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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 2

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Receipts

1,270 head

▼ 1,332 vs last sale 2,602▼ 682 vs year ago 1,952 · −34.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 - 600 lb steers were steady. Heifers weighing 500 - 600 lbs were 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good on today's offering of long-time weaned, green and vaccinated feeder calves.

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 $212.58/cwt on 536 head.

Average price

$212.58

536 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$265

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

$1.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.46

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	213.60	1,091	20
Medium and Large 1	638	212.55	1,357	516

One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about −$265 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 sale536 hd

212.58

—

IA average9 barns · 6,986 hd

203.13

+9.46

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	856	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	970	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	268.64/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,144	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,032	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	241.64/cwt	228.00–252.00	1,150	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,012	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	239.07/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,246	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	224.50/cwt	211.00–233.50	1,302	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	215.58/cwt	204.00–228.50	1,322	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,168	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	208.30/cwt	194.50–215.75	1,391	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	187.37/cwt	184.50–194.50	1,360	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	189.09/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,458	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	184.96/cwt	181.50–187.75	1,526	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,606	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	232.46/cwt	215.00–242.00	988	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	248.66/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,151	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	201.78/cwt	193.00–215.00	973	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	191.05/cwt	188.00–195.00	978	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	225.71/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,201	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	185.01/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,082	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	183.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,123	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	187.00/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,244	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,074	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	176.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,272	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	175.97/cwt	166.00–184.00	1,371	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,373	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,501	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,111	8

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Receipts 1,270Last week 2,602Year ago 1,952

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	642	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	463	235.00–257.00	248.66
30	—	585	176.00–190.00	185.01
35	—	425	215.00–242.00	232.46
68	—	720	172.00–180.00	176.62
74	—	612	175.00–190.00	183.53
107	—	532	200.00–245.00	225.71
22	—	779	166.00–184.00	175.97
7	—	941	159.50	159.50
10	—	817	168.00	168.00
80	—	665	171.00–193.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	512	188.00–195.00	191.05
7	—	415	170.00	170.00
14	—	482	193.00–215.00	201.78
4	—	684	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	476	228.00–252.00	241.64
72	—	580	211.00–233.50	224.50
54	—	726	184.50–194.50	187.37
5	—	883	175.50	175.50
53	—	521	225.00–249.00	239.07
11	—	426	267.00–270.00	268.64
31	—	825	181.50–187.75	184.96
6	—	328	261.00	261.00
3	—	372	240.00	240.00
56	—	771	184.00–192.00	189.09
71	—	613	204.00–228.50	215.58
100	—	668	194.50–215.75	208.30
8	—	956	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	220.00	220.00
8	—	401	242.00	242.00
8	—	642	182.00	182.00

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.