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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 3

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Receipts

3,856 head

▼ 456 vs last sale 4,312▼ 823 vs year ago 4,679 · −17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.58/cwt on 2,267 head.

Average price

$177.58

2,267 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	179.00	1,183	1,998
Medium and Large 1-2	589	167.69	987	259
Large 1	915	150.35	1,376	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale2,267 hd

177.58

—

IA average7 barns · 5,941 hd

171.72

+5.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

60 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	651	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	868	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	813	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	208.99/cwt	204.00–212.00	884	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	905	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	217.15/cwt	216.00–218.00	986	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	185.88/cwt	183.50–188.00	889	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	199.03/cwt	195.50–207.00	957	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	976	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	173.55/cwt	168.00–178.00	887	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	189.35/cwt	181.00–198.00	983	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	204.16/cwt	203.00–206.50	1,066	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	199.20/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,123	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	188.17/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,076	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	159.81/cwt	159.00–161.50	921	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	170.33/cwt	160.00–175.50	988	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	183.63/cwt	175.50–192.00	1,146	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	164.90/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,036	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	173.36/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,170	325
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,078	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	170.96/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,229	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	146.55/cwt	138.00–157.50	1,061	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	151.52/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,162	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	166.93/cwt	160.75–172.75	1,302	289
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	163.65/cwt	154.50–167.85	1,319	169
Steers	—	Large 1	869	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,321	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,372	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,416	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,499	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	602	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	169.59/cwt	159.00–175.00	716	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	155.23/cwt	148.00–158.00	663	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	449	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	777	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	732	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	169.43/cwt	158.00–173.50	808	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	168.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	888	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	833	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	160.46/cwt	154.00–169.50	916	308
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	145.22/cwt	139.00–151.00	839	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	882	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	594	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	154.24/cwt	151.00–160.00	976	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	141.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	901	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	155.93/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,032	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	140.44/cwt	138.50–143.00	952	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	696	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,013	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	153.90/cwt	148.50–159.75	1,093	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,127	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	144.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,179	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	140.10/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,274	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	139.10/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,359	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,031	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,441	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	147.74/cwt	140.00–153.00	844	12

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jan 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 3,856Last week 4,312Year ago 4,679

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	519	181.00–198.00	189.35
331	—	719	160.00–176.00	170.96
62	—	481	195.50–207.00	199.03
3	—	983	144.00	144.00
169	—	806	154.50–167.85	163.65
325	—	675	165.00–179.00	173.36
321	—	624	175.50–192.00	183.63
289	—	780	160.75–172.75	166.93
237	—	572	176.00–196.00	188.17
25	—	423	204.00–212.00	208.99
9	—	391	222.00	222.00
7	—	946	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	580	160.00–175.50	170.33
44	—	511	168.00–178.00	173.55
30	—	724	138.00–157.50	146.55
19	—	478	183.50–188.00	185.88
7	—	421	193.00	193.00
6	—	338	192.50	192.50
5	—	371	189.00	189.00
68	—	628	156.00–172.00	164.90
8	—	691	156.00	156.00
13	—	767	149.00–155.50	151.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	146.50	146.50
7	—	869	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	159.00–161.50	159.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	211.50	211.50
13	—	491	198.75	198.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	522	203.00–206.50	204.16
40	—	454	216.00–218.00	217.15
52	—	564	198.00–200.00	199.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	139.75	139.75
4	—	594	149.00	149.00
15	—	696	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	485	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	818	140.00–146.00	144.12
73	—	422	159.00–175.00	169.59
91	—	710	148.50–159.75	153.90
308	—	571	154.00–169.50	160.46
15	—	774	145.00–147.50	145.65
51	—	477	158.00–173.50	169.43
10	—	909	139.50–140.50	140.10
10	—	977	138.50–139.50	139.10
11	—	352	171.00	171.00
205	—	662	147.50–160.00	155.93
120	—	527	160.00–175.00	168.53
173	—	633	151.00–160.00	154.24
4	—	316	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	157.50	157.50
10	—	449	173.00	173.00
10	—	590	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	578	139.00–151.00	145.22
3	—	357	150.00	150.00
21	—	535	155.00–157.00	155.65
24	—	678	138.50–143.00	140.44
11	—	635	137.00–145.00	141.89
14	—	427	148.00–158.00	155.23
32	—	470	155.00–156.00	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	145.00	145.00
12	—	571	140.00–153.00	147.74
3	—	357	170.00	170.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.