Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-04-26

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Apr 26
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
2,061 head
▼ 2,991 vs last sale 5,052▲ 2,061 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 under 600 lbs. sold mostly 11.00-15.00 lower, those steers over 600 lbs. were also mostly 11.00-15.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 5.00-8.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 5.00-12.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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 $149.02/cwt on 925 head.
Average price
$149.02
925 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.42
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1677149.811,014763
Medium and Large 1-2586145.27851162
One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about $163 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 sale925 hd
149.02
—
IA average8 barns · 4,682 hd
144.59
+4.42
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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289172.50/cwt172.50–172.504994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352164.00/cwt164.00–164.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 1382172.13/cwt168.00–178.0065810
Steers—Medium and Large 1429171.20/cwt165.00–174.0073419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441166.00/cwt166.00–166.007327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481160.85/cwt157.00–168.0077414
Steers—Medium and Large 1491174.09/cwt173.00–175.5085523
Steers—Medium and Large 1526174.39/cwt165.00–180.25917125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533156.81/cwt151.00–161.0083617
Steers—Medium and Large 1581159.30/cwt156.50–171.0092672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned581132.49/cwt129.50–134.0077018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned584153.50/cwt153.50–153.5089610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590150.95/cwt145.50–154.5089144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590133.00/cwt133.00–133.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615134.26/cwt133.00–137.0082623
Steers—Medium and Large 1625145.31/cwt143.00–152.0090889
Steers—Medium and Large 1684152.95/cwt148.00–154.001,04657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725128.50/cwt128.50–128.5093210
Steers—Medium and Large 1745145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,08217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759130.00/cwt130.00–130.0098718
Steers—Medium and Large 1785139.21/cwt135.00–143.251,093218
Steers—Medium and Large 1817133.25/cwt124.00–137.001,089107
Steers—Medium and Large 1867112.51/cwt106.00–115.5097516
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278180.00/cwt180.00–180.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328148.00/cwt148.00–148.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362172.13/cwt162.00–174.5062317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378150.82/cwt150.00–153.0057026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433161.28/cwt156.00–163.5069854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned434144.00/cwt144.00–144.006255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437145.00/cwt145.00–145.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467153.47/cwt149.00–160.5071770
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473143.25/cwt136.00–146.0067828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned513136.00/cwt136.00–136.006987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521148.68/cwt145.75–158.00775109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537141.72/cwt139.00–143.007619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570127.57/cwt121.00–130.0072747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned572126.80/cwt124.00–129.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573142.79/cwt137.50–147.50818129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577136.00/cwt136.00–136.0078510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.42/cwt120.00–121.0075314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629138.89/cwt133.75–143.7587474
Heifers—Large 1682122.23/cwt121.00–123.0083437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684112.00/cwt112.00–112.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687133.17/cwt129.00–135.7591526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710136.33/cwt133.25–138.0096823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724119.54/cwt117.00–120.0086539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778114.50/cwt114.50–114.5089125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement793119.00/cwt119.00–119.0094412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1872112.00/cwt112.00–112.0097719
Heifers—Large 1955105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,00312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1976100.00/cwt100.00–100.009765
Heifers—Large 11,05289.00/cwt89.00–89.009368
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335172.00/cwt172.00–172.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464161.00/cwt161.00–161.007478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007672

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.