Clarinda sale barn adapts to tech, clients

Jeff DeYoung
Jun 28, 2025
Jun 28, 2025

Cattle enter the pen for auction at the Clarinda Livestock Auction in Page County, Iowa.
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Editor’s note: This is the first in series on livestock auction companies in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.

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