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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

2,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.28/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 628 lb · 316 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.16/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 681 lb · 257 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $206.63/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 571 lb · 179 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,070 1,828 1,650
Feeder cattle 2,070 1,828 1,650

Quality ran very deep in today's offering of new crop spring calves. Market trend on both steers and heifer calves was steady with 11-10-2022 auction results. Load lots of yearling steers 650-700 pound was 5-7 higher.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 6 250.00 $250.00 $832
362–397 384 8 242.00–245.00 $243.06 $933 +19.64
423 423 9 218.00 $218.00 $922 +2.00
424–449 unweaned 434 13 231.00–240.00 $236.42 $1,026 +60.42
450–453 unweaned 451 27 232.00 $232.00 $1,046 -5.77
459–499 480 65 222.00–237.00 $229.26 $1,100 +1.94
500–549 518 41 190.00–232.00 $211.87 $1,097 -0.89
530–546 unweaned 540 35 201.00–232.00 $219.82 $1,187 +16.47
551–587 569 111 193.00–224.00 $211.56 $1,204 +20.93
554–591 unweaned 573 68 191.50–211.00 $198.57 $1,138 -6.55
618 fancy 618 26 193.60 $193.60 $1,196
609–640 626 210 182.00–202.00 $190.00 $1,189 +4.47
607–640 unweaned 636 80 177.00–183.75 $182.02 $1,158 -7.91
665 unweaned 665 19 176.25 $176.25 $1,172 +2.81
677 fancy 677 69 186.50 $186.50 $1,263
650–699 684 169 170.00–191.00 $185.61 $1,270 -2.64
705–718 714 55 175.00–184.75 $182.18 $1,301 +8.68
720 unweaned 720 16 171.00 $171.00 $1,231 -0.15
734 fancy 734 51 174.75 $174.75 $1,283
752–776 767 8 164.00–165.00 $164.63 $1,263 -18.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–480 unweaned 461 9 185.00–227.00 $212.41 $979 +9.15
490–498 493 7 190.00–191.00 $190.57 $940 -25.36
526 526 4 155.00 $155.00 $815 -32.53
553–570 562 11 182.00–185.00 $183.34 $1,030 +8.34
576 unweaned 576 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,037 +3.00
626 626 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,114
628 unweaned 628 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,005 -6.00
664 unweaned 664 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,096
694–695 694 14 166.00–167.00 $166.36 $1,155

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 unweaned 344 8 191.00 $191.00 $657
391–393 392 10 180.00–183.00 $181.20 $710 +7.20
390–399 unweaned 394 18 183.00–185.00 $183.79 $724
402–446 418 25 178.00–186.00 $182.26 $762 +2.29
449 unweaned 449 4 170.00 $170.00 $763 -49.00
455–485 unweaned 475 47 179.00–183.00 $180.06 $855 +23.06
450–492 480 35 173.00–184.50 $177.37 $851 -0.63
507–541 523 88 171.00–184.00 $179.18 $937 +5.64
503–549 unweaned 529 63 170.00–182.00 $173.70 $919 -1.74
552–585 573 62 166.00–175.00 $173.33 $993 -0.91
576 576 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,008 +0.76
560–583 unweaned 577 24 154.00–169.50 $166.75 $962 +7.73
601–622 612 76 160.00–172.00 $167.47 $1,025
613–625 unweaned 614 33 157.00–165.00 $163.75 $1,005 +18.47
670–672 unweaned 671 15 164.00–166.00 $164.67 $1,105 +19.67
661–673 672 81 158.50–177.00 $175.69 $1,181 +1.69
730 730 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,219 -17.05
794–799 798 24 165.00–165.50 $165.40 $1,320 +0.40
810 810 12 157.00 $157.00 $1,272
938 938 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,407
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 520 6 160.00–163.00 $161.46 $840 -5.54
577–593 unweaned 581 20 142.00–158.00 $154.34 $897
636 unweaned 636 5 145.00 $145.00 $922

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,015
666 666 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,039

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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.