Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers and heifers between 550 and 700 lbs. sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle across all weight groups.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.98/cwt on 1,782 head.

Average price

$201.98

1,782 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$58.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	202.55	1,348	1,699
Medium and Large 1-2	571	193.90	1,107	77
Large 1	1,099	144.00	1,583	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.55/cwt here — about −$235 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 sale1,782 hd

201.98

—

IA average9 barns · 8,825 hd

196.51

+5.46

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	186.95/cwt	177.00–194.00	1,056	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	164.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,302	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	199.37/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,049	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	238.35/cwt	232.00–245.00	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	186.21/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,426	165
Steers	Large 1	—	1,099	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	199.85/cwt	184.00–212.00	1,339	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	210.44/cwt	210.00–211.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	191.41/cwt	180.00–198.50	1,370	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	213.46/cwt	205.00–217.50	988	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	208.97/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,310	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,174	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	230.40/cwt	214.00–235.50	1,221	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	226.96/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,096	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	182.60/cwt	177.00–184.35	1,501	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	219.19/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,247	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	684	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	744	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	978	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	196.53/cwt	181.00–213.00	932	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	168.67/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,230	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	155.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	191.98/cwt	188.00–197.50	989	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	211.93/cwt	207.50–215.00	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	179.82/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,109	311
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	177.45/cwt	160.00–183.75	1,178	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	174.46/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,338	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	172.64/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,488	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.41/cwt	230.00–231.00	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	199.33/cwt	186.00–208.00	841	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.59/cwt	151.00–175.00	1,341	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	261.48/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,175	5

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Receipts 3,501Last week 2,595Year ago 3,481

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	180.00	180.00
5	—	528	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
255	—	565	177.00–194.00	186.95
164	—	474	181.00–213.00	196.53
51	—	729	164.00–175.00	168.67
132	—	515	188.00–197.50	191.98
20	—	393	207.50–215.00	211.93
3	—	992	116.00	116.00
5	—	868	140.00	140.00
311	—	617	172.00–187.00	179.82
233	—	664	160.00–183.75	177.45
91	—	767	172.00–178.00	174.46
39	—	422	186.00–208.00	199.33
26	—	835	151.00–175.00	160.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	783	150.00–158.00	155.28
5	—	559	150.00	150.00
5	—	347	197.00	197.00
4	—	701	142.00	142.00
17	—	509	180.00	180.00
3	—	827	129.00	129.00
18	—	660	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	794	160.00–166.00	164.00
16	—	526	199.00–200.00	199.37
9	—	370	210.00–211.00	210.44
3	—	593	199.00	199.00
25	—	463	205.00–217.50	213.46
7	—	822	160.00	160.00
5	—	712	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	163.00	163.00
12	—	546	193.00	193.00
11	—	587	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	379	232.00–245.00	238.35
165	—	766	180.00–191.00	186.21
285	—	670	184.00–212.00	199.85
245	—	716	180.00–198.50	191.41
236	—	627	190.00–215.00	208.97
97	—	530	214.00–235.50	230.40
63	—	483	212.00–240.00	226.96
230	—	822	177.00–184.35	182.60
256	—	569	201.00–230.00	219.19
41	—	862	160.00–177.00	172.64
18	—	421	230.00–231.00	230.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	252.50	252.50
4	—	381	267.50	267.50
9	—	428	250.00–267.50	261.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	744	160.00	160.00
7	—	486	229.00	229.00
6	—	413	210.00	210.00
4	—	520	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	140.00	140.00

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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