Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves 400-600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher 600-850 lbs. mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs . 2,00-6.00 higher, 600-800 lbs. mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand for a large run of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.66/cwt on 2,663 head.

Average price

$160.66

2,663 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	161.56	1,055	2,496
Large 1-2	581	156.29	908	21
Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.85	932	146

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $123 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 sale2,663 hd

160.66

—

IA average9 barns · 8,676 hd

153.64

+7.02

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

49 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	—	756	132.10/cwt	131.00–136.50	999	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.17/cwt	127.00–146.75	881	376
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.57/cwt	147.00–160.50	799	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.06/cwt	151.00–168.50	741	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.78/cwt	128.00–140.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	154.05/cwt	152.50–156.75	1,121	408
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	179.55/cwt	172.00–188.00	944	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	180.13/cwt	175.00–184.75	866	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,185	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.60/cwt	174.00–189.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	120.46/cwt	120.00–122.00	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	997	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.89/cwt	128.25–140.85	902	464
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.78/cwt	127.75–136.75	954	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.61/cwt	153.00–165.00	678	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	155.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	156.63/cwt	149.00–165.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	847	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	158.95/cwt	152.75–164.75	1,067	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	172.63/cwt	164.00–176.75	982	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	139.88/cwt	133.00–142.50	1,141	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,212	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,214	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.26/cwt	146.00–157.00	882	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.90/cwt	140.00–150.75	845	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	130.91/cwt	125.50–132.75	1,020	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.35/cwt	152.00–159.00	583	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	876	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	166.09/cwt	157.00–171.25	1,031	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	146.54/cwt	139.75–152.00	1,122	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.15/cwt	179.50–182.00	757	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	179.91/cwt	175.00–184.00	606	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.58/cwt	136.00–151.00	542	17

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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Receipts 5,030Last week 2,993Year 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
34	—	756	131.00–136.50	132.10
8	—	401	162.50	162.50
39	—	730	135.00–140.00	136.57
31	—	525	156.00–164.00	161.26
34	—	579	146.00–157.00	152.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	177.50	177.50
8	—	343	177.00	177.00
11	—	484	180.75	180.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
408	—	728	152.50–156.75	154.05
254	—	526	172.00–188.00	179.55
120	—	481	175.00–184.75	180.13
14	—	881	134.50	134.50
6	—	379	174.00–189.00	181.60
433	—	671	152.75–164.75	158.95
272	—	569	164.00–176.75	172.63
208	—	816	133.00–142.50	139.88
16	—	962	126.00	126.00
6	—	908	133.75	133.75
401	—	621	157.00–171.25	166.09
249	—	766	139.75–152.00	146.54
43	—	420	179.50–182.00	180.15
9	—	337	175.00–184.00	179.91
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	150.00	150.00
12	—	635	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	605	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	151.00	151.00
3	—	342	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
376	—	620	127.00–146.75	142.17
169	—	520	147.00–160.50	153.57
57	—	469	151.00–168.50	158.06
464	—	669	128.25–140.85	134.89
197	—	724	127.75–136.75	131.78
59	—	425	153.00–165.00	159.61
7	—	331	155.00–160.00	155.66
242	—	575	140.00–150.75	146.90
129	—	779	125.50–132.75	130.91
14	—	375	152.00–159.00	155.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	701	120.00–122.00	120.46
4	—	433	134.00	134.00
16	—	695	126.50	126.50
17	—	372	136.00–151.00	145.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	170.00	170.00
28	—	528	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	128.00–140.00	133.78
17	—	514	149.00–165.00	156.63
10	—	434	180.00	180.00

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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