Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.81/cwt on 1,311 head.

Average price

$165.81

1,311 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$12.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.09

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	727	166.77	1,212	1,211
Medium and Large 1-2	617	154.20	952	100

One grade step is worth $12.57/cwt here — about $261 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 sale1,311 hd

165.81

—

IA average5 barns · 6,072 hd

157.72

+8.09

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

43 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	—	624	160.41/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,001	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	144.13/cwt	137.00–147.75	1,105	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	160.50/cwt	153.50–166.75	933	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	162.39/cwt	154.50–165.50	1,267	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	183.39/cwt	182.50–186.00	972	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	152.60/cwt	152.60–152.60	1,352	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	137.17/cwt	134.00–140.25	1,149	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	167.84/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,225	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	133.68/cwt	128.50–134.10	1,250	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	179.42/cwt	167.50–183.50	1,042	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	170.39/cwt	165.00–176.75	1,060	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	160.00/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,306	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	194.57/cwt	184.00–197.00	930	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.01/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,004	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	128.38/cwt	128.00–130.00	909	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.42/cwt	131.00–132.50	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,119	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	157.24/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,041	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,198	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.62/cwt	146.00–157.00	791	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	147.09/cwt	140.50–150.25	1,090	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	144.75/cwt	139.00–151.00	892	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	151.35/cwt	151.35–151.35	1,397	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	157.21/cwt	147.50–161.00	824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	167.43/cwt	159.00–176.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	168.96/cwt	161.25–172.00	1,139	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	153.21/cwt	150.00–156.50	974	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	152.24/cwt	147.00–152.75	906	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	782	14

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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Receipts 2,319Last week 1,105Year ago 0

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	624	155.00–164.00	160.41
53	—	767	137.00–147.75	144.13
228	—	581	153.50–166.75	160.50
27	—	838	134.00–140.25	137.17
67	—	935	128.50–134.10	133.68
3	—	430	174.00	174.00
220	—	662	150.00–159.50	157.24
35	—	892	134.25	134.25
39	—	741	140.50–150.25	147.09
7	—	351	175.00	175.00
8	—	541	159.00–176.00	167.43
4	—	966	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	518	146.00–157.00	152.62
3	—	382	167.00	167.00
20	—	616	139.00–151.00	144.75
7	—	489	151.00	151.00
6	—	655	146.00	146.00
44	—	595	147.00–152.75	152.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	188.00	188.00
198	—	780	154.50–165.50	162.39
30	—	530	182.50–186.00	183.39
25	—	886	152.60	152.60
243	—	730	159.00–171.00	167.84
91	—	581	167.50–183.50	179.42
68	—	622	165.00–176.75	170.39
233	—	816	152.00–162.50	160.00
40	—	478	184.00–197.00	194.57
60	—	923	151.35	151.35
204	—	674	161.25–172.00	168.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,119	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	524	147.50–161.00	157.21
16	—	865	138.00	138.00
4	—	571	157.00	157.00
9	—	341	187.00	187.00
10	—	760	140.00	140.00
23	—	636	150.00–156.50	153.21
6	—	683	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	772	129.00–132.00	130.01
11	—	708	128.00–130.00	128.38
7	—	571	131.00–132.50	131.42

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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