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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Feb 18

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Feb 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Receipts

1,457 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 1,495▼ 1,011 vs year ago 2,468 · −41.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday steer calves 450-550 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower, 550-750 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher, 750-950 lbs. firm. Heifer calves 400-650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher, 650-800 lbs. firm. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.20/cwt on 856 head.

Average price

$153.20

856 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	153.94	1,045	811
Medium and Large 1-2	682	139.77	953	45

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale856 hd

153.20

—

IA average8 barns · 3,928 hd

143.98

+9.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	180.60/cwt	180.00–180.75	874	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	956	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	174.08/cwt	169.00–177.00	926	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	963	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	164.97/cwt	161.00–165.75	958	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	918	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	160.31/cwt	156.50–164.85	1,012	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	155.60/cwt	150.25–160.50	1,050	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	146.93/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,064	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	985	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	136.17/cwt	134.00–138.75	1,055	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	138.26/cwt	133.50–140.50	1,113	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	123.70/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,044	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	130.27/cwt	127.50–130.75	1,118	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,176	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,179	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	147.76/cwt	142.50–152.50	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	157.16/cwt	152.00–164.50	740	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.95/cwt	146.00–154.25	790	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	139.22/cwt	135.00–141.00	738	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	144.06/cwt	135.50–148.25	837	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.69/cwt	138.00–148.25	903	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	134.27/cwt	131.00–136.50

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 Feb 18, 2021

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

Receipts 1,457Last week 1,495Year ago 2,468

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	471	152.00–164.50	157.16
3	—	442	159.00	159.00
26	—	682	133.25–133.50	133.44
43	—	768	126.50–128.25	126.97
144	—	620	138.00–148.25	145.69
84	—	733	123.50–131.50	127.93
46	—	581	135.50–148.25	144.06
72	—	520	146.00–154.25	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	142.50–152.50	147.76
13	—	675	124.00–130.00

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Feb 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Receipts

1,457 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 1,495▼ 1,011 vs year ago 2,468 · −41.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.20/cwt on 856 head.

Average price

$153.20

856 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	153.94	1,045	811
Medium and Large 1-2	682	139.77	953	45

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale856 hd

153.20

—

IA average8 barns · 3,928 hd

143.98

+9.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	180.60/cwt	180.00–180.75	874	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	956	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	174.08/cwt	169.00–177.00	926	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	963	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	164.97/cwt	161.00–165.75	958	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	918	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	160.31/cwt	156.50–164.85	1,012	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	155.60/cwt	150.25–160.50	1,050	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	146.93/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,064	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	985	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	136.17/cwt	134.00–138.75	1,055	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	138.26/cwt	133.50–140.50	1,113	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	123.70/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,044	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	130.27/cwt	127.50–130.75	1,118	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,176	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,179	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	147.76/cwt	142.50–152.50	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	157.16/cwt	152.00–164.50	740	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.95/cwt	146.00–154.25	790	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	139.22/cwt	135.00–141.00	738	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	144.06/cwt	135.50–148.25	837	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.69/cwt	138.00–148.25	903	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	134.27/cwt	131.00–136.50

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 Feb 18, 2021

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

Receipts 1,457Last week 1,495Year ago 2,468

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	471	152.00–164.50	157.16
3	—	442	159.00	159.00
26	—	682	133.25–133.50	133.44
43	—	768	126.50–128.25	126.97
144	—	620	138.00–148.25	145.69
84	—	733	123.50–131.50	127.93
46	—	581	135.50–148.25	144.06
72	—	520	146.00–154.25	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	142.50–152.50	147.76
13	—	675	124.00–130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	528	181.00	181.00
23	—	554	173.75	173.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	724	138.00–152.50	146.93
95	—	805	133.50–140.50	138.26
61	—	775	134.00–138.75	136.17
68	—	581	161.00–165.75	164.97
48	—	532	169.00–177.00	174.08
10	—	438	183.25	183.25
103	—	631	156.50–164.85	160.31
160	—	675	150.25–160.50	155.60
14	—	858	127.50–130.75	130.27
4	—	928	126.75	126.75
6	—	968	121.75	121.75
15	—	484	180.00–180.75	180.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	620	145.00–150.00	147.99
10	—	746	132.00	132.00
10	—	844	123.00–124.00	123.70
3	—	408	151.00	151.00
3	—	597	156.00	156.00