Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as last report was three weeks ago (8/17). Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.85/cwt on 2,858 head.

Average price

$148.85

2,858 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$369

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

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.48

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	155.29	768	54
Medium and Large 1	765	148.73	1,137	2,804

One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about −$369 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 sale2,858 hd

148.85

—

IA average7 barns · 5,881 hd

140.38

+8.48

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

45 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	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	798	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	133.48/cwt	133.10–133.85	1,271	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	603	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	164.87/cwt	162.50–171.00	879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	157.59/cwt	147.50–164.00	975	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	143.76/cwt	137.75–147.00	1,172	639
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.06/cwt	153.00–158.00	810	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	201.33/cwt	192.00–205.00	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	126.92/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,348	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	149.73/cwt	140.50–160.00	1,089	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	173.35/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,000	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	178.86/cwt	168.00–184.00	866	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	139.72/cwt	134.00–145.75	1,216	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	903	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	1,333	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	153.92/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,040	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	163.99/cwt	155.00–169.00	935	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,047	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	132.53/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,085	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	132.37/cwt	131.75–133.00	1,169	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	176.34/cwt	175.00–182.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	125.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.25/cwt	131.00–145.50	947	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	133.97/cwt	128.50–135.10	1,050	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,169	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.82/cwt	131.00–146.00	673	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.40/cwt	139.00–154.50	909	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	188.13/cwt	180.00–192.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	148.37/cwt	143.00–154.00	789	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	122.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,114	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.96/cwt	139.00–153.00	835	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.37/cwt	155.00–168.00	708	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.74/cwt	148.00–153.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.98/cwt	130.50–144.50	983	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.09/cwt	146.00–160.00	723	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	145.18/cwt	135.75–150.00	1,141	291

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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Receipts 5,046Last week 2,436Year ago 0

No trend as last report was three weeks ago (8/17). Trade active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	220.00	220.00
28	—	423	185.00–195.00	188.77
183	—	952	133.10–133.85	133.48
26	—	533	162.50–171.00	164.87
166	—	619	147.50–164.00	157.59
639	—	815	137.75–147.00	143.76
13	—	364	192.00–205.00	201.33
158	—	1,062	126.00–128.00	126.92
342	—	727	140.50–160.00	149.73
87	—	484	168.00–184.00	178.86
285	—	870	134.00–145.75	139.72
53	—	1,043	127.85	127.85
259	—	676	146.00–160.00	153.92
121	—	570	155.00–169.00	163.99
291	—	786	135.75–150.00	145.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	170.00	170.00
31	—	541	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	454	191.00	191.00
44	—	577	167.00–176.00	173.35
38	—	510	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	603	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	519	153.00–158.00	156.06
14	—	486	157.00	157.00
10	—	433	145.00–155.00	150.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	876	119.50	119.50
13	—	687	121.00–127.00	125.93
32	—	488	131.00–146.00	137.82
6	—	525	123.00	123.00
9	—	429	148.00–153.00	149.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
243	—	819	126.00–137.00	132.53
60	—	883	131.75–133.00	132.37
11	—	362	175.00–182.00	176.34
273	—	675	131.00–145.50	140.25
95	—	784	128.50–135.10	133.97
11	—	978	119.50	119.50
110	—	621	139.00–154.50	146.40
13	—	333	180.00–192.00	188.13
128	—	532	143.00–154.00	148.37
27	—	907	120.00–124.00	122.81
143	—	572	139.00–153.00	145.96
31	—	431	155.00–168.00	164.37
173	—	723	130.50–144.50	135.98
56	—	472	146.00–160.00	153.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	139.00	139.00

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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