Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-9.00 lower, while the 500-700 lb. steers were 5.00-7.00 higher. Steers over 750 lbs. were steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 450-750 lbs. were steady to 3.50 lower. The 600-750 lb. heifers were 1.50 lower to 7.00 higher, and those over 750 lbs. did not have enough numbers for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.65/cwt on 1,407 head.

Average price

$151.65

1,407 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	152.21	1,078	1,301
Medium and Large 1-2	581	145.24	843	103
Large 1	805	130.00	1,047	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $31 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 sale1,407 hd

151.65

—

IA average11 barns · 5,915 hd

143.88

+7.78

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

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.84/cwt	166.00–172.50	891	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	138.48/cwt	134.25–140.50	1,267	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.41/cwt	136.00–149.25	755	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	142.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	150.47/cwt	147.00–152.50	874	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	152.52/cwt	148.00–158.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.21/cwt	135.50–147.50	831	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.95/cwt	125.00–127.50	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	142.85/cwt	135.00–147.50	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.81/cwt	146.00–147.00	863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	132.27/cwt	130.00–133.75	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.22/cwt	149.00–156.00	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.41/cwt	149.00–154.00	798	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	696	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	802	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	978	3
Steers	Large 1	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	159.44/cwt	156.00–168.00	735	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	156.66/cwt	147.25–162.00	985	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	136.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,169	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.37/cwt	155.00–170.00	921	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	144.17/cwt	137.25–150.75	975	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	171.39/cwt	162.00–174.00	759	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	147.79/cwt	142.50–154.25	1,157	416
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	145.93/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,182	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	128.88/cwt	127.50–130.50	1,000	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	113.64/cwt	113.50–113.75	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	116.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	148.04/cwt	139.25–149.50	899	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,025	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	153.35/cwt	150.00–156.25	1,096	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	144.85/cwt	142.00–149.00	701	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	147.72/cwt	147.00–149.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.54/cwt	133.75–142.50	942	118

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 2,392Last week 3,627Year ago 1,937

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	115.00	115.00
7	—	822	109.00	109.00
4	—	665	116.00	116.00
4	—	458	150.00	150.00
3	—	408	160.00	160.00
7	—	756	110.00	110.00
3	—	533	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	528	166.00–172.50	168.84
69	—	915	134.25–140.50	138.48
22	—	461	156.00–168.00	159.44
129	—	629	147.25–162.00	156.66
44	—	857	136.00–140.00	136.46
30	—	564	155.00–170.00	163.37
74	—	676	137.25–150.75	144.17
35	—	443	162.00–174.00	171.39
416	—	783	142.50–154.25	147.79
151	—	810	137.50–147.50	145.93
12	—	338	200.00	200.00
134	—	715	150.00–156.25	153.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	166.00	166.00
30	—	581	147.00–152.50	150.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	135.00–147.50	142.85
21	—	588	146.00–147.00	146.81
15	—	713	130.00–133.75	132.27
14	—	464	149.00–156.00	152.22
2	—	663	139.50	139.50
29	—	534	149.00–154.00	149.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	490	173.50	173.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	117.50	117.50
55	—	523	136.00–149.25	144.41
65	—	580	135.50–147.50	143.21
13	—	776	127.50–130.50	128.88
11	—	921	113.50–113.75	113.64
4	—	360	167.50	167.50
10	—	839	110.00–119.00	116.30
7	—	1,023	93.00	93.00
5	—	968	103.50	103.50
95	—	607	139.25–149.50	148.04
68	—	709	144.50	144.50
46	—	484	142.00–149.00	144.85
14	—	444	147.00–149.00	147.72
11	—	332	187.00	187.00
118	—	680	133.75–142.50	138.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	140.00–144.00	142.30
11	—	372	148.00–158.00	152.52
8	—	532	136.00	136.00
3	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	136.00	136.00
8	—	665	125.00–127.50	125.95
8	—	628	128.00–135.00	132.74
5	—	559	133.00	133.00
9	—	943	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	418	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	122.00	122.00

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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