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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

1,317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.47/cwt +20.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,972/hd at 629 lb · 123 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $399.24/cwt +27.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 519 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $338.47/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 675 lb · 109 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,317

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 495.00 $495.00 $1,728 +85.00
374 374 5 517.50 $517.50 $1,935 +101.02
403–445 419 23 440.00–505.00 $470.79 $1,973 +40.39
463–496 474 90 412.00–446.00 $427.29 $2,025 +11.53
503–528 519 122 395.00–407.00 $399.24 $2,072 +27.48
550–579 559 80 362.50–396.00 $381.13 $2,131 +13.70
600–636 626 105 350.00–383.00 $357.41 $2,237 +14.51
658–690 675 109 329.00–355.00 $338.47 $2,285 +6.19
740 740 11 307.50 $307.50 $2,276 -10.73
755–793 774 10 294.00–303.00 $298.39 $2,310 -4.24
851–875 859 35 275.00–285.00 $280.25 $2,407 +4.35
966 966 11 231.00 $231.00 $2,231
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–498 482 8 380.00–395.00 $389.69 $1,878 +39.35
512–522 518 8 350.00–377.50 $367.31 $1,903
607–647 635 29 335.00–345.00 $341.07 $2,166 +22.07
682–693 684 15 309.50–312.50 $310.11 $2,121

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–364 358 13 385.00–412.50 $399.93 $1,432 -1.84
400–448 427 39 355.00–399.50 $372.17 $1,589 -0.49
460–489 476 91 375.00–392.00 $382.40 $1,820 +22.80
500–535 515 90 347.50–369.00 $359.62 $1,852 +28.36
554–591 575 68 316.00–340.00 $327.97 $1,886 +24.75
602–645 629 123 298.00–318.00 $313.47 $1,972 +20.26
670–699 673 90 279.00–303.00 $300.78 $2,024 +25.78
718–725 721 13 265.00–278.50 $272.24 $1,963 -3.26
752 752 6 277.50 $277.50 $2,087
810–843 831 31 269.50–270.00 $269.67 $2,241 +10.67
881 881 8 237.00 $237.00 $2,088
984 984 9 224.00 $224.00 $2,204
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,787 +82.50
541 541 15 335.00 $335.00 $1,812
582 582 9 306.00 $306.00 $1,781
678–690 682 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,807

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,883
701 701 26 286.00 $286.00 $2,005

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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.