Sale reports / Iowa / Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa / 2022-03-14

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Mar 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159
Receipts
3,042 head
▼ 638 vs last sale 3,680▼ 1,226 vs year ago 4,268 · −28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 750 lbs. were mostly steady to 5.00 lower, while the heavier steers were sharply lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were sharply lower and the heavier heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $179.44/cwt on 1,737 head.
Average price
$179.44
1,737 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,203
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$39.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.04
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1672180.181,2101,634
Medium and Large 1-2645169.421,09397
Large 1736141.001,0386thin
One grade step is worth $39.18/cwt here — about $172 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 sale1,737 hd
179.44
—
IA average7 barns · 4,615 hd
165.40
+14.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

53 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1339216.95/cwt215.00–221.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 1385215.72/cwt210.00–221.0083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430202.50/cwt202.50–202.508715
Steers—Medium and Large 1433220.46/cwt213.00–225.0095542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470193.81/cwt186.00–200.009117
Steers—Medium and Large 1483218.88/cwt206.00–226.501,05764
Steers—Medium and Large 1514210.95/cwt199.00–218.001,08475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2549190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned577162.50/cwt162.50–162.509383
Steers—Medium and Large 1579198.36/cwt193.50–202.001,149101
Steers—Medium and Large 1621189.67/cwt177.50–195.501,178474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634173.80/cwt168.00–175.501,10234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682161.53/cwt157.50–165.001,10213
Steers—Medium and Large 1683179.40/cwt173.75–184.501,22598
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy704181.68/cwt181.10–182.251,279153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,09511
Steers—Medium and Large 1731165.74/cwt158.75–174.751,212194
Steers—Large 1736141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775151.54/cwt145.00–153.751,17412
Steers—Medium and Large 1780157.13/cwt150.00–159.001,226215
Steers—Medium and Large 1824151.64/cwt144.00–158.001,250193
Steers—Medium and Large 1873149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,2213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322166.00/cwt166.00–166.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387180.81/cwt175.00–182.5070026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392167.50/cwt167.50–167.506573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414174.90/cwt167.00–181.0072418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435154.98/cwt150.00–161.5067426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465175.51/cwt174.00–177.5081652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472159.28/cwt155.00–162.5075239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530151.88/cwt148.50–158.0080529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531171.03/cwt160.00–176.50908122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561152.34/cwt152.00–153.0085512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567166.86/cwt159.00–175.0094635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy598180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,07616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615162.23/cwt157.00–168.25998255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629154.33/cwt154.00–154.509716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668165.05/cwt162.00–168.501,10329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684145.37/cwt144.00–149.0099431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721143.98/cwt141.00–155.001,038104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy738135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,00010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740136.59/cwt130.50–139.001,01114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy793124.75/cwt124.75–124.759899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement837156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,30610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1839135.74/cwt133.50–136.501,13928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1856131.25/cwt131.25–131.251,1248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,1464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2974115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555159.00/cwt159.00–159.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1984103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0144

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.