Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 550 lbs. were mostly 3.00 higher, while the heavier steers were mostly 3.00-12.00 lower. Heifers ended mostly higher. The exception was the 500-550 heifers which ended 3.00 lower. The lighter heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher while those over 550 lbs. were mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Supply was mostly smaller groups with no lot loads included. Demand was moderate to good for the light offerings. Trading was moderate to active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.98/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$150.98

472 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.15

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	152.42	913	418
Large 1	562	148.14	833	21
Medium and Large 1-2	635	134.48	854	33

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $60 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 sale472 hd

150.98

—

IA average12 barns · 8,022 hd

142.83

+8.15

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

39 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	Large 1	—	744	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	923	5
Steers	Large 1	—	708	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	910	6
Steers	Large 1	—	504	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	786	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,189	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	172.89/cwt	168.50–177.75	885	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	182.47/cwt	180.00–184.50	759	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	161.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	614	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	129.87/cwt	129.50–131.25	827	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.37/cwt	128.00–129.00	870	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	132.17/cwt	126.00–135.00	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.20/cwt	134.00–147.00	663	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.70/cwt	125.00–136.50	763	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.79/cwt	149.50–156.00	873	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	143.59/cwt	141.00–145.00	599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.50	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	166.22/cwt	160.00–174.25	866	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	144.19/cwt	138.50–147.50	890	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.24/cwt	134.00–144.25	941	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	207.09/cwt	205.00–210.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	133.07/cwt	126.00–135.00	943	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	140.09/cwt	138.00–141.50	741	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.85/cwt	130.50–140.00	732	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.36/cwt	158.00–173.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,059	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.20/cwt	141.00–142.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.15/cwt	140.00–154.00	926	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	130.71/cwt	128.00–132.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	686	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	878	12

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Receipts 1,010Last week 2,327Year ago 1,947

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	120.00	120.00
14	—	1,066	111.50	111.50
19	—	381	156.00–165.00	161.13
27	—	637	129.50–131.25	129.87
14	—	678	128.00–129.00	128.37
9	—	794	125.00	125.00
11	—	813	121.50	121.50
31	—	463	134.00–147.00	143.20
32	—	579	125.00–136.50	131.70
38	—	535	130.50–140.00	136.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	157.00	157.00
3	—	567	125.00	125.00
11	—	417	141.00–145.00	143.59
32	—	529	138.00–141.50	140.09
10	—	625	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	115.00	115.00
10	—	518	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	128.50	128.50
15	—	504	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	512	168.50–177.75	172.89
27	—	416	180.00–184.50	182.47
30	—	579	149.50–156.00	150.79
92	—	676	134.00–144.25	139.24
5	—	316	205.00–210.00	207.09
23	—	709	126.00–135.00	133.07
10	—	487	158.00–173.00	163.36
22	—	821	127.00–132.00	129.00
72	—	621	140.00–154.00	149.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	160.00–162.50	160.99
32	—	521	160.00–174.25	166.22
40	—	617	138.50–147.50	144.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	141.00–142.00	141.20
6	—	677	128.00–132.00	130.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	686	125.00–130.00	127.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00	150.00
4	—	636	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	554	126.00–135.00	132.17
16	—	657	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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