Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs. were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were mostly 3.00-4.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.23/cwt on 894 head.

Average price

$173.23

894 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	174.61	1,049	781
Medium and Large 1-2	561	165.97	930	91
Large 1	605	154.45	934	22

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $115 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 sale894 hd

173.23

—

IA average4 barns · 3,191 hd

171.58

+1.65

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

54 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	—	741	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.03/cwt	159.50–166.00	946	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	173.24/cwt	172.00–173.50	913	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	169.15/cwt	159.50–175.50	1,067	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	163.79/cwt	157.50–171.75	1,160	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,295	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.29/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,008	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	417	176.61/cwt	171.50–184.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	169.00/cwt	164.25–177.00	980	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.13/cwt	181.00–198.00	984	48
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	594	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	193.47/cwt	191.00–199.00	998	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	188.08/cwt	175.00–200.00	908	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	157.07/cwt	155.75–164.00	1,067	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	168.61/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,037	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	204.30/cwt	196.00–209.50	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	152.29/cwt	152.00–153.00	888	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.79/cwt	144.00–151.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	183.85/cwt	177.00–190.00	743	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	151.62/cwt	150.00–153.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	160.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	849	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	151.39/cwt	147.00–152.25	1,088	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.72/cwt	150.75–158.00	887	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	156.68/cwt	152.50–163.75	834	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	151.08/cwt	145.00–155.50	955	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	143.20/cwt	143.00–144.00	841	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	143.45/cwt	138.50–151.00	703	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	148.88/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,222	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	434	167.05/cwt	163.00–172.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	170.56/cwt	168.00–177.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	154.95/cwt	142.00–156.75	1,010	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	165.53/cwt	163.00–169.00	745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	143.68/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,246	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	751	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,074	5
Steers	Large 1	—	624	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	160.33/cwt	155.00–163.00	784	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	203.48/cwt	200.50–205.00	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	169.33/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,135	98

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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 1,859Last week 3,219Year ago 3,195

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	741	149.00	149.00
24	—	584	159.50–166.00	162.03
17	—	527	172.00–173.50	173.24
3	—	663	144.00	144.00
11	—	624	150.00–155.00	152.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	631	159.50–175.50	169.15
73	—	708	157.50–171.75	163.79
17	—	791	163.75	163.75
113	—	575	169.00–186.00	175.29
48	—	523	181.00–198.00	188.13
15	—	476	200.50–205.00	203.48
5	—	365	201.00	201.00
98	—	670	158.00–172.00	169.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	543	176.75	176.75
12	—	417	171.50–184.00	176.61
3	—	597	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	580	164.25–177.00	169.00
56	—	516	191.00–199.00	193.47
48	—	483	175.00–200.00	188.08
33	—	679	155.75–164.00	157.07
33	—	615	160.00–173.50	168.61
13	—	419	196.00–209.50	204.30
7	—	374	209.00	209.00
5	—	751	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	594	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	583	152.00–153.00	152.29
7	—	433	168.00	168.00
6	—	548	153.00	153.00
5	—	654	130.00	130.00
3	—	350	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	169.00	169.00
9	—	639	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	517	144.00–151.00	147.79
15	—	587	143.00–144.00	143.20
15	—	490	138.50–151.00	143.45
6	—	603	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	404	177.00–190.00	183.85
11	—	568	150.00–153.00	151.62
119	—	530	155.00–164.00	160.28
30	—	489	155.00–163.00	160.33
5	—	613	141.50	141.50
4	—	655	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	719	147.00–152.25	151.39
134	—	573	150.75–158.00	154.72
66	—	532	152.50–163.75	156.68
65	—	632	145.00–155.50	151.08
26	—	821	148.00–149.50	148.88
11	—	409	168.00–177.00	170.56
25	—	652	142.00–156.75	154.95
19	—	450	163.00–169.00	165.53
18	—	867	143.00–146.00	143.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	434	163.00–172.00	167.05
12	—	544	148.00	148.00

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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