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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

1,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.35/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 924 lb · 180 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.52/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,531/hd at 830 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.69/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 682 lb · 91 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,346 2,114 0
Feeder cattle 1,346 2,114 0

Many large groups of yearling steers/heifers selling in load lots. Nice offering of new crop spring calves also available for the active trade. Compared to auction results from 9-29-2022, 700 - 800 heifers are called steady to up $3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 unweaned 403 6 216.00 $216.00 $870
445 fancy 445 9 221.00 $221.00 $983
456–471 464 19 195.50–211.00 $202.75 $941 -2.15
484 unweaned 484 10 213.00 $213.00 $1,031 +5.46
502–529 unweaned 510 18 204.00–204.50 $204.14 $1,041 +21.14
517 517 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,039 +8.18
578 578 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,075 -6.76
593 unweaned 593 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,085 +1.40
608 unweaned 608 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,034 -14.00
609–629 fancy 623 25 187.00–190.00 $187.94 $1,171 +6.94
627 627 20 205.00 $205.00 $1,285 +6.75
650 unweaned 650 19 182.00 $182.00 $1,183
691 691 72 194.25 $194.25 $1,342 -2.36
700–727 711 43 171.00–190.00 $187.66 $1,334 +11.22
761 fancy 761 30 194.50 $194.50 $1,480
776 776 30 176.50 $176.50 $1,370 -2.41
820 fancy 820 61 186.25 $186.25 $1,527
845 845 38 181.75 $181.75 $1,536 +10.12
872–876 873 75 171.00–182.00 $180.38 $1,575 +8.05
917 917 11 171.00 $171.00 $1,568 +11.00
967 967 10 169.50 $169.50 $1,639
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 51 160.50 $160.50 $1,611 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 12 176.00 $176.00 $1,067 +10.24
883–886 885 10 153.50–154.00 $153.65 $1,360 -16.85

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 7 175.00 $175.00 $593
439 439 6 181.00 $181.00 $795 -4.91
473 473 8 174.00 $174.00 $823 +3.24
489–494 unweaned 492 15 174.00–176.00 $175.07 $861 -12.94
502–523 517 10 172.00–198.00 $179.58 $928 -16.42
558 unweaned 558 7 169.50 $169.50 $946 +13.50
559 559 5 176.00 $176.00 $984 ±0.00
553–597 590 55 160.00–180.75 $176.59 $1,042 +2.52
604 604 13 164.00 $164.00 $991 -0.49
623 623 17 150.00 $150.00 $934 -14.49
669 fancy 669 18 179.50 $179.50 $1,201
687 687 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,065 -10.71
716–735 726 54 161.00–163.50 $163.08 $1,184 -3.16
792 792 25 170.00 $170.00 $1,346
808 808 16 172.25 $172.25 $1,392 +3.50
904–942 924 180 163.25–165.35 $164.35 $1,519 +1.08
986 986 56 156.75 $156.75 $1,546 -2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 7 182.00 $182.00 $792
540 540 18 165.00 $165.00 $891
705 705 9 157.00 $157.00 $1,107
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
913 913 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,452
1290 1290 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,845

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 180.00 $180.00 $968
615 615 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,027 +7.00
677 677 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,049 -4.00

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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.