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Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Clarinda, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 22, 2026

1,896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.91/cwt -14.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,420/hd at 634 lb · 236 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $381.11/cwt -6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,721/hd at 714 lb · 211 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.47/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,700/hd at 616 lb · 197 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,896

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,470
457–476 463 26 520.00–540.00 $526.33 $2,437 -7.97
501–546 534 42 486.00–520.00 $493.82 $2,637 -36.91
553–580 568 124 455.00–484.00 $471.94 $2,681 -0.60
601 fancy 601 43 443.50 $443.50 $2,665
605–629 620 154 430.00–453.50 $437.06 $2,710 -5.59
654–687 670 152 391.00–412.50 $403.92 $2,706 -16.49
704 unweaned 704 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,112
710–718 fancy 713 134 380.50–384.00 $382.00 $2,724
702–749 716 73 374.00–387.50 $383.93 $2,749 -3.52
750–793 759 99 361.50–375.25 $372.37 $2,826 -6.74
808–831 819 98 349.00–353.50 $351.60 $2,880 -6.05
852–897 876 101 331.00–340.50 $338.05 $2,961 -11.09
917 917 62 336.85 $336.85 $3,089
965 965 53 325.75 $325.75 $3,143
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631–641 636 25 398.00–401.00 $399.55 $2,541 -17.95
695 695 17 378.00 $378.00 $2,627 -12.36

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–372 370 8 465.00–490.00 $480.70 $1,779
401 401 12 480.00 $480.00 $1,925 -3.31
456–489 478 76 440.00–468.00 $460.89 $2,203 +18.48
500–538 526 73 425.00–435.00 $430.71 $2,266 -9.07
558–598 571 96 392.50–422.00 $411.42 $2,349 -10.81
630 unweaned 630 24 379.00 $379.00 $2,388
622–645 634 212 370.00–387.50 $382.24 $2,423 -13.82
654–658 657 48 380.00–387.00 $385.84 $2,535 +12.12
733–738 736 38 395.00 $395.00 $2,907 +51.27
754–783 759 68 329.00–340.50 $338.26 $2,567 +10.43
937 937 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,811
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,050 +1.71
704–745 732 16 340.00–354.00 $345.26 $2,527
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1488 1488 4 215.00 $215.00 $3,199

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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.