Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold mostly 3.00 to 14.00 lower, except for 800 to 850 lb. steers sold 4.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 13.00 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 $277.91/cwt on 2,418 head.

Average price

$277.91

2,418 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$245

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$83.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.90

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	278.22	1,881	2,255
Medium and Large 1-2	552	275.20	1,519	160
Large 1	1,090	195.00	2,126	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.22/cwt here — about −$245 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 sale2,418 hd

277.91

—

IA average9 barns · 9,209 hd

267.02

+10.90

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

61 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	—	519	308.54/cwt	297.50–319.00	1,601	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	286.51/cwt	270.00–306.00	1,794	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	307.31/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	251.46/cwt	229.00–259.75	1,959	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	275.86/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,868	515
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	262.93/cwt	240.00–273.25	1,909	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	236.01/cwt	214.00–240.00	2,075	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	344.06/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,270	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,611	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	247.55/cwt	227.00–254.25	2,022	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	298.33/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,423	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	267.84/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,674	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	274.23/cwt	253.00–292.00	1,453	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,066	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	218.69/cwt	218.50–220.00	1,811	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	985	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,010	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	272.44/cwt	255.00–288.50	1,556	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	233.18/cwt	229.50–235.00	1,779	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	315.59/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,199	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	248.98/cwt	233.00–265.00	1,671	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	288.72/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,527	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	248.10/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,419	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	312.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,322	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	306.89/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,452	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	219.40/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,939	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	262.54/cwt	241.00–269.00	1,670	564
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	332.41/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	238.88/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,753	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	353.50/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	297.66/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,360	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	226.94/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,623	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	329.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,389	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	267.59/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	223.37/cwt	223.00–224.00	2,033	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,090	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	388.16/cwt	387.50–389.00	1,444	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	294.97/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,687	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	313.66/cwt	313.50–314.00	1,898	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	336.80/cwt	318.00–352.00	1,664	80

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

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Receipts 4,616Last week 3,654Year ago 4,453

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	519	297.50–319.00	308.54
4	—	336	375.00	375.00
210	—	626	270.00–306.00	286.51
345	—	779	229.00–259.75	251.46
515	—	677	260.00–290.00	275.86
337	—	726	240.00–273.25	262.93
71	—	879	214.00–240.00	236.01
38	—	369	340.00–370.00	344.06
182	—	817	227.00–254.25	247.55
7	—	962	217.00	217.00
28	—	421	320.00–340.00	329.82
16	—	910	223.00–224.00	223.37
134	—	572	277.00–310.00	294.97
80	—	494	318.00–352.00	336.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	389	300.00–312.50	307.31
34	—	590	273.00	273.00
3	—	415	290.00	290.00
22	—	477	272.50–310.00	298.33
25	—	625	265.00–269.00	267.84
56	—	530	253.00–292.00	274.23
7	—	747	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	260.00–270.00	265.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	617	270.50	270.50
4	—	534	302.50	302.50
4	—	418	340.00	340.00
4	—	459	335.00	335.00
12	—	555	310.00	310.00
4	—	659	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	330.00–336.00	332.41
14	—	460	350.00–362.50	353.50
20	—	422	371.00	371.00
19	—	372	387.50–389.00	388.16
113	—	605	313.50–314.00	313.66
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	182.00	182.00
6	—	1,010	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	809	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	282.50	282.50
28	—	572	243.00–252.00	248.10
3	—	657	227.00	227.00
8	—	348	297.50	297.50
21	—	715	226.00–228.00	226.94
13	—	421	252.50–285.00	267.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	828	218.50–220.00	218.69
4	—	323	305.00	305.00
252	—	571	255.00–288.50	272.44
91	—	763	229.50–235.00	233.18
52	—	380	302.50–325.00	315.59
299	—	671	233.00–265.00	248.98
195	—	529	272.00–300.00	288.72
61	—	423	300.00–320.00	312.60
77	—	473	292.50–320.00	306.89
19	—	884	211.00–221.00	219.40
564	—	636	241.00–269.00	262.54
191	—	734	230.00–253.00	238.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	215.00	215.00
16	—	457	295.00–302.00	297.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	269.00	269.00
4	—	445	330.00	330.00
5	—	634	265.00	265.00

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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