Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold sharply higher. Heifers 550 to 600 lbs. sold mostly 5.00 higher while, 450 to 550 lbs. heifers sold 10.00 to 11.00 higher. Supply was moderate today. Demand was good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.77/cwt on 1,042 head.

Average price

$256.77

1,042 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$25.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.21

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	260.00	1,554	910
Medium and Large 1-2	550	234.48	1,290	132

One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about $264 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 sale1,042 hd

256.77

—

IA average7 barns · 3,869 hd

244.56

+12.21

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

62 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,318	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	817	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,511	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	252.67/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,200	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	244.14/cwt	237.50–248.00	964	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	229.12/cwt	216.00–248.00	1,320	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	276.36/cwt	274.00–280.00	884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	198.20/cwt	194.50–199.10	1,516	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	244.18/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,048	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	270.35/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,017	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	225.24/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,210	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	892	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,012	154.38/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	234.12/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,025	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	196.15/cwt	177.50–207.50	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	221.19/cwt	213.50–228.00	1,626	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	204.18/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,556	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	292.10/cwt	272.50–304.50	1,390	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	254.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	196.25/cwt	196.25–196.25	1,910	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	212.25/cwt	212.25–212.25	1,891	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	235.08/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,246	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	256.12/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,696	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,474	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	229.57/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	257.67/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,605	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,342	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	227.66/cwt	219.50–231.50	1,541	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	277.63/cwt	257.50–289.00	1,477	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	279.87/cwt	267.50–291.00	1,052	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	291.34/cwt	277.50–308.00	1,221	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	262.37/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,498	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	246.79/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,069	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	238.90/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,343	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,327	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	241.08/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	250.69/cwt	247.50–252.50	935	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,273	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	199.79/cwt	181.00–209.50	1,339	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	324.67/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,221	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	219.62/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,379	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	242.68/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,267	85

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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Receipts 2,217Last week 3,152Year ago 3,947

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	502	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	734	194.50	194.50
156	—	475	237.50–265.00	252.67
7	—	850	170.00	170.00
168	—	576	216.00–248.00	229.12
11	—	320	274.00–280.00	276.36
95	—	765	194.50–199.10	198.20
39	—	429	224.00–250.00	244.18
60	—	376	255.00–285.00	270.35
39	—	670	181.00–209.50	199.79
6	—	966	159.00	159.00
71	—	628	214.00–226.00	219.62
85	—	522	229.00–253.00	242.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	223.00	223.00
6	—	439	210.00	210.00
6	—	338	212.50	212.50
19	—	395	237.50–248.00	244.14
5	—	712	178.00	178.00
4	—	698	177.00	177.00
10	—	489	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	537	221.00–227.00	225.24
3	—	487	233.00	233.00
3	—	433	245.00	245.00
9	—	312	281.00	281.00
11	—	595	223.00	223.00
12	—	609	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	817	185.00	185.00
3	—	682	182.00	182.00
7	—	438	220.00–245.00	234.12
8	—	587	177.50–207.50	196.15
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,012	147.00–158.00	154.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	180.00	180.00
6	—	518	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	735	213.50–228.00	221.19
22	—	762	193.00–215.00	204.18
143	—	476	272.50–304.50	292.10
17	—	838	221.50	221.50
52	—	973	196.25	196.25
55	—	891	212.25	212.25
37	—	662	243.00–268.00	256.12
88	—	623	247.00–270.00	257.67
68	—	532	257.50–289.00	277.63
32	—	376	267.50–291.00	279.87
97	—	419	277.50–308.00	291.34
110	—	571	245.00–273.00	262.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	250.00–260.00	254.39
8	—	653	234.00	234.00
9	—	369	335.00	335.00
15	—	634	232.50	232.50
22	—	443	303.00	303.00
22	—	562	234.00–243.00	238.90
4	—	495	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	530	215.00–247.50	235.08
8	—	612	219.00–236.00	229.57
37	—	677	219.50–231.50	227.66
12	—	433	235.00–265.00	246.79
8	—	560	217.00	217.00
12	—	465	230.00–257.50	241.08
11	—	373	247.50–252.50	250.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	376	312.50–327.50	324.67
4	—	590	300.00	300.00

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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