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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 13, 2025

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $299.25/cwt -21.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 685 lb · 148 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.39/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 696 lb · 100 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $274.47/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,237/hd at 815 lb · 81 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 726

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 373 10 400.00–405.00 $401.43 $1,497
530 530 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 -23.99
581 581 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,039 -4.72
605–638 625 59 326.25–337.50 $330.68 $2,067 +4.03
660–699 685 148 294.00–302.25 $299.25 $2,050 -21.54
700 700 44 293.75–301.50 $298.15 $2,087 +3.55
753–785 758 69 276.75–285.75 $284.40 $2,156 +6.06
808–836 815 81 268.50–276.50 $274.47 $2,237 -1.27
864–866 865 19 247.00–265.75 $258.85 $2,239
920 920 16 249.00 $249.00 $2,291 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,647
579 579 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,864

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 16 364.00 $364.00 $1,576 +15.57
526 526 28 325.00 $325.00 $1,710 -7.90
555 555 14 300.00 $300.00 $1,665
604–644 619 69 280.00–294.00 $288.48 $1,786 -5.49
692–697 696 100 275.00–277.75 $277.39 $1,931 -3.46
725 725 13 277.00 $277.00 $2,008 +14.87
856 856 9 246.00 $246.00 $2,106 -9.00

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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.