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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Nov 13

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

1,357 head

▼ 352 vs last sale 1,709▲ 16 vs year ago 1,341 · +1.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder calf auction just one week ago, 400 - 500 lb steer calves were steady to 18.00 higher, with 600 - 700 lb calves 3.00 to 22.00 higher. Heifer trade today saw 500 - 600 lb calves sharply higher by 13.00 to 20.00. Quality ran deep on the offering today of large runs of home raised and double vaccinated feeder calves. Many that were available were just off the cow. Demand was very good for the moderate supply. The next scheduled feeder auction is Nov 20th

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 $429.46/cwt on 245 head. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −50.89 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$429.46

245 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.83

vs IA average

+4.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	440.45	2,372	195
Medium and Large 1-2	561	386.57	2,168	50

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about $203 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 sale245 hd

429.46

—

IA average3 barns · 568 hd

418.62

+10.83

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+4.59

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−50.89

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,925	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	494.12/cwt	475.00–509.00	2,046	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	467.09/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,074	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	408.30/cwt	381.00–417.50	2,135	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	452.64/cwt	434.00–466.00	2,394	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	428.74/cwt	412.00–438.00	2,289	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,418	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	428.99/cwt	406.00–433.00	2,394	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,304	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	366.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,184	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	328.06/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,008	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	383.06/cwt	371.00–388.00	2,352	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	374.69/cwt	371.00–400.00	2,394	74
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,049	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	372.28/cwt	351.50–383.50	2,483	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	363.24/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,430	63
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,411	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,369	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,239	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	370.80/cwt	354.00–375.00	2,729	54
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,610	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,764	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	300.92/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,735	19
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,041	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,092	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	448.59/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,628	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	416.69/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,821	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	392.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,917	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	369.27/cwt	367.50–374.00	1,924	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	376.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,016	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	398.07/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,142	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	380.85/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,140	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,987	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	353.79/cwt	344.00–357.00	2,158	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	337.34/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,149	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,078	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,223	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,501	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,878	6

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Receipts 1,357Last week 1,709Year ago 1,341

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,041	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	562	410.00	410.00
14	650–700	683	353.00	353.00
19	700–750	728	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	444	440.00–475.00	467.09
3	450–500	498	360.00	360.00
98	500–550	529	434.00–466.00	452.64
35	550–600	558	406.00–433.00	428.99
38	600–650	614	371.00–388.00	383.06
48	650–700	667	351.50–383.50	372.28
54	700–750	736	354.00–375.00	370.80
6	750–800	750	348.00	348.00
7	850–900	861	321.00	321.00
19	900–950	909	300.00–302.50	300.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	485.00	485.00
19	400–450	414	475.00–509.00	494.12
39	500–550	534	412.00–438.00	428.74
13	550–600	552	438.00	438.00
74	600–650	639	371.00–400.00	374.69
63	650–700	669	362.00–370.00	363.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	659	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	523	381.00–417.50	408.30
26	550–600	596	365.00–375.00	366.51
13	600–650	612	325.00–330.00	328.06
3	700–750	720	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,017	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	643	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	363	445.00–450.00	448.59
48	400–450	437	408.00–425.00	416.69
19	450–500	489	390.00–400.00	392.05
62	500–550	538	395.00–425.00	398.07
18	550–600	562	360.00–395.00	380.85
46	600–650	637	330.00–343.00	337.34
8	650–700	664	313.00	313.00
5	700–750	735	302.50	302.50
5	800–850	812	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	500–550	536	370.00–390.00	376.10
16	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
62	600–650	610	344.00–357.00	353.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	521	367.50–374.00	369.27
3	550–600	593	335.00	335.00

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.