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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Oct 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Receipts

790 head

▼ 610 vs last sale 1,400▼ 1,440 vs year ago 2,230 · −64.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction last week: in a lighter offering, steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. 500 lb. steers calves were lower 4.00 - 5.00, 700 lb yearlings lower by 7.00 - 9.00.

500 lb. heifers calves lower 6.00 - 8.00, 700 lb lower by 7.00 - 9.00. Good offering of quality, green feeder calves today. Demand for calves was light to 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 $258.62/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$258.62

344 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$4.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.84

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	259.27	1,569	295
Medium and Large 1-2	520	254.72	1,324	49

One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about $245 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 sale344 hd

258.62

—

IA average6 barns · 2,876 hd

234.78

+23.84

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

Every lot

34 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 1Unweaned	384	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,221	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,070	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,229	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	284.96/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,200	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,211	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,293	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	288.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,537	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	253.08/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,354	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,495	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	243.44/cwt	236.00–263.00	1,405	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,543	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	269.24/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,661	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	260.63/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,686	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	238.72/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,616	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	247.96/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,681	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	233.85/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,656	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,953	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	235.57/cwt	232.00–239.00	971	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,116	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	241.97/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,164	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	238.34/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,180	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,243	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	241.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,376	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	231.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,341	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	612	242.80/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,486	34
Heifers
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	996	4

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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 790Last week 1,400Year ago 2,230

Compared to the auction last week: in a lighter offering, steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. 500 lb. steers calves were lower 4.00 - 5.00, 700 lb yearlings lower by 7.00 - 9.00.

500 lb. heifers calves lower 6.00 - 8.00, 700 lb lower by 7.00 - 9.00. Good offering of quality, green feeder calves today. Demand for calves was light to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	577	236.00–263.00	243.44
6	—	384	318.00	318.00
8	—	464	261.00	261.00
46	—	647	257.00–269.00	260.63
17	—	421	275.00–292.50	284.96
4	—	708	217.00	217.00
36	—	677	225.00–251.00	238.72
37	—	533	285.00–290.00	288.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	678	235.00–256.00	247.96

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Oct 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Receipts

790 head

▼ 610 vs last sale 1,400▼ 1,440 vs year ago 2,230 · −64.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction last week: in a lighter offering, steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. 500 lb. steers calves were lower 4.00 - 5.00, 700 lb yearlings lower by 7.00 - 9.00.

500 lb. heifers calves lower 6.00 - 8.00, 700 lb lower by 7.00 - 9.00. Good offering of quality, green feeder calves today. Demand for calves was light to 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 $258.62/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$258.62

344 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$4.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.84

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	259.27	1,569	295
Medium and Large 1-2	520	254.72	1,324	49

One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about $245 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 sale344 hd

258.62

—

IA average6 barns · 2,876 hd

234.78

+23.84

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

Every lot

34 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 1Unweaned	384	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,221	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,070	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,229	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	284.96/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,200	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,211	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,293	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	288.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,537	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	253.08/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,354	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,495	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	243.44/cwt	236.00–263.00	1,405	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,543	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	269.24/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,661	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	260.63/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,686	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	238.72/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,616	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	247.96/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,681	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	233.85/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,656	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,953	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	235.57/cwt	232.00–239.00	971	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,116	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	241.97/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,164	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	238.34/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,180	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,243	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	241.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,376	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	231.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,341	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	612	242.80/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,486	34
Heifers
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	996	4

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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 790Last week 1,400Year ago 2,230

Compared to the auction last week: in a lighter offering, steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. 500 lb. steers calves were lower 4.00 - 5.00, 700 lb yearlings lower by 7.00 - 9.00.

500 lb. heifers calves lower 6.00 - 8.00, 700 lb lower by 7.00 - 9.00. Good offering of quality, green feeder calves today. Demand for calves was light to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	577	236.00–263.00	243.44
6	—	384	318.00	318.00
8	—	464	261.00	261.00
46	—	647	257.00–269.00	260.63
17	—	421	275.00–292.50	284.96
4	—	708	217.00	217.00
36	—	677	225.00–251.00	238.72
37	—	533	285.00–290.00	288.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	678	235.00–256.00	247.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	535	241.00–260.00	253.08
5	—	395	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	222.00	222.00
6	—	960	210.00	210.00
7	—	415	269.00	269.00
9	—	495	237.00–239.00	238.34
31	—	570	230.00–250.00	241.38
60	—	739	220.00–223.00	222.46
12	—	673	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	612	224.00–249.00	242.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	481	230.00–257.00	241.97
3	—	315	285.00	285.00
12	—	412	232.00–239.00	235.57
47	—	579	220.00–240.00	231.66
19	—	520	239.00	239.00