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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

3,519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.53/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 624 lb · 405 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.60/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 667 lb · 318 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $202.69/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 580 lb · 244 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,519 2,070 1,131
Feeder cattle 3,519 2,070 1,131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Great offering of quality new crop spring calves for the active trade today. Fleshy 400-500 weight new crop spring calves were 4 -5 lower compared to auction results of 11-17-2022. Yearling trade was steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–371 364 10 237.50–255.00 $244.64 $890 +1.58
408–421 unweaned 417 19 240.00–260.00 $253.82 $1,058 +17.40
417–419 418 21 210.00–227.50 $217.52 $909 -0.48
450–497 469 138 220.00–246.00 $237.47 $1,114 +8.21
462–483 unweaned 476 28 226.00–240.00 $234.67 $1,117 +2.67
500–547 520 173 220.00–244.00 $230.81 $1,200 +18.94
513–548 unweaned 533 25 186.00–210.00 $199.83 $1,065 -19.99
561–599 unweaned 573 34 193.00–206.00 $201.61 $1,155 +3.04
562–592 576 161 188.00–219.00 $204.95 $1,181 -6.61
597 fancy 597 49 196.00 $196.00 $1,170 —
611 fancy 611 45 189.75 $189.75 $1,159 -3.85
603–648 624 272 181.00–196.25 $190.54 $1,189 +0.54
621–639 unweaned 631 88 177.00–185.75 $181.69 $1,146 -0.33
650–699 667 288 175.00–187.75 $184.53 $1,231 -1.08
654–699 unweaned 670 30 169.00–179.00 $174.71 $1,171 -1.54
700–747 725 178 176.00–190.00 $179.66 $1,303 -2.52
739 fancy 739 43 175.00 $175.00 $1,293 +0.25
759–796 769 139 168.00–180.00 $175.15 $1,347 +10.52
826–836 828 32 150.00–177.00 $173.50 $1,437 —
862–899 867 103 175.50–181.50 $179.87 $1,559 —
916 916 13 168.50 $168.50 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 202.00 $202.00 $955 +11.43
493–498 unweaned 495 15 193.00–204.00 $196.69 $974 -15.72
519–546 534 29 185.00–215.50 $202.00 $1,079 +47.00
592 592 6 187.50 $187.50 $1,110 +4.16
612 612 5 160.00 $160.00 $979 -18.00
678 678 5 173.50 $173.50 $1,176 +7.14
749 749 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,124 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 4 196.00 $196.00 $666 +5.00
345 345 4 187.00 $187.00 $645 —
364–385 372 20 175.00–189.50 $182.76 $680 +1.56
378–398 unweaned 382 21 176.00–193.00 $189.62 $724 +5.83
422–423 422 37 184.00–185.00 $184.59 $779 +2.33
444 unweaned 444 10 186.00 $186.00 $826 +16.00
464–494 484 142 171.00–201.00 $184.80 $894 +7.43
482–498 unweaned 492 29 168.00–174.50 $171.82 $845 -8.24
496 fancy 496 22 170.00 $170.00 $843 —
502–547 520 191 167.00–187.00 $176.20 $916 -2.98
519–542 unweaned 531 52 159.00–169.50 $165.91 $881 -7.79
555 fancy 555 53 191.00 $191.00 $1,060 —
554–596 572 123 168.00–197.50 $183.86 $1,052 +10.53
553–597 unweaned 579 50 152.00–167.00 $160.09 $927 -6.66
607–623 unweaned 615 22 153.00–158.00 $155.53 $957 -8.22
615 fancy 615 41 164.00 $164.00 $1,009 —
603–641 618 77 151.00–168.50 $164.03 $1,014 -3.44
632–639 635 42 168.50–171.00 $169.70 $1,078 +2.23
663 663 18 161.00 $161.00 $1,067 -14.69
653–697 674 88 151.00–167.00 $160.42 $1,081 -15.27
710–713 711 42 155.25–162.00 $158.15 $1,124 -8.85
752–782 771 29 158.00–169.50 $164.22 $1,266 -1.18
803–849 828 20 162.00 $162.00 $1,341 +5.00
853 853 3 163.50 $163.50 $1,395 —
958 958 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 184.00 $184.00 $670 —
426–439 432 18 182.50–184.00 $183.32 $792 —
467 unweaned 467 6 155.00 $155.00 $724 —
459–494 481 30 169.50–173.00 $171.21 $824 —
500–547 533 13 156.00–170.00 $160.04 $853 -1.42
552 unweaned 552 7 170.00 $170.00 $938 +15.66
586 586 7 167.50 $167.50 $982 —
642 642 6 162.50 $162.50 $1,043 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 6 170.00 $170.00 $830 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,545 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 unweaned 501 8 185.00 $185.00 $927 —
523 523 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,030 -4.00
569 569 5 152.00 $152.00 $865 —
594 unweaned 594 10 166.00 $166.00 $986 —

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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.