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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 29, 2025

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $421.99/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,203/hd at 522 lb · 73 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $287.88/cwt ≈ $2,692/hd at 935 lb · 73 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $292.10/cwt -12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 830 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 885 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394–396 395 13 465.00–475.00 $471.93 $1,864 -26.07
420–448 440 14 445.00–455.00 $447.73 $1,970 -14.77
450–497 474 44 435.00–461.00 $449.00 $2,128 -8.56
508–536 522 73 409.00–438.00 $421.99 $2,203 +0.17
569 fancy 569 11 393.00 $393.00 $2,236 —
572–598 587 31 370.00–390.00 $378.17 $2,220 -4.14
602–638 618 68 346.00–375.00 $363.91 $2,249 +2.93
663–694 688 20 326.00–334.00 $327.75 $2,255 -17.89
697 fancy 697 33 335.00 $335.00 $2,335 —
705–734 721 17 312.00–327.00 $322.27 $2,324 +5.52
768–779 773 25 300.00–313.00 $304.35 $2,353 -10.70
822–831 830 72 291.00–299.00 $292.10 $2,424 -12.90
863 863 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,503 +4.14
932–935 935 73 287.00–288.00 $287.88 $2,692 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 +34.80
586–596 591 11 325.00–355.00 $341.49 $2,018 —
623–642 627 16 321.00–330.00 $322.73 $2,024 -4.77
819 819 4 264.00 $264.00 $2,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 11 420.00 $420.00 $1,642 -44.10
436–446 441 21 397.00–422.00 $408.09 $1,800 -13.15
470–498 487 42 380.00–392.00 $389.15 $1,895 -13.04
502–549 533 53 342.00–374.00 $358.11 $1,909 +6.95
551–587 573 55 331.00–351.00 $339.55 $1,946 -15.59
603–639 617 36 316.00–326.00 $322.21 $1,988 -8.73
648 fancy 648 25 324.00 $324.00 $2,100 —
654–684 675 13 296.00–300.00 $298.81 $2,017 -7.34
711–749 735 23 275.00–294.00 $288.05 $2,117 -0.78
774 774 8 284.00 $284.00 $2,198 —
800 800 7 273.00 $273.00 $2,184 +11.79
971–998 982 10 227.00–234.00 $231.15 $2,270 -1.35
1023 1023 3 233.00 $233.00 $2,384 —
1057 1057 9 235.00 $235.00 $2,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,728 —
520 520 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,534 -19.29
597 597 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,910 +33.57
790 790 5 259.00 $259.00 $2,046 —
812 812 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,851 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,786 —
588 588 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,882 —

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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.