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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

1,468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $389.90/cwt -20.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 575 lb · 242 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $342.78/cwt -32.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,311/hd at 674 lb · 176 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.73/cwt -20.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,276/hd at 631 lb · 126 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,468

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 unweaned 379 7 510.00 $510.00 $1,933
415–424 420 10 450.00–487.50 $472.69 $1,985
405–444 unweaned 436 23 475.00–480.00 $476.01 $2,075
458–461 459 18 445.00–460.00 $456.65 $2,096 -12.11
475 unweaned 475 22 475.00 $475.00 $2,256
512–523 unweaned 515 27 420.00–436.00 $431.19 $2,221
518–538 528 49 410.00–430.00 $416.81 $2,201 -19.74
560 fancy 560 16 400.00 $400.00 $2,240
552–594 571 104 372.50–410.00 $394.15 $2,251 -16.71
563–585 unweaned 580 122 379.00–397.00 $384.95 $2,233
623 unweaned 623 50 372.00 $372.00 $2,318
611–649 636 48 330.00–356.00 $341.24 $2,170 -39.81
637 fancy 637 28 374.00 $374.00 $2,382
659–697 672 84 332.00–356.00 $344.56 $2,315 -30.63
661–695 unweaned 676 92 324.00–356.00 $341.15 $2,306
716 unweaned 716 28 336.00 $336.00 $2,406
705–743 732 75 314.00–346.00 $327.29 $2,396 +19.29
740 740 13 327.00 $327.00 $2,420 +19.00
756 756 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,495 -13.00
882 882 18 283.00 $283.00 $2,496 -33.07
902–923 919 79 299.00–318.00 $314.22 $2,888
1011 1011 7 275.00 $275.00 $2,780
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 unweaned 432 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,966
522–532 527 9 350.00–382.50 $365.80 $1,928 -14.02
543 unweaned 543 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,955
571 unweaned 571 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,856
580 580 27 367.50 $367.50 $2,132
733 733 9 309.75 $309.75 $2,270

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 unweaned 367 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,652
423 unweaned 423 10 475.00 $475.00 $2,009
411–449 436 40 395.00–425.00 $417.44 $1,820 +12.44
499 unweaned 499 14 400.00 $400.00 $1,996
506 unweaned 506 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,619
507–544 517 33 360.00–377.50 $374.81 $1,938 +7.97
518–546 fancy 536 37 377.00–386.00 $380.06 $2,037
559–599 577 54 318.00–367.50 $350.07 $2,020 -24.97
578 fancy 578 20 360.00 $360.00 $2,081
622 unweaned 622 14 340.00 $340.00 $2,115
630–638 635 35 317.50–337.00 $331.92 $2,108 -16.96
635 fancy 635 10 341.00 $341.00 $2,165
652 unweaned 652 9 329.00 $329.00 $2,145
655 655 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 -50.00
724–728 725 43 310.00–328.00 $314.20 $2,278
774–795 785 10 309.00–311.00 $310.01 $2,434 -5.99
831–849 832 70 290.00–316.50 $314.84 $2,619 -1.16
867–871 869 35 281.00–300.00 $289.87 $2,519
981 981 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,649
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 unweaned 401 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,514
448 448 9 376.00 $376.00 $1,684
521 521 4 312.00 $312.00 $1,626
592 592 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,871 -26.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,600

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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.