Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs. were 6.00-13.00 higher, the 600-700 lb. steers sold 3.00 higher. The heavier steers ended mixed. Heifers under 600 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs. ended steady to 3.00 higher. Trading was active with good demand for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.30/cwt on 1,674 head.

Average price

$155.30

1,674 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	157.08	989	1,508
Medium and Large 1-2	652	139.16	907	166

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $82 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 sale1,674 hd

155.30

—

IA average5 barns · 3,700 hd

149.35

+5.95

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

53 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 1	—	482	156.34/cwt	152.50–166.00	754	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.39/cwt	168.00–180.00	837	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	142.72/cwt	134.50–147.25	1,046	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	142.99/cwt	134.00–145.25	1,117	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.99/cwt	133.50–142.00	809	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	181.55/cwt	173.00–185.25	790	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	942	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.92/cwt	145.50–160.25	954	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	934	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,199	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	137.00/cwt	134.00–137.75	1,122	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	681	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	165.71/cwt	159.00–169.00	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.63/cwt	142.50–151.75	986	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	759	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	172.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	678	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	118.08/cwt	116.50–118.75	1,126	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	102.20/cwt	102.20–102.20	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	749	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.25/cwt	124.00–127.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	142.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	772	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.50	990	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	149.70/cwt	142.00–156.00	856	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	162.56/cwt	153.00–168.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.70/cwt	144.00–150.00	716	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	119.69/cwt	118.00–122.50	923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.05/cwt	159.50–175.00	707	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	141.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,009	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	141.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	903	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	175.87/cwt	175.00–176.00	579	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	152.93/cwt	147.10–160.00	778	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	129.25/cwt	124.00–133.50	932	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.97/cwt	171.25–175.50	919	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.34/cwt	117.00–117.50	790	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.07/cwt	128.00–139.75	845	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	130.45/cwt	130.00–133.00	937	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.86/cwt	130.00–140.25	905	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	161.44/cwt	159.00–170.50	922	117

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,195Last week 3,782Year ago 1,823

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	482	152.50–166.00	156.34
119	—	578	133.50–142.00	139.99
24	—	393	172.00–175.00	172.49
10	—	954	116.50–118.75	118.08
4	—	924	118.50	118.50
182	—	418	159.50–175.00	169.05
80	—	753	134.00	134.00
48	—	329	175.00–176.00	175.87
261	—	509	147.10–160.00	152.93
89	—	612	128.00–139.75	138.07
26	—	718	130.00–133.00	130.45
84	—	666	130.00–140.25	135.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	146.00	146.00
4	—	411	162.50	162.50
11	—	632	130.50	130.50
34	—	554	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	749	119.50	119.50
7	—	577	124.00–127.00	125.25
41	—	543	140.00–146.00	142.18
4	—	303	156.00	156.00
32	—	485	144.00–150.00	147.70
16	—	771	118.00–122.50	119.69
8	—	448	147.00	147.00
15	—	673	117.00–117.50	117.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	480	168.00–180.00	174.39
222	—	733	134.50–147.25	142.72
167	—	781	134.00–145.25	142.99
196	—	435	173.00–185.25	181.55
125	—	624	145.50–160.25	152.92
60	—	880	136.25	136.25
6	—	330	190.00	190.00
98	—	819	134.00–137.75	137.00
35	—	353	193.00	193.00
13	—	291	202.50	202.50
167	—	668	142.50–151.75	147.63
162	—	525	171.25–175.50	174.97
7	—	937	130.00–135.00	132.88
117	—	571	159.00–170.50	161.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	586	160.75	160.75
26	—	665	140.50	140.50
18	—	462	159.00–169.00	165.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	139.00	139.00
7	—	749	122.00	122.00
12	—	576	138.00–144.00	141.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	681	130.00–139.00	135.56
25	—	787	125.00–127.50	125.80
33	—	572	142.00–156.00	149.70
13	—	481	153.00–168.00	162.56
30	—	636	135.00–145.00	141.99
26	—	721	124.00–133.50	129.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	102.20	102.20
2	—	553	134.00	134.00
2	—	448	152.50	152.50

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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