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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 8

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 22 →

Receipts

2,394 head

▼ 1,342 vs last sale 3,736▼ 599 vs year ago 2,993 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. were 8.00-10.00 lower and the heavier steers were mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. The exception was the 800-850 lb. steers which were mostly 1.50 higher. The light heifers 450-500 lbs. were mostly 3.00 higher while the heifers over 500 lbs. were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was good for the moderate 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 $144.46/cwt on 1,484 head.

Average price

$144.46

1,484 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$3.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	144.69	1,018	1,385
Medium and Large 1-2	618	141.20	873	99

One grade step is worth $3.49/cwt here — about $145 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 sale1,484 hd

144.46

—

IA average10 barns · 8,062 hd

141.92

+2.54

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	631	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	177.93/cwt	170.00–184.00	774	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	177.23/cwt	173.00–185.25	851	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	171.81/cwt	167.00–175.50	911	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	158.33/cwt	153.50–167.50	918	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.50	872	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	147.99/cwt	145.00–151.75	913	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	132.98/cwt	127.00–136.75	834	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	144.62/cwt	136.50–149.75	981	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	132.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	906	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	141.19/cwt	132.75–145.00	1,036	402
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	134.54/cwt	130.75–138.50	1,044	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	134.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,116	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	127.11/cwt	126.50–129.00	1,110	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	493	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	149.03/cwt	142.50–153.00	709	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	137.53/cwt	130.50–140.50	718	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.68/cwt	130.00–141.75	773	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	131.36/cwt	124.50–136.00	830	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	127.58/cwt	123.00–129.50	865	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	806	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	124.66/cwt	118.00–128.00	911	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	931	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	119.57/cwt	116.00–121.00	972	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,048	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,062	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,136	5

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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Receipts 2,394Last week 3,736Year ago 2,993

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	148.00	148.00
6	—	425	143.00	143.00
25	—	813	116.00–121.00	119.57
29	—	861	121.75	121.75
36	—	476	142.50–153.00	149.03
45	—	769	120.00–122.00	121.05
63	—	522	130.50–140.50	137.53
79	—	678	123.00–129.50	127.58
92	—	731	118.00–128.00	124.66
142	—	570	130.00–141.75	135.68
210	—	632	124.50–136.00	131.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	135.00	135.00
7	—	689	117.00	117.00
9	—	371	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	617	145.00–151.75	147.99
185	—	776	130.75–138.50	134.54
6	—	369	171.00	171.00
8	—	435	170.00–184.00	177.93
13	—	905	125.00	125.00
200	—	678	136.50–149.75	144.62
203	—	827	130.00–137.50	134.92
402	—	734	132.75–145.00	141.19
24	—	873	126.50–129.00	127.11
66	—	530	167.00–175.50	171.81
67	—	480	173.00–185.25	177.23
84	—	580	153.50–167.50	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	685	130.00–133.00	132.28
22	—	627	127.00–136.75	132.98
56	—	590	145.00–150.50	147.77

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.