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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 26, 2025

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.88/cwt +23.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,200/hd at 620 lb · 115 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.63/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 725 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $389.51/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 602 lb · 83 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,084

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–378 378 6 415.00–440.00 $427.52 $1,616
404–449 431 32 431.00–452.50 $442.18 $1,906 -20.79
471 471 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,049 -10.63
516 516 7 422.50 $422.50 $2,180 -1.88
559–574 568 65 395.00–412.50 $403.28 $2,291 +7.44
601–604 602 83 378.00–395.00 $389.51 $2,345 +6.31
652–684 671 23 352.50–372.50 $359.33 $2,411 -4.67
710–747 740 73 323.00–334.00 $327.69 $2,425 -26.31
781–790 783 22 314.00–322.50 $320.94 $2,513 +4.50
832 832 17 299.00 $299.00 $2,488 -1.00
896 896 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,554
900–910 901 73 295.00–306.00 $304.78 $2,746 +9.12
986 986 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,834
1085 1085 4 229.00 $229.00 $2,485
1243 1243 7 200.00 $200.00 $2,486
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,001
526–549 535 25 380.00–387.00 $384.13 $2,055
619–646 640 39 361.00–365.00 $361.79 $2,315
651 651 13 335.00 $335.00 $2,181 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,197
395 395 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 -14.52
426–440 430 19 375.00–387.00 $383.77 $1,650 +19.17
450–476 459 15 400.00–405.00 $403.27 $1,851 +3.55
501–524 516 70 367.50–390.00 $374.68 $1,933 +9.82
578 578 16 338.00 $338.00 $1,954 -10.21
611–631 620 115 344.00–375.00 $354.88 $2,200 +23.56
682 682 78 333.00 $333.00 $2,271 -25.00
703–727 725 89 303.00–324.00 $322.63 $2,339 +12.15
756–798 775 40 286.00–309.00 $295.96 $2,294
810–811 811 35 278.00–288.00 $287.14 $2,329 -1.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–540 534 36 337.50–362.50 $354.15 $1,891 -0.85
613–646 632 40 326.00–333.00 $330.04 $2,086
725 725 6 294.00 $294.00 $2,132

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 3 208.00 $208.00 $2,434

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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.