Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-02-22

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
5,114 head
▲ 2,720 vs last sale 2,394▲ 5,114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves 450-550 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher, 550-800 lbs. 7.00-10.00 higher, and 800-900 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-550 lbs. were steady to 9.00 higher, 550-800 lbs. 4.00-9.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several load lots. 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 $150.88/cwt on 2,995 head.
Average price
$150.88
2,995 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.56
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1694151.421,0512,814
Medium and Large 1-2660142.47940181
One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $111 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 sale2,995 hd
150.88
—
IA average11 barns · 9,020 hd
146.31
+4.56
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

44 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 1319203.00/cwt203.00–203.0064810
Steers—Medium and Large 1385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008099
Steers—Medium and Large 1424196.81/cwt184.00–202.0083421
Steers—Medium and Large 1475176.19/cwt170.00–186.0083753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned517171.98/cwt171.00–173.0088922
Steers—Medium and Large 1524174.23/cwt166.00–182.7591360
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539160.60/cwt157.00–164.0086616
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555175.50/cwt175.50–175.509748
Steers—Medium and Large 1574165.10/cwt159.00–174.00948235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned581147.23/cwt146.00–149.008557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586151.90/cwt150.00–159.0089027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615144.05/cwt135.00–149.0088629
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned624146.50/cwt146.50–146.5091420
Steers—Medium and Large 1631157.92/cwt151.50–165.00996527
Steers—Medium and Large 1672151.70/cwt145.00–159.751,019294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680140.27/cwt134.00–144.5095442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy701158.25/cwt158.25–158.251,10954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned704131.64/cwt130.00–132.0092717
Steers—Medium and Large 1718148.74/cwt138.50–152.251,068556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742134.91/cwt130.50–137.001,00128
Steers—Medium and Large 1771143.01/cwt135.50–149.351,103598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782133.42/cwt132.75–134.001,04315
Steers—Medium and Large 1819136.31/cwt128.00–139.751,116258
Steers—Medium and Large 1876130.01/cwt128.85–132.001,13989
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336178.14/cwt168.00–181.5059915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386158.00/cwt158.00–158.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2399142.50/cwt142.50–142.505697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404168.66/cwt159.00–171.0068116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432144.00/cwt144.00–144.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482147.09/cwt140.00–153.5070945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512146.36/cwt139.50–150.50749112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529130.94/cwt122.00–135.0069318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned557136.40/cwt135.50–137.0076015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577140.08/cwt133.50–146.75808493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583129.13/cwt125.00–133.0075321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623137.58/cwt131.00–144.00857161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634125.53/cwt122.00–129.0079626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669137.18/cwt132.50–142.10918571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683125.55/cwt124.00–128.0085832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717128.89/cwt120.00–132.00924115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770129.54/cwt124.00–131.85997180
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812121.69/cwt121.50–122.009888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1877125.75/cwt125.75–125.751,10312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1811116.50/cwt116.50–116.5094511

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.