Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2020-01-13

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 13
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
2,760 head
▼ 1,963 vs last sale 4,723▲ 2,760 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 400 to 500 pound steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while the 750 to 800 pound steers ended 2.00 higher. The rest of the steers traded at generally steady prices. The 400 to 600 pound heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, while the 600 to 800 pound heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Trading was active, with good demand for the heavy offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.65/cwt on 1,459 head.
Average price
$157.65
1,459 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,037
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.80
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1656159.501,0461,306
Medium and Large 1-2672141.81953153
One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $94 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 sale1,459 hd
157.65
—
IA average13 barns · 13,570 hd
154.84
+2.80
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

44 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356161.00/cwt161.00–161.005735
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned368179.16/cwt173.00–182.5065924
Steers—Medium and Large 1425184.61/cwt180.00–186.0078521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned459177.00/cwt177.00–177.0081217
Steers—Medium and Large 1471180.66/cwt170.00–183.5085170
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned522173.50/cwt173.50–173.5090613
Steers—Medium and Large 1525171.23/cwt163.00–180.0089978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527147.01/cwt143.00–156.0077517
Steers—Medium and Large 1584167.65/cwt163.00–171.00979180
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned591149.00/cwt149.00–149.0088119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608140.00/cwt140.00–140.008516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618156.50/cwt156.50–156.509677
Steers—Medium and Large 1631160.08/cwt149.00–164.001,010261
Steers—Medium and Large 1667156.99/cwt147.00–162.001,047102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669135.75/cwt135.50–136.0090820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706141.88/cwt141.75–142.001,00247
Steers—Medium and Large 1731150.97/cwt145.75–158.001,104259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774137.31/cwt129.00–139.251,06332
Steers—Medium and Large 1775150.00/cwt144.00–153.001,163149
Steers—Medium and Large 1829146.78/cwt141.25–148.751,217125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1317
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned346150.00/cwt150.00–150.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377159.00/cwt159.00–159.005998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned408167.00/cwt167.00–167.0068112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434156.68/cwt152.00–165.5068018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467164.97/cwt159.50–170.0077053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned496139.97/cwt138.00–145.0069453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521156.38/cwt149.00–162.5081575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537144.62/cwt140.00–147.0077727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575149.65/cwt141.00–153.00860148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582134.45/cwt131.00–140.5078260
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned586133.50/cwt133.50–133.5078216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626138.68/cwt130.00–142.00868208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646129.39/cwt128.50–131.0083628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669126.00/cwt126.00–126.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670138.64/cwt133.00–140.00929118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735132.88/cwt126.50–136.2597751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763130.96/cwt127.00–133.0099915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1891126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,12753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2892120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,049117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2276
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008124

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.