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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, May 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← May 4May 18Jun 1 →

Receipts

3,759 head

▲ 2,044 vs last sale 1,715▲ 641 vs year ago 3,118 · +20.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 400 lb steer calves were fully steady, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 7.00- 9.00 higher and 700 lb yearlings were fully steady. Heifer trade today was sharply higher with 500 - 600 lb heifers 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Today's supply was moderate to heavy. Load lots of quality yearlings and long time weaned fall feeder calves were available. Demand was very good.

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 $261.06/cwt on 1,577 head.

Average price

$261.06

1,577 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$27.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.24

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	262.05	1,540	1,520
Medium and Large 1-2	558	234.49	1,307	57

One grade step is worth $27.56/cwt here — about $232 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 sale1,577 hd

261.06

—

IA average4 barns · 1,919 hd

245.81

+15.24

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	286.27/cwt	271.00–299.00	1,059	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	291.34/cwt	282.50–307.00	1,232	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	243.94/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,068	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,168	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	276.36/cwt	247.50–288.00	1,340	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	282.73/cwt	268.00–288.00	1,507	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	236.71/cwt	205.00–249.00	1,361	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	272.65/cwt	251.00–284.50	1,573	265
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	261.54/cwt	246.00–271.50	1,624	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	1,576	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,533	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	238.67/cwt	223.50–246.00	1,573	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	222.38/cwt	215.50–224.00	1,617	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,332	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	216.96/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,681	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	195.83/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,686	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,754	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,843	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	274.48/cwt	268.00–282.00	928	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	267.03/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,033	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	259.57/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,101	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,128	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	249.55/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,180	297
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	241.80/cwt	235.00–256.50	1,260	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,143	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	237.97/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,364	298
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,218	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,368	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,301	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	228.11/cwt	221.50–240.00	1,428	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,318	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	216.41/cwt	191.00–219.25	1,575	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,511	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	178.42/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,700	12

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 3,759Last week 1,715Year ago 3,118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	387	260.00–275.00	267.03
21	—	771	196.00	196.00
96	—	728	191.00–219.25	216.41
130	—	626	221.50–240.00	228.11
11	—	338	268.00–282.00	274.48
12	—	939	181.00	181.00
297	—	473	237.00–256.00	249.55
7	—	831	178.00–179.00	178.42
161	—	521	235.00–256.50	241.80
4	—	651	202.50	202.50
298	—	573	220.00–257.00	237.97
140	—	424	242.00–267.00	259.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	239.50	239.50
52	—	608	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	221.00	221.00
4	—	608	214.00	214.00
8	—	534	214.00	214.00
19	—	594	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	966	190.75	190.75
79	—	423	282.50–307.00	291.34
3	—	810	189.00	189.00
11	—	943	186.00	186.00
282	—	533	268.00–288.00	282.73
28	—	370	271.00–299.00	286.27
103	—	727	215.50–224.00	222.38
146	—	621	246.00–271.50	261.54
19	—	775	210.00–225.00	216.96
23	—	861	195.00–196.00	195.83
154	—	659	223.50–246.00	238.67
265	—	577	251.00–284.50	272.65
283	—	485	247.50–288.00	276.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	575	205.00–249.00	236.71
5	—	736	181.00	181.00
13	—	438	230.00–266.00	243.94
6	—	640	239.50	239.50
4	—	473	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	636	247.75	247.75
21	—	510	268.00	268.00

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.