Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs. sold 7.00-10.00 lower; 650-850 lbs. 1.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. were mostly 3.00-8.00 lower; 550-600 lbs. 4.00 higher; 600-850 lbs. mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $170.46/cwt on 1,707 head.

Average price

$170.46

1,707 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	171.93	1,121	1,424
Medium and Large 1-2	577	163.50	943	279
Large 1	1,010	133.00	1,343	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.93/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale1,707 hd

170.46

—

IA average10 barns · 9,550 hd

166.12

+4.34

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

65 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 1Unweaned	—	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	331	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	182.78/cwt	171.00–189.00	1,047	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	176.41/cwt	172.00–180.00	868	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	374	158.14/cwt	157.00–159.00	591	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,265	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	148.46/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,073	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.56/cwt	157.25–172.00	1,106	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	162.90/cwt	160.00–169.00	953	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	156.01/cwt	154.25–160.00	977	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	188.23/cwt	180.00–199.75	1,015	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	195.57/cwt	189.00–206.00	913	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	174.58/cwt	173.00–179.00	937	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,024	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	159.00/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,237	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	171.88/cwt	163.00–177.75	1,064	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	199.41/cwt	188.00–208.00	851	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	155.01/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,263	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	163.12/cwt	155.00–168.75	1,188	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	148.80/cwt	147.50–149.50	1,135	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	259	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,356	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	298	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	856	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	243	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	358	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	909	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,164	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.38/cwt	142.00–156.50	918	226
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	993	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	130.69/cwt	125.00–136.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	137.01/cwt	132.00–145.00	941	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.38/cwt	138.00–147.25	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	136.50/cwt	134.75–139.00	837	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	142.92/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,032	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	136.99/cwt	130.50–139.25	1,125	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.18/cwt	153.00–168.50	846	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,181	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	145.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	974	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.78/cwt	152.00–154.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.33/cwt	163.00–171.50	708	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	136.24/cwt	135.75–138.50	1,064	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.15/cwt	163.00–165.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	524	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.44/cwt	150.50–165.50	902	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	153.96/cwt	151.00–154.50	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.32/cwt	167.00–170.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.29/cwt	155.00–165.75	756	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	150.36/cwt	150.00–151.00	868	8

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	450	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	190.00	190.00
6	—	432	175.00	175.00
5	—	636	149.00	149.00
5	—	259	182.50	182.50
6	—	683	142.00	142.00
8	—	577	150.00–151.00	150.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	573	171.00–189.00	182.78
18	—	891	142.00	142.00
198	—	668	157.25–172.00	165.56
179	—	539	180.00–199.75	188.23
68	—	467	189.00–206.00	195.57
102	—	778	150.00–164.00	159.00
159	—	619	163.00–177.75	171.88
36	—	427	188.00–208.00	199.41
116	—	815	148.00–157.50	155.01
282	—	728	155.00–168.75	163.12
22	—	943	143.75	143.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	492	172.00–180.00	176.41
9	—	376	190.00	190.00
28	—	723	140.00–152.00	148.46
43	—	585	160.00–169.00	162.90
44	—	626	154.25–160.00	156.01
39	—	537	173.00–179.00	174.58
16	—	674	152.00	152.00
17	—	763	147.50–149.50	148.80
12	—	425	167.00–170.00	168.32
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	374	157.00–159.00	158.14
7	—	243	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	623	142.00–156.50	147.38
110	—	722	140.00–148.75	142.92
49	—	821	130.50–139.25	136.99
245	—	528	153.00–168.50	160.18
13	—	923	128.00	128.00
126	—	671	139.00–148.00	145.18
53	—	423	163.00–171.50	167.33
42	—	781	135.75–138.50	136.24
14	—	383	163.00–165.00	164.15
5	—	291	180.00	180.00
137	—	573	150.50–165.50	157.44
107	—	469	155.00–165.75	161.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	586	125.00–136.00	130.69
15	—	732	128.00–133.00	129.01
17	—	687	132.00–145.00	137.01
17	—	519	138.00–147.25	144.38
24	—	613	134.75–139.00	136.50
15	—	428	152.00–154.00	152.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	151.00–154.50	153.96
4	—	606	146.00	146.00
10	—	531	150.00	150.00
4	—	288	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	298	202.50	202.50
4	—	205	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	130.00	130.00
5	—	437	162.50	162.50
2	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	225.00	225.00
11	—	565	150.00	150.00
7	—	473	147.50	147.50
6	—	759	131.00	131.00
12	—	909	128.00	128.00
6	—	828	129.00	129.00
5	—	993	106.00	106.00
12	—	678	132.00–138.00	137.01

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