Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Demand was good with many load lots today. Compared to two weeks ago, steers were mixed with 700 - 800 pounds 1.00 lower and steers 800 - 900 pounds were 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Heifers were also mixed with heifers 450 - 500 pounds 3.00 higher and 700 - 800 pound heifers were 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.76/cwt on 1,588 head.

Average price

$185.76

1,588 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$18.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	186.86	1,304	1,493
Medium and Large 1-2	559	168.47	941	95

One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about $363 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 sale1,588 hd

185.76

—

IA average7 barns · 4,532 hd

178.23

+7.53

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

48 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	—	811	186.39/cwt	185.75–187.00	1,512	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	185.11/cwt	169.50–194.50	1,348	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	182.84/cwt	172.00–194.50	1,139	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	166.44/cwt	150.00–179.75	877	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	216.71/cwt	207.00–231.00	810	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	171.60/cwt	161.00–176.00	829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	175.00/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,019	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,650	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	165.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,507	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	179.77/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,564	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	183.46/cwt	180.50–187.00	1,440	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	161.03/cwt	156.00–166.00	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	181.66/cwt	168.50–187.00	1,237	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	212.42/cwt	202.50–217.00	905	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	200.28/cwt	185.00–207.50	967	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,384	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	193.10/cwt	188.00–197.00	699	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	182.79/cwt	180.00–185.00	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.17/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,039	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	201.48/cwt	192.50–210.00	671	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.96/cwt	140.00–167.50	720	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	147.67/cwt	147.00–149.00	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,062	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.59/cwt	156.00–172.00	712	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	159.94/cwt	156.00–160.75	1,248	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	167.85/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,203	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.69/cwt	150.00–177.00	864	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,244	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	181.20/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,192	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	177.24/cwt	158.00–182.00	1,016	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	188.00/cwt	172.00–197.50	882	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	192.79/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,029	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	529	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,116	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,066	6

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Receipts 2,569Last week 3,103Year ago 1,409

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	811	185.75–187.00	186.39
95	—	728	169.50–194.50	185.11
79	—	623	172.00–194.50	182.84
36	—	374	207.00–231.00	216.71
63	—	582	160.00–185.00	175.00
25	—	994	166.00	166.00
11	—	911	160.00–172.00	165.45
3	—	327	210.00	210.00
292	—	870	176.00–186.00	179.77
215	—	785	180.50–187.00	183.46
140	—	681	168.50–187.00	181.66
43	—	426	202.50–217.00	212.42
72	—	483	185.00–207.50	200.28
154	—	534	181.00–201.00	192.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	527	150.00–179.75	166.44
23	—	483	161.00–176.00	171.60
4	—	775	139.00	139.00
4	—	711	161.00	161.00
24	—	623	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	569	156.00–166.00	161.03
7	—	514	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	550	216.00	216.00
17	—	529	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	160.00	160.00
6	—	631	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	619	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	813	170.25	170.25
33	—	362	188.00–197.00	193.10
30	—	625	154.00–171.00	166.17
18	—	333	192.50–210.00	201.48
52	—	425	156.00–172.00	167.59
46	—	780	156.00–160.75	159.94
91	—	717	156.00–170.00	167.85
106	—	528	150.00–177.00	163.69
46	—	658	169.00–185.00	181.20
45	—	573	158.00–182.00	177.24
126	—	469	172.00–197.50	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	180.00–185.00	182.79
25	—	531	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	605	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	474	140.00–167.50	151.96
14	—	409	155.00	155.00
9	—	591	147.00–149.00	147.67
7	—	684	149.00	149.00
8	—	512	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	154.00	154.00
6	—	477	180.00	180.00

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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