Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago light steers in light tests ended weak, the 700-850 lb. steers were mostly 4.00-7.00 lower. The 850-900 lb. steers finished 6.00 higher. In light tests light heifers were also weak. The 600-750 lb. heifers were 3.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $159.75/cwt on 807 head.

Average price

$159.75

807 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$9.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.58

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	161.02	1,165	692
Large 1	499	152.47	761	29
Medium and Large 1-2	624	151.95	949	86

One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about $216 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 sale807 hd

159.75

—

IA average6 barns · 2,284 hd

149.17

+10.58

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

47 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 1-2Unweaned	—	421	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	915	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	162.10/cwt	154.00–166.00	848	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.13/cwt	155.00–156.00	799	23
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	364	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,078	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	157.06/cwt	151.50–161.00	1,230	128
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	547	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	837	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	740	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	421	151.59/cwt	150.00–152.50	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,034	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	156.69/cwt	156.50–156.85	1,377	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	167.10/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,115	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.57/cwt	154.00–158.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	998	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	165.27/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,160	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,074	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	152.88/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,269	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	138.15/cwt	130.00–140.25	1,166	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	138.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,323	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	760	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.77/cwt	132.50–134.50	973	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	144.03/cwt	140.00–149.00	732	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.84/cwt	141.00–146.00	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	122.77/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	138.32/cwt	136.00–139.00	909	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	143.20/cwt	140.00–144.00	906	15

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	166.00	166.00
10	—	470	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	495	184.75	184.75
12	—	640	148.00	148.00
24	—	523	154.00–166.00	162.10
5	—	345	197.50	197.50
19	—	426	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	515	155.00–156.00	155.13
128	—	783	151.50–161.00	157.06
111	—	879	156.50–156.85	156.69
144	—	667	165.50–168.00	167.10
10	—	576	154.00–158.00	155.57
15	—	702	165.00–166.00	165.27
89	—	830	144.00–156.00	152.88
34	—	954	135.00–140.00	138.68
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	547	153.00	153.00
11	—	421	150.00–152.50	151.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	680	152.00	152.00
4	—	515	143.00	143.00
26	—	716	150.00	150.00
10	—	473	161.00–163.00	162.00
13	—	751	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	648	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	364	152.00	152.00
18	—	495	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	797	135.25	135.25
5	—	322	169.00	169.00
4	—	461	165.00	165.00
31	—	844	130.00–140.25	138.15
4	—	381	167.00	167.00
18	—	727	132.50–134.50	133.77
31	—	508	140.00–149.00	144.03
10	—	922	117.00–126.50	122.77
61	—	657	136.00–139.00	138.32
15	—	633	140.00–144.00	143.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	469	162.00	162.00
4	—	506	138.00	138.00
16	—	586	140.00	140.00
6	—	318	191.00	191.00
19	—	394	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	887	130.75	130.75
20	—	481	141.00–146.00	143.84
6	—	827	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	141.00	141.00
3	—	657	132.00	132.00
7	—	449	157.00	157.00

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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