Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week nearly all classes of steers and heifers ended generally steady. An exception was 400-500 pound heifers which finished 1.00-3.00 higher. Trading was active for the large offerings. Several load lots were included in the supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.06/cwt on 2,295 head.

Average price

$152.06

2,295 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$28.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	155.39	998	1,707
Medium and Large 1-2	593	142.90	847	569
Medium 1-2	503	126.42	636	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.97/cwt here — about $362 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 sale2,295 hd

152.06

—

IA average9 barns · 6,845 hd

147.33

+4.73

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

59 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	—	292	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	613	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.89/cwt	127.00–143.00	700	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	139.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	546	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.39/cwt	122.50–136.25	828	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.25	863	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.67/cwt	151.00–156.00	500	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	551	151.74/cwt	145.50–153.00	836	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	111.97/cwt	111.00–117.00	861	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	138.38/cwt	132.00–145.75	732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.35/cwt	146.00–157.00	811	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	141.82/cwt	138.00–143.00	952	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.55/cwt	138.50–140.00	875	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	151.70/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,029	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.97/cwt	160.00–174.75	868	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	146.96/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,168	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	174.03/cwt	171.00–177.00	750	42
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	369	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	137.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	564	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.46/cwt	129.00–135.75	764	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.86/cwt	138.00–144.10	1,085	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	136.60/cwt	136.60–136.60	993	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	637	126.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	804	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.44/cwt	134.00–145.00	822	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	162.08/cwt	159.00–169.00	699	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.95/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,022	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	143.79/cwt	139.00–146.50	891	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.45/cwt	145.50–159.00	861	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	146.46/cwt	144.75–147.75	1,268	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	151.05/cwt	144.00–153.50	1,083	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,313	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	654	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	783	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,074	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.50	720	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	137.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	147.07/cwt	141.00–152.00	679	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.75/cwt	136.00–141.00	737	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	591	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	877	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	128.62/cwt	128.50–128.75	993	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	683	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.00	602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	168.31/cwt	160.00–175.00	806	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	173.40/cwt	161.00–176.75	805	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.45/cwt	141.50–154.25	937	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	149.29/cwt	142.00–153.10	1,217	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	179.31/cwt	170.00–181.00	694	59

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.

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Nov 25, 2019

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Receipts 4,380Last week 3,216Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	292	210.00	210.00
361	—	678	146.00–154.00	151.70
178	—	526	160.00–174.75	164.97
106	—	795	146.00–149.00	146.96
42	—	431	171.00–177.00	174.03
188	—	576	145.50–159.00	149.45
114	—	866	144.75–147.75	146.46
97	—	717	144.00–153.50	151.05
51	—	1,026	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,116	129.00	129.00
189	—	464	161.00–176.75	173.40
130	—	631	141.50–154.25	148.45
105	—	815	142.00–153.10	149.29
59	—	387	170.00–181.00	179.31
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	652	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	551	145.50–153.00	151.74
19	—	529	132.00–145.75	138.38
22	—	637	125.00–128.00	126.24
25	—	656	133.75	133.75
6	—	497	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	536	146.00–157.00	151.35
30	—	671	138.00–143.00	141.82
17	—	627	138.50–140.00	139.55
10	—	821	139.00	139.00
153	—	585	134.00–145.00	140.44
36	—	431	159.00–169.00	162.08
21	—	730	138.00–141.00	139.95
11	—	321	165.00	165.00
71	—	772	128.50–128.75	128.62
23	—	466	140.00–149.00	146.59
13	—	380	157.00–160.00	158.44
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	620	139.00–146.50	143.79
37	—	479	160.00–175.00	168.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	535	127.00–143.00	130.89
29	—	393	135.00–140.00	139.00
15	—	462	134.50	134.50
32	—	769	111.00–117.00	111.97
26	—	412	135.00–142.00	137.00
10	—	690	120.00	120.00
35	—	849	126.50	126.50
28	—	560	127.00–129.50	128.49
11	—	343	135.00–140.00	137.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	130.50	130.50
12	—	551	130.00	130.00
12	—	638	125.00–130.00	126.23
15	—	472	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	630	122.50–136.25	131.39
73	—	666	128.00–131.25	129.52
20	—	323	151.00–156.00	154.67
223	—	577	129.00–135.75	132.46
112	—	765	138.00–144.10	141.86
57	—	727	136.60	136.60
278	—	462	141.00–152.00	147.07
206	—	535	136.00–141.00	137.75
67	—	379	145.00–157.00	155.84
5	—	1,017	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	123.00	123.00
38	—	654	119.75	119.75

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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