Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers 400-550 lbs. sold 5.00-15.00 higher and those over 550 lbs. ended mixed. Heifers 400-550 lbs. sold steady to 11.00 higher, while the 550-700 lb. heifers were 2.00-3.00 lower. Those over 700 lbs. ended mixed. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.42/cwt on 1,142 head.

Average price

$154.42

1,142 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$7.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.26

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	154.84	1,069	1,077
Medium and Large 1-2	590	147.38	870	65

One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,142 hd

154.42

—

IA average6 barns · 3,391 hd

143.16

+11.26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	163.58/cwt	159.50–171.00	923	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	144.74/cwt	143.25–145.75	874	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.19/cwt	139.00–150.00	678	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	152.94/cwt	145.00–158.00	668	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,283	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	141.52/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,142	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	153.49/cwt	141.00–156.50	797	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	114.04/cwt	111.75–116.00	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	159.71/cwt	156.00–163.00	589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.01/cwt	143.00–152.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	180.27/cwt	175.00–183.00	937	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.57/cwt	180.00–192.50	807	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.51/cwt	122.00–130.00	913	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.70/cwt	150.00–164.00	910	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	141.11/cwt	137.50–142.75	1,228	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	147.79/cwt	140.00–149.75	1,082	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	147.98/cwt	146.25–150.60	1,139	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	189.16/cwt	186.50–190.00	904	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.79/cwt	148.25–154.25	1,007	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	122.45/cwt	115.00–130.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	919	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	133.76/cwt	128.50–138.00	710	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	150.82/cwt	142.00–154.00	959	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	132.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	146.84/cwt	142.00–153.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	163.01/cwt	159.00–165.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	181.12/cwt	179.00–184.00	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	654	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	170.60/cwt	166.00–172.50	925	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	185.99/cwt	180.50–188.50	872	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	876	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.29/cwt	139.00–146.50	793	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	125.13/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,031	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	153.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	697	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	157.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	136.12/cwt	133.00–138.50	927	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

Mon Oct 12, 2020

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

Receipts 1,899Last week 2,392Year ago 2,752

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	564	159.50–171.00	163.58
12	—	430	179.00–184.00	181.12
67	—	542	166.00–172.50	170.60
46	—	469	180.50–188.50	185.99
19	—	617	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	906	141.60	141.60
40	—	807	135.00–144.50	141.52
39	—	520	175.00–183.00	180.27
25	—	435	180.00–192.50	185.57
7	—	365	186.00	186.00
72	—	581	150.00–164.00	156.70
70	—	870	137.50–142.75	141.11
119	—	732	140.00–149.75	147.79
3	—	300	197.50	197.50
296	—	770	146.25–150.60	147.98
34	—	478	186.50–190.00	189.16
8	—	979	121.75	121.75
101	—	672	148.25–154.25	149.79
29	—	636	142.00–154.00	150.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	153.00	153.00
6	—	654	131.00	131.00
6	—	436	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	127.00	127.00
10	—	787	128.00–137.00	132.43
9	—	484	142.00–153.00	146.84
12	—	531	159.00–165.00	163.01
6	—	591	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	604	143.25–145.75	144.74
35	—	467	139.00–150.00	145.19
52	—	437	145.00–158.00	152.94
15	—	935	111.75–116.00	114.04
15	—	369	156.00–163.00	159.71
12	—	520	143.00–152.00	149.01
35	—	716	122.00–130.00	127.51
5	—	981	100.00	100.00
27	—	561	139.00–146.50	141.29
16	—	824	121.00–127.00	125.13
8	—	766	131.75	131.75
37	—	681	133.00–138.50	136.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	519	141.00–156.50	153.49
4	—	588	138.50	138.50
4	—	389	151.00	151.00
28	—	454	150.00–156.00	153.61
16	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.70
12	—	610	135.00–138.00	136.48
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	919	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	128.50–138.00	133.76
14	—	624	133.00	133.00
11	—	776	110.00	110.00
5	—	748	122.50	122.50
3	—	377	137.50	137.50
6	—	484	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	115.00–130.00	122.45
3	—	747	111.00	111.00
3	—	577	129.00	129.00
2	—	515	117.00	117.00

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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