Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower, while 600 to 650 lbs. steers sold 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs. mostly sold 7.00 higher, while 500 to 600 lbs. heifers sold steady to 7.00 lower. Supply was heavy today that included several load lots of yearling cattle, however the bulk of the cattle sold were under 600 lbs. Demand was good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.62/cwt on 1,781 head.

Average price

$237.62

1,781 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$22.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.98

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	239.49	1,502	1,631
Medium and Large 1-2	534	217.30	1,161	150

One grade step is worth $22.20/cwt here — about $341 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 sale1,781 hd

237.62

—

IA average8 barns · 6,050 hd

225.64

+11.98

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

66 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	—	436	268.42/cwt	252.50–278.00	1,170	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	267.67/cwt	252.50–281.00	988	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	226.05/cwt	215.00–240.00	949	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	226.36/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,227	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	208.90/cwt	193.00–212.85	1,638	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	223.26/cwt	219.50–223.75	1,592	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	251.58/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,328	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	239.74/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,491	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	220.43/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,468	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	296.73/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,237	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	1,668	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	261.23/cwt	244.00–272.00	1,236	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	198.42/cwt	195.75–199.75	1,810	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	245.83/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,404	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	326	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	251.79/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,322	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	196.73/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	214.35/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,062	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,010	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	241.35/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	224.16/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,291	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	231.26/cwt	217.00–243.00	1,205	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	178.39/cwt	165.00–196.00	1,193	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	193.95/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,414	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	199.58/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,375	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	200.27/cwt	162.50–218.00	1,059	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	213.18/cwt	190.00–220.00	919	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	243.00/cwt	222.50–253.00	1,130	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	251.65/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,072	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	191.34/cwt	174.00–199.00	1,485	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	262.61/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,006	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	213.21/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,343	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	215.88/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	306	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	257.08/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,095	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	239.26/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,110	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	249.39/cwt	232.50–257.50	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,486	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	839	207.35/cwt	207.35–207.35	1,740	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	868	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,779	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,262	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,321	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	397	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	215.81/cwt	198.00–223.00	1,211	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	199.29/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,250	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	240.46/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,135	31

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	436	252.50–278.00	268.42
48	—	369	252.50–281.00	267.67
6	—	330	280.00–285.00	282.56
25	—	889	192.00	192.00
95	—	784	193.00–212.85	208.90
79	—	713	219.50–223.75	223.26
131	—	528	240.00–267.50	251.58
116	—	622	230.00–254.00	239.74
38	—	666	210.00–228.00	220.43
30	—	805	207.25	207.25
234	—	473	244.00–272.00	261.23
190	—	912	195.75–199.75	198.42
185	—	571	228.00–255.00	245.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	691	190.00	190.00
3	—	333	240.00	240.00
18	—	420	215.00–240.00	226.05
10	—	542	206.00–235.00	226.36
8	—	741	159.00	159.00
34	—	561	198.00–223.00	215.81
31	—	627	180.00–203.00	199.29
31	—	472	234.00–242.50	240.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	520	271.00	271.00
4	—	325	310.00	310.00
43	—	563	264.00	264.00
70	—	839	207.35	207.35
68	—	868	205.00	205.00
23	—	459	275.00	275.00
15	—	436	303.00	303.00
9	—	397	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	417	289.00–298.00	296.73
4	—	371	285.00	285.00
31	—	525	232.00–261.00	251.79
15	—	664	220.00	220.00
7	—	458	256.00	256.00
6	—	633	224.00	224.00
6	—	348	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	191.00–204.00	196.73
9	—	486	213.00–216.00	214.35
5	—	796	156.00	156.00
4	—	623	190.00	190.00
4	—	374	222.50	222.50
20	—	669	165.00–196.00	178.39
3	—	843	159.00	159.00
57	—	529	162.50–218.00	200.27
25	—	431	190.00–220.00	213.18
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,010	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	576	208.00–232.00	224.16
144	—	521	217.00–243.00	231.26
26	—	729	184.00–198.00	193.95
12	—	689	193.00–206.00	199.58
223	—	465	222.50–253.00	243.00
7	—	839	170.50	170.50
3	—	913	164.00	164.00
83	—	426	230.00–261.00	251.65
74	—	776	174.00–199.00	191.34
58	—	383	247.50–269.00	262.61
43	—	630	201.00–225.00	213.21
12	—	322	232.50–257.50	249.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	214.00–219.00	215.88
4	—	306	225.00	225.00
45	—	426	230.00–270.00	257.08
20	—	464	236.00–244.00	239.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	449	230.00–255.00	241.35

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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