Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone on this weeks light test. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate and included several groups of unweaned calves

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $289.55/cwt on 725 head.

Average price

$289.55

725 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+39.62

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	292.35	1,737	619
Medium and Large 1-2	518	273.17	1,415	106

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $321 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 sale725 hd

289.55

—

IA average6 barns · 2,151 hd

249.93

+39.62

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

54 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	—	821	241.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	261.44/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,597	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	324.56/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	261.33/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,377	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	309.92/cwt	304.00–327.50	1,475	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	249.07/cwt	248.50–250.00	1,696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	777	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	317	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	481	296.24/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,425	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	359.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,512	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	296.84/cwt	281.00–309.00	1,558	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	297.35/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,728	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	288.03/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,769	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	376.70/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,454	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	338.08/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,586	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,188	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	244.29/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,019	198.97/cwt	189.00–204.00	2,028	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	204.27/cwt	182.50–215.00	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	218.83/cwt	212.50–222.50	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	218.86/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	252.90/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	239.42/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,250	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	248.41/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,431	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	219.41/cwt	207.50–243.00	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	229.17/cwt	212.50–246.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	273.81/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,459	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	316	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	586	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	434	243.81/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,058	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	258.51/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,228	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	268.43/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,138	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	352	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	275.40/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,562	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	251.82/cwt	248.50–253.10	2,181	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	317.60/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,607	49

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Receipts 1,529Last week 2,648Year ago 2,569

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone on this weeks light test. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate and included several groups of unweaned calves

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	821	240.00–245.00	241.46
74	—	611	258.00–262.00	261.44
11	—	436	315.00–330.00	324.56
7	—	966	225.00	225.00
35	—	476	304.00–327.50	309.92
18	—	681	248.50–250.00	249.07
5	—	362	385.00	385.00
3	—	753	239.00	239.00
58	—	567	267.50–276.00	275.40
86	—	866	248.50–253.10	251.82
49	—	506	315.00–321.00	317.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	527	252.50–265.00	261.33
3	—	900	205.00	205.00
8	—	486	230.00	230.00
3	—	705	200.00	200.00
5	—	368	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	777	205.00	205.00
6	—	317	335.00–355.00	345.00
4	—	549	242.50	242.50
24	—	481	265.00–305.00	296.24
11	—	440	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	421	350.00–370.00	359.24
60	—	525	281.00–309.00	296.84
56	—	581	287.50–305.00	297.35
25	—	614	272.50–292.50	288.03
13	—	386	365.00–387.50	376.70
4	—	686	235.00	235.00
71	—	469	333.00–341.00	338.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	450	264.00	264.00
14	—	676	244.00–245.00	244.29
13	—	830	227.50	227.50
8	—	392	263.00	263.00
3	—	345	265.00	265.00
20	—	433	233.00–261.00	252.90
6	—	625	212.50–246.00	229.17
5	—	577	232.50	232.50
73	—	533	260.00–282.50	273.81
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	189.00–204.00	198.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	339	182.50–215.00	204.27
8	—	429	212.50–222.50	218.83
6	—	509	212.50–225.00	218.86
5	—	882	188.00	188.00
17	—	486	207.50–243.00	219.41
4	—	398	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	237.00–240.00	239.42
18	—	576	225.00–253.00	248.41
88	—	475	245.00–271.00	258.51
54	—	424	261.00–280.00	268.43
6	—	379	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	250.00	250.00
4	—	586	220.00	220.00
17	—	434	240.00–245.00	243.81
3	—	352	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	287.50	287.50

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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