Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 350-600 lbs. were 2.00-10.00 higher, while 600-800 lb. steers finished 1.00-5.00 higher. Heifers 400-650 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 higher. The heifers over 650 lbs ended mixed. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.53/cwt on 1,278 head.

Average price

$163.53

1,278 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	164.19	1,010	1,139
Medium and Large 1-2	556	158.10	879	139

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about $131 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 sale1,278 hd

163.53

—

IA average9 barns · 7,899 hd

153.13

+10.40

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

53 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	—	480	169.55/cwt	165.00–173.50	814	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	153.80/cwt	146.00–159.50	889	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.19/cwt	137.00–151.50	832	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	150.17/cwt	143.00–155.75	1,080	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	141.98/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,103	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	172.00/cwt	168.00–179.00	986	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	188.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	908	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	180.47/cwt	175.00–188.50	747	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	134.07/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,102	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	173.09/cwt	172.00–185.00	680	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	186.68/cwt	182.50–190.00	620	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	180.99/cwt	171.00–188.00	943	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.49/cwt	150.00–162.50	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	859	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	841	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	992	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	927	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	322	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	402	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	685	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	138.22/cwt	134.00–145.00	673	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	137.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	151.80/cwt	145.00–160.00	654	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.26/cwt	139.00–152.25	770	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.07/cwt	131.50–142.50	876	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	128.44/cwt	120.00–133.50	911	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.07/cwt	124.00–136.00	869	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.60/cwt	147.00–160.75	725	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	165.21/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,023	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	157.01/cwt	150.50–161.75	1,055	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	164.74/cwt	152.00–168.75	888	41

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 Feb 3, 2020

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Receipts 2,788Last week 3,635Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	480	165.00–173.50	169.55
31	—	578	146.00–159.50	153.80
5	—	685	145.50	145.50
41	—	539	152.00–168.75	164.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	719	143.00–155.75	150.17
120	—	777	134.00–147.00	141.98
91	—	573	168.00–179.00	172.00
64	—	483	180.00–190.00	188.02
44	—	414	175.00–188.50	180.47
44	—	822	126.00–139.50	134.07
34	—	393	172.00–185.00	173.09
20	—	332	182.50–190.00	186.68
150	—	521	171.00–188.00	180.99
244	—	619	158.00–171.00	165.21
132	—	672	150.50–161.75	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	859	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	147.00	147.00
9	—	724	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	524	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	573	137.00–151.50	145.19
12	—	372	150.00–162.50	159.49
6	—	755	129.00	129.00
5	—	836	124.00	124.00
38	—	431	145.00–160.00	151.80
160	—	530	139.00–152.25	145.26
130	—	630	131.50–142.50	139.07
90	—	709	120.00–133.50	128.44
35	—	668	124.00–136.00	130.07
202	—	472	147.00–160.75	153.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	109.50	109.50
7	—	696	115.00	115.00
6	—	863	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	389	150.00	150.00
11	—	490	151.00	151.00
5	—	580	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	133.00	133.00
3	—	322	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	351	172.00	172.00
32	—	402	170.50	170.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	487	134.00–145.00	138.22
20	—	324	135.00–145.00	137.58
8	—	776	106.00	106.00
7	—	693	110.00	110.00
4	—	741	119.00	119.00
6	—	356	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	485	161.00	161.00
8	—	448	161.00	161.00
7	—	709	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	177.00	177.00
8	—	456	142.00	142.00
6	—	577	124.00	124.00

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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