Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago calves and yearlings sold at generally steady prices. Demand was moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots of yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.01/cwt on 2,425 head.

Average price

$148.01

2,425 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	741	150.77	1,118	1,878
Medium and Large 1-2	753	138.54	1,043	547

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,425 hd

148.01

—

IA average6 barns · 4,267 hd

141.03

+6.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	141.37/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,045	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,169	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	835	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.87/cwt	135.00–143.00	665	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.32/cwt	129.00–129.75	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	762	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.76/cwt	156.00–168.50	798	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	146.35/cwt	142.00–148.60	1,285	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	149.90/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,172	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.57/cwt	150.00–151.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.82/cwt	142.75–148.00	704	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	138.94/cwt	137.50–144.25	1,084	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	140.66/cwt	133.50–145.75	1,176	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	153.24/cwt	150.00–156.00	579	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	137.22/cwt	131.00–139.00	805	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.22/cwt	134.50–146.00	951	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.91/cwt	130.50–135.50	748	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.72/cwt	145.00–155.50	812	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	145.42/cwt	143.25–147.75	1,322	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	147.03/cwt	140.00–153.75	994	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	906	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,245	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.14/cwt	133.00–145.50	806	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,017	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	146.82/cwt	146.00–147.00	643	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.42/cwt	133.00–140.00	718	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.61/cwt	140.00–142.75	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	893	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.68/cwt	142.75–154.50	931	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.05/cwt	144.00–153.75	1,098	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.06/cwt	144.50–157.00	895	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	149.95/cwt	147.35–154.25	1,233	635
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.13/cwt	135.00–139.50	877	19

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Oct 28, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 3,643Last week 2,752Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago calves and yearlings sold at generally steady prices. Demand was moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots of yearlings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	739	132.00–142.00	141.37
47	—	876	133.50	133.50
9	—	435	150.00–151.00	150.57
28	—	483	142.75–148.00	145.82
56	—	780	137.50–144.25	138.94
152	—	836	133.50–145.75	140.66
26	—	683	131.00–135.00	132.72
51	—	969	128.50	128.50
89	—	579	133.00–145.50	139.14
19	—	635	135.00–139.50	138.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	414	184.00	184.00
98	—	487	156.00–168.50	163.76
155	—	878	142.00–148.60	146.35
235	—	782	145.00–152.75	149.90
91	—	535	145.00–155.50	151.72
115	—	909	143.25–147.75	145.42
162	—	676	140.00–153.75	147.03
84	—	626	142.75–154.50	148.68
111	—	727	144.00–153.75	151.05
158	—	585	144.50–157.00	153.06
635	—	822	147.35–154.25	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	297	171.00	171.00
31	—	612	135.00–140.00	136.47
84	—	482	135.00–143.00	137.87
5	—	729	144.00	144.00
29	—	378	150.00–156.00	153.24
64	—	587	131.00–139.00	137.22
215	—	669	134.50–146.00	142.22
19	—	768	130.00–135.00	132.39
34	—	438	146.00–147.00	146.82
105	—	530	133.00–140.00	135.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	125.00	125.00
14	—	615	129.00–129.75	129.32
11	—	475	135.00	135.00
51	—	563	130.50–135.50	132.91
7	—	425	140.00–142.75	141.61
26	—	709	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	123.00	123.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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