Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs. sold mostly 2.00-9.00 higher, while the 600-750 lb. steers were generally steady. Steers over 750 lbs. did not have enough numbers to compare. Heifers 500-650 lbs. were 6.00 lower to 2.00 higher and the 650-700 lb. heifers were 12.00 higher. Heifers over 700 lbs. did not have enough to compare. In active trading, demand was good for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.90/cwt on 749 head.

Average price

$147.90

749 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	148.27	940	644
Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.62	820	105

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about $120 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 sale749 hd

147.90

—

IA average8 barns · 4,212 hd

138.34

+9.56

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

49 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	—	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	128.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.52/cwt	156.00–166.00	666	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	908	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	794	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.60/cwt	140.50–149.00	678	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	131.92/cwt	128.25–136.00	1,078	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,195	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	646	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.09/cwt	163.50–166.00	868	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	743	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.04/cwt	134.00–146.25	937	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.72/cwt	142.50–157.00	931	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	116.02/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	144.12/cwt	139.00–144.50	937	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.05/cwt	123.50–132.50	796	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	141.61/cwt	139.00–147.00	683	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,175	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.38/cwt	141.00–150.50	776	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	119.54/cwt	113.00–122.25	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	162.34/cwt	155.50–167.00	859	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	960	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	144.35/cwt	133.00–145.75	964	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.23/cwt	166.00–169.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	147.05/cwt	138.00–151.00	772	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	128.30/cwt	127.50–128.50	984	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	155.30/cwt	149.00–157.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	148.58/cwt	147.50–153.00	865	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.21/cwt	124.00–124.25	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	129.95/cwt	126.00–131.00	759	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	119.56/cwt	117.00–122.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.29/cwt	128.00–136.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	147.68/cwt	144.00–148.50	865	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	842	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	5

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,564Last week 2,220Year ago 3,216

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	160.00	160.00
2	—	408	141.00	141.00
6	—	488	145.00	145.00
6	—	525	129.00–138.00	136.56
11	—	597	124.00–130.00	128.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	410	156.00–166.00	162.52
36	—	466	140.50–149.00	145.60
127	—	560	130.00–140.00	132.74
6	—	931	113.00–119.00	116.02
72	—	650	139.00–144.50	144.12
66	—	622	123.50–132.50	128.05
48	—	530	141.00–150.50	146.38
7	—	827	113.00–122.25	119.54
14	—	370	166.00–169.00	167.23
10	—	782	126.75	126.75
7	—	334	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	646	133.00	133.00
26	—	482	139.00–147.00	141.61
46	—	525	138.00–151.00	147.05
28	—	584	126.00–131.00	129.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	124.00	124.00
17	—	583	124.00–124.25	124.21
8	—	677	117.00–122.00	119.56
15	—	497	135.00	135.00
5	—	519	128.00–136.00	131.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	149.00–150.00	149.56
5	—	534	124.00	124.00
4	—	650	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	579	150.00–164.00	156.88
26	—	479	160.00–172.00	165.77
17	—	817	128.25–136.00	131.92
14	—	919	130.00	130.00
34	—	529	163.50–166.00	164.09
120	—	674	134.00–146.25	139.04
121	—	626	142.50–157.00	148.72
14	—	853	137.75	137.75
31	—	711	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	529	155.50–167.00	162.34
57	—	668	133.00–145.75	144.35
20	—	767	127.50–128.50	128.30
16	—	495	176.00	176.00
41	—	582	147.50–153.00	148.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	462	149.00–157.00	155.30
3	—	707	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	156.50	156.50
3	—	748	124.00	124.00
31	—	586	144.00–148.50	147.68
33	—	615	134.00–140.00	136.98
5	—	440	154.00	154.00

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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