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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 13, 2025

1,060 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.84/cwt +23.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,365/hd at 530 lb · 137 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $365.56/cwt +22.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,449/hd at 670 lb · 125 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.38/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 623 lb · 119 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,060

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 unweaned 397 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,925 -25.00
402–430 unweaned 414 19 475.00–509.00 $494.12 $2,046 +18.11
430–449 444 27 440.00–475.00 $467.09 $2,074 -5.60
498 498 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,793
522–538 529 98 434.00–466.00 $452.64 $2,394 +35.83
532–537 unweaned 534 39 412.00–438.00 $428.74 $2,289 -2.45
552 unweaned 552 13 438.00 $438.00 $2,418 +53.05
554–580 558 35 406.00–433.00 $428.99 $2,394 +34.84
562 562 10 410.00 $410.00 $2,304 +15.85
603–649 614 38 371.00–388.00 $383.06 $2,352 +41.82
602–645 unweaned 639 74 371.00–400.00 $374.69 $2,394 +2.69
661–671 667 48 351.50–383.50 $372.28 $2,483 +27.72
651–672 unweaned 669 63 362.00–370.00 $363.24 $2,430 +22.09
683 683 14 353.00 $353.00 $2,411 +8.44
728 728 19 307.50 $307.50 $2,239 -19.79
712–743 736 54 354.00–375.00 $370.80 $2,729 +43.51
750 750 6 348.00 $348.00 $2,610 +18.00
861 861 7 321.00 $321.00 $2,764 +38.00
905–912 909 19 300.00–302.50 $300.92 $2,735 -13.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–545 523 24 381.00–417.50 $408.30 $2,135 +42.50
586–598 596 26 365.00–375.00 $366.51 $2,184 -0.99
609–617 612 13 325.00–330.00 $328.06 $2,008
659 unweaned 659 7 311.00 $311.00 $2,049
720 720 3 329.00 $329.00 $2,369 +19.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 14 297.00 $297.00 $3,092

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–375 363 11 445.00–450.00 $448.59 $1,628
432–449 437 48 408.00–425.00 $416.69 $1,821 -0.75
476–493 489 19 390.00–400.00 $392.05 $1,917
528–539 unweaned 536 42 370.00–390.00 $376.10 $2,016 +56.10
517–548 538 62 395.00–425.00 $398.07 $2,142 +23.26
555–571 562 18 360.00–395.00 $380.85 $2,140 +30.78
565 unweaned 565 16 340.00 $340.00 $1,921
606–622 unweaned 610 62 344.00–357.00 $353.79 $2,158 +13.79
614–644 637 46 330.00–343.00 $337.34 $2,149 +5.42
643 643 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,993 -21.92
664 664 8 313.00 $313.00 $2,078 +28.00
735 735 5 302.50 $302.50 $2,223 -11.70
812 812 5 308.00 $308.00 $2,501 -6.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–521 521 22 367.50–374.00 $369.27 $1,924 +57.27
593 593 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,987 +19.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 6 283.00 $283.00 $2,878 +33.00

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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.