Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 750 lbs. were mostly steady to 4.00 higher; 750-850 lbs. 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold 2.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs. were 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.56/cwt on 2,162 head.

Average price

$172.56

2,162 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	174.29	1,257	1,984
Medium and Large 1-2	653	161.69	1,057	119
Large 1	980	136.31	1,336	59

One grade step is worth $37.98/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale2,162 hd

172.56

—

IA average5 barns · 6,492 hd

172.89

−0.34

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

48 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	—	729	169.41/cwt	162.50–179.75	1,235	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	153.16/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,205	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	159.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,070	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,116	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	170.35/cwt	165.00–178.00	973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	204.51/cwt	195.00–210.00	986	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	172.52/cwt	163.00–180.00	835	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	209.09/cwt	205.00–213.00	899	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	169.07/cwt	160.00–173.60	1,288	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	162.04/cwt	155.00–164.35	1,347	366
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	186.92/cwt	176.25–192.50	1,183	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,347	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	177.89/cwt	168.50–184.75	1,195	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	196.26/cwt	188.00–203.50	1,121	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	154.16/cwt	150.00–154.85	1,440	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	196.85/cwt	187.50–204.75	1,018	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	153.34/cwt	151.00–154.75	1,340	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.40/cwt	159.75–171.00	870	82
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,304	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	950	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,394	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,278	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,508	5
Steers	Large 1	—	949	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,310	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.58/cwt	147.50–158.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	149.69/cwt	142.00–151.25	1,154	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	134.13/cwt	129.50–142.00	1,144	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	178.40/cwt	174.00–185.75	767	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	174.07/cwt	169.00–179.75	841	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.31/cwt	139.00–154.00	866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	151.03/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,095	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	156.11/cwt	148.00–159.50	1,060	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	163.38/cwt	157.00–171.75	938	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.71/cwt	152.75–166.50	1,001	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.63/cwt	137.50–138.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	134.01/cwt	130.00–142.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	147.15/cwt	136.00–150.50	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,211	5

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Receipts 3,481Last week 2,943Year ago 2,394

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	729	162.50–179.75	169.41
30	—	482	195.00–210.00	204.51
30	—	430	205.00–213.00	209.09
425	—	762	160.00–173.60	169.07
366	—	831	155.00–164.35	162.04
281	—	633	176.25–192.50	186.92
16	—	994	135.50	135.50
275	—	672	168.50–184.75	177.89
117	—	571	188.00–203.50	196.26
70	—	934	150.00–154.85	154.16
40	—	517	187.50–204.75	196.85
31	—	874	151.00–154.75	153.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	183.00	183.00
30	—	787	153.00–154.00	153.16
23	—	671	150.00–166.00	159.47
18	—	702	159.00	159.00
18	—	571	165.00–178.00	170.35
18	—	484	163.00–180.00	172.52
8	—	620	147.50–158.00	151.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	550	208.00	208.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,278	118.00	118.00
51	—	949	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	776	128.00	128.00
7	—	466	160.00	160.00
13	—	584	139.00–154.00	148.31
11	—	671	137.50–138.00	137.63
11	—	740	130.00–142.00	134.01
3	—	518	144.00	144.00
5	—	325	157.50	157.50
23	—	614	136.00–150.50	147.15
5	—	957	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	529	159.75–171.00	164.40
5	—	805	143.00	143.00
8	—	929	135.50	135.50
87	—	771	142.00–151.25	149.69
16	—	853	129.50–142.00	134.13
42	—	430	174.00–185.75	178.40
63	—	483	169.00–179.75	174.07
3	—	387	182.00	182.00
126	—	725	144.00–159.00	151.03
171	—	679	148.00–159.50	156.11
173	—	574	157.00–171.75	163.38
225	—	631	152.75–166.50	158.71
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,025	127.25	127.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	154.50	154.50
11	—	544	172.00	172.00
4	—	498	128.00	128.00

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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