Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good today for a moderate offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.47/cwt on 1,012 head.

Average price

$215.47

1,012 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.16

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	217.04	1,346	945
Medium and Large 1-2	631	193.45	1,221	67

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,012 hd

215.47

—

IA average8 barns · 5,631 hd

202.31

+13.16

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

33 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	Large 1	—	1,468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	174.17/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,270	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	212.99/cwt	200.00–221.00	799	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,392	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,132	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	179.94/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,220	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	166.36/cwt	156.00–172.50	1,372	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	193.16/cwt	186.50–199.00	1,408	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	206.35/cwt	194.00–215.50	1,383	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	206.92/cwt	205.00–208.50	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	214.93/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	235.83/cwt	225.00–243.00	917	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	188.41/cwt	176.50–193.25	1,179	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	177.24/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	189.63/cwt	174.50–194.25	1,447	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	217.83/cwt	207.00–222.50	1,344	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	185.70/cwt	175.50–187.00	1,601	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	205.22/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,084	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	222.05/cwt	216.00–225.50	1,061	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	187.34/cwt	184.00–195.00	909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	200.48/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,077	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	233.17/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,236	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,471	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	210.84/cwt	200.00–222.50	896	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.00/cwt	187.25–207.00	1,136	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	242.88/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,163	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	226.46/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,316	180

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,852Last week 4,453Year ago 3,680

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good today for a moderate offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	729	167.00–178.00	174.17
31	—	375	200.00–221.00	212.99
46	—	678	177.00–185.00	179.94
147	—	626	176.50–193.25	188.41
66	—	528	193.00–214.00	205.22
72	—	478	216.00–225.50	222.05
12	—	768	191.50	191.50
22	—	425	200.00–222.50	210.84
183	—	568	187.25–207.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	620	224.50	224.50
64	—	512	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	175.00–181.00	177.24
11	—	531	184.00	184.00
18	—	485	184.00–195.00	187.34
4	—	408	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	825	156.00–172.50	166.36
11	—	580	205.00–208.50	206.92
15	—	487	209.00–218.00	214.93
5	—	648	192.00	192.00
15	—	537	190.00–210.00	200.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	336	238.00	238.00
49	—	729	186.50–199.00	193.16
220	—	670	194.00–215.50	206.35
14	—	389	225.00–243.00	235.83
52	—	763	174.50–194.25	189.63
104	—	617	207.00–222.50	217.83
73	—	862	175.50–187.00	185.70
104	—	530	227.00–243.00	233.17
3	—	925	166.00	166.00
132	—	479	234.00–253.00	242.88
180	—	581	215.00–230.00	226.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	225.00	225.00

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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