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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 12, 2025

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $295.66/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,741/hd at 927 lb · 83 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $316.44/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,452/hd at 775 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $383.20/cwt +19.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,380/hd at 621 lb · 53 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 621

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,474
433–445 438 10 460.00–465.00 $462.97 $2,028 +15.24
466–490 481 20 429.00–454.00 $445.63 $2,143 -3.37
514–530 524 18 420.00–437.50 $424.38 $2,224 +2.39
564–588 579 31 392.50–399.50 $395.84 $2,292 +17.67
615–648 621 53 376.00–385.00 $383.20 $2,380 +19.29
651 651 10 364.00 $364.00 $2,370
713 713 16 354.00 $354.00 $2,524 +31.73
750–786 775 54 300.00–319.50 $316.44 $2,452 +12.09
839 839 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,517 +7.90
919–930 927 83 289.00–297.75 $295.66 $2,741 +7.78
1109 1109 6 237.50 $237.50 $2,634
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,172 +23.51
653 653 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,220

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–398 389 15 375.00–402.50 $394.52 $1,535 -25.48
413–441 424 10 350.00–375.00 $364.60 $1,546 -43.49
465–476 472 16 395.00–405.00 $399.72 $1,887 +10.57
512–545 542 37 362.50–392.50 $364.86 $1,978 +6.75
559 thin fleshed 559 9 351.00 $351.00 $1,962
554–576 563 25 340.00–361.00 $348.21 $1,960 +8.66
604–643 628 52 320.00–336.50 $331.32 $2,081 +9.11
668 668 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,391 +59.19
707–719 709 29 301.00–313.00 $310.48 $2,201 +22.43
827–835 831 52 282.00–295.00 $288.53 $2,398 +15.53
856 856 4 282.50 $282.50 $2,418
1062 1062 5 222.50 $222.50 $2,363 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–544 543 14 355.00 $355.00 $1,928 +60.00
585–587 586 13 312.50–328.00 $323.51 $1,896 +3.51
657–659 658 12 302.50–315.00 $308.76 $2,032

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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.