Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 7.00-10.00 higher, while the steers over 650 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 5.00-8.00 higher. The heifers over 600 lbs. were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was 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 $166.81/cwt on 1,035 head.

Average price

$166.81

1,035 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	171.57	1,092	795
Large 1	865	151.62	1,311	78
Medium and Large 1-2	558	150.76	842	162

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $251 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 sale1,035 hd

166.81

—

IA average9 barns · 5,332 hd

161.42

+5.38

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

78 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	Large 1	—	1,030	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,096	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	142.48/cwt	137.00–145.75	898	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	160.01/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,173	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	174.46/cwt	173.00–177.50	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	171.37/cwt	165.50–174.25	1,047	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	163.85/cwt	163.85–163.85	1,578	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.90/cwt	141.00–159.00	782	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	171.27/cwt	166.00–174.00	957	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,353	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	151.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,168	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	163.80/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,070	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	149.35/cwt	147.00–153.50	1,035	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	798	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	184.40/cwt	177.00–189.50	810	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	179.01/cwt	167.00–187.50	943	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	176.92/cwt	168.00–185.50	936	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	166.95/cwt	161.00–173.00	955	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	167.90/cwt	165.00–174.00	803	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	144.13/cwt	142.00–148.00	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	150.52/cwt	149.50–152.50	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	191.02/cwt	188.00–194.00	871	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	154.49/cwt	149.00–161.50	956	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.08/cwt	127.00–129.00	854	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	195.28/cwt	190.00–202.50	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	933	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	887	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	998	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,023	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	497	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	840	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	837	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.05/cwt	154.00–159.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	142.13/cwt	131.00–146.50	659	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,096	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.32/cwt	149.25–153.50	804	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.18/cwt	153.00–165.00	664	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.68/cwt	149.00–162.00	724	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,163	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,119	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.61/cwt	139.50–149.50	901	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	148.26/cwt	145.00–148.75	987	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.41/cwt	143.00–153.00	843	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	154.09/cwt	150.50–161.00	740	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	173.44/cwt	162.50–179.00	638	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	139.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	799	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	164.29/cwt	161.00–168.00	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	171.48/cwt	170.00–173.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	346	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	611	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	150.12/cwt	149.00–152.00	772	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	140.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	823	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	159.15/cwt	157.00–165.00	785	11
Steers	Large 1	—	843	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,290	69

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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Receipts 2,446Last week 2,284Year ago 1,564

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,030	141.00	141.00
69	—	843	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	532	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	733	158.00–161.00	160.01
62	—	611	165.50–174.25	171.37
60	—	890	165.00	165.00
58	—	963	163.85	163.85
6	—	381	205.00	205.00
12	—	499	187.00	187.00
9	—	559	166.00–174.00	171.27
3	—	312	210.00	210.00
56	—	830	163.00	163.00
33	—	771	147.00–155.00	151.51
21	—	653	160.00–165.00	163.80
63	—	439	177.00–189.50	184.40
68	—	529	168.00–185.50	176.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	173.00–177.50	174.46
9	—	906	136.50	136.50
8	—	648	139.50	139.50
5	—	426	150.00	150.00
3	—	798	145.00	145.00
3	—	672	141.00	141.00
33	—	522	141.00–159.00	149.90
32	—	584	139.00–145.00	140.94
11	—	493	157.00–165.00	159.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	693	147.00–153.50	149.35
6	—	343	197.00	197.00
30	—	420	185.00–195.00	190.05
113	—	527	167.00–187.50	179.01
24	—	572	161.00–173.00	166.95
24	—	456	188.00–194.00	191.02
50	—	619	149.00–161.50	154.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	478	165.00–174.00	167.90
14	—	618	142.00–148.00	144.13
12	—	575	149.50–152.50	150.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	630	137.00–145.75	142.48
51	—	480	150.50–161.00	154.09
39	—	573	134.00–143.00	139.43
23	—	417	161.00–168.00	164.29
6	—	389	170.00–173.00	171.48
5	—	346	178.00	178.00
55	—	514	149.00–152.00	150.12
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	497	169.00	169.00
12	—	501	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	154.00–159.00	155.05
3	—	778	140.00	140.00
34	—	464	131.00–146.50	142.13
4	—	714	135.00	135.00
4	—	423	152.00	152.00
4	—	801	120.00	120.00
11	—	254	162.50	162.50
10	—	545	129.00–131.00	129.99
17	—	322	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	806	136.00	136.00
33	—	531	149.25–153.50	151.32
52	—	417	153.00–165.00	159.18
75	—	468	149.00–162.00	154.68
67	—	764	152.25	152.25
51	—	746	150.00	150.00
43	—	623	139.50–149.50	144.61
32	—	666	145.00–148.75	148.26
80	—	572	143.00–153.00	147.41
31	—	368	162.50–179.00	173.44
5	—	295	175.00	175.00
4	—	913	129.00	129.00
4	—	314	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	144.00	144.00
9	—	611	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	157.50	157.50
22	—	667	127.00–129.00	128.08
6	—	473	147.50	147.50
5	—	322	190.00–202.50	195.28
3	—	933	102.00	102.00
3	—	887	112.50	112.50
17	—	570	136.00	136.00
9	—	391	185.00–190.00	186.67
3	—	543	131.00	131.00

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