Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. were 3.00-8.00 lower, while the 650-750 lb. steers were steady to 3.00 lower. The heavier steers 750-900 lbs. were 1.50-3.00 higher. Heifers 450-600 lbs. were 2.00-4.50 lower and those 600-800 lbs. were 1.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.79/cwt on 1,991 head.

Average price

$154.79

1,991 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	155.02	1,030	1,862
Medium and Large 1-2	527	151.44	798	129

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about $232 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 sale1,991 hd

154.79

—

IA average6 barns · 4,856 hd

149.85

+4.94

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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	140.10/cwt	136.00–142.75	961	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,141	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.36/cwt	143.00–153.50	700	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	170.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	605	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	145.28/cwt	133.00–146.50	811	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.25	774	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	124.20/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,165	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	161.87/cwt	157.50–165.00	947	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.44/cwt	158.00–169.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	137.27/cwt	129.50–140.75	1,013	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	139.10/cwt	134.75–145.00	1,078	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	143.31/cwt	135.00–146.00	758	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.74/cwt	137.50–151.75	821	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	147.21/cwt	145.00–155.00	648	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.80/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	147.78/cwt	141.00–150.00	717	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.60/cwt	155.00–159.00	739	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	153.26/cwt	149.25–163.75	890	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	148.37/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,159	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.87/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,042	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	154.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	832	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	165.57/cwt	162.25–169.75	853	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	143.16/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,250	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	146.50/cwt	144.25–150.25	1,047	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	169.36/cwt	159.00–173.50	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	169.91/cwt	162.00–178.50	809	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	185.57/cwt	185.00–186.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	151.60/cwt	144.00–156.75	938	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	221.68/cwt	218.00–225.00	729	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	176.18/cwt	176.00–177.00	819	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	161.22/cwt	159.00–173.50	866	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	158.31/cwt	148.00–161.75	896	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	935	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	145.16/cwt	134.50–147.85	1,203	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	180.69/cwt	174.00–185.00	770	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.67/cwt	135.50–148.75	886	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.54/cwt	137.00–138.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	156.00	156.00
7	—	621	134.00	134.00
34	—	558	133.00–146.50	145.28
37	—	430	149.00	149.00
55	—	529	135.00–146.00	143.31
62	—	485	141.00–150.00	147.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	686	136.00–142.75	140.10
21	—	883	129.25	129.25
82	—	472	143.00–153.50	148.36
26	—	356	165.00–175.00	170.08
95	—	528	140.00–150.25	146.65
33	—	938	121.00–125.00	124.20
100	—	738	129.50–140.75	137.27
63	—	775	134.75–145.00	139.10
3	—	273	177.50	177.50
168	—	571	137.50–151.75	143.74
70	—	440	145.00–155.00	147.21
9	—	349	173.00	173.00
73	—	621	135.50–148.75	142.67
10	—	811	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	127.00	127.00
5	—	707	125.50	125.50
9	—	380	158.00–169.00	161.44
12	—	696	129.50	129.50
13	—	428	140.00–146.00	141.80
19	—	475	137.00–138.00	137.54
3	—	502	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	486	163.00	163.00
34	—	585	157.50–165.00	161.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	139.00	139.00
14	—	493	145.00	145.00
5	—	367	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	168.00–170.00	168.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	475	155.00–159.00	155.60
38	—	538	150.00–156.00	154.70
5	—	387	147.50	147.50
9	—	711	135.75	135.75
10	—	675	135.00–145.00	140.62
12	—	408	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	581	149.25–163.75	153.26
68	—	515	162.25–169.75	165.57
14	—	436	159.00–173.50	169.36
15	—	621	146.75	146.75
32	—	465	176.00–177.00	176.18
38	—	655	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
224	—	781	138.00–150.00	148.37
129	—	677	147.00–161.00	153.87
245	—	873	132.00–145.00	143.16
132	—	715	144.25–150.25	146.50
138	—	476	162.00–178.50	169.91
9	—	387	185.00–186.00	185.57
160	—	619	144.00–156.75	151.60
24	—	329	218.00–225.00	221.68
200	—	537	159.00–173.50	161.22
66	—	566	148.00–161.75	158.31
219	—	829	134.50–147.85	145.16
82	—	426	174.00–185.00	180.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	131.00	131.00
18	—	526	150.00	150.00

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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