Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2020-01-27

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 27
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
3,635 head
▲ 1,134 vs last sale 2,501▲ 3,635 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Monday steer calves 350-450 lbs. 10.00 lower, 450-750 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower, 750-850 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs. 10.00 lower, 450-750 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand for the large number of nice feeders offered.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.23/cwt on 1,851 head.
Average price
$156.23
1,851 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.45
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1644156.811,0091,794
Medium and Large 1-2669138.0792457
One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $86 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 sale1,851 hd
156.23
—
IA average9 barns · 6,181 hd
154.79
+1.45
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

46 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 1341181.00/cwt181.00–181.006175
Steers—Medium and Large 1384169.13/cwt160.00–178.0064918
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned397149.00/cwt149.00–149.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1428178.15/cwt172.00–190.0076225
Steers—Medium and Large 1480173.01/cwt164.00–180.5083088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487143.00/cwt143.00–143.006969
Steers—Medium and Large 1526170.46/cwt159.00–177.00897231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned537152.67/cwt144.00–159.5082010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed542180.00/cwt180.00–180.0097610
Steers—Medium and Large 1574167.41/cwt161.00–175.25961222
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned591156.00/cwt156.00–156.0092212
Steers—Medium and Large 1622159.34/cwt148.00–165.50991334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622149.50/cwt149.50–149.509309
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009146
Steers—Medium and Large 1670153.37/cwt144.00–159.001,028228
Steers—Medium and Large 1719148.60/cwt145.00–150.001,068284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722134.30/cwt130.00–139.5097039
Steers—Medium and Large 1782140.83/cwt133.75–145.001,101177
Steers—Medium and Large 1820138.29/cwt131.50–140.001,134107
Steers—Medium and Large 1872137.84/cwt135.25–140.001,20218
Steers—Medium and Large 1929127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,18416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200125.00/cwt125.00–125.002504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339152.49/cwt147.00–160.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376150.67/cwt144.00–154.0056744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393138.00/cwt138.00–138.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy418159.50/cwt159.50–159.506678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432144.24/cwt136.00–149.0062374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476149.60/cwt144.50–156.00712134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488122.00/cwt122.00–122.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523147.03/cwt140.00–153.50769207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575141.78/cwt136.00–154.00815210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy587157.50/cwt157.50–157.5092515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621138.75/cwt135.00–144.00862306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643133.00/cwt133.00–133.0085527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668138.55/cwt131.75–149.50926259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722128.02/cwt125.50–130.0092441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779128.72/cwt120.00–133.251,00356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy797114.00/cwt114.00–114.009097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,00510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1921120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,11012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1981118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,16214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311165.10/cwt159.00–169.005135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415157.00/cwt157.00–157.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487158.39/cwt157.00–164.0077115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635140.00/cwt140.00–140.0088912

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.