Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-01-11

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 11
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
4,536 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 4,679▲ 1,776 vs year ago 2,760 · +64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher and those over 650 lbs. were 1.00-4.50 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. were 1.50-6.50 higher and the 600-750 lb. heifers were 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. The 750-800 lb, heifers were 8.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy 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 $144.07/cwt on 2,560 head.
Average price
$144.07
2,560 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$364
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$45.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.02
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1694144.591,0032,414
Medium and Large 1-2623137.28855139
Large 11,37499.501,3677thin
One grade step is worth $45.09/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale2,560 hd
144.07
—
IA average17 barns · 19,194 hd
142.05
+2.02
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 1421192.23/cwt186.00–202.5080921
Steers—Medium and Large 1475179.42/cwt170.00–181.5085236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478154.91/cwt147.00–164.0074027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507152.00/cwt152.00–152.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 1528169.41/cwt162.00–177.50894138
Steers—Medium and Large 1574157.83/cwt149.00–165.00906238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577141.09/cwt135.00–148.0081437
Steers—Medium and Large 1623151.40/cwt143.50–157.25943468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631134.45/cwt130.50–138.0084823
Steers—Medium and Large 1686142.19/cwt134.00–148.75975344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688126.74/cwt124.00–131.0087210
Steers—Medium and Large 1724139.70/cwt133.75–145.001,011478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732125.64/cwt123.00–131.5092019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy766141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,08470
Steers—Medium and Large 1768129.94/cwt126.75–134.25998165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775123.83/cwt122.00–126.0096020
Steers—Medium and Large 1814133.45/cwt128.50–135.601,086258
Steers—Medium and Large 1863130.96/cwt125.50–133.001,130122
Steers—Medium and Large 1916122.68/cwt112.00–124.001,12468
Steers—Medium and Large 1978119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,1698
Steers—Large 1Fleshy1,37499.50/cwt99.50–99.501,3677
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373155.13/cwt147.50–158.0057911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418151.95/cwt148.00–156.5063527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481146.35/cwt138.00–150.0070475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497136.00/cwt136.00–136.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527139.66/cwt136.50–144.25736111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542124.93/cwt123.50–129.0067727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570137.01/cwt129.50–143.25781339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576125.22/cwt123.00–127.5072136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630131.69/cwt123.00–135.85830311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2649121.00/cwt121.00–121.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668128.53/cwt123.00–133.00859255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671120.08/cwt117.00–122.008068
Heifers—Large 1673127.25/cwt127.25–127.2585613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement712134.50/cwt134.50–134.5095815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720116.84/cwt116.00–118.5084112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727124.80/cwt119.50–130.75907156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760125.13/cwt121.00–125.7595164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777116.80/cwt113.75–120.009088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820122.24/cwt116.00–125.501,00246
Heifers—Large 1998115.75/cwt115.75–115.751,15514
Heifers—Large 11,032112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,15614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609120.00/cwt120.00–120.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732115.00/cwt115.00–115.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750112.50/cwt112.50–112.508443

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.