Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

1,899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $389.34/cwt +37.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,598/hd at 667 lb · 262 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.25/cwt +20.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,525/hd at 631 lb · 203 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $351.31/cwt +50.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,716/hd at 773 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,899	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–366	363	18	550.00–560.00	$555.02	$2,015	—
406–429	423	23	540.00–547.00	$545.25	$2,306	+55.25
454 unweaned	454	6	511.00	$511.00	$2,320	—
468–487	475	44	490.00–515.00	$498.44	$2,368	+72.14
522–535	530	83	460.00–485.00	$476.54	$2,526	+44.73
558–578 unweaned	566	40	429.00–450.00	$441.42	$2,498	+36.42
556–586	576	85	423.00–460.00	$441.56	$2,543	+58.74
601–645	626	140	392.00–408.00	$401.94	$2,516	+22.72
638 unweaned	638	9	375.50	$375.50	$2,396	-5.66
642 fancy	642	54	400.00	$400.00	$2,568	—
654 fancy	654	55	399.75	$399.75	$2,614	+52.92
660 unweaned	660	23	379.50	$379.50	$2,505	—
650–694	672	184	373.50–395.00	$387.46	$2,604	+30.41
702–749	727	127	342.50–375.00	$365.33	$2,656	+27.03
753–790	773	184	342.00–356.00	$351.31	$2,716	+50.31
814 fancy	814	38	344.50	$344.50	$2,804	—
800–845	819	33	327.00–350.00	$341.91	$2,800	—
862–869	868	16	330.00–340.00	$331.86	$2,881	—
969–981	976	12	289.00–299.00	$294.86	$2,878	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–438	433	9	510.00	$510.00	$2,208	—
466–486	480	13	482.50–484.00	$483.55	$2,321	—
521–545	536	11	410.00–435.00	$418.83	$2,245	+25.83
587	587	13	404.00	$404.00	$2,371	+81.00
666	666	10	360.00	$360.00	$2,398	—
700–744	718	21	321.00–338.00	$329.63	$2,367	+28.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	472.00	$472.00	$1,633	—
378–395	390	19	445.00–464.00	$460.29	$1,795	—
400–435	411	19	455.00–472.50	$466.65	$1,918	+92.40
464–498	482	39	410.00–435.00	$428.92	$2,067	+53.36
500–544	517	92	390.00–425.00	$405.65	$2,097	+47.47
526 fancy	526	27	425.00	$425.00	$2,236	+60.00
553–595	569	22	370.00–406.00	$389.46	$2,216	+55.94
574	574	41	385.00	$385.00	$2,210	+51.48
601–618	609	65	345.00–362.50	$353.90	$2,155	+25.44
611 unweaned	611	37	347.50	$347.50	$2,123	—
611–618 fancy	616	71	357.50–366.00	$363.03	$2,236	+40.53
654–697	681	96	321.00–350.00	$338.23	$2,303	+20.50
704	704	21	333.00	$333.00	$2,344	+30.44
711	711	11	310.00	$310.00	$2,204	+7.44
786	786	19	319.00	$319.00	$2,507	+40.00
839	839	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	8	390.00	$390.00	$1,942	—
515–539	526	25	370.00–385.00	$376.70	$1,981	+36.79
566–596	579	26	322.00–365.00	$348.48	$2,018	—

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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.