Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Monday steer calves 300-550 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, 550-750 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher, 750-950 lbs. 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs. 10.00 higher, 450-800 lbs. mostly steady, 800-850 lbs. 3.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand for a large offering of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.31/cwt on 3,070 head.

Average price

$151.31

3,070 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$20.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	519	168.43	875	201
Medium and Large 1	685	150.24	1,030	2,727
Medium and Large 1-2	604	147.47	890	142

One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale3,070 hd

151.31

—

IA average3 barns · 4,570 hd

148.54

+2.77

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

69 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 1-2	—	608	120.09/cwt	119.00–127.00	730	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.16/cwt	120.00–129.50	912	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	118.16/cwt	117.00–118.25	1,042	68
Heifers	Large 1	—	357	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	589	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.99/cwt	123.00–132.00	735	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.33/cwt	156.75–170.00	938	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	188.01/cwt	184.00–197.00	718	34
Steers	Large 1	—	490	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	855	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.85/cwt	134.00–139.00	906	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	868	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	138.22/cwt	131.00–142.75	1,067	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.75	1,131	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	818	9
Steers	Large 1	—	278	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	157.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	843	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	136.25/cwt	136.00–136.50	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.66/cwt	126.00–138.00	882	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.45/cwt	149.00–166.00	676	111
Heifers	Large 1	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.21/cwt	141.50–157.75	783	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	148.62/cwt	140.50–156.00	715	136
Heifers	Large 1	—	663	125.91/cwt	125.00–126.00	835	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.16/cwt	131.00–140.75	857	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.37/cwt	133.25–149.00	817	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	614	8
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	469	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	774	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.18/cwt	134.00–134.50	712	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	142.37/cwt	135.00–147.00	772	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,166	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	117.11/cwt	112.00–120.50	963	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	108.27/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	489	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	753	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	144.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	638	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.21/cwt	168.00–181.00	920	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	129.57/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,114	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	853	10
Steers	Large 1	—	502	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	149.89/cwt	149.00–153.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	156.39/cwt	149.00–166.00	974	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	129.06/cwt	123.60–136.75	1,054	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	117.51/cwt	116.00–118.75	1,139	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	474	2
Steers	Large 1	—	619	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	138.31/cwt	136.00–143.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.53/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,075	464
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.14/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,006	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	203.03/cwt	197.50–206.00	631	13
Steers	Large 1	—	367	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	125.46/cwt	119.00–129.00	989	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	181.36/cwt	174.00–187.00	883	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.27/cwt	172.00–182.00	748	31
Steers	Large 1	—	654	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	950	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.90/cwt	166.00–169.00	798	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	164.62/cwt	163.00–165.00	884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	823	132.07/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,087	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	120.89/cwt	117.00–125.25	926	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.31/cwt	161.00–175.00	617	48
Heifers	Large 1	—	609	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	815	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon May 25, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	608	119.00–127.00	120.09
7	—	659	118.50	118.50
29	—	570	123.00–132.00	128.99
18	—	531	134.00–134.50	134.18
22	—	440	143.00–147.00	144.99
6	—	394	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	163.00	163.00
4	—	290	160.00	160.00
5	—	665	125.00	125.00
6	—	453	149.50	149.50
49	—	542	135.00–147.00	142.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	723	120.00–129.50	126.16
68	—	882	117.00–118.25	118.16
263	—	670	126.00–138.00	131.66
111	—	432	149.00–166.00	156.45
266	—	525	141.50–157.75	149.21
136	—	481	140.50–156.00	148.62
316	—	625	131.00–140.75	137.16
152	—	578	133.25–149.00	141.37
8	—	349	176.00	176.00
170	—	822	112.00–120.50	117.11
12	—	972	104.00–110.00	108.27
232	—	766	117.00–125.25	120.89
48	—	369	161.00–175.00	167.31
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	357	165.00	165.00
26	—	443	144.00	144.00
34	—	663	125.00–126.00	125.91
16	—	489	154.00	154.00
17	—	609	133.75	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	469	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	880	132.50	132.50
58	—	823	127.00–134.50	132.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	171.50	171.50
39	—	577	150.50	150.50
9	—	644	140.50	140.50
3	—	372	180.00	180.00
7	—	444	168.00	168.00
16	—	537	163.00–165.00	164.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	571	156.75–170.00	164.33
34	—	382	184.00–197.00	188.01
209	—	772	131.00–142.75	138.22
52	—	928	120.00–125.75	121.84
214	—	522	168.00–181.00	176.21
130	—	860	123.00–132.00	129.57
469	—	623	149.00–166.00	156.39
378	—	817	123.60–136.75	129.06
135	—	969	116.00–118.75	117.51
2	—	243	195.00	195.00
464	—	724	140.00–154.00	148.53
142	—	670	144.00–157.00	150.14
13	—	311	197.50–206.00	203.03
157	—	487	174.00–187.00	181.36
31	—	422	172.00–182.00	177.27
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	490	174.50	174.50
5	—	278	211.00	211.00
15	—	502	178.00	178.00
17	—	619	153.50	153.50
20	—	367	182.50	182.50
43	—	654	145.25	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	667	134.00–139.00	135.85
40	—	536	150.00–158.00	157.21
8	—	718	136.00–136.50	136.25
9	—	579	149.00–153.00	149.89
12	—	611	136.00–143.00	138.31
19	—	788	119.00–129.00	125.46
26	—	475	166.00–169.00	167.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	191.50	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	561	152.00	152.00

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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