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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

1,344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.50/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 776 lb · 179 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.06/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 726 lb · 135 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.17/cwt +9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 629 lb · 119 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,344 1,044 0
Feeder cattle 1,344 1,044 0

No trend established with previous recorded auction more than 30 days prior. Many large groups and load lots. Demand good and active.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 unweaned 446 7 216.00 $216.00 $963
483–495 485 20 210.00–220.00 $218.47 $1,060 +9.11
545 545 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,101
576 fancy 576 33 205.50 $205.50 $1,184
588–599 592 18 191.00–203.00 $199.01 $1,178 +14.05
603–613 605 17 186.00–194.00 $192.09 $1,162 +6.41
654–683 670 47 182.00–190.50 $188.78 $1,265 +7.06
677 677 14 187.50 $187.50 $1,269 +5.78
704–726 713 65 185.50–187.50 $186.14 $1,327 +19.64
725 fancy 725 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,348
751 fancy 751 33 184.50 $184.50 $1,386
763–790 767 29 165.00–185.00 $177.69 $1,363 +7.19
805 805 9 187.00 $187.00 $1,505 +17.63
853 853 7 180.50 $180.50 $1,540 +24.00
884 fancy 884 55 180.00 $180.00 $1,591
914 fancy 914 21 174.35 $174.35 $1,594
942 942 12 167.25 $167.25 $1,575 +14.75
984 984 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,569
1193 1193 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,682
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–431 418 10 182.00–207.00 $194.89 $815
496 496 8 184.50 $184.50 $915 +19.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 unweaned 387 12 186.00 $186.00 $720
430 430 11 180.00 $180.00 $774
460 460 5 182.00 $182.00 $837
513 513 11 189.00 $189.00 $970 +8.32
576–579 578 23 184.00 $184.00 $1,064 +5.84
619–642 629 119 181.00–190.00 $182.17 $1,146 +9.64
657–693 677 48 167.00–180.00 $173.81 $1,177 +1.03
712–744 724 125 171.75–176.50 $175.35 $1,270 +3.60
749 fancy 749 10 171.50 $171.50 $1,285
755–787 771 144 168.00–172.25 $170.98 $1,318 +12.98
799 fancy 799 35 168.50 $168.50 $1,346
809 809 34 170.10 $170.10 $1,376 +15.10
820 820 38 170.25 $170.25 $1,396 +15.25
866–899 873 20 160.00–165.00 $163.97 $1,431
921–925 fancy 923 12 156.00–160.00 $158.33 $1,461
931–937 934 13 149.50–169.00 $156.94 $1,466
1115 fancy 1115 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,539
1140 1140 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,562
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 183.00 $183.00 $661 -19.50
403 403 5 170.00 $170.00 $685
481 481 8 192.00 $192.00 $924
618 618 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,088 +23.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 unweaned 428 12 207.50 $207.50 $888

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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.