Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Labor Day Cattle Sale & BBQ. Strong demand today with many load lots of excellent quality. Compared to two weeks ago, steers were mixed with 450 -500 pounds 7.00 higher and 650-700 pounds 9.50 higher. Steers 600-650 pounds were 6.00 lower and steers 800-850 pounds were 1.00 lower. All heifer weight groups were higher. Heifers 500-550 pounds were 9.50 higher and 550-750 pounds were almost 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.89/cwt on 3,665 head.

Average price

$199.89

3,665 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$475

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	205.04	1,327	3,145
Medium and Large 1-2	526	188.20	990	90
Large 1	1,094	164.64	1,802	430

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about −$475 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 sale3,665 hd

199.89

—

IA average5 barns · 5,192 hd

198.96

+0.93

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

52 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 1-2	—	723	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	468	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.34/cwt	190.00–228.50	1,109	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	235.07/cwt	212.50–245.00	879	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	229.15/cwt	204.00–245.00	1,077	393
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,745	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	168.51/cwt	167.00–169.80	1,759	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	204.89/cwt	187.50–217.50	1,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	169.98/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,042	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	188.31/cwt	180.00–191.75	1,463	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	234.54/cwt	212.00–252.00	992	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	204.52/cwt	202.00–207.50	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	245.58/cwt	235.00–265.00	815	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	183.39/cwt	174.25–192.00	1,617	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	199.11/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,424	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	203.75/cwt	203.75–203.75	1,119	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,028	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,095	31
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,248	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,034	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	194.41/cwt	172.50–205.00	1,023	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	234.79/cwt	215.00–250.00	791	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	202.99/cwt	190.00–216.00	869	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	175.74/cwt	165.00–180.25	1,257	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.23/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,234	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	188.42/cwt	181.75–216.00	1,076	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	214.14/cwt	200.00–238.00	805	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	162.70/cwt	152.50–167.75	1,337	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	178.64/cwt	168.00–179.25	1,020	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	162.71/cwt	157.00–167.75	1,424	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	194.01/cwt	182.50–207.00	912	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	207.50/cwt	191.00–223.50	1,185	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	186.01/cwt	179.00–201.00	897	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	155.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,443	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	184.72/cwt	168.00–189.50	1,149	280
Steers	Large 1	—	1,147	160.01/cwt	152.00–161.10	1,835	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,363	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	204.74/cwt	188.00–222.00	1,265	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	181.00/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,204	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	322	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	198.72/cwt	179.00–214.00	1,333	147
Steers	Large 1	—	1,154	160.62/cwt	160.50–160.75	1,854	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	174.17/cwt	164.00–178.10	1,622	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	186.43/cwt	174.50–189.75	1,514	340

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 Sep 5, 2022

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

Receipts 6,151Last week 1,518Year ago 5,111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	168.00	168.00
3	—	858	167.00	167.00
3	—	595	165.00	165.00
17	—	511	187.50–217.50	204.89
14	—	613	169.00–172.50	169.98
13	—	443	202.00–207.50	204.52
21	—	482	179.00–201.00	186.01
6	—	386	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	172.50	172.50
6	—	533	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	515	190.00–228.50	215.34
98	—	374	212.50–245.00	235.07
393	—	470	204.00–245.00	229.15
56	—	997	175.00	175.00
360	—	777	180.00–191.75	188.31
317	—	423	212.00–252.00	234.54
42	—	332	235.00–265.00	245.58
288	—	882	174.25–192.00	183.39
147	—	715	188.00–205.00	199.11
339	—	571	191.00–223.50	207.50
262	—	618	188.00–222.00	204.74
147	—	671	179.00–214.00	198.72
128	—	931	164.00–178.10	174.17
340	—	812	174.50–189.75	186.43
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	1,044	167.00–169.80	168.51
103	—	1,147	152.00–161.10	160.01
100	—	1,154	160.50–160.75	160.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	549	203.75	203.75
3	—	323	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	678	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	175.00	175.00
6	—	345	200.00	200.00
95	—	571	168.00–179.25	178.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	525	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	526	172.50–205.00	194.41
63	—	337	215.00–250.00	234.79
214	—	428	190.00–216.00	202.99
187	—	715	165.00–180.25	175.74
89	—	770	156.00–164.00	160.23
266	—	571	181.75–216.00	188.42
140	—	376	200.00–238.00	214.14
126	—	822	152.50–167.75	162.70
183	—	875	157.00–167.75	162.71
173	—	470	182.50–207.00	194.01
74	—	925	150.00–159.00	155.95
280	—	622	168.00–189.50	184.72
104	—	665	172.00–185.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,034	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	980	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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