Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, 500 to 550 and 600 to 650 lbs. steers sold mostly 7.00 to 12.00 higher, while 550 to 600 lbs. steers were 20.00 higher. Heifers under 750 lbs. sold 18.00 to 22.00 higher. Wind damage at the sale barn from late last week did not hamper demand. Supply was moderate to heavy that included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.32/cwt on 1,363 head.

Average price

$211.32

1,363 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.58

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	213.58	1,291	1,218
Medium and Large 1-2	554	193.28	1,071	142
Large 1	1,060	148.00	1,569	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.58/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale1,363 hd

211.32

—

IA average7 barns · 3,883 hd

202.74

+8.58

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

60 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	—	411	264.09/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,085	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	177.69/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,487	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	327.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,093	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	219.39/cwt	205.50–225.50	1,571	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	239.37/cwt	226.00–251.00	1,233	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	219.27/cwt	199.00–227.50	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	233.65/cwt	215.50–241.50	1,439	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	249.91/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,447	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	251.83/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,294	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	246.45/cwt	232.50–257.50	939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	211.03/cwt	206.00–217.50	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	214.74/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,149	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	301.99/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,199	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	257.94/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,251	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	184.86/cwt	173.00–189.25	1,603	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	198.23/cwt	188.00–214.00	1,326	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	181.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,418	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	219.22/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,263	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	208.32/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,225	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	220.44/cwt	202.50–227.00	1,338	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	280.82/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,182	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	267.33/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,262	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	236.28/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,101	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,060	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,172	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	701	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	194.31/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	195.52/cwt	185.00–209.00	952	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	160.50/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,170	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	257.75/cwt	250.00–262.50	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	217.24/cwt	194.00–222.50	1,340	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	198.07/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,066	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	214.60/cwt	200.00–225.00	888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,158	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	228.83/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,194	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	229.94/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,124	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,368	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	250.33/cwt	237.50–256.00	1,059	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	187.30/cwt	178.00–199.00	1,356	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	201.33/cwt	187.00–213.50	1,343	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	223.17/cwt	209.00–237.50	1,292	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,033	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	235.73/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,009	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	229.74/cwt	222.50–242.50	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	226.83/cwt	226.50–227.50	1,506	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	258.07/cwt	245.00–267.50	968	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	198.53/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,080	20

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Receipts 3,094Last week 4,129Year ago 3,290

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	411	250.00–277.50	264.09
16	—	837	173.00–182.00	177.69
16	—	334	320.00–335.00	327.22
107	—	716	205.50–225.50	219.39
166	—	616	215.50–241.50	233.65
129	—	579	240.00–257.50	249.91
127	—	514	246.00–266.00	251.83
18	—	397	299.00–305.00	301.99
93	—	485	245.00–275.00	257.94
88	—	867	173.00–189.25	184.86
66	—	669	188.00–214.00	198.23
60	—	783	170.00–185.00	181.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	515	226.00–251.00	239.37
27	—	588	190.00–217.50	208.32
22	—	607	202.50–227.00	220.44
21	—	421	275.00–290.00	280.82
15	—	472	258.00–274.00	267.33
4	—	331	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	199.00–227.50	219.27
9	—	381	232.50–257.50	246.45
7	—	478	206.00–217.50	211.03
20	—	535	201.00–225.00	214.74
24	—	576	201.00–226.00	219.22
9	—	318	222.50–242.50	229.74
8	—	704	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	238.00	238.00
4	—	400	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	664	226.50–227.50	226.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	466	232.00–245.00	236.28
5	—	338	270.00	270.00
18	—	428	227.50–242.50	235.73
9	—	635	200.00	200.00
5	—	554	183.00	183.00
22	—	375	245.00–267.50	258.07
20	—	544	192.50–200.00	198.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	161.00	161.00
3	—	832	171.00	171.00
5	—	319	280.00	280.00
13	—	386	250.00–262.50	257.75
257	—	617	194.00–222.50	217.24
84	—	522	210.00–240.00	228.83
73	—	489	228.00–239.00	229.94
67	—	761	179.75	179.75
49	—	423	237.50–256.00	250.33
176	—	724	178.00–199.00	187.30
208	—	667	187.00–213.50	201.33
156	—	579	209.00–237.50	223.17
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	185.00–197.50	194.31
15	—	487	185.00–209.00	195.52
12	—	729	154.50–165.00	160.50
4	—	324	235.00	235.00
3	—	377	230.00	230.00
25	—	538	194.00–200.00	198.07
18	—	414	200.00–225.00	214.60
7	—	759	132.50	132.50
35	—	619	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	486	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	228.00	228.00
7	—	701	188.00	188.00

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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