Clarinda Livestock market report — October 22, 2026

Clarinda, IA · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

957

Last week 988 (−31)
Last year 1,591

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$440.43 /cwt

$2,482 per head · 35 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$355.41 /cwt

$2,667 per head · 40 hd
vs last week —

Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago 500 -600 lb steer calves were 7.00 to 11.00 higher with no trend stated on yearling steers. Heifer calves were 7.00 to 20.00 higher with yearling heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Today's consignments saw many lots of home-raised, double vaccinated, green calves both LTW'd and just off the cow. Demand was very good for today's smaller supply. Very active internet bidding today. The next scheduled feeder calf auction is 10 - 29 - 26
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 23. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
400–499 lb	13	449 lb	$518.08	$2,325	—	+5.37	$500.00 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	35	564 lb	$440.43	$2,482	—	−14.62	$470.45 (45 hd)
600–699 lb	55	657 lb	$387.65	$2,546	—	−26.19	$407.33 (95 hd)
700–799 lb	40	750 lb	$355.41	$2,667	—	−31.66	$347.00 (5 hd)
800–899 lb	11	870 lb	$331.81	$2,887	—	+10.81	—
900–999 lb	15	909 lb	$325.50	$2,959	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 23. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	348 lb	$455.00†	$1,583	—	—	—
400–499 lb	35	443 lb	$427.80	$1,895	—	−41.98	$420.00 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	88	548 lb	$391.25	$2,144	—	−13.41	$370.00 (15 hd)
600–699 lb	90	656 lb	$343.59	$2,254	—	−8.56	$327.00 (8 hd)
700–799 lb	99	770 lb	$327.29	$2,521	—	−7.33	—
900–999 lb	129	951 lb	$302.26	$2,874	—	−16.24	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $440.43/cwt
4-week average: $424.62
13-week average: $423.17
4-week vs 13-week: +0.3%

52-wk low $394.87high $518.18

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $355.41/cwt
4-week average: $354.52
13-week average: $353.16
4-week vs 13-week: +0.4%

52-wk low $319.73high $417.45

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $391.25/cwt
4-week average: $378.00
13-week average: $376.88
4-week vs 13-week: +0.3%

52-wk low $348.00high $452.67

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in May and Jun and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.7%	57%	7
Feb	+3.0%	86%	7
Mar	+2.8%	86%	7
Apr	+2.6%	86%	7
May	+6.0%	100%	7
Jun	+3.3%	86%	7
Jul	+1.3%	50%	6
Aug	−1.4%	33%	6
Sep	0.0%	43%	7
Oct	−4.6%	14%	7
Nov	−4.0%	0%	7
Dec	−1.8%	14%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Jul and lowest in Apr and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.2%	57%	7
Feb	−0.8%	43%	7
Mar	+0.3%	57%	7
Apr	−3.1%	29%	7
May	+0.9%	43%	7
Jun	+3.8%	71%	7
Jul	+5.1%	100%	6
Aug	+6.8%	80%	5
Sep	+3.6%	71%	7
Oct	−0.1%	71%	7
Nov	−2.7%	29%	7
Dec	−2.4%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	957	$440.43	$355.41	$391.25
Thu Oct 8	988	$408.82	$353.64	$364.75
Thu Sep 24	1,483	$395.33	$356.61	$368.32
Thu Sep 10	1,450	$416.28	$346.99	$383.92
Thu Aug 13	494	$455.00	—	$376.15

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Iowa sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Dunlap Livestock, Dunlap	82 mi	Oct 23	$458.70	$350.00
Bloomfield Livestock, Bloomfield	137 mi	Oct 21	$443.00	$376.96
Tama Livestock, Tama	153 mi	Sep 14	$420.73	$335.06
Sheldon Livestock, Sheldon	174 mi	Aug 15	$284.69	$267.50
Kalona Livestock, Kalona	181 mi	Oct 22	—	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Feeder Cattle	October 22, 2026	957	30	AMS_2166

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Clarinda Livestock Feeder Cattle - Clarinda, IA” (AMS_2166). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.