Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2020-05-25

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 25
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
6,176 head
▲ 3,131 vs last sale 3,045▲ 6,176 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 300-550 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, 550-750 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher, 750-950 lbs. 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs. 10.00 higher, 450-800 lbs. mostly steady, 800-850 lbs. 3.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand for a large offering of feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.31/cwt on 3,070 head.
Average price
$151.31
3,070 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.77
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1519168.43875201
Medium and Large 1685150.241,0302,727
Medium and Large 1-2604147.47890142
One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale3,070 hd
151.31
—
IA average3 barns · 4,570 hd
148.54
+2.77
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

69 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1243195.00/cwt195.00–195.004742
Steers—Large 1278211.00/cwt211.00–211.005875
Steers—Medium and Large 1311203.03/cwt197.50–206.0063113
Steers—Large 1367182.50/cwt182.50–182.5067020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned372180.00/cwt180.00–180.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1382188.01/cwt184.00–197.0071834
Steers—Medium and Large 1422177.27/cwt172.00–182.0074831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy427191.50/cwt191.50–191.508189
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned444168.00/cwt168.00–168.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned462171.50/cwt171.50–171.507929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475167.90/cwt166.00–169.0079826
Steers—Medium and Large 1487181.36/cwt174.00–187.00883157
Steers—Large 1490174.50/cwt174.50–174.50855101
Steers—Large 1502178.00/cwt178.00–178.0089415
Steers—Medium and Large 1522176.21/cwt168.00–181.00920214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536157.21/cwt150.00–158.0084340
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned537164.62/cwt163.00–165.0088416
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy561152.00/cwt152.00–152.0085310
Steers—Medium and Large 1571164.33/cwt156.75–170.00938195
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577150.50/cwt150.50–150.5086839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579149.89/cwt149.00–153.008689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611138.31/cwt136.00–143.0084512
Steers—Large 1619153.50/cwt153.50–153.5095017
Steers—Medium and Large 1623156.39/cwt149.00–166.00974469
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned644140.50/cwt140.50–140.509059
Steers—Large 1654145.25/cwt145.25–145.2595043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667135.85/cwt134.00–139.0090628
Steers—Medium and Large 1670150.14/cwt144.00–157.001,006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718136.25/cwt136.00–136.509788
Steers—Medium and Large 1724148.53/cwt140.00–154.001,075464
Steers—Medium and Large 1772138.22/cwt131.00–142.751,067209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788125.46/cwt119.00–129.0098919
Steers—Medium and Large 1817129.06/cwt123.60–136.751,054378
Steers—Medium and Large 1860129.57/cwt123.00–132.001,114130
Steers—Medium and Large 1928121.84/cwt120.00–125.751,13152
Steers—Medium and Large 1969117.51/cwt116.00–118.751,139135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1349176.00/cwt176.00–176.006148
Heifers—Large 1357165.00/cwt165.00–165.0058918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369167.31/cwt161.00–175.0061748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned382163.00/cwt163.00–163.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394151.00/cwt151.00–151.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432156.45/cwt149.00–166.00676111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440144.99/cwt143.00–147.0063822
Heifers—Large 1443144.00/cwt144.00–144.0063826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned453149.50/cwt149.50–149.506776
Heifers—Large 1Fancy469165.00/cwt165.00–165.00774101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481148.62/cwt140.50–156.00715136
Heifers—Large 1489154.00/cwt154.00–154.0075316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525149.21/cwt141.50–157.75783266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531134.18/cwt134.00–134.5071218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned542142.37/cwt135.00–147.0077249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570128.99/cwt123.00–132.0073529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578141.37/cwt133.25–149.00817152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608120.09/cwt119.00–127.0073023
Heifers—Large 1609133.75/cwt133.75–133.7581517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625137.16/cwt131.00–140.75857316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned628123.50/cwt123.50–123.507768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659118.50/cwt118.50–118.507817
Heifers—Large 1663125.91/cwt125.00–126.0083534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670131.66/cwt126.00–138.00882263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723126.16/cwt120.00–129.50912235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766120.89/cwt117.00–125.25926232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822117.11/cwt112.00–120.50963170
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement823132.07/cwt127.00–134.501,08758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement880132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,16620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882118.16/cwt117.00–118.251,04268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1972108.27/cwt104.00–110.001,05212

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.