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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

2,788 head

▼ 847 vs last sale 3,635▲ 2,788 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 350-600 lbs. were 2.00-10.00 higher, while 600-800 lb. steers finished 1.00-5.00 higher. Heifers 400-650 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 higher. The heifers over 650 lbs ended mixed. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

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 $163.53/cwt on 1,278 head.

Average price

$163.53

1,278 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	164.19	1,010	1,139
Medium and Large 1-2	556	158.10	879	139

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about $131 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 sale1,278 hd

163.53

—

IA average9 barns · 7,899 hd

153.13

+10.40

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	186.68/cwt	182.50–190.00	620	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	173.09/cwt	172.00–185.00	680	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	180.47/cwt	175.00–188.50	747	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	169.55/cwt	165.00–173.50	814	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	188.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	908	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	180.99/cwt	171.00–188.00	943	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	992	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	927	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	164.74/cwt	152.00–168.75	888	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	172.00/cwt	168.00–179.00	986	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	153.80/cwt	146.00–159.50	889	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	165.21/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,023	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	157.01/cwt	150.50–161.75	1,055	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	997	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	150.17/cwt	143.00–155.75	1,080	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	141.98/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,103	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	134.07/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,102	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	859	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	962	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	322	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	137.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	159.49/cwt	150.00–162.50	593	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	584	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	402	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	685	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	151.80/cwt	145.00–160.00	654	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	153.60/cwt	147.00–160.75	725	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	721	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	648	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	709	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	883	7

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Receipts 2,788Last week 3,635Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	480	165.00–173.50	169.55
31	—	578	146.00–159.50	153.80
5	—	685	145.50	145.50
41	—	539	152.00–168.75	164.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	719	143.00–155.75	150.17
120	—	777	134.00–147.00	141.98
91	—	573	168.00–179.00	172.00
64	—	483	180.00–190.00	188.02
44	—	414	175.00–188.50	180.47
44	—	822	126.00–139.50

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

2,788 head

▼ 847 vs last sale 3,635▲ 2,788 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 $163.53/cwt on 1,278 head.

Average price

$163.53

1,278 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	164.19	1,010	1,139
Medium and Large 1-2	556	158.10	879	139

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about $131 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 sale1,278 hd

163.53

—

IA average9 barns · 7,899 hd

153.13

+10.40

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	186.68/cwt	182.50–190.00	620	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	173.09/cwt	172.00–185.00	680	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	180.47/cwt	175.00–188.50	747	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	169.55/cwt	165.00–173.50	814	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	188.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	908	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	180.99/cwt	171.00–188.00	943	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	992	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	927	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	164.74/cwt	152.00–168.75	888	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	172.00/cwt	168.00–179.00	986	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	153.80/cwt	146.00–159.50	889	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	165.21/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,023	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	157.01/cwt	150.50–161.75	1,055	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	997	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	150.17/cwt	143.00–155.75	1,080	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	141.98/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,103	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	134.07/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,102	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	859	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	962	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	322	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	137.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	159.49/cwt	150.00–162.50	593	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	584	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	402	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	685	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	151.80/cwt	145.00–160.00	654	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	153.60/cwt	147.00–160.75	725	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	721	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	648	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	709	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	883	7

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Receipts 2,788Last week 3,635Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	480	165.00–173.50	169.55
31	—	578	146.00–159.50	153.80
5	—	685	145.50	145.50
41	—	539	152.00–168.75	164.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	719	143.00–155.75	150.17
120	—	777	134.00–147.00	141.98
91	—	573	168.00–179.00	172.00
64	—	483	180.00–190.00	188.02
44	—	414	175.00–188.50	180.47
44	—	822	126.00–139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	109.50	109.50
7	—	696	115.00	115.00
6	—	863	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	859	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	147.00	147.00
9	—	724	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	524	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	573	137.00–151.50	145.19
12	—	372	150.00–162.50	159.49
6	—	755	129.00	129.00
5	—	836	124.00	124.00
38	—	431	145.00–160.00	151.80
160	—	530	139.00–152.25	145.26
130	—	630	131.50–142.50	139.07
90	—	709	120.00–133.50	128.44
35	—	668	124.00–136.00	130.07
202	—	472	147.00–160.75	153.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	389	150.00	150.00
11	—	490	151.00	151.00
5	—	580	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	133.00	133.00
3	—	322	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	351	172.00	172.00
32	—	402	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	487	134.00–145.00	138.22
20	—	324	135.00–145.00	137.58
8	—	776	106.00	106.00
7	—	693	110.00	110.00
4	—	741	119.00	119.00
6	—	356	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	485	161.00	161.00
8	—	448	161.00	161.00
7	—	709	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	177.00	177.00
8	—	456	142.00	142.00
6	—	577	124.00	124.00