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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 29

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Receipts

4,996 head

▲ 709 vs last sale 4,287▲ 2,401 vs year ago 2,595 · +92.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold sharper higher, mostly 9.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers also sold sharply higher, mostly 7.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was very good. Supply was heavy with several load lots of reputation 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 $272.10/cwt on 2,858 head.

Average price

$272.10

2,858 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.10

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	272.72	1,822	2,743
Medium and Large 1-2	565	257.27	1,452	115

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $370 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 sale2,858 hd

272.10

—

IA average12 barns · 11,510 hd

257.00

+15.10

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	315.52/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,212	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,266	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,188	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	343.65/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,505	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	368.81/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,641	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,333	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	328.28/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,579	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	263.01/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,362	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	307.97/cwt	287.50–321.00	1,629	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,364	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,512	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	258.54/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,463	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,721	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	291.33/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,704	304
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	285.43/cwt	262.50–295.25	1,778	453
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	245.06/cwt	217.50–258.00	1,537	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,615	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	272.21/cwt	250.00–282.75	1,840	632
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,569	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	199.89/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,443	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,629	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	256.36/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,869	589
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	242.11/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,859	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	786	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	239.81/cwt	229.00–244.25	1,971	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	235.08/cwt	226.50–237.50	2,036	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,076	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	327	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,070	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	278.09/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,193	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,059	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	269.30/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,268	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	244.24/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,158	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,247	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,532	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	274.06/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,447	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	242.31/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,284	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	261.78/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,497	386
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	242.55/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,424	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	227.00/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,376	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	251.90/cwt	232.50–264.50	1,577	411
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	227.79/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,444	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	241.97/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,614	351
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	210.70/cwt	208.00–211.50	1,424	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	212.88/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,441	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	222.63/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,607	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	202.18/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,644	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,781	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	362	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,231	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,063	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,284	4

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 Jan 29, 2024

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Receipts 4,996Last week 4,287Year ago 2,595

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	247.00	247.00
29	—	634	226.00–229.00	227.79
17	—	676	208.00–211.50	210.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	280.00	280.00
3	—	873	204.00	204.00
39	—	429	269.00–291.00	278.09
411	—	626	232.50–264.50	251.90
36	—	813	200.00–209.00	202.18
386	—	572	250.00–278.00	261.78
29	—	753	210.00	210.00
101	—	471	258.00–285.00	269.30
44	—	722	215.00–228.00	222.63
150	—	528	257.50–290.00	274.06
351	—	667	225.00–255.00	241.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	474	240.00–251.00	244.24
56	—	530	227.50–246.00	242.31
40	—	587	237.00–245.00	242.55
19	—	606	222.50–232.50	227.00
17	—	677	212.50–213.00	212.88
7	—	434	244.00	244.00
3	—	390	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	627	217.50–258.00	245.06
13	—	685	229.00	229.00
11	—	566	258.00–260.00	258.54
7	—	722	185.00–220.00	199.89
5	—	402	315.00	315.00
3	—	452	295.00	295.00
33	—	518	235.00–277.50	263.01
10	—	384	309.00–330.00	315.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
632	—	676	250.00–282.75	272.21
589	—	729	238.00–265.00	256.36
304	—	585	270.00–299.00	291.33
33	—	932	222.75	222.75
32	—	866	226.50–237.50	235.08
15	—	438	320.00–352.50	343.65
141	—	529	287.50–321.00	307.97
123	—	768	225.00–252.00	242.11
63	—	481	317.50–347.50	328.28
453	—	623	262.50–295.25	285.43
202	—	822	229.00–244.25	239.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	208.00	208.00
22	—	564	268.00	268.00
4	—	608	250.00	250.00
34	—	538	253.50	253.50
8	—	724	225.00	225.00
5	—	406	292.50	292.50
22	—	666	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	303.00	303.00
11	—	383	370.00	370.00
4	—	458	352.00	352.00
27	—	445	366.00–370.00	368.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	245.00	245.00
3	—	443	240.00	240.00
3	—	362	340.00	340.00

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.