Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.58/cwt on 2,267 head.

Average price

$177.58

2,267 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	179.00	1,183	1,998
Medium and Large 1-2	589	167.69	987	259
Large 1	915	150.35	1,376	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale2,267 hd

177.58

—

IA average7 barns · 5,941 hd

171.72

+5.86

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

60 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	—	519	189.35/cwt	181.00–198.00	983	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.33/cwt	160.00–175.50	988	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	170.96/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,229	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	173.55/cwt	168.00–178.00	887	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	146.55/cwt	138.00–157.50	1,061	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	185.88/cwt	183.50–188.00	889	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	199.03/cwt	195.50–207.00	957	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	164.90/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,036	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	163.65/cwt	154.50–167.85	1,319	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	173.36/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,170	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	183.63/cwt	175.50–192.00	1,146	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	166.93/cwt	160.75–172.75	1,302	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	188.17/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,076	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	159.81/cwt	159.00–161.50	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	208.99/cwt	204.00–212.00	884	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,031	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,441	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	594	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.74/cwt	140.00–153.00	844	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	204.16/cwt	203.00–206.50	1,066	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	217.15/cwt	216.00–218.00	986	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	199.20/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,123	52
Steers	Large 1	—	869	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	151.52/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,162	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	144.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.59/cwt	159.00–175.00	716	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	153.90/cwt	148.50–159.75	1,093	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	449	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	160.46/cwt	154.00–169.50	916	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,127	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.43/cwt	158.00–173.50	808	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	140.10/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,274	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	139.10/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,359	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.22/cwt	139.00–151.00	839	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	155.93/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,032	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	888	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	154.24/cwt	151.00–160.00	976	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	140.44/cwt	138.50–143.00	952	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.23/cwt	148.00–158.00	663	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	696	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	732	32

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Receipts 3,856Last week 4,312Year ago 4,679

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	519	181.00–198.00	189.35
331	—	719	160.00–176.00	170.96
62	—	481	195.50–207.00	199.03
3	—	983	144.00	144.00
169	—	806	154.50–167.85	163.65
325	—	675	165.00–179.00	173.36
321	—	624	175.50–192.00	183.63
289	—	780	160.75–172.75	166.93
237	—	572	176.00–196.00	188.17
25	—	423	204.00–212.00	208.99
9	—	391	222.00	222.00
7	—	946	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	580	160.00–175.50	170.33
44	—	511	168.00–178.00	173.55
30	—	724	138.00–157.50	146.55
19	—	478	183.50–188.00	185.88
7	—	421	193.00	193.00
6	—	338	192.50	192.50
5	—	371	189.00	189.00
68	—	628	156.00–172.00	164.90
8	—	691	156.00	156.00
13	—	767	149.00–155.50	151.52
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	146.50	146.50
7	—	869	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	159.00–161.50	159.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	211.50	211.50
13	—	491	198.75	198.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	522	203.00–206.50	204.16
40	—	454	216.00–218.00	217.15
52	—	564	198.00–200.00	199.20
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	139.75	139.75
4	—	594	149.00	149.00
15	—	696	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	485	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	818	140.00–146.00	144.12
73	—	422	159.00–175.00	169.59
91	—	710	148.50–159.75	153.90
308	—	571	154.00–169.50	160.46
15	—	774	145.00–147.50	145.65
51	—	477	158.00–173.50	169.43
10	—	909	139.50–140.50	140.10
10	—	977	138.50–139.50	139.10
11	—	352	171.00	171.00
205	—	662	147.50–160.00	155.93
120	—	527	160.00–175.00	168.53
173	—	633	151.00–160.00	154.24
4	—	316	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	157.50	157.50
10	—	449	173.00	173.00
10	—	590	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	578	139.00–151.00	145.22
3	—	357	150.00	150.00
21	—	535	155.00–157.00	155.65
24	—	678	138.50–143.00	140.44
11	—	635	137.00–145.00	141.89
14	—	427	148.00–158.00	155.23
32	—	470	155.00–156.00	155.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	145.00	145.00
12	—	571	140.00–153.00	147.74
3	—	357	170.00	170.00

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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