Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-02-01

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 1
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
3,736 head
▼ 1,023 vs last sale 4,759▲ 948 vs year ago 2,788 · +34.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 650 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 higher while the steers over 650 lbs. were mostly 6.00-11.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. were mostly 5.00-6.00 higher and the heavier heifers were also mostly 5.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several large groups. 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 $148.47/cwt on 2,296 head.
Average price
$148.47
2,296 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.32
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1708148.851,0532,100
Medium and Large 1-2650144.44939196
One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $114 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 sale2,296 hd
148.47
—
IA average9 barns · 7,557 hd
144.15
+4.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned282203.00/cwt203.00–203.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 1302189.00/cwt189.00–189.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 1373197.76/cwt197.50–198.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned373185.00/cwt185.00–185.006904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398169.00/cwt169.00–169.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1416186.59/cwt180.00–193.5077628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450171.00/cwt171.00–171.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1469185.87/cwt183.00–188.0087219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned511156.00/cwt156.00–156.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1527179.84/cwt172.75–188.5094880
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531164.11/cwt155.00–166.5087115
Steers—Medium and Large 1563171.57/cwt162.50–176.25966129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582155.31/cwt145.00–159.5090446
Steers—Medium and Large 1616158.01/cwt150.00–163.75973277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633144.79/cwt142.00–147.0091715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned638137.14/cwt135.00–143.0087511
Steers—Medium and Large 1675151.30/cwt143.00–157.001,021398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689138.18/cwt129.00–142.0095262
Steers—Medium and Large 1720146.92/cwt139.75–150.751,058339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739134.77/cwt130.00–135.7599617
Steers—Medium and Large 1782138.73/cwt131.00–144.101,085407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789128.18/cwt126.00–129.251,01115
Steers—Medium and Large 1833133.36/cwt126.00–136.851,111259
Steers—Medium and Large 1873130.41/cwt127.75–133.001,138131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2889119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,0655
Steers—Medium and Large 1930119.60/cwt114.50–122.001,11213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317146.00/cwt146.00–146.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320173.00/cwt173.00–173.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355157.08/cwt153.00–162.5055813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432150.71/cwt145.00–155.0065132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471145.75/cwt143.00–154.5068633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477135.30/cwt135.00–136.0064517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned499136.00/cwt136.00–136.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533143.32/cwt137.00–146.25764165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548125.50/cwt125.50–125.5068815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580137.44/cwt130.50–142.75797207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584120.98/cwt120.00–122.007078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627134.38/cwt128.75–139.25843181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned638123.00/cwt123.00–123.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680129.75/cwt120.50–132.60882280
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721130.45/cwt121.25–134.60941165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728117.45/cwt115.50–120.7585524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761125.39/cwt124.00–127.0095422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1847114.93/cwt114.50–116.0097314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1862118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917111.75/cwt111.75–111.751,0253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572152.00/cwt152.00–152.008699

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.