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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Dec 9

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Dec 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

1,048 head

▼ 775 vs last sale 1,823▲ 1,048 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week light steers were mostly 6.00 lower and light heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for the moderate offerings.

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 $149.02/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$149.02

494 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$10.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	150.87	943	403
Medium and Large 1-2	556	140.81	783	91

One grade step is worth $10.06/cwt here — about $160 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 sale494 hd

149.02

—

IA average10 barns · 9,908 hd

147.58

+1.43

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	419	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	356	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	177.09/cwt	176.00–178.00	650	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	178.60/cwt	168.00–184.00	695	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	162.24/cwt	159.00–164.00	756	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	165.87/cwt	162.00–168.00	786	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	153.43/cwt	153.00–154.00	740	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	806	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	156.74/cwt	152.00–160.50	810	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	141.15/cwt	135.50–145.00	735	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	141.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	742	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	149.14/cwt	142.00–154.00	850	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	144.83/cwt	144.00–146.00	852	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	149.51/cwt	140.00–151.50	906	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	135.85/cwt	131.00–137.00	826	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	143.73/cwt	141.00–146.50	885	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	131.42/cwt	131.00–132.00	862	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	141.14/cwt	134.50–144.50	944	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	882	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	136.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,044	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	821	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,265	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,227	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	258	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	414	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	567	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	149.66/cwt	146.00–151.50	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	136.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	604	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	627	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	125.93/cwt	121.00–134.00	594	8
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Receipts 1,048Last week 1,823Year ago 0

Compared to last week light steers were mostly 6.00 lower and light heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	663	119.00	119.00
16	—	1,033	117.25	117.25
10	—	757	120.00	120.00
9	—	523	126.00–133.00	129.97
9	—	412	146.00–151.50	149.66
6	—	703	122.50	122.50
4	—	933	113.00	113.00
3	—	365	148.00	148.00
8	—	838	117.00	117.00
25	—	567	122.50–130.00	125.37
7	—	336	162.00	162.00
29	—	627	116.00–124.00	121.39

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Dec 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

1,048 head

▼ 775 vs last sale 1,823▲ 1,048 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week light steers were mostly 6.00 lower and light heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for the moderate offerings.

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 $149.02/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$149.02

494 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$10.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	150.87	943	403
Medium and Large 1-2	556	140.81	783	91

One grade step is worth $10.06/cwt here — about $160 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 sale494 hd

149.02

—

IA average10 barns · 9,908 hd

147.58

+1.43

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	419	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	356	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	177.09/cwt	176.00–178.00	650	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	178.60/cwt	168.00–184.00	695	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	162.24/cwt	159.00–164.00	756	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	165.87/cwt	162.00–168.00	786	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	153.43/cwt	153.00–154.00	740	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	806	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	156.74/cwt	152.00–160.50	810	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	141.15/cwt	135.50–145.00	735	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	141.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	742	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	149.14/cwt	142.00–154.00	850	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	144.83/cwt	144.00–146.00	852	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	149.51/cwt	140.00–151.50	906	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	135.85/cwt	131.00–137.00	826	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	143.73/cwt	141.00–146.50	885	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	131.42/cwt	131.00–132.00	862	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	141.14/cwt	134.50–144.50	944	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	882	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	136.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,044	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	821	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,265	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,227	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	258	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	414	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	567	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	149.66/cwt	146.00–151.50	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	136.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	604	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	627	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	125.93/cwt	121.00–134.00	594	8
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Receipts 1,048Last week 1,823Year ago 0

Compared to last week light steers were mostly 6.00 lower and light heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	663	119.00	119.00
16	—	1,033	117.25	117.25
10	—	757	120.00	120.00
9	—	523	126.00–133.00	129.97
9	—	412	146.00–151.50	149.66
6	—	703	122.50	122.50
4	—	933	113.00	113.00
3	—	365	148.00	148.00
8	—	838	117.00	117.00
25	—	567	122.50–130.00	125.37
7	—	336	162.00	162.00
29	—	627	116.00–124.00	121.39

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

7	—	604	115.00–116.00	115.57
6	—	316	131.00	131.00
3	—	687	108.00	108.00
44	—	477	128.00–135.00	131.64
13	—	595	123.00	123.00
23	—	535	120.00–124.00	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	152.00	152.00
9	—	679	110.00	110.00
5	—	258	170.00	170.00
28	—	544	121.00–128.00	126.27
13	—	451	139.00	139.00
13	—	576	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	571	123.00–123.50	123.44
11	—	441	134.00–138.00	136.96
8	—	472	121.00–134.00	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	131.00–132.00	131.42
7	—	482	153.00–154.00	153.43
3	—	845	132.00	132.00
28	—	608	131.00–137.00	135.85
4	—	274	153.00	153.00
3	—	445	157.00	157.00
10	—	521	135.50–145.00	141.15
9	—	593	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	474	162.00–168.00	165.87
30	—	517	152.00–160.50	156.74
27	—	767	132.00–138.00	136.10
4	—	414	182.00	182.00
26	—	570	142.00–154.00	149.14
11	—	389	168.00–184.00	178.60
6	—	729	121.00	121.00
5	—	974	126.00	126.00
50	—	669	134.50–144.50	141.14
33	—	606	140.00–151.50	149.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	821	154.10	154.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	588	144.00–146.00	144.83
9	—	367	176.00–178.00	177.09
13	—	504	160.00	160.00
8	—	731	133.00	133.00
45	—	616	141.00–146.50	143.73
23	—	466	159.00–164.00	162.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	140.00–147.00	141.12
4	—	583	130.00	130.00
4	—	356	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	390	150.00	150.00
4	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	580	112.00	112.00