Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold sharper higher, mostly 9.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers also sold sharply higher, mostly 7.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was very good. Supply was heavy with several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.10/cwt on 2,858 head.

Average price

$272.10

2,858 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.10

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	272.72	1,822	2,743
Medium and Large 1-2	565	257.27	1,452	115

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $370 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 sale2,858 hd

272.10

—

IA average12 barns · 11,510 hd

257.00

+15.10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	245.06/cwt	217.50–258.00	1,537	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	258.54/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,463	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	272.21/cwt	250.00–282.75	1,840	632
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	256.36/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,869	589
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	291.33/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,704	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	786	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,512	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,076	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	235.08/cwt	226.50–237.50	2,036	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	343.65/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,505	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,364	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	199.89/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,615	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	307.97/cwt	287.50–321.00	1,629	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,532	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	244.24/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,158	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	242.31/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,284	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	242.55/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,424	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	278.09/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,193	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	251.90/cwt	232.50–264.50	1,577	411
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	202.18/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,644	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	227.79/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,444	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	327	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	261.78/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,497	386
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	269.30/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,268	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	222.63/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,607	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	227.00/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,376	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	274.06/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,447	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	212.88/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,441	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	263.01/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,362	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	242.11/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,859	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	328.28/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,579	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	241.97/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,614	351
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	285.43/cwt	262.50–295.25	1,778	453
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	315.52/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	239.81/cwt	229.00–244.25	1,971	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	368.81/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,641	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	210.70/cwt	208.00–211.50	1,424	17

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 29, 2024

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

Receipts 4,996Last week 4,287Year ago 2,595

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	247.00	247.00
29	—	634	226.00–229.00	227.79
17	—	676	208.00–211.50	210.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	280.00	280.00
3	—	873	204.00	204.00
39	—	429	269.00–291.00	278.09
411	—	626	232.50–264.50	251.90
36	—	813	200.00–209.00	202.18
386	—	572	250.00–278.00	261.78
29	—	753	210.00	210.00
101	—	471	258.00–285.00	269.30
44	—	722	215.00–228.00	222.63
150	—	528	257.50–290.00	274.06
351	—	667	225.00–255.00	241.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	293.50	293.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	474	240.00–251.00	244.24
56	—	530	227.50–246.00	242.31
40	—	587	237.00–245.00	242.55
19	—	606	222.50–232.50	227.00
17	—	677	212.50–213.00	212.88
7	—	434	244.00	244.00
3	—	390	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	627	217.50–258.00	245.06
13	—	685	229.00	229.00
11	—	566	258.00–260.00	258.54
7	—	722	185.00–220.00	199.89
5	—	402	315.00	315.00
3	—	452	295.00	295.00
33	—	518	235.00–277.50	263.01
10	—	384	309.00–330.00	315.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
632	—	676	250.00–282.75	272.21
589	—	729	238.00–265.00	256.36
304	—	585	270.00–299.00	291.33
33	—	932	222.75	222.75
32	—	866	226.50–237.50	235.08
15	—	438	320.00–352.50	343.65
141	—	529	287.50–321.00	307.97
123	—	768	225.00–252.00	242.11
63	—	481	317.50–347.50	328.28
453	—	623	262.50–295.25	285.43
202	—	822	229.00–244.25	239.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	208.00	208.00
22	—	564	268.00	268.00
4	—	608	250.00	250.00
34	—	538	253.50	253.50
8	—	724	225.00	225.00
5	—	406	292.50	292.50
22	—	666	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	303.00	303.00
11	—	383	370.00	370.00
4	—	458	352.00	352.00
27	—	445	366.00–370.00	368.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	245.00	245.00
3	—	443	240.00	240.00
3	—	362	340.00	340.00

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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