Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

3,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.64/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 676 lb · 410 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.53/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 632 lb · 321 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.03/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 621 lb · 293 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,107	1,131	2,500
Feeder cattle	3,107	1,131	2,500

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Tuesday 11/30 steer calves 500-600 lbs. 3.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. steady to 6.00 higher, 700-800 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers calves under 600 lbs. were generally steady and the 600-700 lb. heifers were 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346 unweaned	346	4	195.00	$195.00	$675	—
379–389	385	15	198.00–209.00	$204.43	$787	—
410 unweaned	410	3	187.00	$187.00	$767	—
430–443	437	12	183.00–197.50	$188.79	$825	-20.21
460–488	471	43	187.00–204.00	$197.50	$930	—
484 unweaned	484	24	191.00	$191.00	$924	-3.00
516 unweaned	516	9	188.50	$188.50	$973	+10.50
503–547	528	115	180.00–199.50	$186.14	$983	+3.07
550–588	567	181	177.00–189.00	$184.58	$1,047	+15.08
557–594 unweaned	587	57	159.00–174.00	$172.17	$1,011	—
613–646	632	321	164.00–176.75	$169.53	$1,071	-0.24
651–694	674	364	159.00–176.75	$167.88	$1,132	+27.88
663–694 unweaned	688	46	154.00–158.00	$156.87	$1,079	—
705–748	725	223	157.00–172.50	$164.28	$1,191	-0.72
730	730	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,124	-11.00
751–782	774	125	156.00–162.75	$161.81	$1,252	-5.26
805–827	817	9	154.00–159.00	$156.19	$1,276	-11.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	6	167.50	$167.50	$454	—
380 unweaned	380	10	180.00	$180.00	$684	—
450–478	465	24	172.00–184.00	$179.61	$835	+3.61
472 unweaned	472	3	178.00	$178.00	$840	+4.00
505–548	537	39	168.00–179.50	$175.01	$940	—
550–584	559	28	161.00–170.00	$166.79	$932	+15.79
605–648	634	9	151.00–161.50	$154.34	$979	+3.34
662–689	678	20	152.00–157.00	$154.98	$1,051	—
702–709	704	30	154.00	$154.00	$1,084	+22.00
730 unweaned	730	15	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	22	169.25	$169.25	$1,163	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–378	372	31	159.00–167.00	$165.82	$617	—
407–448	430	31	155.00–170.00	$160.77	$691	-5.23
435 unweaned	435	11	163.00	$163.00	$709	—
450–499	476	73	155.00–168.00	$162.34	$773	+7.34
485 unweaned	485	3	166.00	$166.00	$805	+10.00
500–542	525	147	154.00–165.00	$159.02	$835	+1.21
527–543 unweaned	529	62	160.00–164.50	$163.90	$867	+11.02
550–599	575	243	147.00–163.50	$156.29	$899	-1.71
611 unweaned	611	57	154.00	$154.00	$941	—
601–639	623	236	149.00–160.00	$155.28	$967	+3.64
652–680	660	79	145.00–158.00	$153.47	$1,013	+7.58
738	738	7	153.50	$153.50	$1,133	-1.32
985–992	990	18	137.75	$137.75	$1,364	-0.25
1097	1097	6	124.00	$124.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381 unweaned	381	16	140.00	$140.00	$533	—
440	440	3	152.00	$152.00	$669	—
463–494	477	27	148.00–152.00	$150.50	$718	—
505–543	531	21	136.00–149.00	$144.79	$769	—
537 unweaned	537	5	143.00	$143.00	$768	—
553–589	573	24	131.00–145.00	$138.78	$795	—
602 unweaned	602	3	145.50	$145.50	$876	—
606–615	610	14	131.00–145.50	$137.27	$837	-6.73
666–682 unweaned	673	12	131.00–136.00	$133.89	$901	—
707	707	3	137.00	$137.00	$969	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1053–1088	1071	12	125.50–128.00	$126.77	$1,358	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632 unweaned	632	7	135.00	$135.00	$853	—
670	670	3	136.00	$136.00	$911	—
742	742	3	102.50	$102.50	$761	—
897	897	3	90.00	$90.00	$807	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	3	125.00	$125.00	$696	—

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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.