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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Aug 17

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31 →

Receipts

1,366 head

▲ 722 vs last sale 644▲ 322 vs year ago 1,044 · +30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder auction 2 weeks ago, 700 lb yearling steers were 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Yearling heifers were 15.00 to 17.00 higher. Many load lots of both quality steers and heifers were offered today. Trade was very active. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $263.34/cwt on 639 head.

Average price

$263.34

639 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$101.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.64

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	265.96	1,742	607
Medium and Large 1-2	641	239.78	1,537	21
Large 1	1,118	164.00	1,834	11thin

One grade step is worth $101.96/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale639 hd

263.34

—

IA average5 barns · 1,323 hd

221.71

+41.64

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,412	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	288.95/cwt	273.00–312.00	1,569	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	548	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,545	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	306.21/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,712	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,603	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	276.17/cwt	269.50–287.75	1,864	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	274.14/cwt	271.00–278.25	1,982	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	248.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,948	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	2,042	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	247.70/cwt	246.00–248.00	2,165	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	2,182	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,142	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,255	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,341	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,188	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	293.19/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,510	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,324	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	280.40/cwt	271.00–283.75	1,638	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,553	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	278.71/cwt	261.00–283.00	1,725	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	262.48/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,769	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	231.83/cwt	222.00–247.50	1,583	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	234.68/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,819	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	222.52/cwt	208.00–228.50	1,960	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,901	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,002	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,884	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,162	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,801	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,477	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,436	3

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 Aug 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,366Last week 644Year ago 1,044

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	188.00	188.00
8	—	1,162	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	226.00	226.00
124	—	619	261.00–283.00	278.71
4	—	941	202.00	202.00
71	—	775	233.00–235.00	234.68
115	—	584	271.00–283.75	280.40
219	—	674	257.50–271.00	262.48
5	—	466	255.00	255.00
23	—	881	208.00–228.50	222.52
43	—	515	292.00–295.00	293.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	253.00	253.00
10	—	683	222.00–247.50	231.83
3	—	573	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	275.00	275.00
3	—	533	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	559	290.00–312.00	306.21
43	—	543	273.00–312.00	288.95
106	—	675	269.50–287.75	276.17
3	—	400	310.00	310.00
154	—	723	271.00–278.25	274.14
6	—	978	219.00	219.00
60	—	874	246.00–248.00	247.70
62	—	783	245.00–250.00	248.73
62	—	808	252.75	252.75
64	—	912	239.25	239.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	548	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,255	186.50	186.50

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.