Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the larger groups of steers under 500 lbs. sold as much as 10.00 higher. The heavier steers ended mixed with not enough numbers both weeks to compare. Heifers under 500 lbs. were 5.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. The 500-600 lb. heifers were 1.00-5.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. did not have enough to compare. Supply consisted mostly of smaller groups. Demand was moderate to good for the light offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$141.99

267 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	143.37	707	241
Medium and Large 1-2	559	129.22	722	26

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale267 hd

141.99

—

IA average8 barns · 3,728 hd

133.03

+8.97

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

35 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	—	578	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	122.73/cwt	118.00–130.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	154.16/cwt	153.00–155.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	156.94/cwt	147.00–160.00	725	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	156.95/cwt	153.50–161.00	921	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	174.01/cwt	172.00–175.25	832	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.91/cwt	145.00–149.00	689	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.34/cwt	134.00–137.50	700	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.10/cwt	149.00–162.00	875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	176.37/cwt	175.00–179.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	739	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	141.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	158.82/cwt	158.50–160.00	859	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	19

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 21, 2020

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

Receipts 676Last week 1,010Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	126.00	126.00
3	—	673	119.00	119.00
5	—	611	118.00–130.00	122.73
7	—	539	139.00	139.00
9	—	431	153.00–155.00	154.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	117.50	117.50
7	—	350	185.00	185.00
20	—	564	149.00–162.00	155.10
7	—	704	131.00	131.00
12	—	424	175.00–179.00	176.37
12	—	669	143.50	143.50
18	—	541	158.50–160.00	158.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	587	153.50–161.00	156.95
66	—	478	172.00–175.25	174.01
4	—	696	130.00	130.00
4	—	396	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	164.00	164.00
5	—	645	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	462	147.00–160.00	156.94
6	—	414	148.00	148.00
11	—	549	137.00	137.00
12	—	627	126.00	126.00
4	—	360	153.00	153.00
28	—	564	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	426	145.00–150.00	148.01
33	—	466	145.00–149.00	147.91
4	—	269	167.50	167.50
39	—	517	134.00–137.50	135.34
4	—	341	158.00	158.00
19	—	580	125.00–132.00	126.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	120.00	120.00
4	—	605	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	117.00	117.00
11	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.80

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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