Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers less than 500 lbs. sold sharply higher, while heifers 500 lbs. and greater sold 2.00 to 16.00 lower. 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 $268.10/cwt on 2,154 head.

Average price

$268.10

2,154 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.03

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	270.22	1,873	1,987
Medium and Large 1-2	654	243.90	1,595	163
Large 1	1,000	205.00	2,050	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.22/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale2,154 hd

268.10

—

IA average9 barns · 10,056 hd

258.07

+10.03

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	—	671	276.61/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,856	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	250.27/cwt	249.50–254.00	1,714	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	260.02/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,901	357
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	316.12/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,675	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	231.74/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,028	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	326.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	226.73/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,644	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	340.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,444	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	210.21/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	283.13/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	232.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,466	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	774	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	251.44/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,579	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	244.05/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,979	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	252.15/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	272.75/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,446	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	239.66/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,356	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	229.90/cwt	229.50–230.00	1,768	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	216.53/cwt	209.50–220.25	1,682	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	300.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,181	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,703	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,467	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	276.21/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	237.70/cwt	220.00–277.50	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	207.76/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	235.45/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,476	497
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	289.88/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,415	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	232.70/cwt	212.00–242.50	1,552	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	241.42/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,253	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	302.29/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,288	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	271.62/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,404	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	236.41/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,135	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	194.21/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,196	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	263.62/cwt	257.50–267.50	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	248.53/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,437	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	222.11/cwt	209.00–242.50	1,593	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	287.46/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,808	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	296.08/cwt	288.00–311.50	1,717	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	230.11/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,192	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	213.06/cwt	175.00–227.00	1,238	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	211.34/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	231.16/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	250.08/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,180	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	248.69/cwt	241.50–264.00	1,932	308

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
293	—	671	265.00–287.50	276.61
357	—	731	246.00–275.00	260.02
151	—	530	302.50–326.00	316.12
83	—	875	225.00–232.50	231.74
13	—	477	310.00–335.00	326.12
15	—	424	335.00–350.00	340.55
6	—	997	198.00	198.00
236	—	811	231.00–254.00	244.05
281	—	629	271.00–294.00	287.46
141	—	580	288.00–311.50	296.08
11	—	907	207.00–215.00	211.34
4	—	394	355.00	355.00
308	—	777	241.50–264.00	248.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	685	249.50–254.00	250.27
3	—	480	267.50	267.50
4	—	431	230.00	230.00
18	—	725	211.00–240.00	226.73
9	—	808	204.00–218.00	210.21
8	—	383	262.50–302.50	283.13
24	—	628	222.50–265.00	251.44
7	—	531	250.00–255.00	252.15
13	—	566	220.00–270.00	239.66
21	—	769	229.50–230.00	229.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	630	220.00–245.00	232.69
8	—	774	217.00	217.00
5	—	381	330.00	330.00
4	—	425	312.50	312.50
25	—	530	267.00–285.00	272.75
6	—	468	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	362.50	362.50
12	—	465	367.50	367.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	777	209.50–220.25	216.53
24	—	393	300.00–305.00	300.58
9	—	888	187.50	187.50
24	—	823	206.00–210.00	207.76
497	—	627	227.00–240.00	235.45
125	—	488	270.00–300.00	289.88
181	—	667	212.00–242.50	232.70
36	—	426	292.00–312.50	302.29
99	—	517	255.00–284.00	271.62
265	—	578	230.00–257.50	248.53
143	—	717	209.00–242.50	222.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	701	243.00	243.00
10	—	504	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	746	201.00	201.00
6	—	436	275.00–277.50	276.21
10	—	375	220.00–277.50	237.70
5	—	826	172.00	172.00
18	—	480	232.50–248.00	236.41
14	—	616	175.00–210.00	194.21
27	—	518	205.00–245.00	230.11
20	—	581	175.00–227.00	213.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	300.00	300.00
25	—	519	230.00–250.00	241.42
8	—	374	257.50–267.50	263.62
3	—	598	228.00	228.00
16	—	611	226.00–233.00	231.16
15	—	472	242.50–257.00	250.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	193.00	193.00

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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