Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-09-06

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 6
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
5,111 head
▲ 3,307 vs last sale 1,804▲ 65 vs year ago 5,046 · +1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (two weeks ago), steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; under 600 lbs were sharply higher when compared with limited volume two weeks ago. Heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with the largest gain in heifers under 700 lbs. Demand was good to very good with many buyers in attendance for their annual Labor Day and BBQ sale. Supply was heavy with several loads of yearlings on offer. There were some sets of unweaned spring calves in the offering as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.43/cwt on 2,853 head.
Average price
$172.43
2,853 head · 712 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,228
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$42.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.59
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1669176.931,1832,409
Medium 1-2527160.8284811thin
Medium and Large 1-2643158.501,019124
Large 11,092143.691,569299
Large 1-2865134.001,15910thin
One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $24 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 sale2,853 hd
172.43
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IA average6 barns · 5,934 hd
163.84
+8.59
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

79 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned282220.00/cwt220.00–220.006207
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned318205.68/cwt196.00–210.0065416
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320222.00/cwt222.00–222.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned365207.71/cwt192.50–213.0075830
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy371219.18/cwt219.00–219.5081318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned379178.03/cwt176.00–181.006757
Steers—Medium and Large 1417201.13/cwt201.00–202.5083911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425209.46/cwt209.00–210.0089030
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned433196.51/cwt181.00–204.0085173
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy467205.98/cwt199.00–209.0096241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned472193.80/cwt183.00–196.0091570
Steers—Medium 1-2472163.00/cwt163.00–163.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 1479193.24/cwt187.50–193.5092635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480174.11/cwt170.00–177.0083616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481180.00/cwt180.00–180.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525186.07/cwt174.00–187.75977254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529175.29/cwt170.00–178.0092717
Steers—Medium and Large 1532187.75/cwt178.00–191.50999121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned548162.50/cwt162.50–162.508919
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned566172.50/cwt163.00–175.5097647
Steers—Medium and Large 1567182.44/cwt170.00–187.751,034148
Steers—Medium 1-2573159.00/cwt159.00–159.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617165.67/cwt163.00–166.001,02235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned622145.66/cwt144.00–149.009069
Steers—Medium and Large 1628186.65/cwt177.00–191.001,172111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy638195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,24730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639155.63/cwt149.00–165.0099424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed649189.20/cwt188.50–189.501,22883
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed651191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,24324
Steers—Medium and Large 1679177.30/cwt167.00–181.001,204201
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned706156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0489
Steers—Medium and Large 1735170.81/cwt166.25–173.751,255241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned760156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,1897
Steers—Medium and Large 1764170.09/cwt162.00–173.001,299238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 1827160.94/cwt154.50–165.851,331125
Steers—Large 1-2865134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,15910
Steers—Medium and Large 1870154.44/cwt149.75–159.251,344191
Steers—Medium and Large 1933152.85/cwt152.85–152.851,42666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,30222
Steers—Medium and Large 1976150.60/cwt142.50–152.001,470144
Steers—Large 11,088143.73/cwt142.10–144.351,564249
Steers—Large 11,113143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,59750
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned256170.00/cwt170.00–170.004357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned302170.00/cwt170.00–170.005137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1307187.30/cwt180.00–195.005759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned378182.94/cwt176.00–189.5069229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385182.33/cwt176.50–186.0070224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned399160.00/cwt160.00–160.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417174.66/cwt167.50–180.0072812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435182.27/cwt180.50–182.7579361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned447156.00/cwt156.00–156.0069725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy466176.50/cwt176.50–176.508228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470168.46/cwt161.00–172.0079257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned474163.65/cwt161.00–165.0077624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482154.89/cwt153.00–155.5074717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned505166.00/cwt166.00–166.0083828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned523146.00/cwt146.00–146.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527164.50/cwt157.00–167.00867103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533147.00/cwt147.00–147.0078415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557161.40/cwt158.00–164.0089958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned557160.82/cwt159.50–161.5089635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575147.83/cwt139.00–150.0085022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601151.00/cwt151.00–151.009089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630161.38/cwt150.50–165.001,017592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663145.34/cwt138.50–149.5096451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687157.29/cwt149.00–162.001,081136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721149.88/cwt145.50–151.501,08137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,05731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769149.45/cwt145.75–150.501,149145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1811149.24/cwt146.75–152.751,210133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1874143.36/cwt141.00–145.001,25336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1929143.17/cwt141.25–145.751,33028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1953132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2587
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0606

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.