Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to sharply higher. Heifers were all lower, with 500-600 lbs. heifers 3.00 to sharply lower. Several groups of quality calves were on offer today. Demand was good to very good today. Supply was heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.49/cwt on 1,076 head.

Average price

$269.49

1,076 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$42.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.09

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	272.24	1,538	1,007
Medium and Large 1-2	521	229.44	1,195	69

One grade step is worth $42.80/cwt here — about $342 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 sale1,076 hd

269.49

—

IA average13 barns · 9,647 hd

242.40

+27.09

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

63 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 1Unweaned	—	419	261.95/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,098	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	237.09/cwt	217.50–243.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	286.39/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,466	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	261.55/cwt	249.00–270.50	1,635	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	230.44/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,572	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,525	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	312.76/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,314	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	419	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	238.76/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,593	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	275.42/cwt	256.00–287.50	1,570	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,225	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,604	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	183.67/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	273.61/cwt	268.00–293.00	1,434	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	266.00/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	222.97/cwt	209.00–237.50	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	275.24/cwt	269.00–296.00	1,588	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	266.99/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,135	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	283.21/cwt	267.50–298.00	1,314	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	266.72/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	507	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	272.30/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,046	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	201.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	232.01/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,309	127
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,042	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	246.41/cwt	245.50–260.00	1,220	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	597	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,355	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	238.70/cwt	222.50–247.00	1,017	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	208.98/cwt	200.00–217.50	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,490	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	220.64/cwt	204.00–231.00	1,163	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	193.96/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,303	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	213.23/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,367	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	219.54/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,260	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	202.81/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,255	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	227.58/cwt	213.00–241.00	1,204	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	234.38/cwt	226.00–247.50	1,095	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	249.06/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,128	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	296.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,058	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	225.30/cwt	212.50–240.00	874	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	205.84/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,204	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	293.62/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,371	36

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Receipts 2,134Last week 2,770Year ago 2,920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	255.00–273.00	261.95
17	—	488	217.50–243.00	237.09
56	—	527	204.00–231.00	220.64
10	—	672	190.00–198.00	193.96
37	—	574	205.00–225.00	219.54
24	—	619	200.00–211.00	202.81
6	—	383	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	200.00	200.00
4	—	419	225.00	225.00
10	—	525	205.00	205.00
5	—	575	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	384	270.00–284.00	272.30
127	—	564	229.00–234.00	232.01
38	—	426	222.50–247.00	238.70
3	—	755	198.00	198.00
22	—	641	200.00–216.00	213.23
99	—	529	213.00–241.00	227.58
42	—	467	226.00–247.50	234.38
6	—	909	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	486	195.00–205.00	201.11
6	—	546	205.00	205.00
6	—	424	200.00–217.50	208.98
3	—	340	205.00	205.00
20	—	388	212.50–240.00	225.30
30	—	585	195.00–212.50	205.84
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	495	245.50–260.00	246.41
60	—	597	227.00	227.00
15	—	621	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	310.00	310.00
83	—	512	265.00–294.00	286.39
178	—	625	249.00–270.50	261.55
65	—	682	220.00–237.50	230.44
14	—	856	232.50	232.50
19	—	726	221.00	221.00
204	—	577	269.00–296.00	275.24
14	—	425	260.00–272.50	266.99
21	—	357	295.00–300.00	296.43
7	—	755	226.00	226.00
36	—	467	280.00–309.00	293.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	524	291.00	291.00
57	—	420	305.00–316.00	312.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	667	220.00–245.00	238.76
91	—	570	256.00–287.50	275.42
10	—	715	213.00	213.00
27	—	524	268.00–293.00	273.61
9	—	421	255.00–285.00	266.00
27	—	464	267.50–298.00	283.21
7	—	395	265.00–269.00	266.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	232.50	232.50
6	—	569	209.00–237.50	222.97
3	—	663	177.50	177.50
34	—	453	248.00–260.00	249.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	182.00–185.00	183.67
3	—	597	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	184.00	184.00
3	—	875	182.50	182.50
3	—	480	208.00	208.00
14	—	572	225.00	225.00
5	—	548	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	210.00	210.00
3	—	588	192.00	192.00
3	—	497	220.00	220.00

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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