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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 23, 2022

1,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.29/cwt ≈ $1,293/hd at 827 lb · 171 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.26/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 584 lb · 145 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $182.65/cwt +18.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 714 lb · 110 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,578 1,984 0
Feeder cattle 1,578 1,984 0

No trend as last report was more than three weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand for light weight grazing cattle. Several load lots.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 thin fleshed 424 12 257.50 $257.50 $1,092
468–496 484 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,016 -5.61
490–494 thin fleshed 494 29 225.00–239.00 $237.56 $1,174
510–537 521 47 207.50–225.00 $216.58 $1,128 +1.28
590–599 594 12 174.00–188.00 $182.12 $1,082 -14.64
604–618 613 96 190.00–205.75 $200.57 $1,229 +8.80
668 668 4 174.50 $174.50 $1,166 -6.85
664–673 669 17 185.00–187.00 $185.93 $1,244 +4.58
703–739 714 110 173.00–184.50 $182.65 $1,304 +18.59
752 752 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,184 -1.51
755–794 787 67 167.00–175.75 $174.25 $1,371 +15.24
814 814 6 168.50 $168.50 $1,372 +20.00
886 886 64 172.50 $172.50 $1,528 +22.25
914 914 12 166.00 $166.00 $1,517
955 955 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,471
991 991 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,417
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–498 475 8 187.00–201.00 $195.49 $929 +8.49
604–618 609 11 165.00–172.00 $168.80 $1,028 -1.00
665–685 672 9 160.00–176.00 $170.56 $1,146
723–737 732 8 140.00–160.00 $152.59 $1,117

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 179.00 $179.00 $770 -16.74
469–491 476 49 179.00–193.00 $183.14 $872 -1.95
520–542 531 56 174.00–185.00 $179.97 $956 -1.13
563–599 584 145 168.00–182.75 $179.26 $1,047 +1.07
614–644 639 109 169.00–188.00 $183.69 $1,174 +11.55
650–671 666 60 160.00–182.00 $174.56 $1,163 +6.97
667 667 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,107 -1.59
764 764 25 181.00 $181.00 $1,383 +32.00
793 793 34 158.50 $158.50 $1,257 +9.50
815–844 827 171 150.50–163.25 $156.29 $1,293
873 873 61 151.25 $151.25 $1,320
906 906 58 149.50 $149.50 $1,354
955 955 55 146.25 $146.25 $1,397
1037 1037 9 129.50 $129.50 $1,343
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–438 422 18 179.00–186.00 $181.42 $766
452–497 488 18 170.00–180.00 $176.79 $863
535 535 3 184.00 $184.00 $984
721 721 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,082 +9.00
768 768 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,160
882 882 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,270

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 207.50 $207.50 $932
463 463 3 200.00 $200.00 $926
538 538 4 175.00 $175.00 $942
606 606 4 154.00 $154.00 $933
879 879 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,134

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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.