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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Aug 22

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Aug 1Aug 22Sep 5 →

Receipts

1,518 head

▼ 312 vs last sale 1,830▼ 286 vs year ago 1,804 · −15.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. No trend as last report was three weeks ago. Trade was active with several load lots. Good demand for light weight grazing cattle.

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 $195.58/cwt on 804 head.

Average price

$195.58

804 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$28.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.88

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	196.68	1,356	773
Medium and Large 1-2	539	168.06	905	31

One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $451 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 sale804 hd

195.58

—

IA average5 barns · 3,040 hd

185.69

+9.88

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	223.73/cwt	218.00–229.00	808	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	942	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	207.22/cwt	200.00–219.00	889	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	165.24/cwt	155.00–185.00	762	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	221.35/cwt	201.00–224.00	1,078	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	196.65/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,078	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	201.49/cwt	189.00–208.50	1,142	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	176.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,010	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	209.28/cwt	197.00–213.60	1,314	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	191.38/cwt	177.00–195.85	1,326	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,175	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	186.84/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,336	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	187.58/cwt	179.75–189.85	1,548	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	172.37/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,488	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,572	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	189.34/cwt	175.00–197.00	799	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	174.19/cwt	160.00–185.00	819	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	184.38/cwt	162.00–191.00	985	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	186.44/cwt	168.00–189.50	1,068	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	130.96/cwt	129.00–132.50	762	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	132.68/cwt	123.00–148.00	825	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	183.37/cwt	173.00–187.50	1,159	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	178.68/cwt	173.00–183.50	1,185	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,229	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	156.66/cwt	146.00–162.50	1,214	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,208	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,068	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	145.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,287	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,384	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,366	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	449	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	920	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	966	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 Aug 22, 2022

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

Receipts 1,518Last week 1,830Year ago 1,804

Special Cattle Sale. No trend as last report was three weeks ago. Trade was active with several load lots. Good demand for light weight grazing cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	185.00	185.00
5	—	449	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	187.50	187.50
5	—	1,035	132.00	132.00
8	—	397	178.00	178.00
8	—	725	169.50	169.50
57	—	663	173.00–183.50	178.68
20	—	882	144.00–150.00	145.91
25	—	422	175.00–197.00	189.34
97	—	573	168.00–189.50	186.44
96	—	632	173.00–187.50	183.37
97	—	534	162.00–191.00	184.38
15	—	818	145.00–149.00	147.67
19	—	775	146.00–162.50	156.66
15	—	961	144.00	144.00
30	—	470	160.00–185.00	174.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	158.00	158.00
8	—	622	123.00–148.00	132.68
4	—	848	126.00	126.00
3	—	507	139.00	139.00
14	—	582	129.00–132.50	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	715	179.00–196.00	186.84
137	—	693	177.00–195.85	191.38
23	—	548	195.00–197.00	196.65
20	—	429	200.00–219.00	207.22
43	—	487	201.00–224.00	221.35
5	—	933	168.50	168.50
272	—	825	179.75–189.85	187.58
14	—	361	218.00–229.00	223.73
130	—	628	197.00–213.60	209.28
72	—	567	189.00–208.50	201.49
12	—	863	172.00–172.50	172.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	155.00–185.00	165.24
3	—	695	169.00	169.00
9	—	572	170.00–180.00	176.60
5	—	602	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	227.00	227.00

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.