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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Receipts

1,806 head

▼ 519 vs last sale 2,325▲ 958 vs year ago 848 · +113.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction one week ago (March 20) 500 - 600 lb steer calves were steady to 10.00 higher, 700 - 800 lb cattle were 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calf trade saw 500 - 600 lb calves 14.00 to 18.00 higher. Today's offering saw "home - raised" , LTW'd and double vaccinated quality cattle with replacement heifers available throughout. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply. Trade was very active.

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 $376.18/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −104.17 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$376.18

161 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.24

vs IA average

+12.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	376.18	2,090	161

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

376.18

—

IA average4 barns · 702 hd

370.93

+5.24

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+12.20

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−104.17

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

41 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	436.25/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,876	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	390.15/cwt	377.00–417.00	1,904	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,891	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	391.80/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,088	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,901	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	368.01/cwt	352.00–373.50	2,109	89
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,931	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.68/cwt	347.00–369.00	2,272	119
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	334.58/cwt	312.00–342.00	2,148	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,267	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,076	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	313.48/cwt	311.75–316.50	2,251	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,915	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	310.22/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,373	125
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,254	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	290.16/cwt	277.00–294.00	2,385	175
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	853	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,418	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,284	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,381	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	943	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,485	29
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,497	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,616	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,594	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,628	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	1,698	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	332.37/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,788	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	307.22/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,800	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,912	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	313.00/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,966	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,984	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,809	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	306.50/cwt	303.00–308.00	2,066	161
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	686	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,681	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,982	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	278.71/cwt	264.00–283.00	2,054	163
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,848	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	250.58/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,952	27
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,021	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	884	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,175	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,129	11

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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Receipts 1,806Last week 2,325Year ago 848

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	636	312.00	312.00
22	850–900	884	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	449	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	472	345.00	345.00
27	500–550	538	330.00–334.00	332.37
39	550–600	586	300.00–326.00	307.22
39	600–650	628	309.00–315.00	313.00
161	650–700	674	303.00–308.00	306.50
163	700–750	737	264.00–283.00	278.71
27	750–800	779	247.00–272.00	250.58
4	800–850	815	248.00	248.00
11	900–950	906	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	483	351.50	351.50
17	600–650	611	313.00	313.00
12	650–700	686	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	637	284.00	284.00
6	650–700	698	284.00	284.00
13	700–750	739	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	511	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	559	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	613	315.00	315.00
13	650–700	659	315.00	315.00
12	700–750	728	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	430	425.00–450.00	436.25
15	450–500	488	377.00–417.00	390.15
62	500–550	533	375.00–397.00	391.80
89	550–600	573	352.00–373.50	368.01
119	600–650	630	347.00–369.00	360.68
18	650–700	659	344.00	344.00
54	700–750	718	311.75–316.50	313.48
125	750–800	765	297.00–314.00	310.22
175	800–850	822	277.00–294.00	290.16
3	850–900	865	264.00	264.00
9	900–950	914	260.50	260.50
11	950–1000	964	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	642	312.00–342.00	334.58
4	750–800	788	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	853	283.50	283.50
29	900–950	943	263.50	263.50

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.