Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs. sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher, while heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher. Demand was very good and supply was heavy today. Several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.02/cwt on 2,365 head.

Average price

$209.02

2,365 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	209.46	1,397	2,267
Medium and Large 1-2	552	198.82	1,098	98

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $299 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 sale2,365 hd

209.02

—

IA average9 barns · 8,386 hd

198.96

+10.06

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

41 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	—	502	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	934	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	221.34/cwt	216.00–229.00	868	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	189.09/cwt	188.00–190.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	158.84/cwt	140.00–178.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.14/cwt	228.00–252.00	892	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,168	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	205.13/cwt	192.50–211.00	1,385	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	201.12/cwt	193.00–207.50	1,160	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	186.21/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,600	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	183.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,505	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	245.62/cwt	230.00–257.50	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	244.94/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,156	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	204.51/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,084	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	215.24/cwt	203.00–225.00	917	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	232.81/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,246	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	227.45/cwt	213.50–237.50	1,306	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	199.34/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,453	442
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	210.90/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,014	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	184.04/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,419	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,298	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	258.47/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,148	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	214.50/cwt	200.00–228.25	1,351	453
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	249.49/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,063	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	212.04/cwt	197.50–225.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,194	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	172.37/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,257	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	208.78/cwt	197.00–221.00	896	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	189.34/cwt	182.25–198.50	1,104	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	199.43/cwt	182.50–208.00	1,053	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.79/cwt	163.00–177.50	1,362	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,197	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	156.44/cwt	145.00–165.50	1,352	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	189.04/cwt	178.00–195.50	1,200	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	151.43/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	184.31/cwt	173.50–197.00	1,237	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	819	10

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 20, 2023

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

Receipts 4,453Last week 3,501Year ago 5,214

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	392	216.00–229.00	221.34
127	—	481	202.00–219.00	210.90
10	—	316	197.50–225.00	212.04
159	—	729	169.00–174.00	172.37
66	—	429	197.00–221.00	208.78
330	—	583	182.25–198.50	189.34
280	—	528	182.50–208.00	199.43
103	—	775	163.00–177.50	175.79
24	—	864	145.00–165.50	156.44
282	—	635	178.00–195.50	189.04
8	—	932	148.00–155.00	151.43
361	—	671	173.50–197.00	184.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	336	188.00–190.00	189.09
3	—	402	185.00	185.00
8	—	545	140.00–178.00	158.84
4	—	635	155.00	155.00
10	—	450	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	373	228.00–252.00	239.14
237	—	675	192.50–211.00	205.13
143	—	859	178.00–187.50	186.21
285	—	821	180.00–187.00	183.30
7	—	342	230.00–257.50	245.62
48	—	472	230.00–253.00	244.94
128	—	535	220.00–246.00	232.81
309	—	574	213.50–237.50	227.45
442	—	729	180.00–203.00	199.34
64	—	771	175.00–187.00	184.04
453	—	630	200.00–228.25	214.50
60	—	426	230.00–254.00	249.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	229.00	229.00
17	—	584	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	577	193.00–207.50	201.12
24	—	530	175.00–217.00	204.51
24	—	426	203.00–225.00	215.24
6	—	496	211.00	211.00
26	—	686	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	509	255.00	255.00
14	—	444	257.50–259.00	258.47
13	—	455	263.00	263.00

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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