Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower, while the 700-850 lb. steers were 8.00-10.00 lower. Heifers 400-650 lbs. were 3.00-7.00 lower. The 650-700 lb. heifers were steady, while the 700-800 lb. heifers were 6.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for the moderate to heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.11/cwt on 1,628 head.

Average price

$139.11

1,628 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$10.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	139.28	1,002	1,518
Medium and Large 1-2	646	137.58	888	100
Large 1-2	762	128.60	979	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.68/cwt here — about $22 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 sale1,628 hd

139.11

—

IA average10 barns · 5,676 hd

143.36

−4.25

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

44 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	—	1,041	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	116.99/cwt	116.50–118.00	957	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	125.47/cwt	119.85–129.75	1,034	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	137.76/cwt	134.00–142.75	1,013	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	116.66/cwt	114.25–123.75	1,008	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	172.83/cwt	171.50–174.00	843	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	974	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	133.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	115.79/cwt	113.00–120.75	910	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.66/cwt	134.00–142.00	792	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.43/cwt	119.00–125.00	872	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	106.33/cwt	103.50–108.50	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.05/cwt	123.00–127.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	319	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.13/cwt	123.00–131.60	869	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	139.30/cwt	135.00–145.50	748	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.77/cwt	165.00–177.00	628	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	751	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	128.97/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,007	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	150.92/cwt	145.50–157.75	955	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	165.73/cwt	157.00–168.50	888	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	119.54/cwt	118.00–119.75	1,094	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	153.31/cwt	149.00–156.00	825	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	133.07/cwt	132.50–134.00	924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.04/cwt	125.50–136.50	816	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.41/cwt	141.00–155.50	709	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.30/cwt	156.25–156.50	664	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	303	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.63/cwt	143.50–149.00	983	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	160.61/cwt	153.00–167.75	914	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	184.63/cwt	173.50–189.00	799	32

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,041	108.00	108.00
261	—	824	119.85–129.75	125.47
143	—	735	134.00–142.75	137.76
67	—	864	114.25–123.75	116.66
17	—	488	171.50–174.00	172.83
392	—	781	125.00–136.50	128.97
152	—	633	145.50–157.75	150.92
70	—	536	157.00–168.50	165.73
25	—	915	118.00–119.75	119.54
239	—	675	143.50–149.00	145.63
88	—	569	153.00–167.75	160.61
32	—	433	173.50–189.00	184.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	818	116.50–118.00	116.99
8	—	598	144.50	144.50
21	—	615	140.00	140.00
12	—	718	125.00	125.00
3	—	752	122.50	122.50
24	—	538	149.00–156.00	153.31
13	—	694	132.50–134.00	133.07
4	—	449	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	386	183.00	183.00
8	—	303	197.00	197.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	110.00	110.00
6	—	620	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	583	125.00–133.00	127.65
11	—	489	130.00–135.00	133.65
12	—	628	123.00–127.00	125.05
18	—	546	134.50	134.50
7	—	389	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	786	113.00–120.75	115.79
114	—	575	134.00–142.00	137.66
70	—	730	119.00–125.00	119.43
7	—	809	103.50–108.50	106.33
153	—	678	123.00–131.60	128.13
90	—	537	135.00–145.50	139.30
9	—	370	165.00–177.00	169.77
174	—	618	125.50–136.50	132.04
94	—	481	141.00–155.50	147.41
26	—	425	156.25–156.50	156.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	319	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	751	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	121.00	121.00
4	—	613	118.00	118.00

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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