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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-01

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jan 1

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Dec 18Jan 1Jan 8 →

Receipts

3,085 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 2,766▼ 775 vs year ago 3,860 · −20.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NEW YEAR'S DAY SPECIAL FEEDER CALF AUCTION - - Compared to the feeder auction 2 weeks ago, today 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 10,00 to 12.00 higher, 600 - 700 lb were 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb calves 11.00 to 25.00 higher while 600 - 700 lb calves 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Quality ran very deep in today's heavy offering from reputation herds with all feeder calves long time weaned and double vaccinated. Available today were loads lots, smaller packages and many replacement heifer opportunities. Demand was very good. The next scheduled feeder calf special sale is Jan 8.

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 $453.53/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −26.82 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$453.53

135 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs IA average

+1.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	457.38	2,612	116
Medium and Large 1-2	553	430.00	2,378	19thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $234 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 sale135 hd

453.53

—

IA average2 barns · 332 hd

451.55

+1.98

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

+1.37

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−26.82

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

33 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	523.58/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,283	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	513.50/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,429	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,534	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,378	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	454.77/cwt	443.00–476.00	2,619	104
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	423.84/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,628	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	365.19/cwt	311.00–397.50	2,268	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	400.27/cwt	391.50–410.00	2,726	125
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,653	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	382.77/cwt	376.00–403.00	2,744	282
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	369.34/cwt	367.00–371.00	2,696	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	361.24/cwt	352.00–371.50	2,825	205
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	356.04/cwt	348.00–363.00	2,934	144
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	349.00/cwt	337.50–357.00	3,050	80
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	330.77/cwt	325.00–332.00	3,109	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	446.95/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,908	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,158	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,133	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,040	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	417.19/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,224	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	411.70/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,301	83
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	369.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,206	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	388.82/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,438	99
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	361.81/cwt	340.00–368.00	2,312	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	329.10/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,172	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	366.84/cwt	343.00–382.50	2,465	210
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	340.04/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,472	178
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	333.40/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,564	72
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	329.55/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,712	98
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	325.84/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,819	34
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,149	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,267	5

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 1, 2026

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

Receipts 3,085Last week 2,766Year ago 3,860

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	495.00	495.00
4	450–500	496	430.00	430.00
67	500–550	533	400.00–425.00	417.19
83	550–600	559	397.50–420.00	411.70
99	600–650	627	377.00–400.00	388.82
210	650–700	672	343.00–382.50	366.84
178	700–750	727	330.00–355.00	340.04
72	750–800	769	320.00–355.00	333.40
98	800–850	823	323.00–331.00	329.55
34	850–900	865	315.00–336.00	325.84
3	950–1000	960	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	427	445.00–450.00	446.95
4	500–550	523	390.00	390.00
49	550–600	597	365.00–370.00	369.50
22	600–650	639	340.00–368.00	361.81
13	650–700	660	320.00–340.00	329.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	436	500.00–560.00	523.58
28	450–500	473	500.00–520.00	513.50
12	500–550	528	480.00	480.00
104	550–600	576	443.00–476.00	454.77
32	600–650	620	410.00–440.00	423.84
125	650–700	681	391.50–410.00	400.27
282	700–750	717	376.00–403.00	382.77
205	750–800	782	352.00–371.50	361.24
144	800–850	824	348.00–363.00	356.04
80	850–900	874	337.50–357.00	349.00
79	900–950	940	325.00–332.00	330.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	553	430.00	430.00
16	600–650	621	311.00–397.50	365.19
12	650–700	682	389.00	389.00
14	700–750	730	367.00–371.00	369.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	621	365.00	365.00

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.