Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2022-02-21

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 21
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
5,214 head
▲ 1,733 vs last sale 3,481▲ 100 vs year ago 5,114 · +2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 550 lbs. sold sharply higher; 550-750 lbs. were 2.00-6.00 higher; over 750 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were also sharply higher; over 600 lbs. mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots and large groups were 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 $180.61/cwt on 2,761 head.
Average price
$180.61
2,761 head · 686 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$46.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.98
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687181.351,2462,509
Medium and Large 1-2598180.211,078213
Large 11,078135.251,45839
One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale2,761 hd
180.61
—
IA average10 barns · 10,878 hd
173.63
+6.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 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 1374231.00/cwt231.00–231.008648
Steers—Medium and Large 1414225.23/cwt212.50–237.0093224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430205.21/cwt203.00–207.0088234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462201.68/cwt195.00–205.0093212
Steers—Medium and Large 1482224.05/cwt211.00–236.001,08050
Steers—Medium and Large 1520218.89/cwt208.00–228.001,138190
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned534182.00/cwt182.00–182.009727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535196.42/cwt190.00–201.001,05127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566185.62/cwt185.00–187.001,05113
Steers—Medium and Large 1580203.02/cwt190.00–209.751,178306
Steers—Medium and Large 1629191.67/cwt180.00–199.751,206181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635175.12/cwt175.00–176.001,11225
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy664192.90/cwt192.75–193.001,28158
Steers—Medium and Large 1681178.32/cwt172.00–190.001,214471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683166.06/cwt158.00–171.501,13481
Steers—Medium and Large 1720173.31/cwt163.00–179.751,248610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739154.69/cwt153.00–157.001,1437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1837
Steers—Medium and Large 1775165.05/cwt156.00–170.751,279278
Steers—Medium and Large 1815155.92/cwt149.50–161.001,271139
Steers—Medium and Large 1859153.82/cwt152.00–155.001,321140
Steers—Medium and Large 1902150.85/cwt150.85–150.851,36154
Steers—Large 11,078135.25/cwt135.25–135.251,45839
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322217.00/cwt217.00–217.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332181.00/cwt181.00–181.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372189.00/cwt189.00–189.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430190.78/cwt179.00–196.2582076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469175.00/cwt175.00–175.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474188.91/cwt183.00–196.0089563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524180.45/cwt170.00–187.50946148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539154.12/cwt150.00–161.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy561190.23/cwt189.50–191.751,06745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565175.16/cwt170.00–186.00990250
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582162.90/cwt159.00–166.5094847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633164.49/cwt159.00–175.501,041510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670158.34/cwt152.00–162.001,061250
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670148.00/cwt148.00–148.0099215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715151.81/cwt145.00–156.251,085286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762148.07/cwt139.00–150.251,12891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830141.41/cwt139.25–144.251,174114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358192.00/cwt192.00–192.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned497164.00/cwt164.00–164.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1748125.00/cwt125.00–125.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1946123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1647

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.