Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were down 3.00 to sharply lower, the heavier steers mostly ended mixed. The bright spot in the steers were the 750-800 lbs. which finished 4.00 higher. The heifers calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, while the heavier heifers were down 2.00 to sharply lower. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.13/cwt on 1,306 head.

Average price

$159.13

1,306 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	161.62	1,136	1,125
Medium and Large 1-2	587	148.75	873	120
Large 1	1,019	133.60	1,361	61

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale1,306 hd

159.13

—

IA average7 barns · 3,889 hd

154.14

+4.99

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

53 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 1-2	—	658	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	971	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.30/cwt	161.00–178.00	875	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	149.16/cwt	148.50–151.00	849	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	164.09/cwt	159.00–168.25	1,017	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	158.02/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,071	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	162.70/cwt	152.00–168.00	940	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	153.26/cwt	149.25–157.00	1,413	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	180.30/cwt	172.00–186.00	855	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,014	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	151.51/cwt	149.50–155.00	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	155.22/cwt	148.00–162.00	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	568	148.57/cwt	147.75–150.00	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	159.39/cwt	155.50–164.75	1,128	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	147.75/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,155	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	889	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,039	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	399	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	796	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.21/cwt	123.00–126.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	829	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,032	127.26/cwt	121.00–129.75	1,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.99/cwt	135.00–144.50	798	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	148.19/cwt	144.00–150.50	917	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.15/cwt	131.00–135.00	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	872	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	130.08/cwt	129.00–131.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	644	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	145.80/cwt	143.75–152.00	709	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	143.89/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,112	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	153.31/cwt	148.00–156.00	717	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,186	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.43/cwt	142.25–146.00	970	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,088	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	135.30/cwt	135.00–135.50	702	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	163.42/cwt	154.00–169.25	1,361	109
Steers	Large 1	—	1,019	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,361	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,086	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	167.31/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,308	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,204	145

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

Mon Nov 1, 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$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	658	147.50	147.50
10	—	500	146.00	146.00
23	—	622	149.50–155.00	151.51
15	—	782	144.00–151.00	147.75
7	—	426	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	526	161.00–178.00	166.30
151	—	620	159.00–168.25	164.09
80	—	678	154.00–162.00	158.02
52	—	578	152.00–168.00	162.70
35	—	922	149.25–157.00	153.26
36	—	474	172.00–186.00	180.30
96	—	708	155.50–164.75	159.39
109	—	833	154.00–169.25	163.42
165	—	782	163.00–170.00	167.31
145	—	882	135.00–138.00	136.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	569	148.50–151.00	149.16
34	—	636	159.50	159.50
7	—	531	181.00	181.00
24	—	486	183.00	183.00
23	—	665	156.25	156.25
23	—	399	199.50	199.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	432	148.00–162.00	155.22
22	—	568	147.75–150.00	148.57
8	—	538	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,019	133.60	133.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	628	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	123.00–126.00	124.21
14	—	616	134.50	134.50
4	—	718	137.25	137.25
13	—	584	129.00–131.00	130.08
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,032	121.00–129.75	127.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	562	135.00–144.50	141.99
59	—	619	144.00–150.50	148.19
13	—	519	131.00–135.00	133.15
13	—	861	125.00	125.00
4	—	448	152.00	152.00
40	—	486	143.75–152.00	145.80
4	—	366	159.00	159.00
70	—	773	135.00–149.00	143.89
30	—	804	147.50	147.50
52	—	676	142.25–146.00	143.43
41	—	735	147.00–149.00	148.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	566	154.00	154.00
32	—	396	162.50	162.50
18	—	468	148.00–156.00	153.31
23	—	519	135.00–135.50	135.30
27	—	663	143.25	143.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	135.25	135.25
7	—	483	131.00	131.00
23	—	616	134.25	134.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	136.50	136.50

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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