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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, May 23

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, May 23

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← May 9May 23Jun 6 →

Receipts

2,463 head

▼ 698 vs last sale 3,161▼ 1,296 vs year ago 3,759 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE - - - - - Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, lighter weight 400 - 500 lb steer calves were steady with a lower undertone, 700 weight steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and 800 -900 lb yearling cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer trade saw 550 - 650 lb calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher and eight weight heifers were as much as 10.00 higher. Today's offering saw many "green" lighter weight, LTW and double vaccinated calves. Demand was very good. Trade was active.

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 $332.71/cwt on 312 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −146.42 against this barn's trailing median of $479.14.

Average price

$332.71

312 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs IA average

+19.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	334.12	1,858	293
Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.95	1,660	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $198 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 sale312 hd

332.71

—

IA average5 barns · 1,672 hd

332.02

+0.69

National average161 barns · 11,906 hd

313.68

+19.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

479.14

−146.42

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $387.60, median $479.14 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,495	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	382.98/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,635	62
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	349.36/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,534	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	355.02/cwt	341.00–377.50	1,704	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,631	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.95/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,660	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	341.88/cwt	317.50–355.50	1,829	150
Steers

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu May 23, 2024

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

Receipts 2,463Last week 3,161Year ago 3,759

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	375.00	375.00
31	350–400	376	321.00–340.00	329.59
22	400–450	423	310.00–352.00	338.85
56	450–500	472	300.00–327.00	312.16
88	500–550	517	277.50–306.00	292.07
100	550–600	573	275.00–307.50	293.52
125	600–650	611	280.00–308.50	296.24
44	650–700	660	253.00–285.00	273.46
47	700–750	723	235.00–265.00	253.15
28	750–800	783	248.50	248.50
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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, May 23

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← May 9May 23Jun 6 →

Receipts

2,463 head

▼ 698 vs last sale 3,161▼ 1,296 vs year ago 3,759 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $332.71/cwt on 312 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −146.42 against this barn's trailing median of $479.14.

Average price

$332.71

312 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs IA average

+19.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	334.12	1,858	293
Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.95	1,660	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $198 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 sale312 hd

332.71

—

IA average5 barns · 1,672 hd

332.02

+0.69

National average161 barns · 11,906 hd

313.68

+19.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

479.14

−146.42

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $387.60, median $479.14 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,495	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	382.98/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,635	62
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	349.36/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,534	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	355.02/cwt	341.00–377.50	1,704	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,631	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.95/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,660	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	341.88/cwt	317.50–355.50	1,829	150
Steers

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu May 23, 2024

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

Receipts 2,463Last week 3,161Year ago 3,759

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	375.00	375.00
31	350–400	376	321.00–340.00	329.59
22	400–450	423	310.00–352.00	338.85
56	450–500	472	300.00–327.00	312.16
88	500–550	517	277.50–306.00	292.07
100	550–600	573	275.00–307.50	293.52
125	600–650	611	280.00–308.50	296.24
44	650–700	660	253.00–285.00	273.46
47	700–750	723	235.00–265.00	253.15
28	750–800	783	248.50	248.50
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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	1000–1050	1,018	227.00	227.00
11	1100–1150	1,108	196.00	196.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	299	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,121	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	329.59/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,239	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	338.85/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,433	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,224	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	312.16/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,473	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,421	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	292.07/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,510	88
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,402	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,519	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	293.52/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,682	100
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	269.01/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,641	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	296.24/cwt	280.00–308.50	1,810	125
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,591	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	273.46/cwt	253.00–285.00	1,805	44
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	253.15/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,830	47
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,946	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	230.13/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,928	77
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	224.93/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,988	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,989	34
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,068	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,040	8

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,068	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	277.50	277.50
6	500–550	534	262.50	262.50
12	600–650	610	267.50–272.00	269.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	480	296.00	296.00
15	550–600	571	266.00	266.00
11	650–700	659	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	601	327.00	327.00
64	900–950	915	248.25	248.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	432.00	432.00
62	400–450	427	360.00–397.50	382.98
42	450–500	480	341.00–377.50	355.02
150	500–550	535	317.50–355.50	341.88
129	550–600	578	315.00–338.50	328.81
66	600–650	623	297.00–314.00	304.17
81	650–700	678	276.00–316.00	294.60
98	700–750	731	266.00–280.50	278.05
35	750–800	787	255.50–260.00	258.20
18	800–850	828	248.50–257.00	252.95
6	850–900	873	239.00	239.00
22	900–950	920	237.00–240.00	237.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	335.00	335.00
14	550–600	581	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	760	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	340.00–357.00	349.36
19	500–550	534	307.50–315.00	310.95
5	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	698	270.00	270.00

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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, May 23

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Feeder Cattle

Clarinda Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

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