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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Mar 6

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 6

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 20 →

Receipts

454 head

▼ 1,993 vs last sale 2,447▼ 1,041 vs year ago 1,495 · −69.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts were very light today therefore no comparison with last week, however a lower undertone noted. Icy roads and high winds severely affected today's receipts.

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 $343.83/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −135.31 against this barn's trailing median of $479.14.

Average price

$343.83

30 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.55

vs IA average

−5.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	346.57	1,923	26
Medium and Large 1-2	578	326.00	1,884	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $39 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 sale30 hd

343.83

—

IA average3 barns · 207 hd

355.38

−11.55

National average176 barns · 13,987 hd

349.19

−5.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

479.14

−135.31

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

17 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,431	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	348.96/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,849	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	344.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,976	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,884	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	323.65/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,058	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	321.08/cwt	314.00–322.50	2,090	18
Steers	700–750

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu Mar 6, 2025

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

Receipts 454Last week 2,447Year ago 1,495

Receipts were very light today therefore no comparison with last week, however a lower undertone noted. Icy roads and high winds severely affected today's receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	530	335.00–357.00	348.96
15	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	344.82
26	600–650	636	320.00–332.00	323.65
18	650–700	651	314.00–322.50	321.08
26	700–750	719	293.00–307.00	298.83
18	750–800	759	283.50	283.50
20	850–900	869	265.50	265.50
57	950–1000	964	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	326.00	326.00

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Mar 6

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 20 →

Receipts

454 head

▼ 1,993 vs last sale 2,447▼ 1,041 vs year ago 1,495 · −69.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts were very light today therefore no comparison with last week, however a lower undertone noted. Icy roads and high winds severely affected today's receipts.

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 $343.83/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −135.31 against this barn's trailing median of $479.14.

Average price

$343.83

30 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.55

vs IA average

−5.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	346.57	1,923	26
Medium and Large 1-2	578	326.00	1,884	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $39 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 sale30 hd

343.83

—

IA average3 barns · 207 hd

355.38

−11.55

National average176 barns · 13,987 hd

349.19

−5.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

479.14

−135.31

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

17 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,431	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	348.96/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,849	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	344.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,976	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,884	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	323.65/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,058	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	321.08/cwt	314.00–322.50	2,090	18
Steers	700–750

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu Mar 6, 2025

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

Receipts 454Last week 2,447Year ago 1,495

Receipts were very light today therefore no comparison with last week, however a lower undertone noted. Icy roads and high winds severely affected today's receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	530	335.00–357.00	348.96
15	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	344.82
26	600–650	636	320.00–332.00	323.65
18	650–700	651	314.00–322.50	321.08
26	700–750	719	293.00–307.00	298.83
18	750–800	759	283.50	283.50
20	850–900	869	265.50	265.50
57	950–1000	964	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	326.00	326.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	300.35/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,595	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	292.36/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,672	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	281.85/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,753	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	43
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,041	40
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,054	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	295.00–303.00	300.35
19	550–600	572	282.00–297.00	292.36
37	600–650	622	279.00–287.00	281.85
43	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
40	800–850	823	248.00	248.00
4	850–900	889	231.00	231.00

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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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