Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (6/28) steer calves 450-550 lbs. 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. mixed 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-650 lbs. firm, 650-800 lbs. 7.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.78/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$168.78

503 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.01

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	171.78	1,079	384
Medium and Large 1-2	596	159.77	952	111
Large 1	798	149.75	1,195	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale503 hd

168.78

—

IA average5 barns · 1,351 hd

141.78

+27.01

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

32 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	Large 1	—	742	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,057	11
Steers	Large 1	—	798	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,133	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	900	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.12/cwt	156.00–158.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	146.23/cwt	144.00–149.50	1,065	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	157.71/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,121	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.81/cwt	142.50–149.50	837	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	196.23/cwt	192.00–202.50	926	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,020	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	125.60/cwt	125.60–125.60	1,284	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	150.81/cwt	141.00–153.50	944	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	166.59/cwt	164.00–167.50	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	159.74/cwt	153.00–161.50	1,203	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,105	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	582	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	170.47/cwt	168.00–179.50	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	161.65/cwt	148.50–174.00	989	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	168.03/cwt	162.50–168.50	1,126	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	962	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	141.50/cwt	139.25–144.00	1,081	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	179.89/cwt	173.00–183.25	1,054	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	147.91/cwt	146.50–154.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	189.69/cwt	183.00–196.50	973	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	150.20/cwt	145.25–155.00	792	54

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Receipts 1,105Last week 2,345Year ago 1,470

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	742	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	616	184.00	184.00
80	—	559	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	156.00–158.00	157.12
12	—	728	144.00–149.50	146.23
36	—	574	142.50–149.50	145.81
30	—	693	145.00–150.00	147.18
55	—	1,022	125.60	125.60
74	—	626	141.00–153.50	150.81
15	—	765	144.50	144.50
14	—	486	146.50–154.00	147.91
54	—	527	145.25–155.00	150.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	145.00	145.00
4	—	475	135.00	135.00
4	—	361	152.00	152.00
11	—	591	136.00	136.00
15	—	615	130.00–136.00	133.49
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	798	149.75	149.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	711	154.00–159.00	157.71
24	—	472	192.00–202.50	196.23
49	—	753	153.00–161.50	159.74
5	—	921	134.00	134.00
59	—	612	148.50–174.00	161.65
75	—	670	162.50–168.50	168.03
107	—	586	173.00–183.25	179.89
35	—	513	183.00–196.50	189.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	164.00–167.50	166.59
7	—	361	153.00	153.00
18	—	436	168.00–179.50	170.47
35	—	545	176.50	176.50
43	—	764	139.25–144.00	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	144.00	144.00

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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