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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jul 15

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jul 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jun 24Jul 15Aug 5 →

Receipts

1,410 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 1,350▲ 1,410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale reported two weeks ago (June 24) steer calves under 550 lbs. 5.00 lower, 550-750 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher, 750-850 lbs. 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher, 550-850 lbs. 10.00-12.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

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 $146.35/cwt on 1,017 head.

Average price

$146.35

1,017 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	574	151.00	867	7thin
Medium and Large 1	736	147.33	1,085	910
Large 1-2	590	143.75	848	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	817	136.86	1,118	96

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale1,017 hd

146.35

—

IA average4 barns · 2,183 hd

139.87

+6.49

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	154.54/cwt	149.00–157.50	558	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	158.04/cwt	157.50–159.00	667	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	922	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	163.03/cwt	159.00–165.50	900	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	881	15
Steers	—	Large 1	574	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	867	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	590	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	596	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	805	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	837	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	154.57/cwt	148.50–155.75	974	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	147.64/cwt	138.00–150.00	980	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	141.49/cwt	139.00–150.50	1,036	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	147.13/cwt	145.50–147.60	1,161	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	145.65/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,186	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,111	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	137.33/cwt	135.50–137.60	1,192	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	141.78/cwt	141.10–142.60	1,236	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,226	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.50	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	386	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	156.52/cwt	135.00–165.00	610	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	419	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	146.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	678	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	144.47/cwt	136.00–150.00	766	82
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	141.85
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	826	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	958	4

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Receipts 1,410Last week 1,350Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	122.00	122.00
2	—	578	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	116.00	116.00
3	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	715	118.00	118.00
3	—	588	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	117.00	117.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jul 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jun 24Jul 15Aug 5 →

Receipts

1,410 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 1,350▲ 1,410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $146.35/cwt on 1,017 head.

Average price

$146.35

1,017 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	574	151.00	867	7thin
Medium and Large 1	736	147.33	1,085	910
Large 1-2	590	143.75	848	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	817	136.86	1,118	96

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale1,017 hd

146.35

—

IA average4 barns · 2,183 hd

139.87

+6.49

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	154.54/cwt	149.00–157.50	558	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	158.04/cwt	157.50–159.00	667	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	922	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	163.03/cwt	159.00–165.50	900	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	881	15
Steers	—	Large 1	574	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	867	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	590	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	596	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	805	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	837	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	154.57/cwt	148.50–155.75	974	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	147.64/cwt	138.00–150.00	980	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	141.49/cwt	139.00–150.50	1,036	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	147.13/cwt	145.50–147.60	1,161	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	145.65/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,186	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,111	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	137.33/cwt	135.50–137.60	1,192	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	141.78/cwt	141.10–142.60	1,236	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,226	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.50	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	386	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	156.52/cwt	135.00–165.00	610	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	419	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	146.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	678	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	144.47/cwt	136.00–150.00	766	82
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	141.85
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	826	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	958	4

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Receipts 1,410Last week 1,350Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	122.00	122.00
2	—	578	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	116.00	116.00
3	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	715	118.00	118.00
3	—	588	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	117.00	117.00

15	—	830	129.00	129.00
14	—	390	135.00–165.00	156.52
82	—	530	136.00–150.00	144.47
9	—	423	140.00–150.00	146.42
50	—	631	139.00–145.25	141.31
19	—	475	140.00–147.00	142.66
21	—	729	139.00–141.00	140.49
24	—	599	143.00–154.00	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	607	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	140.00–147.50	142.35
4	—	379	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	591	141.85	141.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	135.00	135.00
8	—	557	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	157.50–159.00	158.04
150	—	789	145.50–147.60	147.13
10	—	361	149.00–157.50	154.54
150	—	630	148.50–155.75	154.57
9	—	905	135.50	135.50
122	—	872	141.10–142.60	141.78
218	—	814	140.00–148.50	145.65
21	—	552	159.00–165.50	163.03
30	—	664	138.00–150.00	147.64
5	—	549	168.00	168.00
122	—	732	139.00–150.50	141.49
6	—	339	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	817	136.00	136.00
6	—	751	137.00	137.00
68	—	868	135.50–137.60	137.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	555	150.00	150.00
6	—	486	143.00	143.00
12	—	600	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	596	135.00	135.00