Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Monday feeder steers 400-700 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs. firm to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 350-800 lbs. 6.00-8.00 higher. Active trade with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.78/cwt on 1,532 head.

Average price

$175.78

1,532 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$14.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	176.37	1,181	1,470
Medium and Large 1-2	596	161.80	964	62

One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $217 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 sale1,532 hd

175.78

—

IA average11 barns · 9,855 hd

169.05

+6.73

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

56 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	—	625	182.58/cwt	171.00–189.25	1,141	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	178.08/cwt	162.50–182.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	161.77/cwt	159.00–168.00	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	161.74/cwt	155.00–165.50	1,257	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	147.69/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,433	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	152.94/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,043	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	167.71/cwt	158.00–168.50	1,043	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	762	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,299	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	150.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	169.46/cwt	155.00–175.75	1,244	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	190.37/cwt	190.00–191.00	980	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,436	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.42/cwt	189.00–206.75	1,062	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	199.35/cwt	189.00–209.00	947	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	211.62/cwt	202.00–216.00	908	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,133	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	176.43/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,171	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	188.97/cwt	180.00–193.75	1,090	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,140	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	152.20/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,275	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	136.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	932	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	197.37/cwt	195.00–198.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	829	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	131.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	965	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	156.17/cwt	145.00–160.00	973	298
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	528	154.46/cwt	151.00–158.00	816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.73/cwt	125.00–138.00	956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.85/cwt	142.00–154.00	758	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	131.88/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	142.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.86/cwt	154.50–167.50	925	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	175.85/cwt	174.00–176.50	777	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.52/cwt	146.00–156.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	870	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,348	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,225	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	144.43/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,131	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	176.51/cwt	176.00–177.50	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	148.50/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,084	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	148.93/cwt	143.00–154.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.92/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,019	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	169.81/cwt	155.00–174.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	136.14/cwt	135.50–137.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.91/cwt	164.50–179.50	903	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.93/cwt	160.50–174.00	801	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,280	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	221.03/cwt	217.00–222.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	160.72/cwt	152.50–167.00	934	15

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 31, 2022

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

Receipts 2,943Last week 3,510Year ago 3,736

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	625	171.00–189.25	182.58
104	—	777	155.00–165.50	161.74
30	—	970	147.50–148.00	147.69
5	—	860	148.00–152.00	150.39
220	—	734	155.00–175.75	169.46
18	—	1,008	142.50	142.50
116	—	530	189.00–206.75	200.42
63	—	475	189.00–209.00	199.35
27	—	429	202.00–216.00	211.62
345	—	664	165.00–182.50	176.43
51	—	577	180.00–193.75	188.97
85	—	838	149.00–155.50	152.20
5	—	370	217.00–222.00	221.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	682	143.00–159.00	152.94
4	—	486	181.00	181.00
19	—	521	155.00–174.00	169.81
15	—	581	152.50–167.00	160.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	622	158.00–168.50	167.71
25	—	515	190.00–191.00	190.37
8	—	576	185.50	185.50
43	—	750	151.00	151.00
7	—	415	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	762	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	556	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	385	162.50–182.00	178.08
298	—	623	145.00–160.00	156.17
147	—	575	154.50–167.50	160.86
38	—	442	174.00–176.50	175.85
10	—	855	137.50	137.50
11	—	1,057	127.50	127.50
14	—	911	134.50	134.50
21	—	783	142.00–149.00	144.43
3	—	335	176.00–177.50	176.51
73	—	730	145.00–151.00	148.50
151	—	671	143.00–158.00	151.92
7	—	808	135.50–137.00	136.14
111	—	522	164.50–179.50	172.91
27	—	480	160.50–174.00	166.93
11	—	1,028	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	464	159.00–168.00	161.77
43	—	694	139.00	139.00
11	—	345	175.00	175.00
69	—	586	148.50	148.50
9	—	519	143.00–154.00	148.93
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	151.00–158.00	154.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	720	125.00–138.00	132.73
26	—	513	142.00–154.00	147.85
7	—	772	131.00–134.00	131.88
15	—	585	135.00–150.00	142.07
12	—	479	146.00–156.00	150.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	130.00–144.00	136.85
5	—	365	195.00–198.00	197.37
4	—	829	131.00	131.00
4	—	730	131.00–135.00	131.96
2	—	750	138.00	138.00
2	—	518	138.00	138.00

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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