Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2022-01-24

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
3,510 head
▼ 508 vs last sale 4,018▲ 3,510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs. sold 7.00-10.00 lower; 650-850 lbs. 1.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. were mostly 3.00-8.00 lower; 550-600 lbs. 4.00 higher; 600-850 lbs. mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for the heavy 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 $170.46/cwt on 1,707 head.
Average price
$170.46
1,707 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$38.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1652171.931,1211,424
Medium and Large 1-2577163.50943279
Large 11,010133.001,3434thin
One grade step is worth $38.93/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale1,707 hd
170.46
—
IA average10 barns · 9,550 hd
166.12
+4.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

65 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 1-2Unweaned259182.50/cwt182.50–182.504735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned331190.00/cwt190.00–190.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376190.00/cwt190.00–190.007149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425168.32/cwt167.00–170.0071512
Steers—Medium and Large 1427199.41/cwt188.00–208.0085136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned432175.00/cwt175.00–175.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned450186.00/cwt186.00–186.0083711
Steers—Medium and Large 1467195.57/cwt189.00–206.0091368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492176.41/cwt172.00–180.0086834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537174.58/cwt173.00–179.0093739
Steers—Medium and Large 1539188.23/cwt180.00–199.751,015179
Steers—Medium and Large 1573182.78/cwt171.00–189.001,047233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned577150.36/cwt150.00–151.008688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585162.90/cwt160.00–169.0095343
Steers—Medium and Large 1619171.88/cwt163.00–177.751,064159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626156.01/cwt154.25–160.0097744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned636149.00/cwt149.00–149.009485
Steers—Medium and Large 1668165.56/cwt157.25–172.001,106198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,02416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned683142.00/cwt142.00–142.009706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723148.46/cwt140.00–152.001,07328
Steers—Medium and Large 1728163.12/cwt155.00–168.751,188282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763148.80/cwt147.50–149.501,13517
Steers—Medium and Large 1778159.00/cwt150.00–164.001,237102
Steers—Medium and Large 1815155.01/cwt148.00–157.501,263116
Steers—Medium and Large 1891142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,26518
Steers—Medium and Large 1943143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,35622
Steers—Large 11,010133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3434
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned243147.50/cwt147.50–147.503587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned288160.00/cwt160.00–160.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1291180.00/cwt180.00–180.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned374158.14/cwt157.00–159.0059121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383164.15/cwt163.00–165.0062914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423167.33/cwt163.00–171.5070853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428152.78/cwt152.00–154.0065415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469161.29/cwt155.00–165.75756107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473153.96/cwt151.00–154.5072820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519144.38/cwt138.00–147.2574917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528160.18/cwt153.00–168.50846245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned531150.00/cwt150.00–150.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573157.44/cwt150.50–165.50902137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586130.69/cwt125.00–136.0076613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned606146.00/cwt146.00–146.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613136.50/cwt134.75–139.0083724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623147.38/cwt142.00–156.50918226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671145.18/cwt139.00–148.00974126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687137.01/cwt132.00–145.0094117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722142.92/cwt140.00–148.751,032110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732129.01/cwt128.00–133.0094415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781136.24/cwt135.75–138.501,06442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821136.99/cwt130.50–139.251,12549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1923128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,18113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned298202.50/cwt202.50–202.506039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318225.00/cwt225.00–225.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437162.50/cwt162.50–162.507105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473147.50/cwt147.50–147.506987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565150.00/cwt150.00–150.0084811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678137.01/cwt132.00–138.0092912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1759131.00/cwt131.00–131.009946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1828129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1856130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1909128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,16412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1993106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0535

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.