Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2020-09-07

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 7
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
5,046 head
▲ 2,610 vs last sale 2,436▲ 5,046 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as last report was three weeks ago (8/17). Trade active with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.85/cwt on 2,858 head.
Average price
$148.85
2,858 head · 759 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,130
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$369
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.48
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495155.2976854
Medium and Large 1765148.731,1372,804
One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about −$369 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
148.85
—
IA average7 barns · 5,881 hd
140.38
+8.48
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

45 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1327220.00/cwt220.00–220.007195
Steers—Medium and Large 1364201.33/cwt192.00–205.0073313
Steers—Medium and Large 1423188.77/cwt185.00–195.0079828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433150.59/cwt145.00–155.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy454191.00/cwt191.00–191.0086717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned469170.00/cwt170.00–170.007975
Steers—Medium and Large 1484178.86/cwt168.00–184.0086687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486157.00/cwt157.00–157.0076314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510180.00/cwt180.00–180.0091838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519156.06/cwt153.00–158.0081030
Steers—Medium and Large 1533164.87/cwt162.50–171.0087926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned541167.00/cwt167.00–167.0090331
Steers—Medium and Large 1570163.99/cwt155.00–169.00935121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy577173.35/cwt167.00–176.001,00044
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed603168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,01313
Steers—Medium and Large 1619157.59/cwt147.50–164.00975166
Steers—Medium and Large 1676153.92/cwt146.00–160.001,040259
Steers—Medium and Large 1727149.73/cwt140.50–160.001,089342
Steers—Medium and Large 1786145.18/cwt135.75–150.001,141291
Steers—Medium and Large 1815143.76/cwt137.75–147.001,172639
Steers—Medium and Large 1870139.72/cwt134.00–145.751,216285
Steers—Medium and Large 1952133.48/cwt133.10–133.851,271183
Steers—Medium and Large 11,043127.85/cwt127.85–127.851,33353
Steers—Medium and Large 11,062126.92/cwt126.00–128.001,348158
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333188.13/cwt180.00–192.0062613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362176.34/cwt175.00–182.0063811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed408179.00/cwt179.00–179.007309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429149.74/cwt148.00–153.006429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431164.37/cwt155.00–168.0070831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472153.09/cwt146.00–160.0072356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488137.82/cwt131.00–146.0067332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532148.37/cwt143.00–154.00789128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572145.96/cwt139.00–153.00835143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned588139.00/cwt139.00–139.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621146.40/cwt139.00–154.50909110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675140.25/cwt131.00–145.50947273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687125.93/cwt121.00–127.0086513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723135.98/cwt130.50–144.50983173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784133.97/cwt128.50–135.101,05095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819132.53/cwt126.00–137.001,085243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,04712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1883132.37/cwt131.75–133.001,16960
Heifers—Medium and Large 1907122.81/cwt120.00–124.001,11427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1978119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,16911

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.