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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.52/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 966 lb · 121 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.44/cwt ≈ $899/hd at 618 lb · 93 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.63/cwt ≈ $1,153/hd at 925 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 1,654 1,267
Feeder cattle 934 — 1,267

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the light offerings. Trading was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
511 unweaned 511 15 164.00 $164.00 $838
552–557 554 22 144.00–153.50 $149.59 $829
610 fancy 610 46 150.00 $150.00 $915
621–641 626 47 136.00–143.00 $140.98 $883
666 fancy 666 40 156.25 $156.25 $1,041
661–676 unweaned 671 19 132.00–134.00 $132.62 $890
707 unweaned 707 6 134.00 $134.00 $947
708–713 710 11 127.00–137.00 $131.56 $934
753–773 763 26 130.00–134.50 $133.10 $1,016
825–830 827 10 127.00–133.50 $131.54 $1,088
860–889 883 14 121.00–124.50 $121.73 $1,075
914 914 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,097
1065 1065 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,182
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
507–543 524 20 142.00–149.00 $145.93 $765
580 580 6 138.00 $138.00 $800
625–628 unweaned 626 17 126.00–130.50 $127.86 $800
656 656 8 135.00 $135.00 $886

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
400–447 424 11 139.00–142.00 $139.86 $593
475–490 481 8 125.00–138.00 $129.97 $625
496 unweaned 496 15 139.00 $139.00 $689
541 unweaned 541 5 135.00 $135.00 $730
553–582 575 43 129.50–136.00 $134.98 $776
603 unweaned 603 33 138.25 $138.25 $834
665 fancy 665 35 141.50 $141.50 $941
723 723 6 126.25 $126.25 $913
831 831 14 126.10 $126.10 $1,048
856–857 857 41 118.00–126.10 $124.72 $1,069
923–942 925 67 116.00–125.50 $124.63 $1,153
952–979 966 121 112.00–124.10 $122.52 $1,184
1036 1036 56 120.10 $120.10 $1,244
1170 1170 7 97.00 $97.00 $1,135
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
564–596 575 20 123.00–126.00 $124.50 $716
638–643 641 14 126.50–127.00 $126.68 $812
755 755 21 110.00 $110.00 $830

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
613 613 3 121.00 $121.00 $742

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.