Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers 650 to 750 lbs. sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 500 to 650 lbs. sold 4.00 lower. Heifers 550 to 750 lbs. sold 1.00 to 10.00 higher, while heifers under 500 lbs. sold on a light test with a lower undertone. Some of the cattle exhibited a moderate amount of mud due to the recent thawing. Supply was heavy today that included several load lots of quality cattle. Demand was very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.34/cwt on 2,141 head.

Average price

$214.34

2,141 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$9.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	215.02	1,443	1,985
Medium and Large 1-2	549	205.72	1,129	156

One grade step is worth $9.30/cwt here — about $314 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 sale2,141 hd

214.34

—

IA average7 barns · 4,615 hd

207.90

+6.44

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

58 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 1-2	—	886	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	245.02/cwt	236.50–254.00	1,299	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	245.36/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,170	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,274	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,361	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	168.76/cwt	168.50–169.00	1,569	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,486	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	217.53/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,033	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	217.43/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,148	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	239.19/cwt	220.00–248.00	907	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	162.64/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,234	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	253.36/cwt	231.00–262.50	1,112	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	351	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	216.07/cwt	205.00–227.50	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	194.18/cwt	181.75–199.85	1,507	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	177.92/cwt	160.00–184.85	1,571	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	221.42/cwt	203.00–231.50	1,402	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	229.78/cwt	207.00–235.75	1,337	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	199.38/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,465	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	957	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	795	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,479	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	854	182.46/cwt	180.50–184.50	1,558	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,245	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	215.81/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,155	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	194.79/cwt	185.00–204.00	810	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	181.80/cwt	169.00–191.00	1,238	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	210.13/cwt	200.00–221.50	1,093	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	219.93/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,062	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	187.86/cwt	185.00–190.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,134	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	184.57/cwt	181.75–193.50	1,323	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	192.20/cwt	187.00–196.00	930	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	361	219.32/cwt	219.00–221.00	792	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	150.52/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	168.77/cwt	150.00–177.00	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	186.64/cwt	185.00–188.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	222.23/cwt	203.50–230.00	927	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	181.16/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,366	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	202.83/cwt	182.00–209.50	1,138	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	222.84/cwt	217.50–230.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	197.95/cwt	180.00–207.50	732	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	245.03/cwt	229.00–258.00	1,059	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	189.20/cwt	177.00–197.50	1,183	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,449	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	267.86/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	312	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	221.72/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,505	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	190.54/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	187.53/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,288	6

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.

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

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Receipts 4,129Last week 2,358Year ago 3,042

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	154.00	154.00
5	—	819	164.00	164.00
50	—	475	216.00–220.00	217.53
44	—	528	210.00–223.00	217.43
12	—	759	158.00–166.00	162.64
14	—	432	205.00–227.50	216.07
6	—	643	196.00	196.00
3	—	385	216.00	216.00
12	—	557	180.00–201.00	190.54
6	—	687	182.00–193.00	187.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	530	236.50–254.00	245.02
76	—	477	228.00–255.00	245.36
103	—	930	168.50–169.00	168.76
31	—	835	178.00	178.00
52	—	379	220.00–248.00	239.19
293	—	776	181.75–199.85	194.18
213	—	883	160.00–184.85	177.92
104	—	633	203.00–231.50	221.42
305	—	582	207.00–235.75	229.78
8	—	951	170.00	170.00
155	—	735	180.00–203.00	199.38
50	—	432	229.00–258.00	245.03
306	—	679	212.00–231.00	221.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	447	285.00	285.00
12	—	504	270.00	270.00
8	—	475	262.50–271.00	267.86
5	—	312	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	240.00	240.00
34	—	439	231.00–262.50	253.36
13	—	351	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	429	223.00	223.00
26	—	795	186.00	186.00
47	—	854	180.50–184.50	182.46
20	—	511	222.00	222.00
33	—	361	219.00–221.00	219.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	416	185.00–204.00	194.79
220	—	681	169.00–191.00	181.80
107	—	520	200.00–221.50	210.13
78	—	483	200.00–229.00	219.93
259	—	717	181.75–193.50	184.57
174	—	754	160.00–183.00	181.16
125	—	561	182.00–209.50	202.83
9	—	322	217.50–230.00	222.84
50	—	370	180.00–207.50	197.95
269	—	625	177.00–197.50	189.20
58	—	923	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	505	185.00–190.00	187.86
28	—	484	187.00–196.00	192.20
12	—	677	141.00–160.00	150.52
13	—	559	150.00–177.00	168.77
11	—	347	185.00–188.00	186.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	417	203.50–230.00	222.23
7	—	463	200.00	200.00
7	—	320	245.00	245.00
3	—	513	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	741	168.00	168.00
13	—	535	210.00–222.50	215.81
4	—	451	232.00	232.00

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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