Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves 450-550 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher, 550-800 lbs. 7.00-10.00 higher, and 800-900 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-550 lbs. were steady to 9.00 higher, 550-800 lbs. 4.00-9.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.88/cwt on 2,995 head.

Average price

$150.88

2,995 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$8.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	151.42	1,051	2,814
Medium and Large 1-2	660	142.47	940	181

One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $111 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 sale2,995 hd

150.88

—

IA average11 barns · 9,020 hd

146.31

+4.56

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

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,109	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	811	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	121.69/cwt	121.50–122.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,103	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.10/cwt	159.00–174.00	948	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	914	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	136.40/cwt	135.50–137.00	760	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	171.98/cwt	171.00–173.00	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.19/cwt	170.00–186.00	837	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.23/cwt	166.00–182.75	913	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	151.70/cwt	145.00–159.75	1,019	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	157.92/cwt	151.50–165.00	996	527
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.74/cwt	138.50–152.25	1,068	556
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	196.81/cwt	184.00–202.00	834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	143.01/cwt	135.50–149.35	1,103	598
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.08/cwt	133.50–146.75	808	493
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	130.01/cwt	128.85–132.00	1,139	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	146.36/cwt	139.50–150.50	749	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	128.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	924	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	136.31/cwt	128.00–139.75	1,116	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	129.54/cwt	124.00–131.85	997	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	137.18/cwt	132.50–142.10	918	571
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	147.09/cwt	140.00–153.50	709	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	178.14/cwt	168.00–181.50	599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	168.66/cwt	159.00–171.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.58/cwt	131.00–144.00	857	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	125.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	796	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	858	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	134.91/cwt	130.50–137.00	1,001	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.94/cwt	122.00–135.00	693	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	704	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	927	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	147.23/cwt	146.00–149.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	133.42/cwt	132.75–134.00	1,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	160.60/cwt	157.00–164.00	866	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.05/cwt	135.00–149.00	886	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.27/cwt	134.00–144.50	954	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	151.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	890	27

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 5,114Last week 2,394Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	175.50	175.50
54	—	701	158.25	158.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	574	159.00–174.00	165.10
53	—	475	170.00–186.00	176.19
60	—	524	166.00–182.75	174.23
294	—	672	145.00–159.75	151.70
527	—	631	151.50–165.00	157.92
556	—	718	138.50–152.25	148.74
9	—	385	210.00	210.00
10	—	319	203.00	203.00
21	—	424	184.00–202.00	196.81
598	—	771	135.50–149.35	143.01
89	—	876	128.85–132.00	130.01
258	—	819	128.00–139.75	136.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	624	146.50	146.50
22	—	517	171.00–173.00	171.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	742	130.50–137.00	134.91
15	—	782	132.75–134.00	133.42
16	—	539	157.00–164.00	160.60
29	—	615	135.00–149.00	144.05
42	—	680	134.00–144.50	140.27
27	—	586	150.00–159.00	151.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	704	130.00–132.00	131.64
7	—	581	146.00–149.00	147.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	811	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	158.00	158.00
8	—	812	121.50–122.00	121.69
12	—	877	125.75	125.75
493	—	577	133.50–146.75	140.08
112	—	512	139.50–150.50	146.36
115	—	717	120.00–132.00	128.89
180	—	770	124.00–131.85	129.54
571	—	669	132.50–142.10	137.18
45	—	482	140.00–153.50	147.09
15	—	336	168.00–181.50	178.14
16	—	404	159.00–171.00	168.66
161	—	623	131.00–144.00	137.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	557	135.50–137.00	136.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	399	142.50	142.50
26	—	634	122.00–129.00	125.53
32	—	683	124.00–128.00	125.55
5	—	432	144.00	144.00
18	—	529	122.00–135.00	130.94
21	—	583	125.00–133.00	129.13

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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