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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

2,281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.24/cwt +26.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,981/hd at 823 lb · 270 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.23/cwt -16.27 vs last sale · ≈ $3,061/hd at 864 lb · 244 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $391.18/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,863/hd at 732 lb · 222 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,281 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 8 500.00 $500.00 $1,940 —
462–489 unweaned 467 26 505.00–520.00 $516.98 $2,414 —
516–529 521 13 470.00–510.00 $494.38 $2,576 +44.38
532 unweaned 532 23 500.00 $500.00 $2,660 —
574 574 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,411 —
558–584 unweaned 580 37 455.00–458.00 $457.53 $2,654 —
613–619 unweaned 618 68 442.50–447.00 $446.48 $2,759 +65.98
611–643 628 30 402.50–415.00 $404.97 $2,543 -9.90
668–696 681 126 374.00–399.25 $392.21 $2,671 —
700–746 732 222 374.00–413.00 $391.18 $2,863 -3.82
757–792 773 103 359.00–387.00 $382.01 $2,953 —
814–842 823 270 350.00–371.00 $362.24 $2,981 +26.24
851–879 864 244 339.00–364.50 $354.23 $3,061 -16.27
912–932 927 180 332.00–351.50 $347.88 $3,225 +0.88
974 974 6 309.50 $309.50 $3,015 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–531 527 11 430.00–447.50 $437.88 $2,308 —
657 657 31 352.50 $352.50 $2,316 —
719 719 44 366.00 $366.00 $2,632 —
807 807 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,703 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 7 495.00 $495.00 $1,757 —
423 unweaned 423 9 481.00 $481.00 $2,035 —
468 unweaned 468 15 459.00 $459.00 $2,148 —
528–534 533 26 385.00–412.00 $390.15 $2,079 -58.85
558 558 10 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 -15.73
589 unweaned 589 26 389.00 $389.00 $2,291 —
608–636 620 32 368.00–395.00 $385.69 $2,391 -4.32
661–699 689 82 340.00–360.00 $354.47 $2,442 —
715–730 722 45 333.00–353.50 $348.17 $2,514 -18.07
768–789 780 65 323.00–351.00 $344.60 $2,688 +6.25
803–840 818 119 325.00–337.50 $327.94 $2,683 -15.29
882–893 887 92 320.00–336.00 $332.51 $2,949 -12.49
916–943 918 66 311.00–336.00 $334.05 $3,067 +4.28
984–985 985 121 298.00–315.00 $314.30 $3,096 -0.95
1065 1065 56 296.25 $296.25 $3,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 9 359.00 $359.00 $2,255 -10.00
679 679 21 327.00 $327.00 $2,220 —
730 730 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,329 —
898–899 898 20 296.00–297.50 $297.12 $2,668 —

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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.