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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 10, 2025

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $278.95/cwt ≈ $2,463/hd at 883 lb · 124 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.59/cwt +14.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 483 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.06/cwt +17.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 516 lb · 58 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 823

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–342 335 6 450.00–460.00 $454.90 $1,524
362–390 367 29 480.00–497.00 $493.88 $1,813 +43.88
414 414 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,029 +115.00
463–477 468 49 405.00–421.00 $413.86 $1,937 -15.07
500–537 518 58 360.00–395.00 $369.80 $1,916 -24.47
558–570 563 47 338.50–357.00 $342.01 $1,926 -22.99
601–639 614 26 329.00–351.00 $335.24 $2,058 -16.87
664–697 688 18 285.00–318.00 $293.85 $2,022 -8.24
716–721 719 8 265.00–297.00 $281.06 $2,021
766–781 769 25 283.00–286.00 $285.27 $2,194
813–833 819 20 282.00–287.50 $285.82 $2,341 +2.16
865–885 883 124 273.00–280.25 $278.95 $2,463
907 907 34 267.50 $267.50 $2,426
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,360
482 482 9 385.00 $385.00 $1,856
614 614 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,916 +32.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,390 +50.00
374–384 382 25 410.00–412.00 $411.69 $1,573 +1.69
443–449 447 27 387.50–395.00 $390.53 $1,746 +3.43
464–499 483 83 357.00–385.00 $369.59 $1,785 +14.59
511–527 516 46 330.00–366.00 $352.51 $1,819 +14.22
518 fancy 518 12 360.00 $360.00 $1,865 +24.50
558–573 563 31 295.00–348.00 $316.48 $1,782 +0.06
606–648 628 15 297.00–329.00 $314.60 $1,976 +4.88
651 fancy 651 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,738
660–679 670 8 265.00–271.00 $267.96 $1,795 -5.04
747 747 35 264.50 $264.50 $1,976 -8.42
759–766 761 18 264.00–267.00 $266.33 $2,027
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–397 390 15 360.00–370.00 $367.47 $1,433
489–491 490 11 340.00–346.00 $343.82 $1,685 +68.82
518–519 519 7 317.00–320.00 $318.28 $1,652 +22.60
617 617 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,666 +5.66

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,799
605 605 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,891

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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.