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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 10Feb 17Mar 2 →

Receipts

5,030 head

▲ 2,037 vs last sale 2,993▲ 5,030 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves 400-600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher 600-850 lbs. mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs . 2,00-6.00 higher, 600-800 lbs. mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand for a large run of cattle.

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 $160.66/cwt on 2,663 head.

Average price

$160.66

2,663 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	161.56	1,055	2,496
Large 1-2	581	156.29	908	21
Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.85	932	146

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $123 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 sale2,663 hd

160.66

—

IA average9 barns · 8,676 hd

153.64

+7.02

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	179.91/cwt	175.00–184.00	606	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	607	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	181.60/cwt	174.00–189.00	688	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	652	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	180.15/cwt	179.50–182.00	757	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	180.13/cwt	175.00–184.75	866	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	875	11
Steers	—	Large 1-2	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	161.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	847	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	179.55/cwt	172.00–188.00	944	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	172.63/cwt	164.00–176.75	982	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	152.26/cwt	146.00–157.00	882	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	166.09/cwt	157.00–171.25	1,031	401
Steers	—	Large 1-2	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	158.95/cwt	152.75–164.75	1,067	433
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	154.05/cwt	152.50–156.75	1,121	408
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	997	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	132.10/cwt	131.00–136.50	999	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	146.54/cwt	139.75–152.00	1,122	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	139.88/cwt	133.00–142.50	1,141	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,185	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,214	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,212	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	155.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	145.58/cwt	136.00–151.00	542	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	155.35/cwt	152.00–159.00	583	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.61/cwt	153.00–165.00	678	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	158.06/cwt	151.00–168.50	741	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	781	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	156.63/cwt	149.00–165.00	805	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	133.78/cwt	128.00–140.00	840	16

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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 5,030Last week 2,993Year 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
34	—	756	131.00–136.50	132.10
8	—	401	162.50	162.50
39	—	730	135.00–140.00	136.57
31	—	525	156.00–164.00	161.26
34	—	579	146.00–157.00	152.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	177.50	177.50
8	—	343	177.00	177.00
11	—	484	180.75	180.75

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 10Feb 17Mar 2 →

Receipts

5,030 head

▲ 2,037 vs last sale 2,993▲ 5,030 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 $160.66/cwt on 2,663 head.

Average price

$160.66

2,663 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	161.56	1,055	2,496
Large 1-2	581	156.29	908	21
Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.85	932	146

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $123 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 sale2,663 hd

160.66

—

IA average9 barns · 8,676 hd

153.64

+7.02

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	179.91/cwt	175.00–184.00	606	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	607	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	181.60/cwt	174.00–189.00	688	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	652	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	180.15/cwt	179.50–182.00	757	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	180.13/cwt	175.00–184.75	866	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	875	11
Steers	—	Large 1-2	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	161.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	847	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	179.55/cwt	172.00–188.00	944	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	172.63/cwt	164.00–176.75	982	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	152.26/cwt	146.00–157.00	882	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	166.09/cwt	157.00–171.25	1,031	401
Steers	—	Large 1-2	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	158.95/cwt	152.75–164.75	1,067	433
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	154.05/cwt	152.50–156.75	1,121	408
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	997	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	132.10/cwt	131.00–136.50	999	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	146.54/cwt	139.75–152.00	1,122	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	139.88/cwt	133.00–142.50	1,141	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,185	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,214	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,212	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	155.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	145.58/cwt	136.00–151.00	542	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	155.35/cwt	152.00–159.00	583	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.61/cwt	153.00–165.00	678	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	158.06/cwt	151.00–168.50	741	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	781	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	156.63/cwt	149.00–165.00	805	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	133.78/cwt	128.00–140.00	840	16

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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 5,030Last week 2,993Year 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
34	—	756	131.00–136.50	132.10
8	—	401	162.50	162.50
39	—	730	135.00–140.00	136.57
31	—	525	156.00–164.00	161.26
34	—	579	146.00–157.00	152.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	177.50	177.50
8	—	343	177.00	177.00
11	—	484	180.75	180.75

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

408	—	728	152.50–156.75	154.05
254	—	526	172.00–188.00	179.55
120	—	481	175.00–184.75	180.13
14	—	881	134.50	134.50
6	—	379	174.00–189.00	181.60
433	—	671	152.75–164.75	158.95
272	—	569	164.00–176.75	172.63
208	—	816	133.00–142.50	139.88
16	—	962	126.00	126.00
6	—	908	133.75	133.75
401	—	621	157.00–171.25	166.09
249	—	766	139.75–152.00	146.54
43	—	420	179.50–182.00	180.15
9	—	337	175.00–184.00	179.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	150.00	150.00
12	—	635	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	605	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	151.00	151.00
3	—	342	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
376	—	620	127.00–146.75	142.17
169	—	520	147.00–160.50	153.57
57	—	469	151.00–168.50	158.06
464	—	669	128.25–140.85	134.89
197	—	724	127.75–136.75	131.78
59	—	425	153.00–165.00	159.61
7	—	331	155.00–160.00	155.66
242	—	575	140.00–150.75	146.90
129	—	779	125.50–132.75	130.91
14	—	375	152.00–159.00	155.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	701	120.00–122.00	120.46
4	—	433	134.00	134.00
16	—	695	126.50	126.50
17	—	372	136.00–151.00	145.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	170.00	170.00
28	—	528	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	128.00–140.00	133.78
17	—	514	149.00–165.00	156.63
10	—	434	180.00	180.00