Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steer calves under 500 lbs. sold mostly higher on a light test, while steers 500 to 650 lbs. sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. sold mostly lower on a light test, while heifers 450 to 650 lbs. were 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.92/cwt on 1,842 head.

Average price

$246.92

1,842 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$13.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.96

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	248.50	1,494	1,632
Medium and Large 1-2	502	234.65	1,177	210

One grade step is worth $13.85/cwt here — about $317 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 sale1,842 hd

246.92

—

IA average7 barns · 4,909 hd

233.96

+12.96

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

65 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	—	337	296.31/cwt	285.00–310.00	999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	246.45/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,077	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	233.51/cwt	207.50–252.50	1,128	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	268.22/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,282	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	940	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	230.39/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,345	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	236.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,461	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	287.16/cwt	286.00–287.50	1,373	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	208.15/cwt	200.00–209.25	1,526	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	206.67/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,622	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	208.72/cwt	185.50–210.00	1,743	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	290.97/cwt	270.00–299.50	1,245	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	305.20/cwt	289.00–318.00	1,285	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	308.65/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,173	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	253.10/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,331	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	261.79/cwt	240.00–272.50	997	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	263.51/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,394	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	232.30/cwt	232.00–232.50	1,315	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,278	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	238.67/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,243	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	236.11/cwt	226.00–247.50	1,133	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	215.55/cwt	212.50–217.50	905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	222.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	199.88/cwt	189.50–205.00	1,341	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	195.68/cwt	175.00–201.00	1,534	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,169	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	171.74/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,486	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	264.54/cwt	252.50–277.00	847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	210.43/cwt	192.00–213.50	1,319	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	211.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,020	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	228.93/cwt	220.00–232.00	987	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	207.86/cwt	194.00–223.00	1,183	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	189.48/cwt	170.50–193.00	1,366	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	223.47/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,280	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	232.31/cwt	215.00–242.50	966	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	216.84/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,160	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	361	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	215.38/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,111	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	222.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,045	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	249.53/cwt	235.00–267.50	948	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	254.89/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,443	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	248.35/cwt	230.00–254.00	959	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	769	224.18/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,724	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	173.50/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,369	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	266.13/cwt	261.00–270.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	232.34/cwt	215.50–242.00	1,561	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	261.40/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,500	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	227.93/cwt	223.00–242.50	1,222	12

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 3,651Last week 2,380Year ago 3,730

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	337	285.00–310.00	296.31
149	—	478	254.00–285.00	268.22
149	—	617	230.00–245.00	236.82
8	—	389	307.50	307.50
49	—	733	200.00–209.25	208.15
33	—	785	203.00–215.00	206.67
4	—	958	165.00	165.00
3	—	883	186.00	186.00
135	—	835	185.50–210.00	208.72
52	—	421	289.00–318.00	305.20
3	—	1,150	161.00	161.00
168	—	526	235.00–259.00	253.10
169	—	566	237.00–264.00	254.89
283	—	672	215.50–242.00	232.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	437	237.50–255.00	246.45
40	—	483	207.50–252.50	233.51
23	—	584	225.00–232.50	230.39
6	—	607	214.00	214.00
20	—	789	172.00–174.00	173.50
9	—	322	261.00–270.00	266.13
4	—	363	255.00	255.00
12	—	536	223.00–242.50	227.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	478	286.00–287.50	287.16
48	—	428	270.00–299.50	290.97
20	—	380	302.50–315.00	308.65
71	—	529	250.00–277.50	263.51
8	—	566	232.00–232.50	232.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	235.00	235.00
9	—	482	247.50	247.50
17	—	381	240.00–272.50	261.79
4	—	608	208.50	208.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	503	280.00	280.00
5	—	361	312.00	312.00
77	—	769	222.50–230.00	224.18
77	—	574	261.00–263.00	261.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	255.00	255.00
3	—	350	275.00	275.00
25	—	455	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	160.00	160.00
10	—	420	212.50–217.50	215.55
12	—	386	220.00–225.00	222.94
18	—	481	210.00–215.00	211.98
4	—	649	177.50	177.50
34	—	535	205.00–222.00	216.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
282	—	521	220.00–252.00	238.67
171	—	480	226.00–247.50	236.11
118	—	671	189.50–205.00	199.88
19	—	784	175.00–201.00	195.68
16	—	865	171.00–173.00	171.74
11	—	320	252.50–277.00	264.54
246	—	627	192.00–213.50	210.43
65	—	721	170.50–193.00	189.48
145	—	573	214.00–233.00	223.47
56	—	416	215.00–242.50	232.31
71	—	380	235.00–267.50	249.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	431	220.00–232.00	228.93
21	—	569	194.00–223.00	207.86
31	—	516	199.00–220.00	215.38
17	—	469	210.00–230.00	222.88
28	—	386	230.00–254.00	248.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	201.00	201.00
4	—	815	171.00	171.00
4	—	459	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	265.00	265.00

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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