Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2022-02-07

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 7
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
3,481 head
▲ 538 vs last sale 2,943▲ 1,087 vs year ago 2,394 · +45.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 750 lbs. were mostly steady to 4.00 higher; 750-850 lbs. 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold 2.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs. were 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the 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 $172.56/cwt on 2,162 head.
Average price
$172.56
2,162 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,250
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$37.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.34
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1721174.291,2571,984
Medium and Large 1-2653161.691,057119
Large 1980136.311,33659
One grade step is worth $37.98/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale2,162 hd
172.56
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IA average5 barns · 6,492 hd
172.89
−0.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1430209.09/cwt205.00–213.0089930
Steers—Medium and Large 1482204.51/cwt195.00–210.0098630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484172.52/cwt163.00–180.0083518
Steers—Medium and Large 1517196.85/cwt187.50–204.751,01840
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533183.00/cwt183.00–183.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy550208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,14423
Steers—Medium and Large 1571196.26/cwt188.00–203.501,121117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571170.35/cwt165.00–178.0097318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620151.58/cwt147.50–158.009408
Steers—Medium and Large 1633186.92/cwt176.25–192.501,183281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671159.47/cwt150.00–166.001,07023
Steers—Medium and Large 1672177.89/cwt168.50–184.751,195275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2702159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,11618
Steers—Medium and Large 1729169.41/cwt162.50–179.751,235280
Steers—Medium and Large 1762169.07/cwt160.00–173.601,288425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787153.16/cwt153.00–154.001,20530
Steers—Medium and Large 1831162.04/cwt155.00–164.351,347366
Steers—Medium and Large 1874153.34/cwt151.00–154.751,34031
Steers—Medium and Large 1934154.16/cwt150.00–154.851,44070
Steers—Large 1949138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,31051
Steers—Medium and Large 1994135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,34716
Steers—Large 11,010138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3943
Steers—Large 11,278118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5085
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.50/cwt157.50–157.505125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387182.00/cwt182.00–182.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430178.40/cwt174.00–185.7576742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466160.00/cwt160.00–160.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483174.07/cwt169.00–179.7584163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518144.00/cwt144.00–144.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529164.40/cwt159.75–171.0087082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574163.38/cwt157.00–171.75938173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584148.31/cwt139.00–154.0086613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614147.15/cwt136.00–150.5090423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631158.71/cwt152.75–166.501,001225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671137.63/cwt137.50–138.0092311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679156.11/cwt148.00–159.501,060171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725151.03/cwt144.00–159.001,095126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740134.01/cwt130.00–142.0099211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771149.69/cwt142.00–151.251,15487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776128.00/cwt128.00–128.009939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1853134.13/cwt129.50–142.001,14416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1929135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,2598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2957126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,2115
Heifers—Large 11,025127.25/cwt127.25–127.251,3049
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1498128.00/cwt128.00–128.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1544172.00/cwt172.00–172.0093611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615154.50/cwt154.50–154.509509

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.