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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Dec 21

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Receipts

676 head

▼ 334 vs last sale 1,010▲ 676 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the larger groups of steers under 500 lbs. sold as much as 10.00 higher. The heavier steers ended mixed with not enough numbers both weeks to compare. Heifers under 500 lbs. were 5.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. The 500-600 lb. heifers were 1.00-5.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. did not have enough to compare. Supply consisted mostly of smaller groups. Demand was moderate to good for the light offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$141.99

267 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	143.37	707	241
Medium and Large 1-2	559	129.22	722	26

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale267 hd

141.99

—

IA average8 barns · 3,728 hd

133.03

+8.97

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	677	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	176.37/cwt	175.00–179.00	748	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	174.01/cwt	172.00–175.25	832	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	158.82/cwt	158.50–160.00	859	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	155.10/cwt	149.00–162.00	875	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	156.95/cwt	153.50–161.00	921	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	960	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	900	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	451	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	148.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	156.94/cwt	147.00–160.00	725	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	147.91/cwt	145.00–149.00	689	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	141.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	678	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	135.34/cwt	134.00–137.50	700	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	549	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	752	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	739	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	126.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	790	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	674	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	789	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	154.16/cwt	153.00–155.00	664	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	749	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	122.73/cwt	118.00–130.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	801	3

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 Dec 21, 2020

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

Receipts 676Last week 1,010Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	126.00	126.00
3	—	673	119.00	119.00
5	—	611	118.00–130.00	122.73
7	—	539	139.00	139.00
9	—	431	153.00–155.00	154.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	117.50	117.50
7	—	350	185.00	185.00
20	—	564	149.00–162.00	155.10
7	—	704	131.00	131.00
12	—	424	175.00–179.00	176.37
12	—	669	143.50	143.50
18	—	541	158.50–160.00	158.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	587	153.50–161.00	156.95
66	—	478	172.00–175.25	174.01
4	—	696	130.00	130.00
4	—	396	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	164.00	164.00
5	—	645	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	462	147.00–160.00	156.94
6	—	414	148.00	148.00
11	—	549	137.00	137.00
12	—	627	126.00	126.00
4	—	360	153.00	153.00
28	—	564	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	426	145.00–150.00	148.01
33	—	466	145.00–149.00	147.91
4	—	269	167.50	167.50
39	—	517	134.00–137.50	135.34
4	—	341	158.00	158.00
19	—	580	125.00–132.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	120.00	120.00
4	—	605	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	117.00	117.00
11	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.80

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.