Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.23/cwt on 3,128 head.

Average price

$255.23

3,128 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	255.80	1,661	2,998
Medium and Large 1-2	590	242.15	1,429	130

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $232 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 sale3,128 hd

255.23

—

IA average13 barns · 14,826 hd

249.01

+6.22

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

57 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 1Unweaned	—	714	216.73/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,547	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	271.60/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,334	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	258.52/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,626	568
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	230.58/cwt	214.50–243.00	1,775	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,491	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	224.40/cwt	209.50–228.75	1,876	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	298.63/cwt	290.00–306.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	298.85/cwt	292.50–312.00	1,130	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	254.08/cwt	245.00–265.00	983	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	289.18/cwt	285.00–292.50	882	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,228	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,830	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	306.55/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,585	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	313.26/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,479	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	248.82/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,458	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	304.92/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,302	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	247.05/cwt	230.00–260.75	1,677	654
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	277.80/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,478	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	232.86/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	273.14/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,177	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	273.85/cwt	259.50–285.00	1,564	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	233.62/cwt	222.00–241.50	1,360	409
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	210.44/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,372	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	293.48/cwt	274.00–307.00	1,415	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	237.16/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,729	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	219.53/cwt	201.00–228.50	1,469	344
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,132	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	230.60/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,250	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	977	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	207.99/cwt	202.00–210.25	1,907	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	201.65/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,559	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	274.58/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,181	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	229.12/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,324	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	263.91/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	251.83/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,327	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	270.06/cwt	248.00–279.50	1,312	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	225.60/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,403	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	237.45/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,235	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	215.04/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,557	95

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Receipts 5,343Last week 2,325Year ago 4,700

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	714	213.00–220.00	216.73
3	—	688	226.00	226.00
14	—	491	265.00–275.00	271.60
17	—	550	271.00	271.00
4	—	625	226.00	226.00
5	—	534	255.00	255.00
11	—	327	290.00–306.00	298.63
16	—	428	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	305.00	305.00
568	—	629	242.50–270.00	258.52
431	—	770	214.50–243.00	230.58
16	—	862	203.00	203.00
105	—	836	209.50–228.75	224.40
15	—	378	292.50–312.00	298.85
57	—	427	293.00–315.00	304.92
654	—	679	230.00–260.75	247.05
130	—	532	255.00–286.00	277.80
360	—	571	259.50–285.00	273.85
111	—	482	274.00–307.00	293.48
268	—	729	220.00–249.00	237.16
32	—	917	202.00–210.25	207.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	223.00	223.00
4	—	378	265.00	265.00
66	—	586	230.00–252.50	248.82
7	—	518	220.00–250.00	232.86
18	—	431	260.00–287.50	273.14
6	—	629	218.00–220.00	219.03
20	—	777	208.00–210.00	209.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	330.00	330.00
78	—	517	304.00–307.00	306.55
65	—	472	307.00–320.00	313.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	387	245.00–265.00	254.08
17	—	814	204.00	204.00
16	—	305	285.00–292.50	289.18
409	—	582	222.00–241.50	233.62
344	—	669	201.00–228.50	219.53
73	—	773	195.00–212.50	201.65
99	—	430	270.00–284.00	274.58
144	—	527	235.00–267.00	251.83
240	—	486	248.00–279.50	270.06
274	—	622	211.00–240.00	225.60
95	—	724	206.00–224.00	215.04
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,228	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	196.50	196.50
13	—	464	244.00	244.00
16	—	542	220.00–233.00	230.60
4	—	613	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	652	209.00–214.00	210.44
18	—	578	226.00–237.50	229.12
4	—	323	270.00	270.00
8	—	409	247.50–280.00	263.91
14	—	370	262.50	262.50
21	—	520	215.00–243.00	237.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	225.00	225.00

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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