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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 6

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

4,723 head

▲ 2,776 vs last sale 1,947▲ 4,723 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage due to the holidays. A higher undertone prevailed with active trading and good buyer demand for the heavy 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 $157.32/cwt on 2,811 head.

Average price

$157.32

2,811 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	158.44	1,064	2,504
Medium and Large 1-2	615	148.22	911	307

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $153 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 sale2,811 hd

157.32

—

IA average12 barns · 11,413 hd

154.25

+3.07

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

Every lot

68 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	504	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	461	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	180.48/cwt	177.50–185.00	594	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	181.49/cwt	172.00–189.00	690	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	183.83/cwt	179.00–186.50	785	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	150.78/cwt	146.00–157.50	654	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	886	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.84/cwt	153.00–169.00	772	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	178.74/cwt	172.00–188.00	856	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	170.43/cwt	166.00–173.00	890	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.42/cwt	164.00–177.50	900	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	143.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	758	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	992	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	170.69/cwt	162.00–176.50	976	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	154.66/cwt	142.00–158.50	902	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	151.87/cwt	151.75–152.00	902	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	152.93/cwt	152.00–153.50	942	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	158.58/cwt	150.00–163.75	1,004	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	914	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	141.10/cwt	136.00–147.50	914	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	969	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	155.83/cwt	148.50–162.75	1,050	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	146.87/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,008	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	134.63/cwt	133.50–140.00	979	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	152.10/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,107	330
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,001	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,048	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	147.59/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,139	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,101	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	149.87/cwt	140.00–151.85	1,221	512
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	132.51/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,106	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	249	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	392	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.56/cwt	145.00–154.00	471	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	160.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	512	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	160.33/cwt	153.00–163.00	614	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	137.84/cwt	137.00–139.00	543	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	674	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	147.31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	838	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	857	32

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Receipts 4,723Last week 1,947Year ago 0

No recent market coverage due to the holidays. A higher undertone prevailed with active trading and good buyer demand for the heavy offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	658	126.50–128.00	127.64
21	—	529	135.50–139.00	136.78
16	—	581	122.00–135.00	129.58
4	—	298	160.00	160.00
7	—	394	137.00–139.00	137.84
12	—	439	144.00–149.00	147.31
8	—	249	157.50	157.50
8	—	315	145.00–154.00	149.56
8	—	487	126.00–130.00	127.96
14	—	733	135.50	135.50
3	—	980	132.50	132.50
5	—	614	131.00	131.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 6

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

4,723 head

▲ 2,776 vs last sale 1,947▲ 4,723 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage due to the holidays. A higher undertone prevailed with active trading and good buyer demand for the heavy 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 $157.32/cwt on 2,811 head.

Average price

$157.32

2,811 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	158.44	1,064	2,504
Medium and Large 1-2	615	148.22	911	307

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $153 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 sale2,811 hd

157.32

—

IA average12 barns · 11,413 hd

154.25

+3.07

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

Every lot

68 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	504	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	461	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	180.48/cwt	177.50–185.00	594	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	181.49/cwt	172.00–189.00	690	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	183.83/cwt	179.00–186.50	785	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	150.78/cwt	146.00–157.50	654	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	886	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.84/cwt	153.00–169.00	772	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	178.74/cwt	172.00–188.00	856	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	170.43/cwt	166.00–173.00	890	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.42/cwt	164.00–177.50	900	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	143.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	758	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	992	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	170.69/cwt	162.00–176.50	976	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	154.66/cwt	142.00–158.50	902	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	151.87/cwt	151.75–152.00	902	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	152.93/cwt	152.00–153.50	942	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	158.58/cwt	150.00–163.75	1,004	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	914	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	141.10/cwt	136.00–147.50	914	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	969	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	155.83/cwt	148.50–162.75	1,050	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	146.87/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,008	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	134.63/cwt	133.50–140.00	979	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	152.10/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,107	330
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,001	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,048	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	147.59/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,139	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,101	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	149.87/cwt	140.00–151.85	1,221	512
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	132.51/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,106	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	249	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	392	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.56/cwt	145.00–154.00	471	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	160.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	512	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	160.33/cwt	153.00–163.00	614	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	137.84/cwt	137.00–139.00	543	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	674	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	147.31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	838	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	857	32

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Receipts 4,723Last week 1,947Year ago 0

No recent market coverage due to the holidays. A higher undertone prevailed with active trading and good buyer demand for the heavy offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	658	126.50–128.00	127.64
21	—	529	135.50–139.00	136.78
16	—	581	122.00–135.00	129.58
4	—	298	160.00	160.00
7	—	394	137.00–139.00	137.84
12	—	439	144.00–149.00	147.31
8	—	249	157.50	157.50
8	—	315	145.00–154.00	149.56
8	—	487	126.00–130.00	127.96
14	—	733	135.50	135.50
3	—	980	132.50	132.50
5	—	614	131.00	131.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	426	150.00–163.00	158.26
165	—	567	141.50–152.00	147.55
179	—	766	130.50–143.85	140.40
2	—	845	129.00	129.00
16	—	319	155.00–164.00	160.45
35	—	383	153.00–163.00	160.33
231	—	622	134.00–147.25	141.38
73	—	724	132.00–139.00	137.80
123	—	673	132.00–142.00	138.52
124	—	482	146.00–160.00	154.07
153	—	520	141.00–154.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	456	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	140.00–149.00	144.52
16	—	631	133.00–135.00	133.49
3	—	423	154.00	154.00
9	—	390	158.00	158.00
13	—	580	132.00–138.00	136.60
10	—	461	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	613	139.75	139.75
9	—	472	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	141.50	141.50
7	—	733	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	281	164.00	164.00
24	—	474	153.00–169.00	162.84
4	—	548	160.00	160.00
90	—	686	142.00–149.50	146.87
47	—	583	142.00–158.50	154.66
25	—	727	133.50–140.00	134.63
24	—	648	136.00–147.50	141.10
19	—	434	146.00–157.50	150.78
9	—	835	129.00–136.50	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
255	—	674	148.50–162.75	155.83
197	—	528	164.00–177.50	170.42
78	—	479	172.00–188.00	178.74
45	—	427	179.00–186.50	183.83
44	—	380	172.00–189.00	181.49
5	—	262	192.50	192.50
13	—	329	177.50–185.00	180.48
279	—	572	162.00–176.50	170.69
512	—	815	140.00–151.85	149.87
330	—	728	143.00–156.00	152.10
314	—	772	145.00–149.50	147.59
309	—	633	150.00–163.75	158.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	554	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	616	152.00–153.50	152.93
41	—	522	166.00–173.00	170.43
12	—	474	187.00	187.00
16	—	658	147.25	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	644	142.00	142.00
12	—	728	137.50	137.50
14	—	529	140.00–149.00	143.28
17	—	594	151.75–152.00	151.87
4	—	486	167.00	167.00