Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago (3/28) steer calves mostly steady with a weaker undertone, heifer calves mixed from firm to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand for the large offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.08/cwt on 2,288 head.

Average price

$175.08

2,288 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$2.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	175.36	1,170	2,025
Medium and Large 1-2	564	172.95	975	263

One grade step is worth $2.41/cwt here — about $195 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 sale2,288 hd

175.08

—

IA average8 barns · 6,897 hd

171.94

+3.14

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

60 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	—	828	150.46/cwt	146.00–155.35	1,246	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	197.11/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,039	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	179.20/cwt	171.50–184.00	946	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	167.56/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,047	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	892	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	171.24/cwt	169.00–172.00	990	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	184.69/cwt	179.00–189.50	1,152	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	171.36/cwt	159.50–180.50	1,155	335
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.98/cwt	194.00–222.00	978	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	228.07/cwt	210.00–240.00	885	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	161.08/cwt	151.25–169.10	1,242	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	220.49/cwt	212.00–227.00	948	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	189.64/cwt	180.50–198.50	1,089	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,271	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	215.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	673	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	147.52/cwt	144.75–149.85	1,297	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	200.11/cwt	198.00–206.00	979	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	169.74/cwt	164.00–172.00	976	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	155.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,055	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	399	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	162.09/cwt	147.00–170.75	1,177	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	141.10/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,099	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.21/cwt	158.00–177.00	878	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	135.24/cwt	131.75–139.00	1,116	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	122.32/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,127	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	188.38/cwt	177.00–191.00	799	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	126.96/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,107	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	147.16/cwt	140.00–152.00	864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	144.97/cwt	142.00–147.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.57/cwt	129.00–143.00	903	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	179.05/cwt	174.00–181.00	829	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	192.12/cwt	185.00–195.00	738	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	197.71/cwt	193.00–204.00	674	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.52/cwt	150.00–161.00	821	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.93/cwt	150.00–166.00	749	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	172.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	732	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	160.69/cwt	151.00–168.00	993	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.94/cwt	149.50–159.85	1,045	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	167.40/cwt	156.00–175.00	978	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.13/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,051	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	165.88/cwt	163.00–168.00	773	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	911	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	179.52/cwt	179.00–180.50	960	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	872	150.98/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,317	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	825	154.24/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,272	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	195.99/cwt	192.50–199.00	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	137.59/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,009	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	151.68/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,031	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	147.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	181.54/cwt	172.00–188.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	798	4

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Receipts 5,100Last week 3,290Year ago 5,052

Compared to two weeks ago (3/28) steer calves mostly steady with a weaker undertone, heifer calves mixed from firm to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand for the large offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	828	146.00–155.35	150.46
183	—	527	185.00–207.00	197.11
148	—	624	179.00–189.50	184.69
335	—	674	159.50–180.50	171.36
61	—	470	194.00–222.00	207.98
52	—	920	145.00	145.00
50	—	388	210.00–240.00	228.07
218	—	771	151.25–169.10	161.08
44	—	430	212.00–227.00	220.49
301	—	574	180.50–198.50	189.64
23	—	1,042	122.00	122.00
22	—	312	210.00–218.00	215.66
10	—	295	215.00	215.00
150	—	879	144.75–149.85	147.52
134	—	726	147.00–170.75	162.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	528	171.50–184.00	179.20
39	—	625	162.00–177.00	167.56
31	—	482	180.00–190.00	185.00
19	—	578	169.00–172.00	171.24
18	—	424	192.50–199.00	195.99
17	—	733	135.00–145.00	137.59
16	—	680	151.00–152.00	151.68
12	—	781	145.00–148.00	147.26
5	—	332	172.00–188.00	181.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	489	198.00–206.00	200.11
18	—	575	164.00–172.00	169.74
15	—	677	150.00–158.00	155.90
4	—	520	174.00	174.00
4	—	399	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	779	136.50–144.00	141.10
154	—	525	158.00–177.00	167.21
108	—	825	131.75–139.00	135.24
82	—	921	121.00–126.50	122.32
73	—	424	177.00–191.00	188.38
65	—	872	125.00–136.00	126.96
64	—	463	174.00–181.00	179.05
45	—	384	185.00–195.00	192.12
29	—	341	193.00–204.00	197.71
159	—	618	151.00–168.00	160.69
310	—	679	149.50–159.85	153.94
283	—	584	156.00–175.00	167.40
201	—	714	136.00–150.00	147.13
10	—	1,004	114.00	114.00
5	—	293	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	140.00–152.00	147.16
10	—	606	142.00–147.00	144.97
4	—	388	165.00	165.00
6	—	701	139.00	139.00
87	—	671	129.00–143.00	134.57
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
37	—	528	150.00–161.00	155.52
37	—	477	150.00–166.00	156.93
27	—	424	170.00–180.00	172.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	466	163.00–168.00	165.88
16	—	554	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	535	179.00–180.50	179.52
4	—	645	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	872	145.00–154.00	150.98
55	—	825	148.00–157.00	154.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	135.00	135.00

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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