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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

1,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $338.56/cwt -15.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,470/hd at 730 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $351.92/cwt -13.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,366/hd at 672 lb · 177 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.31/cwt -17.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,054/hd at 629 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,216 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,965 —
457–489 476 19 400.00–465.00 $426.30 $2,029 +66.30
505 unweaned 505 22 460.00 $460.00 $2,323 +31.26
501–545 524 53 416.00–475.00 $431.81 $2,263 -20.83
577 unweaned 577 13 405.00 $405.00 $2,337 -33.00
566–594 583 70 356.00–401.00 $382.82 $2,232 -27.18
611–621 616 44 363.00–388.00 $379.22 $2,336 -3.84
611–629 unweaned 618 35 369.00–389.50 $381.16 $2,356 +6.47
653–680 664 125 340.00–365.00 $357.05 $2,371 -15.23
684–691 fancy 688 33 345.00–348.00 $346.83 $2,386 —
699 unweaned 699 19 327.00 $327.00 $2,286 -36.24
722 fancy 722 15 342.50 $342.50 $2,473 —
700–748 730 225 330.00–350.00 $338.30 $2,470 +30.80
775 775 15 301.00 $301.00 $2,333 -47.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 10 393.00 $393.00 $2,075 -15.30
598 598 6 323.00 $323.00 $1,932 -43.51
641 unweaned 641 14 339.00 $339.00 $2,173 —
649 649 24 312.00 $312.00 $2,025 —
724 724 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,179 -28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,470 -28.59
353 unweaned 353 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,536 —
427 427 12 373.00–378.00 $374.25 $1,598 -42.44
460 unweaned 460 20 395.00 $395.00 $1,817 —
482–498 488 21 363.00–385.00 $375.56 $1,833 -16.49
500–541 522 73 348.00–385.00 $358.18 $1,870 -39.89
543 fancy 543 21 365.00 $365.00 $1,982 —
560 unweaned 560 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 -5.00
575–599 587 48 326.00–345.00 $333.52 $1,958 -47.33
613–623 619 64 321.00–335.00 $328.46 $2,033 -8.88
648 fancy 648 36 322.50 $322.50 $2,090 —
655 fancy 655 19 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —
652–690 660 23 310.00–320.00 $317.73 $2,097 +4.73
710–728 725 35 288.00–305.50 $302.56 $2,194 +0.06
770 770 5 279.00 $279.00 $2,148 —
860 860 26 281.00 $281.00 $2,417 —
908–930 915 9 265.00–271.00 $268.97 $2,461 —
980 980 4 230.00 $230.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,614 —
528–548 538 6 335.00–345.00 $339.91 $1,829 -29.36
655–691 664 16 284.00–290.00 $288.44 $1,915 —

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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.