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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Dec 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 3 →

Receipts

3,114 head

▲ 725 vs last sale 2,389▼ 99 vs year ago 3,213 · −3.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week fleshy 500-550 steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Heavier calves and yearlings sold steady. Load lots of quality yearlings and new crop weaned spring calves available for today's good to very good demand.

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 $193.37/cwt on 1,444 head.

Average price

$193.37

1,444 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$647

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	194.08	1,229	1,400
Medium and Large 1-2	550	176.24	970	34
Large 1	1,230	152.50	1,876	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about −$647 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 sale1,444 hd

193.37

—

IA average9 barns · 6,872 hd

185.00

+8.37

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	233.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	216.18/cwt	206.00–230.00	789	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	237.18/cwt	229.00–240.00	887	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	222.65/cwt	220.00–228.00	971	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	865	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	978	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	230.79/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,075	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	233.64/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,100	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,118	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,132	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	215.16/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,121	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	203.34/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,157	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	207.63/cwt	205.50–215.00	1,186	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	934	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	197.92/cwt	174.00–203.50	1,164	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	190.40/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,180	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	649	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,207	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,148	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,263	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	181.24/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,227	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	693	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,040	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	177.28/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,285	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,096	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	733	182.09/cwt	178.75–187.00	1,335	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	173.85/cwt	168.50–179.25	1,344	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	174.79/cwt	169.50–176.75	1,425	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,469	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,595	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,876	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	193.41/cwt	193.00–194.00	741	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	170.48/cwt	168.00–174.00	731	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	181.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	804	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	175.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	162.25/cwt	150.00–175.00	862	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	177.58/cwt	173.00–183.00	947	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	962	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	176.50/cwt	164.50–182.00	1,006	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	145.13/cwt	141.00–156.00	855	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	167.02/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,046	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	627	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,053	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,068	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	165.96/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,120	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	697	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,185	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	168.21/cwt	167.50–169.75	1,214	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	167.63/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,286	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	169.27/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,407	47
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,068	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,132	4

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 15, 2022

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

Receipts 3,114Last week 2,389Year ago 3,213

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	185.00	185.00
16	—	634	168.50	168.50
55	—	539	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	722	167.50–169.75	168.21
81	—	442	175.00–185.00	181.85
168	—	675	161.00–171.00	165.96
178	—	533	173.00–183.00	177.58
47	—	831	167.00–177.00	169.27
29	—	383	193.00–194.00	193.41
214	—	570	164.50–182.00	176.50
87	—	475	170.00–180.00	175.91
31	—	767	161.00–176.00	167.63
185	—	626	160.00–171.00	167.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	589	141.00–156.00	145.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	150.00–175.00	162.25
10	—	360	187.00	187.00
16	—	429	168.00–174.00	170.48
3	—	468	170.00	170.00
5	—	605	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	697	170.00	170.00
21	—	627	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	150.00	150.00
6	—	580	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	588	174.00–203.50	197.92
12	—	365	206.00–230.00	216.18
8	—	471	225.00–242.00	233.64
11	—	517	219.00	219.00
16	—	652	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	815	169.50–176.75	174.79
142	—	725	170.00–185.00	177.28
19	—	436	220.00–228.00	222.65
9	—	341	225.00–240.00	233.33
221	—	569	194.00–215.00	203.34
66	—	466	217.00–240.00	230.79
46	—	864	170.00	170.00
16	—	374	229.00–240.00	237.18
103	—	773	168.50–179.25	173.85
142	—	677	161.00–187.00	181.24
101	—	521	200.00–228.00	215.16
201	—	620	180.00–197.00	190.40
11	—	914	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	176.00	176.00
3	—	726	151.00	151.00
5	—	448	193.00	193.00
8	—	459	213.00	213.00
5	—	584	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	571	205.50–215.00	207.63
21	—	662	190.75	190.75
14	—	514	217.50	217.50
24	—	649	186.00	186.00
82	—	733	178.75–187.00	182.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,230	152.50	152.50

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.