Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 550 lbs. were 3.00 higher; 550-700 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower; over 700 lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher; 500-650 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower; 650-750 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several large groups and a few load lots were offered. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.64/cwt on 2,258 head.

Average price

$170.64

2,258 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	172.66	1,150	1,913
Medium and Large 1-2	658	159.70	1,050	336
Large 1	714	149.00	1,064	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $86 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 sale2,258 hd

170.64

—

IA average13 barns · 17,323 hd

170.38

+0.26

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

61 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	—	624	176.52/cwt	166.00–183.00	1,101	342
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	162.24/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,014	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	163.56/cwt	156.00–169.75	1,250	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	166.69/cwt	154.00–169.25	1,195	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	182.29/cwt	168.50–189.00	1,028	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	156.67/cwt	152.25–158.00	1,397	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,202	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	202.15/cwt	200.00–208.00	972	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	178.36/cwt	171.00–184.00	951	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	196.83/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,006	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	208.06/cwt	202.50–215.00	893	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	167.78/cwt	159.50–176.00	1,136	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	154.71/cwt	151.50–158.00	1,060	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	168.39/cwt	167.75–169.50	1,064	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.42/cwt	190.00–207.00	737	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	171.08/cwt	170.25–172.00	963	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	198.89/cwt	195.00–200.00	935	13
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	714	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	156.37/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,262	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.28/cwt	146.00–156.00	959	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,063	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,318	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	186.75/cwt	186.00–188.00	820	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.40/cwt	130.00–136.50	896	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.71/cwt	155.00–167.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	831	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.61/cwt	144.00–157.00	806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	141.29/cwt	138.50–145.00	901	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.46/cwt	159.00–173.75	874	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	179.01/cwt	170.00–187.50	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	159.74/cwt	156.00–164.00	660	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.70/cwt	161.00–168.00	631	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	147.63/cwt	144.75–150.75	1,057	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.28/cwt	153.00–167.00	918	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	869	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	151.40/cwt	146.00–157.00	995	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	135.33/cwt	134.75–135.75	1,328	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.54/cwt	166.00–180.00	820	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	150.74/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,168	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	173.67/cwt	167.00–185.00	749	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	161.82/cwt	159.00–167.50	950	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	157.33/cwt	148.00–160.00	975	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	553	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	146.79/cwt	137.00–149.50	1,114	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	183.07/cwt	175.50–186.00	906	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	173.71/cwt	170.00–176.00	731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	151.88/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,075	23

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

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

Receipts 4,241Last week 3,856Year ago 4,536

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
342	—	624	166.00–183.00	176.52
276	—	764	156.00–169.75	163.56
178	—	717	154.00–169.25	166.69
169	—	564	168.50–189.00	182.29
112	—	892	152.25–158.00	156.67
60	—	481	200.00–208.00	202.15
73	—	511	187.00–205.00	196.83
44	—	429	202.50–215.00	208.06
368	—	677	159.50–176.00	167.78
22	—	377	190.00–207.00	195.42
140	—	807	151.00–157.00	156.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	625	159.00–165.00	162.24
5	—	904	134.00	134.00
9	—	851	141.50	141.50
32	—	815	147.50	147.50
32	—	533	171.00–184.00	178.36
52	—	685	151.50–158.00	154.71
38	—	775	150.00–152.00	150.74
58	—	587	159.00–167.50	161.82
33	—	495	175.50–186.00	183.07
23	—	708	148.00–153.50	151.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	632	167.75–169.50	168.39
9	—	427	219.00	219.00
60	—	563	170.25–172.00	171.08
13	—	470	195.00–200.00	198.89
15	—	510	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	152.50	152.50
18	—	620	148.00–160.00	157.33
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	714	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	146.00–159.00	151.40
3	—	487	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	630	146.00–156.00	152.28
8	—	817	134.00	134.00
240	—	528	159.00–173.75	165.46
10	—	333	170.00–187.50	179.01
10	—	853	139.50	139.50
17	—	383	161.00–168.00	164.70
100	—	716	144.75–150.75	147.63
174	—	580	153.00–167.00	158.28
206	—	657	146.00–157.00	151.40
21	—	981	134.75–135.75	135.33
74	—	475	166.00–180.00	172.54
45	—	431	167.00–185.00	173.67
56	—	759	137.00–149.50	146.79
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,063	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	439	186.00–188.00	186.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	667	130.00–136.50	134.40
12	—	335	155.00–167.00	163.71
8	—	730	120.00–131.00	125.61
10	—	489	163.50	163.50
5	—	274	168.00	168.00
24	—	567	144.00–150.00	146.48
19	—	525	144.00–157.00	153.61
24	—	638	138.50–145.00	141.29
33	—	413	156.00–164.00	159.74
3	—	892	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	538	157.00	157.00
11	—	553	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	147.00	147.00
34	—	528	164.50	164.50
19	—	421	170.00–176.00	173.71

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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