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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, May 9

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

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Receipts

3,161 head

▲ 1,579 vs last sale 1,582▲ 1,446 vs year ago 1,715 · +84.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE - - - - Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 700 - 800 lb cattle were 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer trade saw light weight calves 500 - 600 lbs 9.00 to 16.00 higher and seven weight heifers 9.00 to 15.00 higher. Many load lots offered today of long time weaned, home raised, fall calves with the demand very, very good. Quality ran deep throughout today's auction.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.74/cwt on 436 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −140.61 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$339.74

436 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.60

vs IA average

+30.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	340.21	1,864	418
Medium and Large 1-2	552	328.78	1,813	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale436 hd

339.74

—

IA average5 barns · 948 hd

327.14

+12.60

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+30.03

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−140.61

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $402.05, median $480.35 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	399.16/cwt	370.00–408.00	1,509	58
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	372.45/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,635	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,569	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	369.09/cwt	350.00–383.50	1,735	173
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	359.32/cwt	340.00–365.50	1,861	177
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,769	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,681	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	328.72/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,874	218
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,865	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,740	12
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	612	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,763	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	320.67/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,985	258
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,909	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	292.40/cwt	271.00–299.00	1,965	59
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,817	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	273.93/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,975	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,143	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,103	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	230.14/cwt	229.50–233.50	2,103	74
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	362.79/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,310	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,515	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	327.37/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,395	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,362	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	333.75/cwt	312.50–344.00	1,549	122
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,427	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	315.65/cwt	304.00–324.00	1,629	243
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,707	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	285.72/cwt	253.00–306.00	1,651	202
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	283.08/cwt	275.50–303.00	1,764	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,568	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	252.98/cwt	251.50–253.50	1,718	84
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	235.39/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,803	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,998	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	827	247.21/cwt	247.00–248.00	2,044	54
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	965	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,128	25

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 9, 2024

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

Receipts 3,161Last week 1,582Year ago 1,715

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	350–400	374	405.00	405.00
47	400–450	426	315.00–336.00	327.37
122	450–500	464	312.50–344.00	333.75
243	500–550	516	304.00–324.00	315.65
202	550–600	578	253.00–306.00	285.72
83	600–650	623	275.50–303.00	283.08
84	650–700	679	251.50–253.50	252.98
58	750–800	766	233.00–237.50	235.39
9	800–850	812	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
54	800–850	827	247.00–248.00	247.21
25	950–1000	965	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	361	350.00–368.00	362.79
15	450–500	492	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	627	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	302.00	302.00
19	550–600	569	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	612	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	350–400	378	370.00–408.00	399.16
15	400–450	439	365.00–377.50	372.45
173	450–500	470	350.00–383.50	369.09
177	500–550	518	340.00–365.50	359.32
218	550–600	570	322.00–343.00	328.72
258	600–650	619	312.00–328.00	320.67
59	650–700	672	271.00–299.00	292.40
66	700–750	721	258.00–278.00	273.93
28	800–850	834	257.00	257.00
16	850–900	897	234.50	234.50
74	900–950	914	229.50–233.50	230.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
11	500–550	537	313.00	313.00
12	550–600	596	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	342.50	342.50
10	500–550	528	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	581	321.00	321.00
4	600–650	628	304.00	304.00
5	650–700	692	262.50	262.50

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.