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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.32/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 670 lb · 171 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.27/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 564 lb · 148 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.84/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 577 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,409 3,519 3,107
Feeder cattle 1,409 3,519 3,107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good offering of "weaned" new crop spring steers and heifers. Larger lots of fleshy 550 pound steer and heifer calves were steady with 12-1-2022 auction results.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 240.00 $240.00 $847 -4.64
407 unweaned 407 5 237.50 $237.50 $967 -16.32
420–436 430 8 210.00–226.00 $220.14 $947 +2.62
464–495 480 60 215.00–228.00 $222.06 $1,066 -15.41
520–530 unweaned 524 47 205.00–211.00 $208.42 $1,092 +8.59
509–539 525 21 223.00–226.00 $224.56 $1,179 -6.25
550–599 574 83 182.00–210.00 $193.34 $1,110 -11.61
580 fancy 580 40 206.00 $206.00 $1,195 +10.00
585 unweaned 585 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 -11.61
616 unweaned 616 25 183.50 $183.50 $1,130 +1.81
610–630 621 73 175.00–193.50 $187.94 $1,167 -2.60
643 fancy 643 33 189.25 $189.25 $1,217 -0.50
650 unweaned 650 31 181.00 $181.00 $1,176 +6.29
655–690 674 140 165.00–188.50 $181.39 $1,223 -3.14
730 730 10 174.50 $174.50 $1,274 -5.16
754–756 755 26 170.00–173.00 $172.08 $1,299 -3.07
803–831 809 20 163.00–176.00 $171.69 $1,389 -1.81
888 888 30 172.75 $172.75 $1,534 -7.12
904 904 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,464 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 unweaned 430 4 191.00 $191.00 $821 —
685 685 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 -18.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 9 192.00 $192.00 $776 +7.41
479 unweaned 479 7 170.25 $170.25 $815 -1.57
480–498 486 41 176.00–187.50 $179.38 $872 -5.42
541 unweaned 541 12 171.00 $171.00 $925 +5.09
523–547 542 36 165.00–189.00 $179.05 $970 +2.85
551 fancy 551 41 182.50 $182.50 $1,006 -8.50
561 561 29 183.00 $183.00 $1,027 -0.86
557–592 570 70 155.00–178.25 $170.04 $969 -13.82
597 unweaned 597 8 156.00 $156.00 $931 -4.09
605 unweaned 605 16 165.00 $165.00 $998 +9.47
607–640 620 56 158.00–168.50 $165.29 $1,025 +1.26
657–694 671 69 168.50–173.00 $171.01 $1,147 +10.59
715 715 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 -8.15
769–795 770 73 157.00–175.75 $174.95 $1,347 +10.73
873 873 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,423 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–445 444 10 164.00–174.00 $168.01 $746 -15.31
463–483 476 12 151.00–168.00 $162.24 $772 -8.97
513 513 6 156.00 $156.00 $800 -4.04
655 655 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
767 767 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,120 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 10 177.50 $177.50 $1,042 +25.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 201.00 $201.00 $985 —

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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.