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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 4, 2022

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.58/cwt ≈ $1,206/hd at 720 lb · 158 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $176.84/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 786 lb · 122 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.53/cwt -11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 633 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,044 1,578 0
Feeder cattle 1,044 1,578 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend established with previous sale more than three weeks prior. Active trade 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
474–489 481 16 207.50–210.00 $209.36 $1,007 -0.64
589–594 590 26 175.00–189.00 $184.96 $1,091 +2.84
636–642 640 14 180.00–200.00 $185.68 $1,188 -14.89
651–669 659 22 173.00–200.00 $181.72 $1,198 +7.22
700 700 31 174.00 $174.00 $1,218 -8.65
714 714 8 166.50 $166.50 $1,189 -16.15
770 770 31 170.50 $170.50 $1,313 -3.75
770–795 792 91 160.00–182.60 $179.00 $1,418 +4.75
811–831 821 29 164.00–174.50 $169.37 $1,391 +0.87
867 867 8 156.50 $156.50 $1,357 -16.00
885 885 64 171.25 $171.25 $1,516 -1.25
904 904 22 156.50 $156.50 $1,415 -9.50
914 914 4 152.50 $152.50 $1,394 -13.50
1051 1051 55 159.60 $159.60 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 165.00 $165.00 $774 -30.49
549 549 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,032 —
680 680 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 +4.44
753 753 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,175 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 6 164.25 $164.25 $1,519 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–523 516 17 174.00–188.00 $180.68 $932 +0.71
579–596 589 31 173.50–184.00 $178.16 $1,049 -1.10
603–641 633 96 169.00–184.00 $172.53 $1,092 -11.16
656–687 669 47 169.00–175.25 $172.78 $1,156 +6.78
701–734 715 80 151.00–175.00 $163.51 $1,169 —
725 725 78 171.75 $171.75 $1,245 —
776 776 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,226 -23.00
817 817 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,266 -1.29
833 833 47 152.00 $152.00 $1,266 -4.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 9 202.50 $202.50 $745 —
416 thin fleshed 416 19 188.50 $188.50 $784 —
536 536 7 182.00 $182.00 $976 -2.00
558 558 10 178.50 $178.50 $996 —
613 613 3 153.00 $153.00 $938 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 1009 7 138.50 $138.50 $1,397 —

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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.