Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 650 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 higher while the steers over 650 lbs. were mostly 6.00-11.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. were mostly 5.00-6.00 higher and the heavier heifers were also mostly 5.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several large groups. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.47/cwt on 2,296 head.

Average price

$148.47

2,296 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$4.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	148.85	1,053	2,100
Medium and Large 1-2	650	144.44	939	196

One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $114 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 sale2,296 hd

148.47

—

IA average9 barns · 7,557 hd

144.15

+4.32

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

47 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	—	572	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.08/cwt	153.00–162.50	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	114.93/cwt	114.50–116.00	973	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	125.39/cwt	124.00–127.00	954	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	119.60/cwt	114.50–122.00	1,112	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	197.76/cwt	197.50–198.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	171.57/cwt	162.50–176.25	966	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	133.36/cwt	126.00–136.85	1,111	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	282	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	185.87/cwt	183.00–188.00	872	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.30/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,021	398
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.38/cwt	128.75–139.25	843	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.92/cwt	139.75–150.75	1,058	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	179.84/cwt	172.75–188.50	948	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	130.45/cwt	121.25–134.60	941	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	186.59/cwt	180.00–193.50	776	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.01/cwt	150.00–163.75	973	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.75/cwt	120.50–132.60	882	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.32/cwt	137.00–146.25	764	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.45/cwt	115.50–120.75	855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	130.41/cwt	127.75–133.00	1,138	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	138.73/cwt	131.00–144.10	1,085	407
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	164.11/cwt	155.00–166.50	871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.75/cwt	143.00–154.50	686	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.44/cwt	130.50–142.75	797	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	144.79/cwt	142.00–147.00	917	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	651	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	128.18/cwt	126.00–129.25	1,011	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.30/cwt	135.00–136.00	645	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	134.77/cwt	130.00–135.75	996	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	138.18/cwt	129.00–142.00	952	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	155.31/cwt	145.00–159.50	904	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	137.14/cwt	135.00–143.00	875	11

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Receipts 3,736Last week 4,759Year ago 2,788

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	111.75	111.75
8	—	862	118.00	118.00
13	—	355	153.00–162.50	157.08
14	—	847	114.50–116.00	114.93
22	—	761	124.00–127.00	125.39
181	—	627	128.75–139.25	134.38
165	—	721	121.25–134.60	130.45
280	—	680	120.50–132.60	129.75
165	—	533	137.00–146.25	143.32
33	—	471	143.00–154.50	145.75
207	—	580	130.50–142.75	137.44
32	—	432	145.00–155.00	150.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	123.00	123.00
4	—	499	136.00	136.00
4	—	320	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	120.00–122.00	120.98
24	—	728	115.50–120.75	117.45
5	—	317	146.00	146.00
17	—	477	135.00–136.00	135.30
15	—	548	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	189.00	189.00
13	—	930	114.50–122.00	119.60
8	—	373	197.50–198.00	197.76
129	—	563	162.50–176.25	171.57
259	—	833	126.00–136.85	133.36
19	—	469	183.00–188.00	185.87
398	—	675	143.00–157.00	151.30
339	—	720	139.75–150.75	146.92
80	—	527	172.75–188.50	179.84
28	—	416	180.00–193.50	186.59
277	—	616	150.00–163.75	158.01
131	—	873	127.75–133.00	130.41
407	—	782	131.00–144.10	138.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	203.00	203.00
4	—	373	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	155.00–166.50	164.11
15	—	633	142.00–147.00	144.79
15	—	789	126.00–129.25	128.18
17	—	739	130.00–135.75	134.77
62	—	689	129.00–142.00	138.18
46	—	582	145.00–159.50	155.31
3	—	450	171.00	171.00
3	—	398	169.00	169.00
5	—	889	119.75	119.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	156.00	156.00
11	—	638	135.00–143.00	137.14

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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