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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 14

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 28 →

Receipts

3,627 head

▼ 1,419 vs last sale 5,046▲ 3,627 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. were 3.00-8.00 lower, while the 650-750 lb. steers were steady to 3.00 lower. The heavier steers 750-900 lbs. were 1.50-3.00 higher. Heifers 450-600 lbs. were 2.00-4.50 lower and those 600-800 lbs. were 1.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.79/cwt on 1,991 head.

Average price

$154.79

1,991 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	155.02	1,030	1,862
Medium and Large 1-2	527	151.44	798	129

One grade step is worth $3.58/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 sale1,991 hd

154.79

—

IA average6 barns · 4,856 hd

149.85

+4.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	221.68/cwt	218.00–225.00	729	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	185.57/cwt	185.00–186.00	718	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	571	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	649	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	180.69/cwt	174.00–185.00	770	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	169.36/cwt	159.00–173.50	738	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	176.18/cwt	176.00–177.00	819	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	155.60/cwt	155.00–159.00	739	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	169.91/cwt	162.00–178.50	809	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	165.57/cwt	162.25–169.75	853	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	161.22/cwt	159.00–173.50	866	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	154.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	832	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	158.31/cwt	148.00–161.75	896	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	153.26/cwt	149.25–163.75	890	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	151.60/cwt	144.00–156.75	938	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	911	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	935	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	140.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	949	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	153.87/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,042	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	965	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	146.50/cwt	144.25–150.25	1,047	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	148.37/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,159	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	145.16/cwt	134.50–147.85	1,203	219
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	143.16/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,250	245
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	604	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	170.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	605	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	161.44/cwt	158.00–169.00	613	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.80/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	147.21/cwt	145.00–155.00	648	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	148.36/cwt	143.00–153.50	700	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	137.54/cwt	137.00–138.00	653	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	147.78/cwt	141.00–150.00	717	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.25	774	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	143.31/cwt	135.00–146.00	758	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	145.28/cwt	133.00–146.50	811	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	143.74/cwt	137.50–151.75	821	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	161.87/cwt	157.50–165.00	947	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.67/cwt	135.50–148.75	886	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	832	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	140.10/cwt	136.00–142.75	961	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	901	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	887	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	137.27/cwt	129.50–140.75	1,013	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	139.10/cwt	134.75–145.00	1,078	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,010	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,141	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	124.20/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,165	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	776	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	9

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 14, 2020

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Receipts 3,627Last week 5,046Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	156.00	156.00
7	—	621	134.00	134.00
34	—	558	133.00–146.50	145.28
37	—	430	149.00	149.00
55	—	529	135.00–146.00	143.31
62	—	485	141.00–150.00	147.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	686	136.00–142.75	140.10
21	—	883	129.25	129.25
82	—	472	143.00–153.50	148.36
26	—	356	165.00–175.00	170.08
95	—	528	140.00–150.25	146.65
33	—	938	121.00–125.00	124.20
100	—	738	129.50–140.75	137.27
63	—	775	134.75–145.00	139.10
3	—	273	177.50	177.50
168	—	571	137.50–151.75	143.74
70	—	440	145.00–155.00	147.21
9	—	349	173.00	173.00
73	—	621	135.50–148.75	142.67
10	—	811	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	127.00	127.00
5	—	707	125.50	125.50
9	—	380	158.00–169.00	161.44
12	—	696	129.50	129.50
13	—	428	140.00–146.00	141.80
19	—	475	137.00–138.00	137.54
3	—	502	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	486	163.00	163.00
34	—	585	157.50–165.00	161.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	139.00	139.00
14	—	493	145.00	145.00
5	—	367	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	168.00–170.00	168.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	475	155.00–159.00	155.60
38	—	538	150.00–156.00	154.70
5	—	387	147.50	147.50
9	—	711	135.75	135.75
10	—	675	135.00–145.00	140.62
12	—	408	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	581	149.25–163.75	153.26
68	—	515	162.25–169.75	165.57
14	—	436	159.00–173.50	169.36
15	—	621	146.75	146.75
32	—	465	176.00–177.00	176.18
38	—	655	142.75	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
224	—	781	138.00–150.00	148.37
129	—	677	147.00–161.00	153.87
245	—	873	132.00–145.00	143.16
132	—	715	144.25–150.25	146.50
138	—	476	162.00–178.50	169.91
9	—	387	185.00–186.00	185.57
160	—	619	144.00–156.75	151.60
24	—	329	218.00–225.00	221.68
200	—	537	159.00–173.50	161.22
66	—	566	148.00–161.75	158.31
219	—	829	134.50–147.85	145.16
82	—	426	174.00–185.00	180.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	131.00	131.00
18	—	526	150.00	150.00

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.