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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Aug 13

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Aug 13

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Jul 16Aug 13Sep 10 →

Receipts

494 head

▼ 268 vs last sale 762▼ 26 vs year ago 520 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison stated today as the previous feeder auction was 30 days ago. Demand was good for today's light offering. Available today were load lots of reputation, green feeder cattle. Trade was active. The next scheduled feeder calf auction is August 27.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.15/cwt on 13 head, down $73.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −42.42 against this barn's trailing median of $418.57.

Average price

$376.15

▼ 73.72 vs prior sale

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$1.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.91

vs IA average

+9.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	376.50	2,010	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	375.00	2,010	3thin

One grade step is worth $1.50/cwt here — about −$0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale13 hd

376.15

—

IA average3 barns · 197 hd

403.07

−26.91

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+9.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

418.57

−42.42

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $451.61, low $348.16, median $418.57 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

18 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,339	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,454	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,840	57
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,971	64
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,038	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,794	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	397.50/cwt

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu Aug 13, 2026

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

Receipts 494Last week 762Year ago 520

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	511	397.50	397.50
4	550–600	568	345.00	345.00
83	650–700	651	377.00	377.00
6	700–750	723	325.00–345.00	335.21
16	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
65	800–850	827	347.00	347.00
12	850–900	867	300.00–328.00	318.65
35	900–950	934	315.50–316.00	315.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	375.00

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Clarinda Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Clarinda, Iowa · Thu, Aug 13

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2166

← Jul 16Aug 13Sep 10 →

Receipts

494 head

▼ 268 vs last sale 762▼ 26 vs year ago 520 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$376.15

▼ 73.72 vs prior sale

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$1.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.91

vs IA average

+9.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	376.50	2,010	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	375.00	2,010	3thin

One grade step is worth $1.50/cwt here — about −$0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale13 hd

376.15

—

IA average3 barns · 197 hd

403.07

−26.91

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+9.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

418.57

−42.42

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $451.61, low $348.16, median $418.57 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

18 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,339	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,454	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,840	57
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,971	64
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,038	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,794	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	397.50/cwt

Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA

Thu Aug 13, 2026

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

Receipts 494Last week 762Year ago 520

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	511	397.50	397.50
4	550–600	568	345.00	345.00
83	650–700	651	377.00	377.00
6	700–750	723	325.00–345.00	335.21
16	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
65	800–850	827	347.00	347.00
12	850–900	867	300.00–328.00	318.65
35	900–950	934	315.50–316.00	315.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	455.00	455.00
7	650–700	650	377.50	377.50
57	800–850	816	348.00	348.00
64	850–900	850	349.50	349.50
64	900–950	900	337.50	337.50

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Heifers · 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

Heifers · 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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