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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Oct 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Sep 28Oct 12Oct 19 →

Receipts

902 head

▼ 1,062 vs last sale 1,964▼ 444 vs year ago 1,346 · −33.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 500 lb steer calves were down by 4.00 , 700 lb feeder steers were 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers were steady with a lower undertone. Volume was light. Offered today were quality, reputation replacement heifer calves and many quality, green yearling cattle. Today's demand was moderate.

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 $269.91/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$269.91

421 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$613

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

$57.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.60

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	273.29	1,707	382
Medium and Large 1-2	551	240.58	1,326	33
Large 1-2	1,074	216.00	2,320	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.29/cwt here — about −$613 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 sale421 hd

269.91

—

IA average6 barns · 2,463 hd

255.31

+14.60

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,052	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,123	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,283	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,371	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	296.36/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,408	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,273	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	286.60/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,525	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,559	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	283.18/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,594	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	267.45/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,559	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	278.88/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,715	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,836	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,857	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,664	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,829	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	250.53/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,964	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,076	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,074	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,320	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	351	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	983	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	285.42/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,110	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	266.11/cwt	264.50–285.00	1,078	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	258.68/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,216	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,260	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	262.38/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,367	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,323	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Receipts 902Last week 1,964Year ago 1,346

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	583	250.00–275.00	267.45
6	—	373	282.00	282.00
5	—	642	250.00	250.00
4	—	438	293.00	293.00
19	—	471	291.00	291.00
9	—	679	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Oct 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Sep 28Oct 12Oct 19 →

Receipts

902 head

▼ 1,062 vs last sale 1,964▼ 444 vs year ago 1,346 · −33.0%

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 $269.91/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$269.91

421 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$613

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

$57.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.60

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	273.29	1,707	382
Medium and Large 1-2	551	240.58	1,326	33
Large 1-2	1,074	216.00	2,320	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.29/cwt here — about −$613 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 sale421 hd

269.91

—

IA average6 barns · 2,463 hd

255.31

+14.60

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,052	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,123	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,283	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,371	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	296.36/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,408	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,273	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	286.60/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,525	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,559	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	283.18/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,594	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	267.45/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,559	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	278.88/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,715	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,836	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,857	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,664	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,829	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	250.53/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,964	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,076	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,074	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,320	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	351	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	983	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	285.42/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,110	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	266.11/cwt	264.50–285.00	1,078	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	258.68/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,216	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,260	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	262.38/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,367	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,323	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Receipts 902Last week 1,964Year ago 1,346

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	583	250.00–275.00	267.45
6	—	373	282.00	282.00
5	—	642	250.00	250.00
4	—	438	293.00	293.00
19	—	471	291.00	291.00
9	—	679	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

3	—	375	310.00	310.00
5	—	436	320.00	320.00
81	—	784	235.00–255.00	250.53
10	—	679	273.50	273.50
7	—	867	239.50	239.50
34	—	532	286.00–289.00	286.60
15	—	716	255.50	255.50
19	—	475	288.00–302.50	296.36
30	—	563	267.00–285.00	283.18
40	—	615	255.00–286.00	278.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	276.00	276.00
4	—	649	249.00	249.00
6	—	509	250.00	250.00
7	—	594	220.00	220.00
4	—	480	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	642	286.00	286.00
11	—	534	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	351	280.00	280.00
38	—	405	264.50–285.00	266.11
8	—	496	254.00	254.00
11	—	525	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	835	220.00–235.50	228.46
16	—	389	274.00–291.00	285.42
10	—	651	248.00	248.00
6	—	792	231.50	231.50
6	—	643	225.00	225.00
3	—	448	210.00	210.00
29	—	521	255.00–277.00	262.38
3	—	707	241.00	241.00
24	—	470	247.00–261.00	258.68
13	—	578	252.00–253.00	252.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	182.00	182.00
6	—	1,052	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	738	235.50–240.25	237.35
41	—	575	275.00	275.00
5	—	623	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	240.00	240.00