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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Name: Clarinda Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

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Receipts

746 head

▼ 892 vs last sale 1,638▲ 746 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder auction 2 weeks ago, steer calves 600 -650 lb were 8.00 to 11.00 higher with heavier yearling cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Heifer trade today saw a higher undertone with no test on heavier weight feeders. Many home -raised, green and LTW'd feeder were available today with good internet bidding. Demand was good for today's light supply. The next scheduled feeder calf auction is July 16.

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 $477.92/cwt on 54 head, down $35.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −2.43 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.

Average price

$477.92

▼ 35.85 vs prior sale

54 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs IA average

+18.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	479.55	2,757	47
Medium and Large 1-2	594	467.00	2,774	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale54 hd

477.92

—

IA average3 barns · 129 hd

485.75

−7.83

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+18.87

This barn, trailing median13 sales

480.35

−2.43

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

25 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,177	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	510.63/cwt	482.50–530.00	2,405	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	479.55/cwt	475.00–497.00	2,757	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,774	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,590	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	460.21/cwt	458.00–464.00	2,927	95
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	430.97/cwt	420.00–447.00	2,866	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	422.48/cwt	416.00–426.00	3,084	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	375.05/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,944	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	362.23/cwt	348.00–363.50	3,235	71
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	479.94/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,088	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	451.78/cwt	442.50–462.00	2,150	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	468.31/cwt	463.00–470.00	2,459	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,207	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,322	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	440.00/cwt	438.00–441.00	2,499	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	392.75/cwt	382.00–409.50	2,427	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,298	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	359.01/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,373	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	409.58/cwt	393.00–415.00	2,752	142
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,605	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	356.32/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,801	50
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,851	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,907	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	3

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 Jun 18, 2026

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

Receipts 746Last week 1,638Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	435	475.00–490.00	479.94
12	450–500	476	442.50–462.00	451.78
38	500–550	525	463.00–470.00	468.31
24	550–600	568	438.00–441.00	440.00
16	600–650	618	382.00–409.50	392.75
142	650–700	672	393.00–415.00	409.58
10	700–750	738	353.00	353.00
50	750–800	786	350.00–357.50	356.32
4	850–900	851	335.00	335.00
3	950–1000	992	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	545	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	563	412.50	412.50
4	600–650	633	363.00	363.00
6	650–700	661	358.00–360.00	359.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	505.00	505.00
11	450–500	471	482.50–530.00	510.63
47	550–600	575	475.00–497.00	479.55
95	600–650	636	458.00–464.00	460.21
55	650–700	665	420.00–447.00	430.97
28	700–750	730	416.00–426.00	422.48
14	750–800	785	366.00–380.00	375.05
71	850–900	893	348.00–363.50	362.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	594	467.00	467.00
3	600–650	621	417.00	417.00

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.