Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Monday steer calves 350-450 lbs. 10.00 lower, 450-750 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower, 750-850 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs. 10.00 lower, 450-750 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand for the large number of nice feeders offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.23/cwt on 1,851 head.

Average price

$156.23

1,851 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	156.81	1,009	1,794
Medium and Large 1-2	669	138.07	924	57

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $86 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 sale1,851 hd

156.23

—

IA average9 barns · 6,181 hd

154.79

+1.45

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

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	165.10/cwt	159.00–169.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	158.39/cwt	157.00–164.00	771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	152.49/cwt	147.00–160.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	137.84/cwt	135.25–140.00	1,202	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.15/cwt	172.00–190.00	762	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	167.41/cwt	161.00–175.25	961	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.37/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,028	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.46/cwt	159.00–177.00	897	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,184	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	169.13/cwt	160.00–178.00	649	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	134.30/cwt	130.00–139.50	970	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	148.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,068	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	159.34/cwt	148.00–165.50	991	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	173.01/cwt	164.00–180.50	830	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	138.29/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,134	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	140.83/cwt	133.75–145.00	1,101	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.24/cwt	136.00–149.00	623	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.60/cwt	144.50–156.00	712	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.03/cwt	140.00–153.50	769	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	128.02/cwt	125.50–130.00	924	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	150.67/cwt	144.00–154.00	567	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	128.72/cwt	120.00–133.25	1,003	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,110	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,162	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.78/cwt	136.00–154.00	815	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.55/cwt	131.75–149.50	926	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	862	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	152.67/cwt	144.00–159.50	820	10

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 Jan 27, 2020

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

Receipts 3,635Last week 2,501Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	159.50	159.50
15	—	587	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	797	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	147.00–160.00	152.49
10	—	807	124.50	124.50
74	—	432	136.00–149.00	144.24
134	—	476	144.50–156.00	149.60
207	—	523	140.00–153.50	147.03
5	—	850	125.00	125.00
41	—	722	125.50–130.00	128.02
44	—	376	144.00–154.00	150.67
56	—	779	120.00–133.25	128.72
12	—	921	120.50	120.50
14	—	981	118.50	118.50
210	—	575	136.00–154.00	141.78
259	—	668	131.75–149.50	138.55
306	—	621	135.00–144.00	138.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	138.00	138.00
4	—	200	125.00	125.00
10	—	488	122.00	122.00
27	—	643	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	157.00	157.00
5	—	311	159.00–169.00	165.10
12	—	635	140.00	140.00
15	—	487	157.00–164.00	158.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	872	135.25–140.00	137.84
25	—	428	172.00–190.00	178.15
222	—	574	161.00–175.25	167.41
228	—	670	144.00–159.00	153.37
231	—	526	159.00–177.00	170.46
5	—	341	181.00	181.00
16	—	929	127.50	127.50
18	—	384	160.00–178.00	169.13
284	—	719	145.00–150.00	148.60
334	—	622	148.00–165.50	159.34
88	—	480	164.00–180.50	173.01
107	—	820	131.50–140.00	138.29
177	—	782	133.75–145.00	140.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	722	130.00–139.50	134.30
9	—	487	143.00	143.00
9	—	622	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	542	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	156.00	156.00
3	—	397	149.00	149.00
6	—	630	145.00	145.00
10	—	537	144.00–159.50	152.67

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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