Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold steady to 7.00 higher, while the 550 to 600 lb. steers were 13.00 higher. Heifers mostly sold 7.00 to 16.00 higher. Demand was very good. Supply was heavy with several load lots of reputation cattle across most weight groups.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $276.03/cwt on 2,095 head.

Average price

$276.03

2,095 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$71.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.57

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	277.52	1,919	1,935
Medium and Large 1-2	625	260.03	1,626	154
Large 1	1,000	205.75	2,058	6thin

One grade step is worth $71.77/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale2,095 hd

276.03

—

IA average8 barns · 7,919 hd

267.47

+8.57

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	—	583	308.85/cwt	292.00–323.50	1,801	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	2,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	322.57/cwt	319.00–327.50	1,403	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	294.06/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,811	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	243.82/cwt	235.00–249.50	2,016	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	254.93/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,999	478
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	279.63/cwt	253.00–285.75	1,913	419
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	256.20/cwt	244.00–267.50	1,614	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	237.23/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	238.68/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,582	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	272.80/cwt	240.00–288.00	1,612	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	235.11/cwt	230.00–236.50	2,022	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	327.90/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,346	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,553	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	208.62/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	250.02/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,555	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	223.60/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,438	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	253.39/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,346	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	262.48/cwt	237.50–274.00	1,520	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	226.97/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,416	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	244.75/cwt	234.00–249.50	1,655	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	231.60/cwt	219.50–236.00	1,788	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	290.93/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,385	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	205.42/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,715	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	292.35/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,228	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	229.28/cwt	217.00–237.50	1,616	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	291.25/cwt	291.25–291.25	1,899	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	287.16/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	197.82/cwt	170.00–203.50	1,462	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	255.82/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	287.85/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,517	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	266.08/cwt	254.50–278.00	1,924	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	322.58/cwt	302.00–328.50	1,716	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	341.65/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,619	41

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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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Feb 12, 2024

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

Receipts 3,654Last week 4,193Year ago 3,501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	583	292.00–323.50	308.85
27	—	435	319.00–327.50	322.57
207	—	616	277.00–302.00	294.06
149	—	827	235.00–249.50	243.82
478	—	784	232.00–261.00	254.93
419	—	684	253.00–285.75	279.63
7	—	359	335.00	335.00
34	—	860	230.00–236.50	235.11
215	—	723	254.50–278.00	266.08
44	—	532	302.00–328.50	322.58
41	—	474	322.50–355.00	341.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	230.00	230.00
5	—	478	308.00	308.00
5	—	375	327.50	327.50
4	—	569	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	205.75	205.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	630	244.00–267.50	256.20
19	—	715	236.00–238.00	237.23
19	—	663	230.00–250.00	238.68
8	—	491	287.00	287.00
57	—	591	240.00–288.00	272.80
7	—	871	215.00	215.00
7	—	323	325.00–330.00	327.90
4	—	833	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	359.00	359.00
44	—	652	291.25	291.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	468	285.00–290.00	287.54
15	—	624	226.00–228.00	226.97
5	—	765	201.00	201.00
10	—	386	275.00–295.00	287.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	206.00–212.00	208.62
58	—	643	200.00–228.00	223.60
27	—	531	238.00–260.00	253.39
3	—	345	270.00	270.00
7	—	554	220.00	220.00
4	—	789	185.00	185.00
17	—	739	170.00–203.50	197.82
8	—	475	235.00–268.00	255.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	622	230.00–259.00	250.02
158	—	579	237.50–274.00	262.48
205	—	676	234.00–249.50	244.75
167	—	772	219.50–236.00	231.60
55	—	476	280.00–298.00	290.93
37	—	835	204.00–210.00	205.42
35	—	420	275.00–297.50	292.35
72	—	705	217.00–237.50	229.28
3	—	963	175.00	175.00
4	—	395	307.50	307.50
113	—	527	271.00–305.00	287.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	222.50	222.50
3	—	403	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	297.50	297.50
5	—	409	312.50	312.50
3	—	685	240.00	240.00

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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