Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2021-11-29

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
1,859 head
▼ 1,360 vs last sale 3,219▼ 1,336 vs year ago 3,195 · −41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs. were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were mostly 3.00-4.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good 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 $173.23/cwt on 894 head.
Average price
$173.23
894 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$20.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601174.611,049781
Medium and Large 1-2561165.9793091
Large 1605154.4593422
One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $115 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 sale894 hd
173.23
—
IA average4 barns · 3,191 hd
171.58
+1.65
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365201.00/cwt201.00–201.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned374209.00/cwt209.00–209.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned417176.61/cwt171.50–184.0073612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned419204.30/cwt196.00–209.5085613
Steers—Medium and Large 1476203.48/cwt200.50–205.0096915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned483188.08/cwt175.00–200.0090848
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned516193.47/cwt191.00–199.0099856
Steers—Medium and Large 1523188.13/cwt181.00–198.0098448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527173.24/cwt172.00–173.5091317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543176.75/cwt176.75–176.7596016
Steers—Medium and Large 1575175.29/cwt169.00–186.001,008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580169.00/cwt164.25–177.0098081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584162.03/cwt159.50–166.0094624
Steers—Large 1Unweaned594157.00/cwt157.00–157.0093314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned597155.00/cwt155.00–155.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615168.61/cwt160.00–173.501,03733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624152.74/cwt150.00–155.0095311
Steers—Large 1624150.00/cwt150.00–150.009368
Steers—Medium and Large 1631169.15/cwt159.50–175.501,067136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663144.00/cwt144.00–144.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1670169.33/cwt158.00–172.001,13598
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned679157.07/cwt155.75–164.001,06733
Steers—Medium and Large 1708163.79/cwt157.50–171.751,16073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned751143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0745
Steers—Medium and Large 1791163.75/cwt163.75–163.751,29517
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned404183.85/cwt177.00–190.0074324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409170.56/cwt168.00–177.0069811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned434167.05/cwt163.00–172.0072515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450165.53/cwt163.00–169.0074519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned489160.33/cwt155.00–163.0078430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490143.45/cwt138.50–151.0070315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517147.79/cwt144.00–151.0076422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530160.28/cwt155.00–164.00849119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532156.68/cwt152.50–163.7583466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned544148.00/cwt148.00–148.0080512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568151.62/cwt150.00–153.0086111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573154.72/cwt150.75–158.00887134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587143.20/cwt143.00–144.0084115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603132.00/cwt132.00–132.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613141.50/cwt141.50–141.508675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632151.08/cwt145.00–155.5095565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652154.95/cwt142.00–156.751,01025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719151.39/cwt147.00–152.251,08818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821148.88/cwt148.00–149.501,22226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1867143.68/cwt143.00–146.001,24618
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350192.50/cwt192.50–192.506743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433168.00/cwt168.00–168.007277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned529169.00/cwt169.00–169.008944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1548153.00/cwt153.00–153.008386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583152.29/cwt152.00–153.0088817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned639141.00/cwt141.00–141.009019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1654130.00/cwt130.00–130.008505

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.