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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Oct 12
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
1,899 head
▼ 493 vs last sale 2,392▼ 853 vs year ago 2,752 · −31.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers 400-550 lbs. sold 5.00-15.00 higher and those over 550 lbs. ended mixed. Heifers 400-550 lbs. sold steady to 11.00 higher, while the 550-700 lb. heifers were 2.00-3.00 lower. Those over 700 lbs. ended mixed. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade 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 $154.42/cwt on 1,142 head.
Average price
$154.42
1,142 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.26
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1691154.841,0691,077
Medium and Large 1-2590147.3887065
One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,142 hd
154.42
—
IA average6 barns · 3,391 hd
143.16
+11.26
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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300197.50/cwt197.50–197.505933
Steers—Medium and Large 1365186.00/cwt186.00–186.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned430181.12/cwt179.00–184.0077912
Steers—Medium and Large 1435185.57/cwt180.00–192.5080725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned436166.00/cwt166.00–166.007246
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned469185.99/cwt180.50–188.5087246
Steers—Medium and Large 1478189.16/cwt186.50–190.0090434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484146.84/cwt142.00–153.007119
Steers—Medium and Large 1520180.27/cwt175.00–183.0093739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531163.01/cwt159.00–165.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned533153.00/cwt153.00–153.0081512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned542170.60/cwt166.00–172.5092567
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned564163.58/cwt159.50–171.0092322
Steers—Medium and Large 1581156.70/cwt150.00–164.0091072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591142.00/cwt142.00–142.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617142.00/cwt142.00–142.0087619
Steers—Medium and Large 1636150.82/cwt142.00–154.0095929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned654131.00/cwt131.00–131.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 1672149.79/cwt148.25–154.251,007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1732147.79/cwt140.00–149.751,082119
Steers—Medium and Large 1770147.98/cwt146.25–150.601,139296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787132.43/cwt128.00–137.001,04210
Steers—Medium and Large 1807141.52/cwt135.00–144.501,14240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0394
Steers—Medium and Large 1870141.11/cwt137.50–142.751,22870
Steers—Medium and Large 1906141.60/cwt141.60–141.601,28368
Steers—Medium and Large 1979121.75/cwt121.75–121.751,1928
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369159.71/cwt156.00–163.0058915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.50/cwt137.50–137.505183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned389151.00/cwt151.00–151.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned418157.70/cwt155.00–160.0065916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437152.94/cwt145.00–158.0066852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned454153.61/cwt150.00–156.0069728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467145.19/cwt139.00–150.0067835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484131.00/cwt131.00–131.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned519153.49/cwt141.00–156.5079770
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520149.01/cwt143.00–152.0077512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531133.76/cwt128.50–138.0071020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561141.29/cwt139.00–146.5079327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned588138.50/cwt138.50–138.508144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604144.74/cwt143.25–145.7587435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned610136.48/cwt135.00–138.0083312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681136.12/cwt133.00–138.5092737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716127.51/cwt122.00–130.0091335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748122.50/cwt122.50–122.509165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766131.75/cwt131.75–131.751,0098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776110.00/cwt110.00–110.0085411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1824125.13/cwt121.00–127.001,03116
Heifers—Large 1919107.00/cwt107.00–107.0098312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935114.04/cwt111.75–116.001,06615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1981100.00/cwt100.00–100.009815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515117.00/cwt117.00–117.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577129.00/cwt129.00–129.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614122.45/cwt115.00–130.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1747111.00/cwt111.00–111.008293

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.