Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2020-09-28

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 28
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
2,392 head
▼ 1,235 vs last sale 3,627▲ 455 vs year ago 1,937 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-9.00 lower, while the 500-700 lb. steers were 5.00-7.00 higher. Steers over 750 lbs. were steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 450-750 lbs. were steady to 3.50 lower. The 600-750 lb. heifers were 1.50 lower to 7.00 higher, and those over 750 lbs. did not have enough numbers for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots. Trading was active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.65/cwt on 1,407 head.
Average price
$151.65
1,407 head · 699 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$22.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.78
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1708152.211,0781,301
Medium and Large 1-2581145.24843103
Large 1805130.001,0473thin
One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $31 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 sale1,407 hd
151.65
—
IA average11 barns · 5,915 hd
143.88
+7.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

56 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1338200.00/cwt200.00–200.0067612
Steers—Medium and Large 1443171.39/cwt162.00–174.0075935
Steers—Medium and Large 1461159.44/cwt156.00–168.0073522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464152.22/cwt149.00–156.0070614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy490173.50/cwt173.50–173.5085014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned514166.00/cwt166.00–166.0085311
Steers—Medium and Large 1528168.84/cwt166.00–172.50891130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534149.41/cwt149.00–154.0079829
Steers—Medium and Large 1564163.37/cwt155.00–170.0092130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581150.47/cwt147.00–152.5087430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588146.81/cwt146.00–147.0086321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627142.85/cwt135.00–147.5089616
Steers—Medium and Large 1629156.66/cwt147.25–162.00985129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663139.50/cwt139.50–139.509252
Steers—Medium and Large 1676144.17/cwt137.25–150.7597574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713132.27/cwt130.00–133.7594315
Steers—Medium and Large 1715153.35/cwt150.00–156.251,096134
Steers—Medium and Large 1783147.79/cwt142.50–154.251,157416
Steers—Large 1805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1810145.93/cwt137.50–147.501,182151
Steers—Medium and Large 1857136.46/cwt136.00–140.001,16944
Steers—Medium and Large 1915138.48/cwt134.25–140.501,26769
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332187.00/cwt187.00–187.0062111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360167.50/cwt167.50–167.506034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned372152.52/cwt148.00–158.0056711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy418166.50/cwt166.50–166.5069639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1444147.72/cwt147.00–149.0065614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446136.00/cwt136.00–136.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned478142.30/cwt140.00–144.0068016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484144.85/cwt142.00–149.0070146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523144.41/cwt136.00–149.2575555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532136.00/cwt136.00–136.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559133.00/cwt133.00–133.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580143.21/cwt135.50–147.5083165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607148.04/cwt139.25–149.5089995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628132.74/cwt128.00–135.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665125.95/cwt125.00–127.508388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680138.54/cwt133.75–142.50942118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,02568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776128.88/cwt127.50–130.501,00013
Heifers—Large 1802122.00/cwt122.00–122.009783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1839116.30/cwt110.00–119.0097610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1898117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1921113.64/cwt113.50–113.751,04711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2943100.00/cwt100.00–100.009439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1968103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,0025
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,02393.00/cwt93.00–93.009517
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408160.00/cwt160.00–160.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458150.00/cwt150.00–150.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533127.50/cwt127.50–127.506803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1756110.00/cwt110.00–110.008327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822109.00/cwt109.00–109.008967

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.