Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the special Memorial Day auction two weeks ago, with the overall quality being lower steers under 750 lbs. were mostly 7.00-9.00 lower. The 750-800 lb. steers ended 4.00 higher, while those over 800 lbs. were 2.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher, while the heavier heifers ended mixed. Demand was good for the light offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.91/cwt on 694 head.

Average price

$147.91

694 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$4.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.68

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	148.66	1,123	578
Medium and Large 1-2	637	144.12	918	116

One grade step is worth $4.54/cwt here — about $205 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 sale694 hd

147.91

—

IA average7 barns · 2,637 hd

140.23

+7.68

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	137.32/cwt	136.00–138.25	980	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	148.46/cwt	142.50–157.00	681	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	133.68/cwt	132.00–135.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,020	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	972	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	136.51/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,081	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.67/cwt	147.00–157.00	851	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	157.77/cwt	156.50–159.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	159.05/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,000	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,189	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.87/cwt	155.00–157.50	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.50/cwt	145.00–151.00	986	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	141.65/cwt	138.50–144.00	897	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.61/cwt	164.00–165.75	937	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.17/cwt	151.00–162.50	822	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	152.80/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,186	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	149.74/cwt	149.00–152.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	146.37/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,063	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	139.54/cwt	135.25–139.85	1,157	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,067	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	1,313	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	843	8

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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Receipts 1,264Last week 5,250Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	147.00	147.00
31	—	714	136.00–138.25	137.32
6	—	695	140.00	140.00
26	—	459	142.50–157.00	148.46
8	—	405	162.50	162.50
28	—	792	133.50–137.00	136.51
13	—	598	156.50–159.00	157.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	199.00	199.00
18	—	495	164.50	164.50
66	—	629	155.00–160.50	159.05
46	—	899	132.25	132.25
42	—	673	145.00–151.00	146.50
38	—	569	164.00–165.75	164.61
6	—	505	166.00	166.00
164	—	776	141.00–156.00	152.80
58	—	726	144.00–152.00	146.37
75	—	829	135.25–139.85	139.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,067	123.10	123.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	126.00	126.00
7	—	632	132.00–135.00	133.68
4	—	526	130.00	130.00
4	—	708	117.00	117.00
12	—	805	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	730	139.75	139.75
75	—	676	143.75	143.75
36	—	565	147.00–157.00	150.67
11	—	433	155.00–157.50	155.87
51	—	633	138.50–144.00	141.65
56	—	523	151.00–162.50	157.17
12	—	486	149.00–152.00	149.74
7	—	917	120.50	120.50
6	—	781	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	143.00	143.00
4	—	950	115.00	115.00

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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