Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-07-12

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jul 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
1,105 head
▼ 1,240 vs last sale 2,345▼ 365 vs year ago 1,470 · −24.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (6/28) steer calves 450-550 lbs. 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. mixed 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-650 lbs. firm, 650-800 lbs. 7.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.78/cwt on 503 head.
Average price
$168.78
503 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$22.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.01
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1628171.781,079384
Medium and Large 1-2596159.77952111
Large 1798149.751,1958thin
One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale503 hd
168.78
—
IA average5 barns · 1,351 hd
141.78
+27.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

32 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361153.00/cwt153.00–153.005527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436170.47/cwt168.00–179.5074318
Steers—Medium and Large 1472196.23/cwt192.00–202.5092624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478166.59/cwt164.00–167.507968
Steers—Medium and Large 1513189.69/cwt183.00–196.5097335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545176.50/cwt176.50–176.5096235
Steers—Medium and Large 1586179.89/cwt173.00–183.251,054107
Steers—Medium and Large 1612161.65/cwt148.50–174.0098959
Steers—Medium and Large 1670168.03/cwt162.50–168.501,12675
Steers—Medium and Large 1711157.71/cwt154.00–159.001,12130
Steers—Medium and Large 1753159.74/cwt153.00–161.501,20349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764141.50/cwt139.25–144.001,08143
Steers—Large 1798149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,1958
Steers—Medium and Large 1921134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2345
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361152.00/cwt152.00–152.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433157.12/cwt156.00–158.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441145.00/cwt145.00–145.006399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486147.91/cwt146.50–154.0071914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527150.20/cwt145.25–155.0079254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy559161.00/cwt161.00–161.0090080
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574145.81/cwt142.50–149.5083736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591136.00/cwt136.00–136.0080411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615133.49/cwt130.00–136.0082115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy616184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,13354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626150.81/cwt141.00–153.5094474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693147.18/cwt145.00–150.001,02030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728146.23/cwt144.00–149.501,06512
Heifers—Large 1742142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,05711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,10515
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,022125.60/cwt125.60–125.601,28455
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned582144.00/cwt144.00–144.008388

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.