Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 600 lbs. were sharply higher, steers over 600 lbs. were mostly 6.00-11.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. sold 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs. ended mixed. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Several lot loads were included in the offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.83/cwt on 1,377 head.

Average price

$158.83

1,377 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	166.08	907	126
Medium and Large 1	726	158.10	1,149	1,251

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale1,377 hd

158.83

—

IA average3 barns · 2,265 hd

153.39

+5.44

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

34 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 1Fleshy	—	797	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,154	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	122.69/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,078	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	157.17/cwt	157.00–157.50	690	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	151.37/cwt	147.00–156.50	736	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	138.51/cwt	129.50–139.25	1,089	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	152.66/cwt	143.00–156.25	1,114	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	156.81/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,054	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	181.54/cwt	175.00–184.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	151.41/cwt	150.35–152.00	1,264	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	184.87/cwt	178.50–195.00	995	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	136.40/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,244	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	133.86/cwt	133.35–134.35	1,107	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	184.82/cwt	179.00–194.50	846	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	144.24/cwt	140.00–144.85	1,284	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	182.30/cwt	174.00–192.50	1,034	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	152.37/cwt	145.00–154.85	1,196	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.14/cwt	143.50–156.00	877	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.87/cwt	148.50–160.00	820	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	136.79/cwt	133.00–139.50	940	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.61/cwt	133.50–138.00	988	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.55/cwt	159.50–169.75	1,035	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	150.89/cwt	142.50–155.00	911	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	172.87/cwt	171.50–175.50	913	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	138.38/cwt	137.00–140.00	673	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	169.98/cwt	167.00–172.00	984	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	161.34/cwt	156.00–170.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.60/cwt	160.00–173.00	770	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.50	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	675	6

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 2,345Last week 1,264Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	797	144.75	144.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	730	143.00–156.25	152.66
11	—	672	156.00–157.50	156.81
11	—	426	175.00–184.00	181.54
197	—	835	150.35–152.00	151.41
42	—	538	178.50–195.00	184.87
34	—	912	134.50–137.00	136.40
54	—	458	179.00–194.50	184.82
69	—	890	140.00–144.85	144.24
110	—	567	174.00–192.50	182.30
270	—	785	145.00–154.85	152.37
141	—	625	159.50–169.75	165.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	134.00	134.00
25	—	528	171.50–175.50	172.87
55	—	579	167.00–172.00	169.98
13	—	406	156.00–170.00	161.34
17	—	468	160.00–173.00	164.60
6	—	397	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	123.00–130.00	126.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	385	160.00	160.00
17	—	879	120.50–126.00	122.69
23	—	439	157.00–157.50	157.17
42	—	486	147.00–156.50	151.37
136	—	786	129.50–139.25	138.51
129	—	827	133.35–134.35	133.86
62	—	573	143.50–156.00	153.14
69	—	526	148.50–160.00	155.87
72	—	687	133.00–139.50	136.79
99	—	723	133.50–138.00	136.61
96	—	604	142.50–155.00	150.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	486	137.00–140.00	138.38
6	—	516	143.00	143.00
7	—	780	123.00	123.00
11	—	624	130.00–140.50	136.65

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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