Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Strong demand with excellent quality. There were many load lots today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.32/cwt on 1,641 head.

Average price

$192.32

1,641 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	193.98	1,317	1,537
Medium and Large 1-2	555	169.51	942	97
Large 1	1,001	142.86	1,431	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.13/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale1,641 hd

192.32

—

IA average8 barns · 5,739 hd

189.95

+2.36

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

68 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	356	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	164.49/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,507	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	157.47/cwt	152.50–164.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	184.61/cwt	177.00–191.35	1,423	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	359	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	1,301	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	186.07/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,349	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	180.60/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,035	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	184.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	986	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	202.51/cwt	184.00–212.00	1,185	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	189.99/cwt	181.00–207.50	914	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	189.45/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,165	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	186.36/cwt	175.00–195.00	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	193.20/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,306	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	180.87/cwt	164.00–183.50	1,501	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	232.99/cwt	227.50–238.00	993	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	225.94/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,089	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	940	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	175.61/cwt	161.00–176.85	1,598	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,562	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	226.37/cwt	211.00–232.50	1,195	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.64/cwt	154.00–162.50	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	974	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	838	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.42/cwt	150.00–154.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	436	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	172.24/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,140	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	781	171.62/cwt	171.00–172.25	1,340	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	184.27/cwt	170.00–188.00	811	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	182.19/cwt	161.00–188.00	1,048	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	176.72/cwt	162.00–186.25	933	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	171.48/cwt	154.00–176.00	1,223	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.97/cwt	125.00–156.00	764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	167.45/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,385	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	396	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,002	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	182.39/cwt	165.00–184.75	1,134	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	184.99/cwt	165.00–199.00	892	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	167.37/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,463	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	402	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	196.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	863	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	163.06/cwt	160.50–168.50	1,270	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	191.06/cwt	180.00–199.00	716	35
Steers	Large 1	—	998	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,261	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	162.09/cwt	152.00–178.00	780	33

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

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Receipts 3,103Last week 6,151Year ago 1,938

Special Cattle Sale. Strong demand with excellent quality. There were many load lots today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	916	164.00–166.00	164.49
3	—	343	200.00	200.00
164	—	662	164.00–178.00	172.24
57	—	440	170.00–188.00	184.27
194	—	575	161.00–188.00	182.19
80	—	528	162.00–186.25	176.72
78	—	713	154.00–176.00	171.48
33	—	827	164.00–168.50	167.45
7	—	953	160.50	160.50
147	—	622	165.00–184.75	182.39
81	—	482	165.00–199.00	184.99
19	—	874	166.00–168.00	167.37
41	—	779	160.50–168.50	163.06
35	—	375	180.00–199.00	191.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	541	180.00	180.00
4	—	426	205.00	205.00
120	—	781	171.00–172.25	171.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	158.00	158.00
5	—	391	145.00	145.00
10	—	626	141.00–150.00	146.53
14	—	422	150.00–154.00	151.42
3	—	660	148.00	148.00
19	—	516	125.00–156.00	147.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	155.00	155.00
9	—	436	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	137.50	137.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	145.00	145.00
3	—	998	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	152.50–164.00	157.47
7	—	369	162.00	162.00
3	—	617	160.00	160.00
15	—	573	178.00–182.50	180.60
18	—	533	180.00–187.00	184.92
3	—	718	164.00	164.00
11	—	783	168.00	168.00
33	—	481	152.00–178.00	162.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	164.00	164.00
251	—	771	177.00–191.35	184.61
170	—	725	179.00–196.00	186.07
152	—	585	184.00–212.00	202.51
45	—	481	181.00–207.50	189.99
97	—	615	179.00–200.00	189.45
5	—	356	222.50	222.50
174	—	676	180.00–207.00	193.20
170	—	830	164.00–183.50	180.87
21	—	426	227.50–238.00	232.99
3	—	345	202.50	202.50
66	—	910	161.00–176.85	175.61
63	—	884	176.75	176.75
84	—	528	211.00–232.50	226.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	212.50	212.50
15	—	438	185.00–200.00	196.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	623	208.75	208.75
13	—	396	253.00	253.00
8	—	756	188.00	188.00
14	—	568	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	175.00–195.00	186.36
29	—	508	185.00	185.00
7	—	613	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	482	210.00–232.50	225.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	207.50	207.50
3	—	588	152.00	152.00
3	—	520	163.00	163.00
8	—	439	199.00	199.00
5	—	377	188.00	188.00
9	—	631	154.00–162.50	158.64
4	—	741	144.00	144.00

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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