Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, steers 650-750 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while the heavier steers ended mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. were 2.00-6.00 higher. The heavier heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were offered. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.24/cwt on 2,861 head.

Average price

$154.24

2,861 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	154.90	1,113	2,492
Large 1	642	149.80	961	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	640	149.75	958	359

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about $155 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 sale2,861 hd

154.24

—

IA average7 barns · 4,353 hd

147.50

+6.74

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

54 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	—	733	134.47/cwt	128.50–139.75	986	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.88/cwt	154.50–170.00	1,085	292
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	959	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.40/cwt	145.50–158.00	866	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	144.31/cwt	137.00–151.60	886	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	141.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,164	524
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	147.94/cwt	138.75–152.50	1,136	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	155.99/cwt	147.00–162.25	1,109	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	174.07/cwt	166.25–181.00	985	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	166.70/cwt	159.00–173.50	1,044	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	177.83/cwt	174.00–186.00	763	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	181.84/cwt	177.00–185.00	709	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	182.36/cwt	175.00–191.00	883	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	130.82/cwt	128.75–135.60	1,230	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	174.97/cwt	163.00–177.00	940	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	134.30/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,191	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	129.42/cwt	128.60–130.25	1,246	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	975	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,066	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,135	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,013	105.92/cwt	104.75–108.00	1,073	42
Steers	Large 1	—	716	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,038	6
Steers	Large 1	—	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	151.96/cwt	143.50–155.50	953	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.34/cwt	138.00–153.25	996	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,172	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	140.69/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,028	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	158.21/cwt	152.00–164.00	924	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	721	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	133.17/cwt	130.25–136.00	1,043	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.92/cwt	130.00–143.00	796	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.92/cwt	123.00–132.00	862	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	135.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.46/cwt	122.00–134.00	828	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.50/cwt	144.00–159.75	804	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	135.75/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,019	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	128.63/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,034	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.73/cwt	141.00–155.00	710	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	667	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	183.15/cwt	175.00–189.00	984	114

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 May 31, 2021

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
292	—	733	128.50–139.75	134.47
324	—	673	135.00–146.00	142.46
318	—	576	145.50–158.00	150.40
230	—	614	137.00–151.60	144.31
17	—	878	133.50	133.50
6	—	383	165.00	165.00
223	—	527	144.00–159.75	152.50
159	—	751	127.00–136.50	135.75
90	—	804	122.00–130.00	128.63
58	—	471	141.00–155.00	150.73
54	—	429	151.00–160.00	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	610	134.00	134.00
4	—	441	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,013	104.75–108.00	105.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	149.00–150.00	149.56
48	—	581	130.00–143.00	136.92
33	—	674	123.00–132.00	127.92
10	—	536	132.00–142.00	135.93
5	—	393	144.00	144.00
54	—	625	122.00–134.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
292	—	670	154.50–170.00	161.88
524	—	822	135.00–145.00	141.65
367	—	768	138.75–152.50	147.94
4	—	275	202.50	202.50
168	—	711	147.00–162.25	155.99
262	—	566	166.25–181.00	174.07
225	—	626	159.00–173.50	166.70
30	—	429	174.00–186.00	177.83
17	—	390	177.00–185.00	181.84
93	—	484	175.00–191.00	182.36
86	—	940	128.75–135.60	130.82
117	—	887	133.00–136.00	134.30
116	—	963	128.60–130.25	129.42
8	—	348	197.00	197.00
114	—	537	175.00–189.00	183.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	537	163.00–177.00	174.97
6	—	731	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	661	147.50	147.50
11	—	1,066	106.50	106.50
6	—	775	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	145.00	145.00
4	—	530	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	178.00	178.00
80	—	627	143.50–155.50	151.96
69	—	685	138.00–153.25	145.34
59	—	731	135.00–143.50	140.69
52	—	584	152.00–164.00	158.21
24	—	432	165.00–168.00	167.00
16	—	821	122.00–125.00	123.51
10	—	528	166.00	166.00
9	—	294	186.00	186.00
28	—	783	130.25–136.00	133.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	151.00	151.00

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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