Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the special Labor Day auction two weeks ago steers under 700 lbs. were sharply lower, while those over 700 lbs. were 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 450-500 lbs. were 3.00 lower and the 900-950 lb. heifers were 3.00 lower, while the rest of the heifers were sharply lower. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Offerings included several drafts of unweaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.43/cwt on 1,241 head.

Average price

$165.43

1,241 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.30

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	168.24	1,124	1,007
Medium and Large 1-2	643	154.17	991	201
Large 1	627	148.33	930	33

One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $194 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 sale1,241 hd

165.43

—

IA average6 barns · 2,888 hd

150.14

+15.30

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

50 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	—	521	183.19/cwt	179.50–188.00	954	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	201.82/cwt	193.00–215.00	749	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	163.46/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,205	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.57/cwt	155.50–159.00	964	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	164.56/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,029	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	169.42/cwt	164.00–177.00	803	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	149.37/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,068	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	149.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	868	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	169.48/cwt	162.00–174.00	900	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	153.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	898	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	449	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	840	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	602	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.98/cwt	147.00–149.00	781	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	775	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	1,315	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	764	136.25/cwt	134.50–139.50	1,041	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	183.47/cwt	179.50–186.00	756	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.60/cwt	141.00–149.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	149.95/cwt	149.50–150.00	879	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	147.13/cwt	141.00–149.85	1,006	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	908	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	145.21/cwt	140.50–150.00	752	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	171.51/cwt	164.00–175.00	705	13
Steers	Large 1	—	616	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	947	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	139.76/cwt	138.50–141.00	1,230	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,298	39
Steers	Large 1	—	802	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.07/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,010	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,021	38
Steers	Large 1	—	521	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	164.59/cwt	157.75–166.35	1,294	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	143.55/cwt	142.75–144.00	1,111	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	136.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	156.93/cwt	146.00–159.50	1,290	94

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.

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	521	179.50–188.00	183.19
20	—	371	193.00–215.00	201.82
341	—	737	153.00–168.00	163.46
127	—	625	162.00–169.00	164.56
11	—	666	164.50	164.50
50	—	584	150.00–159.00	153.80
5	—	450	187.00	187.00
39	—	864	150.25	150.25
85	—	786	157.75–166.35	164.59
94	—	822	146.00–159.50	156.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	616	155.50–159.00	156.57
6	—	413	187.00	187.00
20	—	715	148.00–150.50	149.37
7	—	594	150.00	150.00
38	—	682	149.75	149.75
52	—	774	142.75–144.00	143.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	591	145.00	145.00
31	—	474	164.00–177.00	169.42
7	—	449	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	581	145.00–152.00	149.38
7	—	462	202.00	202.00
41	—	531	162.00–174.00	169.48
12	—	441	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	616	146.00	146.00
5	—	802	137.00	137.00
5	—	521	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	454	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	140.00	140.00
4	—	546	142.00	142.00
15	—	482	141.00–149.00	145.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	147.00–149.00	147.98
28	—	412	179.50–186.00	183.47
6	—	758	139.00–140.00	139.33
83	—	586	149.50–150.00	149.95
97	—	684	141.00–149.85	147.13
21	—	618	146.00–148.00	146.97
13	—	335	205.00	205.00
32	—	880	138.50–141.00	139.76
49	—	726	138.00–142.00	139.07
25	—	470	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,005	130.85	130.85
32	—	764	134.50–139.50	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	518	140.50–150.00	145.21
13	—	411	164.00–175.00	171.51
7	—	391	180.00	180.00
3	—	312	220.00	220.00
12	—	591	131.00–140.00	136.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	132.00	132.00

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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