers—Medium and Large 1684196.76/cwt192.75–213.001,346134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed693185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,28211
Steers—Medium and Large 1715182.50/cwt181.00–186.001,30521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed722192.95/cwt178.00–199.251,393130
Steers—Medium and Large 1769178.93/cwt167.25–190.001,376243
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed817192.19/cwt190.35–195.101,570102
Steers—Large 1822180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4803
Steers—Medium and Large 1840184.68/cwt169.00–187.351,551142
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy857182.75/cwt182.75–182.751,5665
Steers—Large 1865186.48/cwt175.50–192.251,61348
Steers—Large 1-2880169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4873
Steers—Large 1Fleshy899176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,58728
Steers—Large 1901170.75/cwt170.75–170.751,53811
Steers—Medium and Large 1912182.15/cwt179.50–185.001,661115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy914183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,67365
Steers—Large 1Fleshy951169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6079
Steers—Medium and Large 1975167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,62856
Steers—Large 11,027145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361220.00/cwt220.00–220.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned370218.60/cwt205.00–233.0080939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388193.00/cwt193.00–193.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned394191.00/cwt191.00–191.007537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406171.00/cwt171.00–171.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435201.49/cwt190.00–206.0087648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436210.81/cwt201.00–222.5091940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed454209.00/cwt209.00–209.0094917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed456189.00/cwt189.00–189.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470208.30/cwt204.00–210.0097914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed514189.11/cwt187.50–190.0097222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy519178.00/cwt178.00–178.009247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525187.92/cwt180.00–190.0098754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527185.00/cwt185.00–185.0097540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed555194.13/cwt191.50–195.001,07736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement565196.96/cwt194.00–199.001,11361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573185.99/cwt180.00–190.001,06681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed583192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,12210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy588184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,08224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned592157.00/cwt157.00–157.009297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed605190.25/cwt190.25–190.251,151103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633180.90/cwt176.25–185.501,145207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667179.26/cwt176.50–184.001,19671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed672187.59/cwt182.50–188.501,261103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678178.55/cwt178.50–178.751,21198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy698180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,26070
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735178.83/cwt172.50–193.001,314174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement805172.35/cwt172.35–172.351,38725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,35911
Heifers—Large 1911165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,50317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy912166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,51661
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy929148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1936164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,54217
Heifers—Large 1950163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1956164.23/cwt153.50–164.851,57056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy965163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,57855
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,015160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6243
Heifers—Large 11,037156.75/cwt156.75–156.751,62555
Heifers—Large 11,073147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5835
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned415204.00/cwt204.00–204.0084721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480194.00/cwt194.00–194.009314

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.