Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves 500-550 lbs. and 750-950 lbs . firm, all other weights 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves mixed all weights 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.14/cwt on 1,200 head.

Average price

$148.14

1,200 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.89

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	567	154.00	873	44
Medium and Large 1	660	149.19	985	999
Medium and Large 1-2	545	140.78	768	129
Large 1-2	734	135.43	994	28

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale1,200 hd

148.14

—

IA average8 barns · 4,718 hd

141.25

+6.89

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

60 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	Large 1	—	845	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	942	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	114.10/cwt	114.10–114.10	963	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.17/cwt	141.50–157.00	787	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.96/cwt	121.00–133.50	727	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	528	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.32/cwt	144.00–159.50	642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.54/cwt	134.50–141.50	928	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.11/cwt	137.00–150.00	551	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.18/cwt	113.00–117.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	971	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	116.99/cwt	111.00–120.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	134.15/cwt	133.00–136.00	720	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.65/cwt	137.50–147.00	832	61
Steers	Large 1	—	598	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	173.46/cwt	172.00–179.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.06/cwt	162.75–174.00	889	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	729	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,099	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	8
Steers	Large 1	—	726	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	173.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	121.60/cwt	120.50–121.85	1,135	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.78/cwt	144.00–158.00	930	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.72/cwt	135.00–139.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	144.70/cwt	132.00–155.00	709	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	126.89/cwt	126.50–127.25	1,048	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	147.60/cwt	140.50–149.85	1,017	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	579	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.97/cwt	124.00–139.00	815	48
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	664	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.04/cwt	126.00–133.00	611	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.92/cwt	146.25–155.00	711	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.24/cwt	116.00–126.00	810	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	726	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	137.38/cwt	128.00–139.75	1,007	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,094	6
Steers	Large 1	—	504	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	804	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	114.59/cwt	114.00–116.00	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.30/cwt	156.00–172.00	926	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.13/cwt	175.00–180.00	767	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	512	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	151.45/cwt	150.75–153.50	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	139.43/cwt	139.35–139.50	1,078	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.11/cwt	164.00–175.00	802	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.27/cwt	136.00–148.00	715	37

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
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	845	111.50	111.50
12	—	528	134.00	134.00
9	—	740	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	844	114.10	114.10
167	—	524	141.50–157.00	150.17
25	—	430	144.00–159.50	149.32
139	—	675	134.50–141.50	137.54
12	—	730	113.00–117.00	115.18
65	—	850	114.25	114.25
5	—	758	110.50	110.50
61	—	579	137.50–147.00	143.65
48	—	613	124.00–139.00	132.97
50	—	468	146.25–155.00	151.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	568	121.00–133.50	127.96
16	—	380	137.00–150.00	145.11
14	—	624	111.00–120.00	116.99
45	—	537	133.00–136.00	134.15
21	—	429	130.00–139.00	135.02
23	—	470	126.00–133.00	130.04
25	—	674	116.00–126.00	120.24
5	—	818	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	137.00	137.00
11	—	550	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	445	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	598	154.75	154.75
7	—	726	133.75	133.75
24	—	504	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	172.00–179.00	173.46
96	—	523	162.75–174.00	170.06
3	—	357	170.00–176.00	173.98
31	—	933	120.50–121.85	121.60
210	—	625	144.00–158.00	148.78
30	—	826	126.50–127.25	126.89
207	—	689	140.50–149.85	147.60
98	—	733	128.00–139.75	137.38
6	—	879	124.50	124.50
104	—	567	156.00–172.00	163.30
12	—	428	175.00–180.00	179.13
130	—	773	139.35–139.50	139.43
27	—	474	164.00–175.00	169.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	729	150.75	150.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	660	129.00	129.00
7	—	627	135.00–139.00	136.72
42	—	490	132.00–155.00	144.70
4	—	436	168.00	168.00
10	—	868	114.00–116.00	114.59
3	—	327	155.00	155.00
14	—	590	144.00	144.00
4	—	389	150.75–153.50	151.45
37	—	510	136.00–148.00	140.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	536	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	499	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	152.00	152.00
16	—	900	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	120.00	120.00
2	—	655	132.00	132.00
3	—	390	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	154.00	154.00
13	—	601	120.75	120.75

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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