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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jan 16

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Receipts

3,780 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 3,605▲ 1,348 vs year ago 2,432 · +55.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder calf auction just one week ago, 500 - 600 lb feeder steers were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and 600 - 700 lb calves were mostly steady to 8.00 lower. Load lots of yearling steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer feeder calf trade saw all weight classes mostly steady with a slight lower undertone. Today's moderate supply consisted of home raised, LTW'd and double vaccinated quality feeder calves. Several large groups of quality, reputation replacement heifers returned to the country. Demand was very good.

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 $350.52/cwt on 232 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −129.83 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$350.52

232 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.72

vs IA average

+8.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	353.00	1,960	216
Medium and Large 1-2	593	317.00	1,880	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale232 hd

350.52

—

IA average8 barns · 1,783 hd

341.80

+8.72

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+8.07

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−129.83

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

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	414.94/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,618	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	397.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,719	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	384.78/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,824	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	367.41/cwt	354.00–377.50	1,947	79
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	344.69/cwt	333.25–359.00	1,965	137
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,880	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,044	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	313.74/cwt	298.00–322.50	1,967	214
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	307.23/cwt	291.00–316.25	2,046	149
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	276.69/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,923	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	288.49/cwt	276.50–298.00	2,077	278
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	731	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,155	73
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	255.28/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,866	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	272.24/cwt	262.50–282.50	2,129	227
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	269.98/cwt	256.00–274.00	2,219	277
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,308	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	264.19/cwt	241.00–269.00	2,391	77
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,253	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	349.22/cwt	342.50–352.00	1,509	55
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	336.49/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,582	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	305.22/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,581	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	327.83/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,754	100
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	303.17/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,734	153
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	267.41/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,559	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	1,816	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	285.52/cwt	275.25–302.00	1,782	134
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	266.69/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,819	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	686	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,852	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	258.60/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,849	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	47
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	248.52/cwt	243.00–253.85	1,936	175
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	243.98/cwt	237.00–244.75	2,125	41
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,282	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,298	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,862	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	704	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,830	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,709	9

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 Jan 16, 2025

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

Receipts 3,780Last week 3,605Year ago 2,432

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	704	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	718	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	582	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	606	299.75	299.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1000–1050	1,008	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
18	500–550	518	297.00–312.00	305.22
21	550–600	583	264.00–270.00	267.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
70	650–700	686	270.00	270.00
47	700–750	720	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	355.00	355.00
55	400–450	432	342.50–352.00	349.22
62	450–500	470	327.00–345.00	336.49
100	500–550	535	315.00–343.00	327.83
153	550–600	572	285.00–317.50	303.17
134	600–650	624	275.25–302.00	285.52
120	650–700	682	263.00–269.00	266.69
53	700–750	715	247.00–264.00	258.60
175	750–800	779	243.00–253.85	248.52
41	850–900	871	237.00–244.75	243.98
12	950–1000	955	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	390	410.00–425.00	414.94
14	400–450	433	395.00–405.00	397.07
44	450–500	474	370.00–390.00	384.78
79	500–550	530	354.00–377.50	367.41
137	550–600	570	333.25–359.00	344.69
214	600–650	627	298.00–322.50	313.74
149	650–700	666	291.00–316.25	307.23
278	700–750	720	276.50–298.00	288.49
227	750–800	782	262.50–282.50	272.24
277	800–850	822	256.00–274.00	269.98
12	850–900	858	269.00	269.00
77	900–950	905	241.00–269.00	264.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	593	317.00	317.00
18	650–700	695	270.00–280.00	276.69
21	700–750	731	253.00–256.00	255.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	626	326.50	326.50
73	700–750	731	294.75	294.75

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.