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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

1,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $413.78/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,595/hd at 627 lb · 225 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.60/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,549/hd at 571 lb · 184 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.51/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,580/hd at 657 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,925 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–423 421 18 510.00–525.00 $515.69 $2,171 -29.56
458–461 unweaned 460 16 491.00–495.00 $492.00 $2,263 -19.00
453–497 472 60 470.00–505.00 $493.68 $2,330 -4.76
511 fancy 511 15 505.00 $505.00 $2,581 —
501–542 522 85 467.00–490.00 $476.72 $2,488 +0.18
522 unweaned 522 40 447.50 $447.50 $2,336 —
553–589 569 172 434.00–463.00 $448.87 $2,554 +7.31
595 unweaned 595 12 414.00 $414.00 $2,463 -27.42
616 fancy 616 11 413.00 $413.00 $2,544 +13.00
601–646 625 188 393.00–434.50 $415.52 $2,597 +13.58
648 unweaned 648 26 401.50 $401.50 $2,602 +26.00
652–664 654 95 385.00–410.50 $394.47 $2,580 +7.01
660–662 fancy 661 49 388.00–406.00 $399.74 $2,642 -0.01
673 unweaned 673 9 332.50 $332.50 $2,238 -47.00
700–732 713 102 374.00–407.00 $398.99 $2,845 +33.66
746 fancy 746 12 370.00 $370.00 $2,760 —
766 766 45 346.50 $346.50 $2,654 -4.81
758–790 774 69 339.00–386.00 $365.18 $2,826 +13.87
846 846 7 319.00 $319.00 $2,699 -22.91
876 876 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,453 -51.86
896 896 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,778 -21.86
945 945 68 313.00–331.75 $330.65 $3,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,298 -19.00
613 unweaned 613 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,146 —
641 641 10 350.00 $350.00 $2,244 —
660–697 677 13 357.00–367.50 $361.09 $2,445 +1.09
746 746 8 356.00 $356.00 $2,656 +26.37
757 757 8 298.00 $298.00 $2,256 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 7 294.00 $294.00 $3,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,896 +19.71
403–433 411 48 445.00–475.00 $458.50 $1,884 -8.15
460–496 480 45 425.00–450.00 $436.58 $2,096 +7.66
524 unweaned 524 37 374.00 $374.00 $1,960 —
504–539 530 93 399.00–445.00 $413.18 $2,190 +7.53
559–580 570 114 385.00–430.00 $400.38 $2,282 +10.92
611–642 629 106 350.00–375.00 $360.08 $2,265 +6.18
640 fancy 640 10 345.00 $345.00 $2,208 -18.03
650–686 661 64 340.00–360.00 $348.11 $2,301 +9.88
713–735 719 63 331.00–337.00 $334.67 $2,406 +24.67
723 fancy 723 30 337.00 $337.00 $2,437 —
784–790 788 11 307.00–311.00 $309.55 $2,439 -9.45
811–816 813 16 298.00–305.00 $301.60 $2,452 +6.60
873–881 878 7 282.50–295.00 $289.67 $2,543 —
976 976 7 297.50 $297.50 $2,904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,918 —
471–478 474 10 415.00–420.00 $417.98 $1,981 +27.98
538 538 13 396.00 $396.00 $2,130 +19.30
550–598 579 62 355.00–382.50 $369.07 $2,137 +20.59
710 710 12 285.00 $285.00 $2,024 —

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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.