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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

1,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.96/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $3,046/hd at 961 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.58/cwt +16.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,167/hd at 533 lb · 107 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $461.80/cwt -36.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 527 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,250 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 15 500.00 $500.00 $1,970 —
404–417 414 35 483.00–502.50 $495.37 $2,051 —
456–496 486 58 487.50–520.00 $496.08 $2,411 —
513 unweaned 513 23 473.00 $473.00 $2,426 -27.00
506–549 531 82 445.00–487.50 $458.66 $2,435 -35.72
555–584 569 89 427.00–450.00 $438.83 $2,497 +18.83
605–638 612 40 391.00–411.00 $404.75 $2,477 -0.22
620 unweaned 620 30 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 -41.48
657–689 663 37 391.00–403.00 $395.06 $2,619 +2.85
722 722 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,635 -26.18
758–799 762 101 357.00–383.50 $380.46 $2,899 -1.55
845 845 13 347.00 $347.00 $2,932 -15.24
971 971 4 287.50 $287.50 $2,792 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 6 462.50 $462.50 $2,040 —
485–493 491 33 425.00–465.00 $447.62 $2,198 —
518 518 10 372.50 $372.50 $1,930 -65.38
570 570 5 407.50 $407.50 $2,323 —
622–645 627 17 352.50–386.00 $360.60 $2,261 —
655–689 672 10 332.50–345.00 $338.59 $2,275 -13.91
721 721 5 322.50 $322.50 $2,325 -43.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,965 —
409–445 430 24 450.00–482.50 $461.59 $1,985 —
432 unweaned 432 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,771 -71.00
451–452 452 32 453.00–477.00 $458.24 $2,071 —
505–548 533 107 400.00–423.00 $406.58 $2,167 +16.43
559–562 560 37 391.00–398.00 $394.96 $2,212 -10.04
623 unweaned 623 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,243 —
626–638 634 18 339.00–359.00 $345.58 $2,191 -40.11
716 716 5 332.50 $332.50 $2,381 -15.67
774–788 785 80 335.00–340.00 $339.17 $2,662 -5.43
823–838 830 68 332.00–337.50 $334.97 $2,780 +7.03
865 865 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,854 -2.51
915 915 4 331.00 $331.00 $3,029 -3.05
957–990 961 128 308.00–317.50 $316.96 $3,046 +2.66
1008–1013 1011 11 293.00–302.50 $297.31 $3,006 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 56 295.00 $295.00 $3,121 —
1120 1120 14 290.00 $290.00 $3,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 12 427.00 $427.00 $2,131 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,760 —
621 621 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,049 —

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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.