Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500 to 650 pound steers ended 4.00-8.00 higher; 650 to 750 pound steers finished 5.00-8.00 higher. The 300 to 600 pound heifers were 4.00-8.00 higher, while the 600 to 850 pound heifers were 3.50 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active and demand was good for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.27/cwt on 1,189 head.

Average price

$153.27

1,189 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	154.83	951	994
Medium and Large 1-2	553	145.32	803	195

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,189 hd

153.27

—

IA average12 barns · 7,627 hd

146.88

+6.39

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

56 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 1Fancy	—	898	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,334	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	637	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,040	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.41/cwt	123.50–128.50	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.55/cwt	157.50–163.50	620	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	128.34/cwt	127.50–129.50	979	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	147.87/cwt	144.00–156.00	618	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.99/cwt	141.50–154.25	994	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	137.10/cwt	135.75–138.50	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	149.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,128	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	137.55/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,120	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.17/cwt	139.50–143.00	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	181.62/cwt	181.00–182.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.18/cwt	160.00–174.00	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	137.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	968	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.61/cwt	161.00–177.50	809	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	154.64/cwt	150.75–164.50	906	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	134.27/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,029	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	149.82/cwt	141.00–156.00	797	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.53/cwt	144.00–157.00	950	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	166.39/cwt	161.00–173.00	860	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	790	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.38/cwt	130.00–141.75	836	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.22/cwt	141.00–154.00	606	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	179.59/cwt	176.00–185.00	582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	589	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	141.21/cwt	136.00–145.00	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	157.14/cwt	152.50–167.00	841	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	149.79/cwt	148.00–154.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	167.56/cwt	167.00–168.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	297	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	164.30/cwt	155.00–169.50	785	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	153.86/cwt	149.50–158.00	862	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	178.07/cwt	175.00–181.00	678	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	148.16/cwt	145.50–149.25	925	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	715	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	138.23/cwt	130.50–142.00	704	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	801	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	145.16/cwt	142.00–146.00	671	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	827	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.80/cwt	136.00–149.00	678	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	149.85/cwt	149.00–151.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	797	31

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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Receipts 1,947Last week 1,048Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	898	148.50	148.50
35	—	637	163.25	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	676	141.50–154.25	146.99
6	—	920	135.75–138.50	137.10
31	—	753	144.00–151.00	149.85
45	—	814	131.00–139.50	137.55
13	—	395	181.00–182.00	181.62
14	—	433	160.00–174.00	168.18
47	—	704	134.00–139.00	137.46
63	—	480	161.00–177.50	168.61
134	—	586	150.75–164.50	154.64
92	—	631	144.00–157.00	150.53
97	—	517	161.00–173.00	166.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	139.50–143.00	141.17
10	—	695	136.00	136.00
16	—	766	127.00–136.00	134.27
66	—	532	141.00–156.00	149.82
9	—	396	166.50	166.50
20	—	420	141.00–154.00	144.22
7	—	495	149.00–151.00	149.85
31	—	572	135.00–143.00	139.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	176.00–185.00	179.59
47	—	535	152.50–167.00	157.14
6	—	685	144.00	144.00
3	—	297	186.00	186.00
36	—	478	155.00–169.50	164.30
31	—	560	149.50–158.00	153.86
17	—	381	175.00–181.00	178.07
23	—	624	145.50–149.25	148.16
17	—	427	165.00–170.00	167.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	146.50	146.50
12	—	541	136.00–145.00	141.21
3	—	388	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	126.25	126.25
8	—	660	123.50–128.50	125.41
15	—	384	157.50–163.50	161.55
26	—	763	127.50–129.50	128.34
32	—	418	144.00–156.00	147.87
50	—	523	135.00–140.00	136.65
63	—	578	130.00–139.00	136.76
66	—	613	130.00–141.75	136.38
79	—	475	136.00–149.00	142.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	108.00	108.00
3	—	372	134.00	134.00
5	—	490	127.00	127.00
3	—	747	118.00	118.00
6	—	518	129.50	129.50
5	—	590	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	148.00–154.00	149.79
7	—	318	167.00–168.00	167.56
32	—	509	130.50–142.00	138.23
14	—	598	134.00	134.00
5	—	656	131.00	131.00
34	—	462	142.00–146.00	145.16
32	—	629	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	125.00	125.00

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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