Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-11-15

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
2,446 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 2,284▲ 882 vs year ago 1,564 · +56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 650 lbs. were mostly 7.00-10.00 higher, while the steers over 650 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 5.00-8.00 higher. The heifers over 600 lbs. were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading 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 $166.81/cwt on 1,035 head.
Average price
$166.81
1,035 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1637171.571,092795
Large 1865151.621,31178
Medium and Large 1-2558150.76842162
One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $251 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 sale1,035 hd
166.81
—
IA average9 barns · 5,332 hd
161.42
+5.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

78 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1312210.00/cwt210.00–210.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316174.46/cwt173.00–177.5055110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned343197.00/cwt197.00–197.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 1381205.00/cwt205.00–205.007816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned420190.05/cwt185.00–195.0079830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426150.00/cwt150.00–150.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1439184.40/cwt177.00–189.5081063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned456191.02/cwt188.00–194.0087124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned478167.90/cwt165.00–174.0080322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493159.15/cwt157.00–165.0078511
Steers—Medium and Large 1499187.00/cwt187.00–187.0093312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522149.90/cwt141.00–159.0078233
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned527179.01/cwt167.00–187.50943113
Steers—Medium and Large 1529176.92/cwt168.00–185.5093668
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy532206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,09620
Steers—Medium and Large 1559171.27/cwt166.00–174.009579
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned572166.95/cwt161.00–173.0095524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned575150.52/cwt149.50–152.5086512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584140.94/cwt139.00–145.0082332
Steers—Medium and Large 1611171.37/cwt165.50–174.251,04762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned618144.13/cwt142.00–148.0089114
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned619154.49/cwt149.00–161.5095650
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648139.50/cwt139.50–139.509048
Steers—Medium and Large 1653163.80/cwt160.00–165.001,07021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672141.00/cwt141.00–141.009483
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned693149.35/cwt147.00–153.501,03534
Steers—Medium and Large 1733160.01/cwt158.00–161.001,17343
Steers—Medium and Large 1771151.51/cwt147.00–155.001,16833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1830163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,35356
Steers—Large 1843153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,29069
Steers—Medium and Large 1890165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,46960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,2379
Steers—Medium and Large 1963163.85/cwt163.85–163.851,57858
Steers—Large 11,030141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4529
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2254162.50/cwt162.50–162.5041311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314180.00/cwt180.00–180.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322155.00/cwt155.00–155.0049917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned346178.00/cwt178.00–178.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368173.44/cwt162.50–179.0063831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385155.05/cwt154.00–159.0059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned389171.48/cwt170.00–173.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned417164.29/cwt161.00–168.0068523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417159.18/cwt153.00–165.0066452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423152.00/cwt152.00–152.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464142.13/cwt131.00–146.5065934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468154.68/cwt149.00–162.0072475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480154.09/cwt150.50–161.0074051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy497169.00/cwt169.00–169.0084022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy501167.00/cwt167.00–167.0083712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned514150.12/cwt149.00–152.0077255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531151.32/cwt149.25–153.5080433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545129.99/cwt129.00–131.0070810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572147.41/cwt143.00–153.0084380
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned573139.43/cwt134.00–143.0079939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned611136.00/cwt136.00–136.008319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623144.61/cwt139.50–149.5090143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630142.48/cwt137.00–145.7589841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666148.26/cwt145.00–148.7598732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714135.00/cwt135.00–135.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1746150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,11951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1764152.25/cwt152.25–152.251,16367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801120.00/cwt120.00–120.009614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,09616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1784
Heifers—Large 11,023123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2586
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322195.28/cwt190.00–202.506295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1391186.67/cwt185.00–190.007309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420157.50/cwt157.50–157.506623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473147.50/cwt147.50–147.506986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1543131.00/cwt131.00–131.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570136.00/cwt136.00–136.0077517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667128.08/cwt127.00–129.0085422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1887112.50/cwt112.50–112.509983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1933102.00/cwt102.00–102.009523

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.