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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jan 22

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Receipts

2,515 head

▼ 600 vs last sale 3,115▲ 621 vs year ago 1,894 · +32.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction one week ago, a weaker trend was noted on feeder steer calves; 500 -600 lb were 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 600 - 700 lb were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and yearling steer cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer trade saw 500 - 600 lb calves 9.00 to 12.00 lower, however, 750 lb were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Many reputation, home - raised, green, LTW'd feeder calves were available in today's moderate supply. Demand was good. The next scheduled Feeder Calf Special is Jan. 29.

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 $477.48/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −2.87 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$477.48

166 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.93

vs IA average

+12.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	477.48	2,671	166

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 sale166 hd

477.48

—

IA average8 barns · 1,279 hd

460.55

+16.93

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+12.15

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−2.87

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

30 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,470	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	526.33/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,437	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	493.82/cwt	486.00–520.00	2,637	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	471.94/cwt	455.00–484.00	2,681	124
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	443.50/cwt	443.50–443.50	2,665	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	437.06/cwt	430.00–453.50	2,710	154
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	399.55/cwt	398.00–401.00	2,541	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	403.92/cwt	391.00–412.50	2,706	152
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,627	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	713	382.00/cwt	380.50–384.00	2,724	134
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	383.93/cwt	374.00–387.50	2,749	73
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	372.37/cwt	361.50–375.25	2,826	99
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	351.60/cwt	349.00–353.50	2,880	98
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	338.05/cwt	331.00–340.50	2,961	101
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	336.85/cwt	336.85–336.85	3,089	62
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	3,143	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	480.70/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,779	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,925	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	460.89/cwt	440.00–468.00	2,203	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,050	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	430.71/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,266	73
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	411.42/cwt	392.50–422.00	2,349	96
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,388	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	382.24/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,423	212
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	385.84/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,535	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	345.26/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,527	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,907	38
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	338.26/cwt	329.00–340.50	2,567	68
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,811	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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 2,515Last week 3,115Year ago 1,894

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	465.00–490.00	480.70
12	400–450	401	480.00	480.00
76	450–500	478	440.00–468.00	460.89
73	500–550	526	425.00–435.00	430.71
96	550–600	571	392.50–422.00	411.42
212	600–650	634	370.00–387.50	382.24
48	650–700	657	380.00–387.00	385.84
38	700–750	736	395.00	395.00
68	750–800	759	329.00–340.50	338.26
5	900–950	937	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	395.00	395.00
16	700–750	732	340.00–354.00	345.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	630	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	636	398.00–401.00	399.55
17	650–700	695	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	550.00	550.00
26	450–500	463	520.00–540.00	526.33
42	500–550	534	486.00–520.00	493.82
124	550–600	568	455.00–484.00	471.94
154	600–650	620	430.00–453.50	437.06
152	650–700	670	391.00–412.50	403.92
73	700–750	716	374.00–387.50	383.93
99	750–800	759	361.50–375.25	372.37
98	800–850	819	349.00–353.50	351.60
101	850–900	876	331.00–340.50	338.05
62	900–950	917	336.85	336.85
53	950–1000	965	325.75	325.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	704	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	601	443.50	443.50
134	700–750	713	380.50–384.00	382.00

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.