Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (6/8) steer calves under 500 lbs. firm, 500-600 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower, 600-850 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-750 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.24/cwt on 690 head.

Average price

$145.24

690 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$5.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	145.50	1,023	657
Medium and Large 1-2	593	140.20	831	33

One grade step is worth $5.30/cwt here — about $192 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 sale690 hd

145.24

—

IA average6 barns · 2,439 hd

139.78

+5.46

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

33 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	154.71/cwt	150.00–160.50	947	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	159.17/cwt	156.00–159.50	930	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	127.08/cwt	123.00–129.10	1,120	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,001	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	169.46/cwt	168.00–170.00	780	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.23/cwt	133.50–148.00	1,046	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.66/cwt	146.00–164.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	104.66/cwt	103.50–105.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.30/cwt	131.00–147.00	744	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	158.48/cwt	158.00–160.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	135.76/cwt	129.50–138.00	798	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.48/cwt	138.00–150.00	712	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.24/cwt	118.50–124.74	868	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.39/cwt	134.50–136.25	826	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.38/cwt	133.00–141.00	588	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.06/cwt	115.00–129.10	963	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.29/cwt	107.00–110.00	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.57/cwt	122.50–130.35	856	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	708	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	180.94/cwt	172.00–186.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	159.39/cwt	150.00–162.50	845	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,116	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	147.24/cwt	141.00–149.50	973	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	661	3

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 Jun 22, 2020

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

Receipts 1,325Last week 2,266Year ago 1,350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	170.00	170.00
5	—	459	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	612	150.00–160.50	154.71
45	—	584	156.00–159.50	159.17
182	—	881	123.00–129.10	127.08
19	—	460	168.00–170.00	169.46
104	—	725	133.50–148.00	144.23
15	—	426	172.00–186.00	180.94
89	—	530	150.00–162.50	159.39
65	—	800	139.50	139.50
2	—	338	179.00–180.00	179.49
77	—	661	141.00–149.50	147.24
3	—	367	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	782	128.00	128.00
10	—	418	146.00–164.00	152.66
5	—	382	154.00	154.00
2	—	480	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	920	103.50–105.00	104.66
62	—	519	131.00–147.00	143.30
4	—	363	158.00–160.00	158.48
48	—	588	129.50–138.00	135.76
3	—	853	108.00	108.00
46	—	486	138.00–150.00	146.48
39	—	710	118.50–124.74	122.24
99	—	610	134.50–136.25	135.39
21	—	425	133.00–141.00	138.38
86	—	758	115.00–129.10	127.06
13	—	825	107.00–110.00	109.29
72	—	671	122.50–130.35	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	133.00–134.00	133.66
2	—	588	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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