Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Demand was strong. Compared to two weeks ago steers under 600 pounds were higher while steers 600 to 900 pounds were lower. Heifers were mixed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.02/cwt on 666 head.

Average price

$187.02

666 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$58.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.36

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	187.98	1,246	631
Medium and Large 1-2	449	175.00	786	31
Large 1	1,065	129.00	1,374	4thin

One grade step is worth $58.98/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale666 hd

187.02

—

IA average7 barns · 2,301 hd

173.66

+13.36

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

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.03/cwt	145.00–158.00	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	152.60/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,250	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	877	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	210.48/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,111	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	501	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	204.61/cwt	195.00–215.00	980	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	179.68/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,109	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	170.29/cwt	159.00–176.00	1,177	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	182.27/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,059	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	227.16/cwt	221.00–231.50	977	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	177.02/cwt	168.00–181.75	1,308	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	174.61/cwt	156.00–177.85	1,540	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	178.92/cwt	170.00–182.25	1,392	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	949	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	189.42/cwt	187.50–190.00	712	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,348	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	174.01/cwt	163.00–182.00	988	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	162.21/cwt	154.00–163.50	1,114	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,197	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,191	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	188.19/cwt	184.00–192.00	809	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	162.68/cwt	158.00–165.50	1,162	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	183.65/cwt	172.00–189.00	858	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.46/cwt	171.00–180.00	900	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	177.28/cwt	161.00–185.50	1,128	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.13/cwt	149.00–153.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,245	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Receipts 1,295Last week 2,569Year ago 2,802

Special Cattle Sale. Demand was strong. Compared to two weeks ago steers under 600 pounds were higher while steers 600 to 900 pounds were lower. Heifers were mixed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	217.50	217.50
10	—	630	145.00–158.00	154.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	125.00	125.00
6	—	339	202.00	202.00
15	—	819	151.00–154.00	152.60
17	—	376	187.50–190.00	189.42
19	—	881	153.00	153.00
72	—	568	163.00–182.00	174.01
22	—	687	154.00–163.50	162.21
21	—	980	121.50	121.50
40	—	430	184.00–192.00	188.19
76	—	714	158.00–165.50	162.68
27	—	467	172.00–189.00	183.65
34	—	519	171.00–180.00	173.46
84	—	636	161.00–185.50	177.28
10	—	793	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	510	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	156.00	156.00
4	—	793	137.00	137.00
5	—	413	155.00	155.00
13	—	571	149.00–153.00	151.13
4	—	463	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	165.00	165.00
4	—	418	174.00	174.00
4	—	574	153.00	153.00
14	—	505	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	528	202.50–218.00	210.48
15	—	479	195.00–215.00	204.61
39	—	617	176.00–183.00	179.68
54	—	691	159.00–176.00	170.29
82	—	581	170.00–195.00	182.27
67	—	430	221.00–231.50	227.16
74	—	739	168.00–181.75	177.02
94	—	882	156.00–177.85	174.61
98	—	778	170.00–182.25	178.92
6	—	903	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	220.00	220.00
3	—	410	217.50	217.50
6	—	550	187.50	187.50
8	—	501	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	129.00	129.00

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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