Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-550 lbs. were 5.00 lower, while the 550-700 lb. steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. The steers over 700 lbs. ended mixed. Heifers 450-600 lbs. ended 10.00-12.00 lower and the heavier heifers were mostly 12.00 lower. Supply consisted mostly of smaller groups. Demand was moderate for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.04/cwt on 1,159 head.

Average price

$150.04

1,159 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	151.89	993	878
Medium and Large 1-2	586	144.24	845	281

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $147 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 sale1,159 hd

150.04

—

IA average11 barns · 9,686 hd

143.86

+6.18

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

64 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 1-2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	118.22/cwt	118.00–118.50	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.26/cwt	119.00–129.50	823	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	151.93/cwt	145.50–155.25	1,045	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.68/cwt	162.00–173.75	901	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.50/cwt	158.00–168.00	949	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	146.29/cwt	143.00–151.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	130.75/cwt	128.00–131.75	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.36/cwt	143.00–157.00	949	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	158.81/cwt	156.00–160.00	943	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	178.37/cwt	172.00–184.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.30/cwt	122.00–133.50	742	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.85/cwt	133.50–147.00	723	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	738	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	124.63/cwt	121.00–130.00	712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	148.30/cwt	141.50–155.00	925	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	162.47/cwt	160.00–176.00	778	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	168.69/cwt	162.00–175.00	805	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,177	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	126.51/cwt	121.00–131.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	136.66/cwt	126.75–138.25	1,036	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	174.24/cwt	163.00–177.00	934	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	974	24
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	149.57/cwt	143.00–152.00	766	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	146.74/cwt	144.00–148.00	782	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	121.87/cwt	117.00–126.00	635	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,034	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	874	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	688	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.60/cwt	125.50–133.00	697	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.90/cwt	118.00–123.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	146.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	853	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.32/cwt	134.50–140.00	931	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	451	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	169.31/cwt	168.00–175.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.65/cwt	136.00–142.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	863	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	771	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	658	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	146.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	643	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	165.23/cwt	162.50–167.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	140.96/cwt	137.00–150.50	1,004	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	140.85/cwt	140.85–140.85	1,154	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	951	4

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

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Receipts 2,327Last week 3,195Year ago 1,048

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	130.00	130.00
9	—	643	118.00–118.50	118.22
22	—	530	125.50–133.00	131.60
12	—	678	118.00–123.00	120.90
23	—	748	119.00	119.00
8	—	599	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	668	119.00–129.50	123.26
12	—	379	143.00–151.00	146.29
11	—	721	128.00–131.75	130.75
190	—	574	122.00–133.50	129.30
96	—	517	133.50–147.00	139.85
5	—	875	105.00	105.00
37	—	629	120.00–130.00	122.50
36	—	462	140.00–145.00	142.40
27	—	440	140.00–152.00	146.10
9	—	817	127.00	127.00
4	—	764	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	502	147.00	147.00
15	—	571	121.00–130.00	124.63
5	—	664	120.00	120.00
11	—	612	121.00–131.00	126.51
11	—	458	143.00	143.00
14	—	426	138.00–142.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	135.00	135.00
6	—	570	122.00	122.00
14	—	490	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	119.00	119.00
25	—	521	117.00–126.00	121.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	688	145.50–155.25	151.93
47	—	531	162.00–173.75	169.68
41	—	570	158.00–168.00	166.50
149	—	623	143.00–157.00	152.36
34	—	477	162.00–175.00	168.69
20	—	965	120.00–125.00	122.02
75	—	758	126.75–138.25	136.66
6	—	350	198.00	198.00
16	—	447	168.00–175.00	169.31
137	—	712	137.00–150.50	140.96
108	—	819	140.85	140.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	594	156.00–160.00	158.81
11	—	434	172.00–184.00	178.37
6	—	729	144.00	144.00
52	—	624	141.50–155.00	148.30
38	—	479	160.00–176.00	162.47
32	—	536	163.00–177.00	174.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	566	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	177.00	177.00
35	—	512	143.00–152.00	149.57
23	—	824	125.50	125.50
9	—	421	154.00	154.00
88	—	581	140.00–152.00	146.90
37	—	678	134.50–140.00	137.32
9	—	622	136.00–142.00	138.65
8	—	317	162.50–167.00	165.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	533	144.00–148.00	146.74
6	—	363	163.00	163.00
6	—	688	136.00	136.00
4	—	451	144.00	144.00
21	—	644	134.00	134.00
5	—	552	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	93.50	93.50
3	—	540	127.50	127.50
8	—	874	107.00	107.00
4	—	728	101.00	101.00

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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