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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, May 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Apr 27May 4May 18 →

Receipts

1,715 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 1,662▼ 1,415 vs year ago 3,130 · −45.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's auction, 400 -500 lb steer calves were 7.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 -700 lb steers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer trade was fully steady. Load lots available today of quality yearling steers and fall feeder calves. Trade was active for today moderate supply. Demand was good to very good for today's entire offering.

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 $251.36/cwt on 927 head.

Average price

$251.36

927 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$3.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.09

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	251.44	1,494	907
Medium and Large 1-2	456	247.50	1,128	20

One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about $366 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 sale927 hd

251.36

—

IA average6 barns · 2,880 hd

222.27

+29.09

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	945	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	939	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,095	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,123	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	283.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	278.09/cwt	266.50–292.50	1,288	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	244.41/cwt	239.50–271.00	1,166	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	271.13/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,375	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,270	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	285.99/cwt	265.50–295.00	1,487	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,252	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	253.82/cwt	236.00–276.00	1,457	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,236	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	246.22/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,541	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	234.44/cwt	206.00–245.00	1,568	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	212.64/cwt	203.25–215.25	1,637	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,746	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	273.88/cwt	267.00–280.00	887	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	245.86/cwt	236.00–265.00	939	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	917	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	973	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	232.89/cwt	232.00–235.00	999	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	241.24/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,110	117
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	460	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,109	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	223.04/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,080	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	233.17/cwt	220.00–244.50	1,215	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,107	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	231.68/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,304	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,180	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	176.54/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,073	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,240	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	190.93/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,302	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,355	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,184	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,626	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

Thu May 4, 2023

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

Receipts 1,715Last week 1,662Year ago 3,130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	201.00	201.00
7	—	423	230.00	230.00
4	—	731	162.00	162.00
5	—	535	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	382	236.00–265.00	245.86
72	—	521	220.00–244.50	233.17
7	—	704	192.50	192.50
8	—	649	191.00	191.00
10	—	867	187.50	187.50
14	—	429	232.00–235.00	232.89
23	—	324	267.00–280.00	273.88
87	—	563	220.00–237.00	231.68
117	—	460	232.00–247.00	241.24
32	—	682	190.00–195.00	190.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	608	173.00–178.00	176.54
5	—	387	237.00	237.00
6	—	346	232.00	232.00
62	—	484	219.00–235.00	223.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	477	239.50–271.00	244.41
35	—	507	258.00–274.00	271.13
12	—	416	270.00	270.00
29	—	586	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	669	206.00–245.00	234.44
62	—	626	240.00–250.50	246.22
51	—	574	236.00–276.00	253.82
65	—	463	266.50–292.50	278.09
9	—	312	303.00	303.00
88	—	426	280.00–290.00	283.77
4	—	398	275.00	275.00
165	—	520	265.50–295.00	285.99
35	—	893	195.50	195.50
68	—	725	225.00	225.00
99	—	770	203.25–215.25	212.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	250.00	250.00
5	—	564	222.00	222.00
9	—	361	260.00	260.00

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.