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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

3,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.39/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 582 lb · 332 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.80/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 525 lb · 256 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.16/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 522 lb · 221 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,130 3,353 1,670
Feeder cattle 3,130 3,353 1,670

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (4/14) steer calves 300-550 lbs. mostly firm, 550-900 lbs. 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 300-500 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher, 500-650 lbs. firm, 650-800 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 230.00 $230.00 $552 —
258–260 259 3 215.00–220.00 $216.68 $561 +14.18
339 unweaned 339 16 228.50 $228.50 $775 —
329–349 344 22 215.00–231.00 $220.28 $758 -5.71
375–395 392 33 220.00–240.00 $236.81 $928 +10.18
403–449 429 20 209.50–220.00 $215.56 $925 -10.14
454 unweaned 454 20 211.00 $211.00 $958 +8.62
450–499 476 188 203.00–222.50 $211.67 $1,008 +0.90
505–538 unweaned 522 22 170.00–192.50 $181.88 $949 -19.40
502–549 525 234 190.00–210.00 $200.39 $1,052 -2.14
551–599 582 332 180.00–199.00 $192.39 $1,120 -2.86
610 unweaned 610 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,116 —
602–645 623 118 179.00–194.50 $187.36 $1,167 +6.94
625 625 20 164.50–172.00 $167.13 $1,045 -13.29
651–684 668 54 165.50–178.50 $169.58 $1,133 -10.21
659–695 unweaned 673 36 154.00–160.50 $158.10 $1,064 —
673–695 689 44 150.00–158.00 $151.47 $1,044 -28.32
712 unweaned 712 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,089 —
700–720 715 62 157.50–166.00 $164.54 $1,176 -1.48
752–798 782 145 149.00–161.00 $159.11 $1,244 +4.11
823–830 829 67 156.75–159.50 $159.01 $1,318 +6.08
860–865 864 75 150.25–155.00 $154.37 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–430 419 7 182.00–190.00 $184.35 $772 -23.15
454–495 473 38 180.00–200.00 $189.17 $895 -1.24
484 unweaned 484 7 171.00 $171.00 $828 —
506–544 528 25 170.00–187.00 $180.24 $952 ±0.00
570–595 586 9 165.00–174.00 $169.06 $991 +3.43
613–647 633 68 160.00–175.00 $166.75 $1,056 —
623–643 unweaned 640 22 159.00–166.00 $159.93 $1,024 —
744 744 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,153 +8.88
756 756 6 149.50 $149.50 $1,130 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–599 579 12 176.00–179.00 $177.55 $1,028 —
725–737 727 33 146.00–152.00 $150.89 $1,097 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 unweaned 269 8 197.00 $197.00 $530 —
256–299 282 13 180.00–213.00 $195.59 $552 +19.11
300–335 324 10 173.00–185.00 $181.46 $588 -2.06
359–388 370 56 175.00–189.00 $183.28 $678 +4.36
365–385 unweaned 382 15 180.00–188.00 $186.98 $714 +8.98
401–446 429 142 171.00–186.00 $179.78 $771 +3.07
453–499 465 105 169.00–184.00 $176.89 $823 +4.23
453–489 unweaned 476 28 177.00–177.50 $177.33 $844 —
510 fancy 510 31 178.50 $178.50 $910 —
500–548 516 142 158.75–172.00 $165.83 $856 -7.90
547 unweaned 547 48 163.75 $163.75 $896 —
564–573 unweaned 567 14 144.00–158.00 $150.71 $855 -25.79
554–599 584 117 156.50–168.50 $162.49 $949 +0.20
610–627 616 67 150.00–163.50 $155.11 $955 -3.92
625 unweaned 625 12 143.00 $143.00 $894 —
650–697 686 67 152.00–165.00 $158.82 $1,090 +8.92
693 unweaned 693 11 134.00 $134.00 $929 —
740 740 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 +9.00
757 757 11 144.50 $144.50 $1,094 +2.14
856 856 46 143.00 $143.00 $1,224 —
865–877 868 18 127.00–131.25 $128.19 $1,113 -8.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–393 362 18 155.00–167.00 $162.10 $587 -2.23
423 423 4 160.00 $160.00 $677 —
455–496 479 32 153.00–171.00 $162.54 $779 +4.71
570–585 583 38 145.00–149.00 $145.21 $847 -4.64
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–682 677 30 135.00–137.00 $136.40 $923 —
769–792 773 48 135.00–136.00 $135.83 $1,050 —
860 860 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,109 —
954 954 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–456 456 23 184.00–212.50 $200.12 $913 —
574–596 585 8 152.00–162.00 $156.91 $918 —
695 695 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 —
792 792 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,236 —

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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.