Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-09-20

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 20
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
1,938 head
▼ 3,173 vs last sale 5,111▲ 1,938 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the special Labor Day auction two weeks ago steers under 700 lbs. were sharply lower, while those over 700 lbs. were 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 450-500 lbs. were 3.00 lower and the 900-950 lb. heifers were 3.00 lower, while the rest of the heifers were sharply lower. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Offerings included several drafts of unweaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.43/cwt on 1,241 head.
Average price
$165.43
1,241 head · 663 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.30
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1668168.241,1241,007
Medium and Large 1-2643154.17991201
Large 1627148.3393033
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $194 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 sale1,241 hd
165.43
—
IA average6 barns · 2,888 hd
150.14
+15.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1371201.82/cwt193.00–215.0074920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413187.00/cwt187.00–187.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned441210.00/cwt210.00–210.0092612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned449187.00/cwt187.00–187.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 1450187.00/cwt187.00–187.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy454208.50/cwt208.50–208.5094785
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned462202.00/cwt202.00–202.009337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned474169.42/cwt164.00–177.0080331
Steers—Medium and Large 1521183.19/cwt179.50–188.0095449
Steers—Large 1521162.00/cwt162.00–162.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned531169.48/cwt162.00–174.0090041
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581149.38/cwt145.00–152.0086841
Steers—Medium and Large 1584153.80/cwt150.00–159.0089850
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned591145.00/cwt145.00–145.0085713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594150.00/cwt150.00–150.008917
Steers—Large 1Unweaned602152.00/cwt152.00–152.009157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616156.57/cwt155.50–159.0096427
Steers—Large 1616146.00/cwt146.00–146.0089916
Steers—Medium and Large 1625164.56/cwt162.00–169.001,029127
Steers—Medium and Large 1666164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,09611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,02138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715149.37/cwt148.00–150.501,06820
Steers—Medium and Large 1737163.46/cwt153.00–168.001,205341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774143.55/cwt142.75–144.001,11152
Steers—Medium and Large 1786164.59/cwt157.75–166.351,29485
Steers—Large 1802137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0995
Steers—Medium and Large 1822156.93/cwt146.00–159.501,29094
Steers—Medium and Large 1864150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,29839
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned312220.00/cwt220.00–220.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335205.00/cwt205.00–205.0068713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned391180.00/cwt180.00–180.007047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned411171.51/cwt164.00–175.0070513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412183.47/cwt179.50–186.0075628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy468179.00/cwt179.00–179.0083814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470165.00/cwt165.00–165.0077625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482145.60/cwt141.00–149.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned518145.21/cwt140.50–150.0075242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528147.98/cwt147.00–149.0078122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2546142.00/cwt142.00–142.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586149.95/cwt149.50–150.0087983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned591136.21/cwt131.00–140.0080512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618146.97/cwt146.00–148.0090821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684147.13/cwt141.00–149.851,00697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726139.07/cwt138.00–142.001,01049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758139.33/cwt139.00–140.001,0566
Heifers—Large 1764136.25/cwt134.50–139.501,04132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880139.76/cwt138.50–141.001,23032
Heifers—Large 11,005130.85/cwt130.85–130.851,31535

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.