Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 550 lbs. sold sharply higher; 550-750 lbs. were 2.00-6.00 higher; over 750 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were also sharply higher; over 600 lbs. mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots and large groups were in the offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.61/cwt on 2,761 head.

Average price

$180.61

2,761 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$46.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	181.35	1,246	2,509
Medium and Large 1-2	598	180.21	1,078	213
Large 1	1,078	135.25	1,458	39

One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale2,761 hd

180.61

—

IA average10 barns · 10,878 hd

173.63

+6.98

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

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	497	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	946	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	190.23/cwt	189.50–191.75	1,067	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	150.85/cwt	150.85–150.85	1,361	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	218.89/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,138	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	178.32/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,214	471
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	153.82/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,321	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	191.67/cwt	180.00–199.75	1,206	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	203.02/cwt	190.00–209.75	1,178	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	205.21/cwt	203.00–207.00	882	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	165.05/cwt	156.00–170.75	1,279	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	173.31/cwt	163.00–179.75	1,248	610
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	196.42/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,051	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	166.06/cwt	158.00–171.50	1,134	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	225.23/cwt	212.50–237.00	932	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	192.90/cwt	192.75–193.00	1,281	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	155.92/cwt	149.50–161.00	1,271	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	175.12/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,112	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	154.69/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	201.68/cwt	195.00–205.00	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	185.62/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,051	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	162.90/cwt	159.00–166.50	948	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	224.05/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,080	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	158.34/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,061	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	148.07/cwt	139.00–150.25	1,128	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	141.41/cwt	139.25–144.25	1,174	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,458	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	188.91/cwt	183.00–196.00	895	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.45/cwt	170.00–187.50	946	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	151.81/cwt	145.00–156.25	1,085	286
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	175.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	990	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	164.49/cwt	159.00–175.50	1,041	510
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	190.78/cwt	179.00–196.25	820	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	154.12/cwt	150.00–161.00	831	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Feb 21, 2022

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

Receipts 5,214Last week 3,481Year ago 5,114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	192.00	192.00
2	—	748	125.00	125.00
3	—	665	138.00	138.00
7	—	946	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	561	189.50–191.75	190.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	582	159.00–166.50	162.90
4	—	360	165.00	165.00
3	—	332	181.00	181.00
5	—	469	175.00	175.00
15	—	670	148.00	148.00
3	—	425	175.00	175.00
8	—	539	150.00–161.00	154.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	189.00	189.00
250	—	670	152.00–162.00	158.34
91	—	762	139.00–150.25	148.07
114	—	830	139.25–144.25	141.41
63	—	474	183.00–196.00	188.91
148	—	524	170.00–187.50	180.45
286	—	715	145.00–156.25	151.81
250	—	565	170.00–186.00	175.16
5	—	322	217.00	217.00
510	—	633	159.00–175.50	164.49
76	—	430	179.00–196.25	190.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	902	150.85	150.85
190	—	520	208.00–228.00	218.89
471	—	681	172.00–190.00	178.32
140	—	859	152.00–155.00	153.82
8	—	374	231.00	231.00
181	—	629	180.00–199.75	191.67
306	—	580	190.00–209.75	203.02
278	—	775	156.00–170.75	165.05
610	—	720	163.00–179.75	173.31
24	—	414	212.50–237.00	225.23
139	—	815	149.50–161.00	155.92
50	—	482	211.00–236.00	224.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	430	203.00–207.00	205.21
27	—	535	190.00–201.00	196.42
81	—	683	158.00–171.50	166.06
7	—	763	155.00	155.00
25	—	635	175.00–176.00	175.12
7	—	739	153.00–157.00	154.69
12	—	462	195.00–205.00	201.68
13	—	566	185.00–187.00	185.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	664	192.75–193.00	192.90
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,078	135.25	135.25

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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