Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 500 to 750 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 450 to 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy with several load lots of quality cattle. Light test of calves under 400 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.67/cwt on 2,612 head.

Average price

$198.67

2,612 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$331

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.42

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	199.45	1,240	2,539
Medium and Large 1-2	578	172.62	999	69
Large 1	1,020	154.00	1,571	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.45/cwt here — about −$331 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 sale2,612 hd

198.67

—

IA average12 barns · 15,162 hd

191.25

+7.42

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	—	339	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	181.70/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,321	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	221.43/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,158	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	177.71/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,381	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	215.65/cwt	207.00–233.50	1,039	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	227.14/cwt	219.00–239.00	872	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	205.53/cwt	188.50–212.25	1,176	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	211.63/cwt	207.00–223.50	893	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,182	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	168.79/cwt	152.00–174.50	1,401	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	699	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,084	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	204.45/cwt	204.00–206.00	885	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	209.24/cwt	195.00–218.00	992	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	207.64/cwt	203.00–209.50	1,078	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	169.11/cwt	154.00–172.25	1,485	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	178.26/cwt	164.00–187.00	1,119	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	172.02/cwt	160.00–179.50	1,151	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,038	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	176.66/cwt	159.00–189.00	852	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	191.70/cwt	174.00–202.50	1,302	486
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.45/cwt	184.00–208.75	1,261	585
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	176.88/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	976	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	359	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	675	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	186.31/cwt	171.00–194.75	872	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	182.96/cwt	174.00–191.00	955	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	187.73/cwt	181.00–197.50	674	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	182.02/cwt	178.00–196.00	621	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	166.32/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,281	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	187.44/cwt	178.00–199.00	808	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	182.07/cwt	181.75–184.00	887	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.00/cwt	162.50–170.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	153.93/cwt	151.00–158.00	973	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	170.37/cwt	169.00–171.50	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	158.04/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,111	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	160.97/cwt	154.00–170.00	935	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	179.55/cwt	170.00–187.75	1,029	305

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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Receipts 4,600Last week 4,700Year ago 4,018

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	339	220.00	220.00
369	—	727	176.00–186.00	181.70
202	—	523	202.50–230.00	221.43
128	—	777	165.00–181.00	177.71
97	—	482	207.00–233.50	215.65
80	—	384	219.00–239.00	227.14
4	—	991	154.50	154.50
288	—	572	188.50–212.25	205.53
69	—	422	207.00–223.50	211.63
34	—	830	152.00–174.50	168.79
36	—	878	154.00–172.25	169.11
486	—	679	174.00–202.50	191.70
585	—	623	184.00–208.75	202.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	226.00	226.00
33	—	553	196.00	196.00
27	—	433	204.00–206.00	204.45
21	—	474	195.00–218.00	209.24
14	—	519	203.00–209.50	207.64
9	—	330	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	691	171.00	171.00
24	—	482	159.00–189.00	176.66
3	—	382	140.00	140.00
4	—	584	179.00	179.00
20	—	619	174.00–185.00	176.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	699	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	463	240.00–250.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	628	164.00–187.00	178.26
213	—	669	160.00–179.50	172.02
5	—	874	149.00	149.00
188	—	468	171.00–194.75	186.31
315	—	522	174.00–191.00	182.96
33	—	359	181.00–197.50	187.73
26	—	341	178.00–196.00	182.02
56	—	770	165.00–168.50	166.32
129	—	431	178.00–199.00	187.44
13	—	703	145.00–162.00	158.04
305	—	573	170.00–187.75	179.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	528	196.50	196.50
5	—	615	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	157.00–158.00	157.49
21	—	359	188.00	188.00
44	—	487	181.75–184.00	182.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	162.50–170.00	167.00
14	—	632	151.00–158.00	153.93
9	—	534	169.00–171.50	170.37
19	—	581	154.00–170.00	160.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	177.50	177.50

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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