Sale reports / Iowa / Clarinda Livestock Auction / 2023-04-20

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Apr 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166
Receipts
1,103 head
▼ 1,181 vs last sale 2,284▼ 2,250 vs year ago 3,353 · −67.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's auction, 400 - 500 lb feeder steers were fully steady; 600 lb steers 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Heifer results steady with last week. Light test on yearling feeder cattle. Supply was moderate to light. Trade was active; demand was good for today's offering of long time weaned, vaccinated fall feeder calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $251.20/cwt on 444 head.
Average price
$251.20
444 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,358
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+32.27
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547252.971,384407
Medium and Large 1-2471231.831,09137
One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $292 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 sale444 hd
251.20
—
IA average8 barns · 3,891 hd
218.94
+32.27
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1375268.39/cwt250.00–275.001,00635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398242.64/cwt242.00–243.0096611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned400305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2206
Steers—Medium and Large 1420281.86/cwt278.00–287.001,18412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431230.00/cwt230.00–230.009918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473281.56/cwt267.00–285.001,33225
Steers—Medium and Large 1475281.44/cwt247.50–290.001,33742
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned504261.32/cwt259.00–267.001,31728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1997
Steers—Medium and Large 1530252.96/cwt232.00–274.001,34158
Steers—Medium and Large 1566254.12/cwt232.00–265.001,43848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned588246.12/cwt231.00–255.001,44732
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,42637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1633234.37/cwt226.00–239.001,48429
Steers—Medium and Large 1677222.68/cwt207.00–229.251,50843
Steers—Medium and Large 1722219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5815
Steers—Medium and Large 1778207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6147
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312245.00/cwt245.00–245.0076411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393238.56/cwt220.00–247.0093822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned412242.67/cwt240.00–245.001,00013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433222.00/cwt222.00–222.009613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469196.87/cwt190.00–200.0092310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned471223.99/cwt220.00–228.001,05532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486242.16/cwt225.00–255.001,17743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512241.59/cwt237.00–247.501,23751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy514249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,28015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned536217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,16313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement550228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,25438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566213.78/cwt200.00–232.001,21030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned574205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,17710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628206.33/cwt204.00–215.001,29651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667169.51/cwt166.00–173.001,13112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731183.91/cwt180.00–187.001,3449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1756191.20/cwt184.50–192.001,44539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1811181.48/cwt179.00–184.001,4726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1899173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5556
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned450232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2497245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned551211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3245

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.