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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Tue, Dec 6

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Dec 1Dec 6Dec 8 →

Receipts

1,409 head

▼ 2,110 vs last sale 3,519▼ 1,698 vs year ago 3,107 · −54.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good offering of "weaned" new crop spring steers and heifers. Larger lots of fleshy 550 pound steer and heifer calves were steady with 12-1-2022 auction results.

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 $192.25/cwt on 677 head.

Average price

$192.25

677 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	192.42	1,201	670
Medium and Large 1-2	539	175.57	947	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $254 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 sale677 hd

192.25

—

IA average11 barns · 9,219 hd

187.17

+5.08

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	407	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	967	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	220.14/cwt	210.00–226.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	222.06/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,066	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	208.42/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,092	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	224.56/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,179	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	193.34/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,110	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,195	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,130	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	187.94/cwt	175.00–193.50	1,167	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	643	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,217	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	181.39/cwt	165.00–188.50	1,223	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,274	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	172.08/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,299	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	171.69/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,389	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,534	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,464	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	776	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	168.01/cwt	164.00–174.00	746	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	162.24/cwt	151.00–168.00	772	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	815	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	179.38/cwt	176.00–187.50	872	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	800	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	925	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	179.05/cwt	165.00–189.00	970	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,006	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	561	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,027	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	170.04/cwt	155.00–178.25	969	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	931	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	165.29/cwt	158.00–168.50	1,025	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	171.01/cwt	168.50–173.00	1,147	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,120	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	174.95/cwt	157.00–175.75	1,347	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,423	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	985	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,042	10

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

Tue Dec 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,409Last week 3,519Year ago 3,107

Good offering of "weaned" new crop spring steers and heifers. Larger lots of fleshy 550 pound steer and heifer calves were steady with 12-1-2022 auction results.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	551	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	404	192.00	192.00
36	—	542	165.00–189.00	179.05
41	—	486	176.00–187.50	179.38
5	—	873	163.00	163.00
5	—	715	150.00	150.00
56	—	620	158.00–168.50	165.29
73	—	770	157.00–175.75	174.95
69	—	671	168.50–173.00	171.01
70	—	570	155.00–178.25	170.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	171.00	171.00
16	—	605	165.00	165.00
7	—	479	170.25	170.25
8	—	597	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	561	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	146.00	146.00
12	—	476	151.00–168.00	162.24
10	—	444	164.00–174.00	168.01
6	—	513	156.00	156.00
7	—	655	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	237.50	237.50
11	—	585	190.00	190.00
47	—	524	205.00–211.00	208.42
25	—	616	183.50	183.50
31	—	650	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	480	215.00–228.00	222.06
73	—	621	175.00–193.50	187.94
3	—	353	240.00	240.00
4	—	904	162.00	162.00
30	—	888	172.75	172.75
26	—	755	170.00–173.00	172.08
10	—	730	174.50	174.50
21	—	525	223.00–226.00	224.56
83	—	574	182.00–210.00	193.34
140	—	674	165.00–188.50	181.39
8	—	430	210.00–226.00	220.14
20	—	809	163.00–176.00	171.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	580	206.00	206.00
33	—	643	189.25	189.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	155.00	155.00

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.