Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago 3/14 feeder steers 350-450 lbs. firm, 450-650 lbs. 5.00 lower, 650-850 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher. Heifer feeders mixed 3.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings. Several loads of heavier steers and replacement heifers in the mix today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.20/cwt on 1,676 head.

Average price

$174.20

1,676 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	175.23	1,209	1,559
Medium and Large 1-2	621	161.92	1,005	79
Medium 1	546	157.40	859	38

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $350 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 sale1,676 hd

174.20

—

IA average6 barns · 3,660 hd

167.42

+6.78

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

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	140.77/cwt	138.00–146.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	186.82/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,052	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	204.66/cwt	196.50–216.00	1,072	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	161.59/cwt	155.00–170.00	936	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	142.18/cwt	139.50–151.00	1,234	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	618	150.43/cwt	147.00–153.50	930	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	456	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	141.54/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,026	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	218.79/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,044	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	193.81/cwt	188.00–209.50	1,114	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	218.63/cwt	212.00–230.00	942	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	233.72/cwt	222.50–235.00	883	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	161.32/cwt	159.50–163.50	1,270	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	163.09/cwt	160.50–163.25	1,345	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	229.56/cwt	212.50–235.00	882	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	222.17/cwt	210.00–235.00	931	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	148.78/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,343	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	200.75/cwt	187.00–208.00	741	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	132.14/cwt	125.00–134.50	1,078	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,161	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.29/cwt	151.00–153.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	129.51/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	148.48/cwt	148.00–151.00	955	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.10/cwt	141.50–161.00	1,012	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	166.22/cwt	153.50–170.50	977	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	159.07/cwt	150.00–167.50	511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	182.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	754	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	865	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	179.28/cwt	170.00–198.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.98/cwt	141.00–182.00	823	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	146.17/cwt	142.25–152.75	1,047	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.85/cwt	158.00–172.50	869	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	137.72/cwt	134.00–138.75	1,144	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	181.04/cwt	177.50–184.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.32/cwt	160.00–172.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	178.66/cwt	170.00–187.50	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	168.87/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	185.36/cwt	172.00–193.00	1,164	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	163.75/cwt	155.50–171.00	1,197	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.88/cwt	155.50–173.00	1,030	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	141.05/cwt	135.00–144.75	1,093	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	835	148.79/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,242	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	168.47/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,124	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	205.85/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,066	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	161.56/cwt	149.00–175.50	785	45

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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Receipts 3,290Last week 3,042Year ago 2,947

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	138.00–146.00	140.77
10	—	525	162.00	162.00
19	—	572	151.25	151.25
12	—	385	170.00–198.00	179.28
9	—	412	177.50–184.00	181.04
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
45	—	486	149.00–175.50	161.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	369	187.00–208.00	200.75
18	—	816	125.00–134.50	132.14
64	—	863	134.50	134.50
10	—	908	126.00–131.00	129.51
113	—	670	141.50–161.00	151.10
82	—	588	153.50–170.50	166.22
36	—	413	180.00–187.00	182.53
89	—	476	141.00–182.00	172.98
104	—	716	142.25–152.75	146.17
93	—	527	158.00–172.50	164.85
119	—	621	155.50–173.00	165.88
237	—	775	135.00–144.75	141.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	151.00–153.00	152.29
11	—	321	150.00–167.50	159.07
10	—	711	139.00	139.00
12	—	485	153.00	153.00
15	—	431	160.00–172.00	168.32
6	—	661	142.50	142.50
6	—	358	170.00–187.50	178.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	643	148.00–151.00	148.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	835	146.00–152.50	148.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	563	183.00–192.00	186.82
35	—	524	196.50–216.00	204.66
7	—	603	170.00	170.00
5	—	662	161.00	161.00
2	—	336	207.00	207.00
21	—	431	212.00–230.00	218.63
14	—	378	222.50–235.00	233.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	155.00–170.00	161.59
18	—	725	139.00–149.00	141.54
10	—	687	156.00	156.00
21	—	618	167.00–170.00	168.87
3	—	396	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	868	139.50–151.00	142.18
87	—	477	211.00–229.00	218.79
106	—	575	188.00–209.50	193.81
365	—	787	159.50–163.50	161.32
67	—	825	160.50–163.25	163.09
30	—	384	212.50–235.00	229.56
25	—	419	210.00–235.00	222.17
128	—	903	144.50–149.00	148.78
88	—	628	172.00–193.00	185.36
294	—	731	155.50–171.00	163.75
126	—	667	163.00–179.00	168.47
74	—	518	194.00–215.00	205.85
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	618	147.00–153.50	150.43
17	—	456	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	831	134.00–138.75	137.72
6	—	785	149.50	149.50

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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