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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

2,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.27/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 919 lb · 271 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.92/cwt -13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 569 lb · 165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.34/cwt -10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 720 lb · 127 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,114 4,001 0
Feeder cattle 2,114 4,001 0

Many load lots. Many large groups. Great offering of new crop spring calves

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 6 212.50 $212.50 $644
327 327 3 200.00 $200.00 $654 -30.00
364 unweaned 364 17 212.50 $212.50 $774 -15.50
420 420 5 206.00 $206.00 $865
446 unweaned 446 8 197.00 $197.00 $879 -30.00
453–493 unweaned 471 77 193.00–232.00 $207.54 $978
458–486 473 15 204.00–206.00 $204.90 $969 -18.95
475 fancy 475 22 224.00 $224.00 $1,064
502–540 518 48 185.00–198.00 $192.82 $999 -15.59
527 unweaned 527 5 183.00 $183.00 $964 -39.51
554–583 unweaned 567 52 181.00–182.00 $181.60 $1,030
567 fancy 567 61 200.00 $200.00 $1,134
554–580 574 52 186.50–194.75 $192.76 $1,106 -12.69
615 unweaned 615 36 184.00 $184.00 $1,132 -1.00
641 641 14 198.25 $198.25 $1,271 -0.84
642 fancy 642 22 181.00 $181.00 $1,162 -17.38
658–678 674 88 196.00–199.25 $196.61 $1,325 -0.15
703–740 734 84 176.00–179.00 $176.44 $1,295 -6.06
767–793 782 49 177.75–179.75 $178.91 $1,399 -0.02
813–836 830 84 167.50–178.75 $171.63 $1,425 -13.05
856–892 873 23 162.00–177.50 $172.33 $1,504 -10.42
931 931 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,490 -22.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 197.00 $197.00 $818
467 467 5 192.00 $192.00 $897
559–585 573 16 170.00–183.00 $175.61 $1,006
575 unweaned 575 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,029
618–632 623 8 165.00–167.00 $165.76 $1,033
668 668 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,102 -9.00
785 785 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,178
875 875 3 170.50 $170.50 $1,492
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963–994 980 9 160.00–161.50 $160.85 $1,576 -8.15
1003 1003 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,555 +10.00
1088 1088 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,616

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 12 189.00 $189.00 $571
393 393 5 176.00 $176.00 $692 -44.00
395 unweaned 395 24 179.00 $179.00 $707 -39.60
422–439 unweaned 432 12 176.00 $176.00 $760 -25.49
434 434 17 182.00 $182.00 $790 -28.81
441–443 442 10 182.00–195.00 $185.91 $822 -24.90
457–488 476 20 165.00–173.00 $170.76 $813 -37.54
472–480 unweaned 477 35 178.00–195.00 $188.01 $897
539 539 41 196.00 $196.00 $1,056 +8.08
555 555 42 176.00 $176.00 $977 -20.96
563 unweaned 563 15 156.00 $156.00 $878
560–571 566 43 165.00–175.25 $174.07 $985 -22.89
630–638 634 8 163.50–165.50 $164.49 $1,043 -16.41
661–684 675 23 161.00–181.00 $165.71 $1,119 -13.55
709 fancy 709 82 169.50 $169.50 $1,202
703–746 740 45 164.75–170.00 $166.24 $1,230 -12.59
771 fancy 771 78 165.00 $165.00 $1,272
828 828 62 168.75 $168.75 $1,397 +0.50
882–893 890 42 162.50–164.00 $162.85 $1,449
900–944 919 271 159.00–167.00 $163.27 $1,500 -1.48
955 955 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,490 -8.23
971 971 9 159.00 $159.00 $1,544 -5.23
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1020 1002 59 146.00–154.50 $153.77 $1,541 -2.98
1014 fancy 1014 54 156.25 $156.25 $1,584
1062–1068 1063 21 142.00–146.50 $145.42 $1,546 -2.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 3 155.00 $155.00 $530
653 653 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,071 -14.55
770 770 3 165.50 $165.50 $1,274

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 3 160.00 $160.00 $995
664 664 7 159.00 $159.00 $1,056

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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.