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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Apr 12
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
5,052 head
▲ 2,105 vs last sale 2,947▲ 5,052 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 500-600 lbs. sold 4.00-7.00 higher, 600-750 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher, 750-850 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 500-650 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher, 650-800 sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Offerings 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 $163.19/cwt on 2,748 head.
Average price
$163.19
2,748 head · 677 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$25.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1683163.771,1182,464
Medium and Large 1-2604160.24968257
Large 1854138.501,18327
One grade step is worth $25.27/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale2,748 hd
163.19
—
IA average11 barns · 8,712 hd
159.54
+3.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

61 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1294190.00/cwt190.00–190.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1377213.75/cwt205.00–218.0080648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391197.00/cwt197.00–197.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned393203.00/cwt203.00–203.0079811
Steers—Medium and Large 1425201.30/cwt192.50–210.0085641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430184.95/cwt182.50–186.5079518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy461195.89/cwt195.00–197.0090318
Steers—Medium and Large 1482182.48/cwt176.50–192.00880149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482170.45/cwt169.00–173.0082214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned485173.00/cwt173.00–173.0083916
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned506173.75/cwt173.75–173.7587913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned516169.68/cwt168.00–170.0087619
Steers—Medium and Large 1528185.53/cwt180.50–195.00980150
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536172.74/cwt167.00–175.0092663
Steers—Medium and Large 1577174.88/cwt165.00–182.001,009330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583158.00/cwt158.00–158.009215
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned611152.00/cwt152.00–152.009297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624150.71/cwt147.50–155.0094015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned626148.76/cwt148.00–149.5093121
Steers—Medium and Large 1633167.91/cwt159.00–174.001,063166
Steers—Medium and Large 1670167.19/cwt159.50–172.001,120345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683149.59/cwt145.00–154.001,02246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721145.36/cwt144.50–146.001,04812
Steers—Medium and Large 1738156.30/cwt149.85–164.001,153229
Steers—Medium and Large 1765154.25/cwt146.25–157.501,180378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774141.52/cwt140.00–141.751,09538
Steers—Medium and Large 1837144.96/cwt139.50–149.001,213228
Steers—Large 1854138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,18327
Steers—Medium and Large 1870142.05/cwt136.00–145.751,236307
Steers—Medium and Large 1951133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,2705
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,003121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,21414
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281170.00/cwt170.00–170.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324178.00/cwt178.00–178.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned380170.00/cwt170.00–170.0064611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386168.86/cwt162.00–173.0065221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy412191.00/cwt191.00–191.0078718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432161.68/cwt154.00–169.00698157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474160.92/cwt153.00–167.00763153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485135.50/cwt135.50–135.5065710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned492156.50/cwt156.50–156.5077022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517142.44/cwt131.00–146.0073653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523156.71/cwt149.75–163.50820249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568131.70/cwt125.00–138.0074824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573150.27/cwt142.00–157.50861177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned619129.00/cwt129.00–129.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620151.44/cwt142.00–155.00939225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625132.89/cwt121.00–138.0083132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658129.47/cwt129.00–129.5085259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688143.58/cwt133.00–147.50988186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716131.38/cwt127.00–139.0094113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723141.82/cwt137.00–146.001,025219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement743155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement766140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,07443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768134.97/cwt128.00–135.751,03766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806135.86/cwt132.25–144.001,09594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement816152.84/cwt151.00–159.001,24769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1876127.08/cwt123.50–130.001,11352
Heifers—Large 11,076104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1197
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578147.50/cwt147.50–147.508532

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.