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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 30 →

Receipts

1,369 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 1,081▼ 261 vs year ago 1,630 · −16.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's auction, 500 -700 lb steers were steady. Heifers weighing 600 - 700 lb were 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate on today's offering of quality feeder calves. Demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.46/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$183.46

627 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	184.00	1,270	610
Medium and Large 1-2	629	163.98	1,031	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $239 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 sale627 hd

183.46

—

IA average6 barns · 1,916 hd

184.47

−1.02

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

Every lot

29 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	—	Medium and Large 1	430	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,178	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	238.65/cwt	221.00–249.00	1,146	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	224.28/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,186	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,142	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	233.67/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,316	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,194	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	207.07/cwt	189.00–221.50	1,276	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	202.06/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,457	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	185.21/cwt	175.00–195.50	1,437	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,277	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	186.92/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,525	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	180.05/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,570	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,651	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	238.76/cwt	222.00–245.00	876	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	212.83/cwt	199.00–220.00	973	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	196.10/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,018	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,053	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	171.84/cwt	168.00–178.00	967	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	196.02/cwt	187.50–214.50	1,123	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	194.83/cwt	190.25–199.50	1,239	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	189.22/cwt	174.00–198.50	1,251	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	177.82/cwt

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 Mar 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,369Last week 1,081Year ago 1,630

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	185.00	185.00
6	—	790	143.00	143.00
8	—	563	168.00–178.00	171.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	222.00–245.00	238.76
15	—	519	184.00–208.00	196.10
16	—	457	199.00–220.00	212.83
8	—	859	169.00	169.00
83	—	780	166.50–174.00	170.70
100	—	573	187.50–214.50	196.02
213	—	722	159.00–183.00	177.82

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 30 →

Receipts

1,369 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 1,081▼ 261 vs year ago 1,630 · −16.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.46/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$183.46

627 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	184.00	1,270	610
Medium and Large 1-2	629	163.98	1,031	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $239 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 sale627 hd

183.46

—

IA average6 barns · 1,916 hd

184.47

−1.02

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

Every lot

29 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	—	Medium and Large 1	430	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,178	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	238.65/cwt	221.00–249.00	1,146	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	224.28/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,186	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,142	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	233.67/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,316	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,194	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	207.07/cwt	189.00–221.50	1,276	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	202.06/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,457	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	185.21/cwt	175.00–195.50	1,437	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,277	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	186.92/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,525	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	180.05/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,570	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,651	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	238.76/cwt	222.00–245.00	876	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	212.83/cwt	199.00–220.00	973	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	196.10/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,018	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,053	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	171.84/cwt	168.00–178.00	967	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	196.02/cwt	187.50–214.50	1,123	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	194.83/cwt	190.25–199.50	1,239	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	189.22/cwt	174.00–198.50	1,251	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	177.82/cwt

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 Mar 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,369Last week 1,081Year ago 1,630

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	185.00	185.00
6	—	790	143.00	143.00
8	—	563	168.00–178.00	171.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	222.00–245.00	238.76
15	—	519	184.00–208.00	196.10
16	—	457	199.00–220.00	212.83
8	—	859	169.00	169.00
83	—	780	166.50–174.00	170.70
100	—	573	187.50–214.50	196.02
213	—	722	159.00–183.00	177.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	274.00	274.00
61	—	616	189.00–221.50	207.07
4	—	983	168.00	168.00
17	—	675	215.00	215.00
21	—	480	221.00–249.00	238.65
42	—	563	230.00–242.00	233.67
25	—	872	179.50–181.50	180.05
44	—	529	215.00–235.00	224.28
107	—	721	198.00–206.00	202.06
45	—	816	185.50–188.00	186.92
47	—	776	175.00–195.50	185.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	197.00	197.00
6	—	473	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	158.00	158.00
10	—	560	204.00	204.00