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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

1,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.60/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 624 lb · 111 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.78/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 579 lb · 105 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.64/cwt -20.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 590 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,476 2,230 1,750
Feeder cattle 1,476 2,230 1,750

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good offering of quality new crop spring calves and load lots of yearling heifers available for the active trade. Across all weights the market was steady compared to 10 -27 -2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 15 233.00 $233.00 $834 —
419–429 425 14 200.00–213.00 $205.50 $873 -18.67
440 unweaned 440 3 209.00 $209.00 $920 —
491 491 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,061 +0.67
505–538 518 36 186.00–209.00 $198.74 $1,029 -2.63
518–547 unweaned 539 38 200.00–212.00 $206.33 $1,112 -0.17
571 571 7 167.00 $167.00 $954 -33.01
564–599 unweaned 591 97 175.00–193.00 $189.13 $1,118 -21.38
611–628 unweaned 614 35 172.00–188.50 $185.61 $1,140 -2.55
611–646 629 76 170.00–185.00 $179.76 $1,131 -5.87
684 684 20 176.00 $176.00 $1,204 -1.80
681–688 unweaned 686 19 170.00–171.50 $171.11 $1,174 -7.33
695–698 697 6 165.00–174.50 $169.74 $1,183 -8.06
730–738 734 12 173.50–181.50 $177.48 $1,303 +3.76
775 unweaned 775 13 167.25 $167.25 $1,296 —
780–784 780 68 163.00–181.75 $180.64 $1,409 +5.58
830 830 30 183.25 $183.25 $1,521 -0.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–546 523 19 171.00–185.00 $178.08 $931 -5.92
526–537 unweaned 530 11 180.00–181.00 $180.63 $957 +17.63
635 635 7 151.00 $151.00 $959 +43.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–398 397 15 167.50–183.00 $171.93 $683 -14.99
400–424 412 24 170.00–179.00 $174.53 $719 -6.47
479–497 unweaned 484 26 165.00–172.50 $170.24 $824 -6.76
481–486 484 15 152.00–161.00 $158.02 $765 -15.83
508–535 unweaned 525 41 156.00–175.00 $168.24 $883 -14.39
503–549 527 44 150.00–172.00 $162.16 $855 -15.09
557–576 574 57 168.00–185.00 $183.26 $1,052 +6.09
581–588 unweaned 585 48 177.50–185.00 $182.21 $1,066 +18.06
604–636 619 29 159.00–185.00 $164.62 $1,019 -17.77
615–642 unweaned 623 21 163.00–170.00 $165.06 $1,028 +10.06
654 unweaned 654 26 156.00 $156.00 $1,020 —
676 676 10 179.75 $179.75 $1,215 +10.54
712–723 720 37 174.00–176.25 $175.59 $1,264 —
835–847 838 80 168.75–169.75 $168.98 $1,416 +6.48
865–877 876 63 153.50–167.25 $166.39 $1,458 —
922–937 934 65 166.25–169.50 $166.94 $1,559 +7.69
968 968 3 160.50 $160.50 $1,554 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 unweaned 481 11 170.00 $170.00 $818 —
550–590 unweaned 569 25 140.00–155.00 $147.96 $842 —
602–607 604 17 151.00–153.00 $152.29 $920 +2.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 230.00 $230.00 $752 —
364 364 8 230.00 $230.00 $837 —
485–495 489 15 183.00–185.50 $184.49 $902 —
522 522 8 172.00 $172.00 $898 —
563 563 10 149.50 $149.50 $842 —
600 600 10 162.50 $162.50 $975 —
666 666 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,059 —
727 727 10 162.75 $162.75 $1,183 —

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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.