Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 550 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower, the heavier steers were 4.00 to sharply higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-8.00 lower, heifers over 600 lbs. were steady to sharply higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.22/cwt on 1,995 head.

Average price

$150.22

1,995 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	151.72	1,050	1,734
Medium and Large 1-2	653	141.11	922	240
Large 1	716	130.10	931	21

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,995 hd

150.22

—

IA average9 barns · 4,918 hd

145.44

+4.77

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

56 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	—	528	140.03/cwt	134.00–147.00	739	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	130.61/cwt	124.00–131.75	1,159	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	134.93/cwt	133.00–140.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	143.84/cwt	139.50–148.00	1,118	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.23/cwt	132.00–144.00	866	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	140.09/cwt	133.00–141.75	961	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	128.45/cwt	124.50–135.75	934	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.22/cwt	168.00–182.00	777	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	709	140.49/cwt	140.35–142.50	996	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	792	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,073	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	118.37/cwt	110.00–119.75	975	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.07/cwt	189.00–195.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	148.32/cwt	145.25–157.50	1,010	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	175.83/cwt	172.00–179.00	906	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.70/cwt	164.00–180.00	903	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	161.40/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,017	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	165.70/cwt	156.00–171.00	949	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,174	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,051	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,062	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	4
Steers	Large 1	—	613	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	834	14
Steers	Large 1	—	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	579	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	728	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	469	135.15/cwt	134.50–137.00	634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	159.41/cwt	158.00–162.00	698	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,044	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	130.55/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,010	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	160.55/cwt	155.00–164.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	156.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	904	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.39/cwt	127.50–131.00	732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	140.53/cwt	131.00–153.00	828	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.43/cwt	121.50–132.75	678	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	144.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	758	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.21/cwt	132.00–145.50	778	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.22/cwt	134.50–137.50	974	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.33/cwt	157.50–166.00	607	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	155.11/cwt	152.00–163.00	831	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.70/cwt	125.50–129.25	787	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.24/cwt	136.50–149.00	930	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	147.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	699	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	148.29/cwt	141.75–153.00	1,069	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	122.89/cwt	122.50–124.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	133.95/cwt	133.00–134.85	1,037	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	140.07/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,146	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.68/cwt	173.00–177.00	821	30

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.

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon May 10, 2021

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

Receipts 3,995Last week 2,061Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	528	134.00–147.00	140.03
263	—	622	132.00–144.00	139.23
349	—	686	133.00–141.75	140.09
266	—	727	124.50–135.75	128.45
76	—	824	110.00–119.75	118.37
28	—	438	158.00–162.00	159.41
17	—	918	113.75	113.75
140	—	567	132.00–145.50	137.21
31	—	374	157.50–166.00	162.33
31	—	474	144.00–152.00	147.48
149	—	774	133.00–134.85	133.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	483	133.00–140.00	134.93
8	—	680	119.00–128.00	123.50
4	—	438	145.00	145.00
15	—	566	127.50–131.00	129.39
44	—	524	121.50–132.75	129.43
22	—	616	125.50–129.25	127.70
11	—	736	122.50–124.00	122.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	140.00	140.00
6	—	644	130.00	130.00
50	—	523	140.00–155.00	144.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	709	140.35–142.50	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	792	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,051	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	125.75	125.75
15	—	469	134.50–137.00	135.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	887	124.00–131.75	130.61
252	—	777	139.50–148.00	143.84
56	—	436	168.00–182.00	178.22
12	—	370	189.00–195.00	192.07
260	—	681	145.25–157.50	148.32
168	—	526	164.00–180.00	171.70
162	—	630	153.00–168.00	161.40
121	—	573	156.00–171.00	165.70
21	—	978	120.00	120.00
177	—	721	141.75–153.00	148.29
154	—	818	136.50–143.50	140.07
30	—	470	173.00–177.00	174.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	515	172.00–179.00	175.83
12	—	620	148.00	148.00
48	—	578	154.00–159.00	156.45
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	108.00	108.00
14	—	613	136.00	136.00
3	—	783	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	774	122.50–132.50	130.55
8	—	478	155.00–164.00	160.55
24	—	589	131.00–153.00	140.53
55	—	720	134.50–137.50	135.22
5	—	636	146.00	146.00
56	—	536	152.00–163.00	155.11
31	—	663	136.50–149.00	140.24
6	—	841	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	140.00	140.00
5	—	666	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	132.00	132.00

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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