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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 31, 2025

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.08/cwt +16.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,451/hd at 725 lb · 103 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.49/cwt ≈ $2,578/hd at 802 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $350.12/cwt +13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,661/hd at 760 lb · 69 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 513

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–498 479 10 410.00–440.00 $420.02 $2,012 -24.98
507 507 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,383
556 556 14 449.00 $449.00 $2,496 +45.06
623 623 3 402.50 $402.50 $2,508
689 689 11 373.00 $373.00 $2,570 +15.54
756–768 760 69 350.00–351.00 $350.12 $2,661 +13.14
879 879 64 336.00 $336.00 $2,953 +24.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 14 413.00 $413.00 $2,404
639 639 7 373.00 $373.00 $2,383 +62.80

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,415
442 442 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,735
472 472 22 407.00 $407.00 $1,921
527–548 543 58 388.00–405.00 $391.86 $2,128 +33.45
591–593 592 11 340.00–342.50 $340.68 $2,017 -5.75
649 649 21 360.00 $360.00 $2,336
650 650 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 +1.18
710–729 725 103 337.00–340.00 $338.08 $2,451 +16.45
800–819 802 72 318.00–322.00 $321.49 $2,578
1009 1009 19 299.00 $299.00 $3,017
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,463

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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.