Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was strong today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. Cattle covered a wide range of weight groups. Compared to a week ago, steers under 850 lbs. sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher, while steers over 850 lbs. sold 4.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. sold with a higher undertone and those over 550 lbs. sold with a lower undertone on this weeks light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $284.13/cwt on 1,640 head.

Average price

$284.13

1,640 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$39.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	287.54	1,926	1,498
Medium and Large 1-2	612	248.13	1,518	142

One grade step is worth $39.41/cwt here — about $408 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 sale1,640 hd

284.13

—

IA average7 barns · 5,050 hd

277.05

+7.07

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	228.50/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,737	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	279.02/cwt	250.00–286.00	2,023	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	257.08/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,134	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	274.24/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,503	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	264.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	306.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	323.62/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,421	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,419	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	222.12/cwt	200.00–245.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	216.47/cwt	195.00–245.00	1,561	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	294.63/cwt	291.50–306.00	1,844	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	277.42/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,620	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	252.71/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,423	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	241.60/cwt	241.60–241.60	2,266	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,518	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	334.62/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,633	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	268.67/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,840	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	311.88/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,644	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	306.19/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,779	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	245.27/cwt	238.00–247.10	2,149	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	262.54/cwt	255.75–270.00	2,037	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	508	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	369.18/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,381	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	253.87/cwt	252.00–257.50	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,365	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	330.14/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,063	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	205.30/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,915	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	241.78/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,485	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	221.22/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	207.98/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,019	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	319.09/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,359	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	271.79/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,451	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	193.42/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	232.63/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,803	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	252.72/cwt	238.00–270.00	1,471	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	268.44/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	292.87/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,409	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	238.54/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,386	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	255.06/cwt	234.50–259.50	1,831	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	326.17/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,210	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	375.80/cwt	375.00–376.00	1,518	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	279.00/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,200	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	256.55/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,614	19

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 2,648Last week 5,590Year ago 3,103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	760	223.00–234.00	228.50
10	—	578	250.00–270.00	264.29
8	—	336	300.00–310.00	306.17
6	—	415	200.00–245.00	222.12
19	—	721	195.00–245.00	216.47
5	—	853	217.50	217.50
4	—	375	325.00	325.00
6	—	527	200.00–202.50	201.27
6	—	479	289.00	289.00
19	—	629	210.00–265.00	256.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	725	250.00–286.00	279.02
174	—	830	240.00–270.00	257.08
49	—	391	363.00	363.00
148	—	626	291.50–306.00	294.63
37	—	584	270.00–304.00	277.42
62	—	938	241.60	241.60
90	—	467	325.00	325.00
20	—	685	263.00–270.00	268.67
165	—	876	238.00–247.10	245.27
161	—	776	255.75–270.00	262.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	685	227.00	227.00
33	—	548	274.00–275.00	274.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	439	315.00–338.00	323.62
109	—	488	324.00–338.00	334.62
68	—	527	306.00–325.00	311.88
65	—	581	298.00–309.00	306.19
35	—	374	360.00–379.00	369.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	302.50	302.50
15	—	563	240.00–267.50	252.71
6	—	508	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	404	375.00–376.00	375.80
7	—	502	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	252.00–257.50	253.87
6	—	858	220.00	220.00
3	—	965	199.00	199.00
18	—	322	322.50–350.00	330.14
17	—	933	197.00–217.00	205.30
25	—	614	230.00–247.50	241.78
87	—	426	317.50–325.00	319.09
51	—	534	270.00–273.00	271.79
21	—	775	231.00–235.00	232.63
65	—	582	238.00–270.00	252.72
3	—	830	228.00	228.00
92	—	718	234.50–259.50	255.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	374	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	218.00	218.00
6	—	744	215.00	215.00
5	—	386	215.00	215.00
6	—	668	217.50–225.00	221.22
8	—	490	202.50–217.50	207.98
10	—	782	165.00–205.00	193.42
3	—	527	220.00	220.00
11	—	896	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	230.00–300.00	268.44
4	—	468	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	481	269.00–300.00	292.87
23	—	581	215.00–247.50	238.54
15	—	371	310.00–340.00	326.17
43	—	430	272.50–287.50	279.00
8	—	519	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	345.00	345.00
5	—	587	177.50	177.50

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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