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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Apr 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Mar 30Apr 20May 4 →

Receipts

2,670 head

▲ 1,270 vs last sale 1,400▲ 2,670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, last report three weeks ago. 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 $140.80/cwt on 1,685 head.

Average price

$140.80

1,685 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	147.15	770	151
Medium and Large 1	691	140.43	970	1,519
Large 1	841	114.00	959	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale1,685 hd

140.80

—

IA average5 barns · 4,002 hd

137.85

+2.94

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	464	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	183.36/cwt	181.00–190.00	585	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	520	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	168.52/cwt	161.00–181.00	647	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	743	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.46/cwt	142.00–160.00	626	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	165.58/cwt	162.00–170.00	704	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	167.80/cwt	161.00–174.00	787	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	157.71/cwt	152.00–161.00	741	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	151.63/cwt	147.00–153.00	810	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	162.84/cwt	154.00–173.00	873	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	160.01/cwt	146.00–169.75	917	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	142.05/cwt	131.00–149.00	814	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	152.56/cwt	147.50–157.00	949	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	136.36/cwt	122.00–143.00	855	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	146.27/cwt	142.75–153.00	976	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	132.77/cwt	131.00–136.50	960	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	119.34/cwt	117.00–121.00	886	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	127.90/cwt	123.25–132.60	999	481
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,024	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	861	3
Steers	—	Large 1	841	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	959	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	115.35/cwt	115.25–115.75	1,013	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	104.85/cwt	104.85–104.85	1,040	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	135.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	140.70/cwt	137.50–142.00	529	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	563	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	140.79/cwt	137.00–150.00	596	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	124.74/cwt	119.00–133.00	579	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	137.70/cwt	126.00–143.50	666	77
Heifers	—	Large 1	517	120.00

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Receipts 2,670Last week 1,400Year ago 0

No trend, last report three weeks ago. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	181.00–190.00	183.36
206	—	667	142.75–153.00	146.27
79	—	878	115.25–115.75	115.35
59	—	469	161.00–174.00	167.80
228	—	723	131.00–136.50	132.77
94	—	622	147.50–157.00	152.56
60	—	536	154.00–173.00	162.84
22	—	425	162.00–170.00	165.58
481	—	781	123.25–132.60	127.90
167	—	573	146.00–169.75	160.01
60	—	825	124.10	124.10
25	—	384	161.00–181.00	168.52
3	—	992	104.85	104.85

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Apr 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Mar 30Apr 20May 4 →

Receipts

2,670 head

▲ 1,270 vs last sale 1,400▲ 2,670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, last report three weeks ago. 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 $140.80/cwt on 1,685 head.

Average price

$140.80

1,685 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	147.15	770	151
Medium and Large 1	691	140.43	970	1,519
Large 1	841	114.00	959	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale1,685 hd

140.80

—

IA average5 barns · 4,002 hd

137.85

+2.94

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	464	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	183.36/cwt	181.00–190.00	585	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	520	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	168.52/cwt	161.00–181.00	647	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	743	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.46/cwt	142.00–160.00	626	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	165.58/cwt	162.00–170.00	704	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	167.80/cwt	161.00–174.00	787	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	157.71/cwt	152.00–161.00	741	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	151.63/cwt	147.00–153.00	810	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	162.84/cwt	154.00–173.00	873	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	160.01/cwt	146.00–169.75	917	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	142.05/cwt	131.00–149.00	814	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	152.56/cwt	147.50–157.00	949	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	136.36/cwt	122.00–143.00	855	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	146.27/cwt	142.75–153.00	976	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	132.77/cwt	131.00–136.50	960	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	119.34/cwt	117.00–121.00	886	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	127.90/cwt	123.25–132.60	999	481
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,024	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	861	3
Steers	—	Large 1	841	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	959	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	115.35/cwt	115.25–115.75	1,013	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	104.85/cwt	104.85–104.85	1,040	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	135.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	140.70/cwt	137.50–142.00	529	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	563	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	140.79/cwt	137.00–150.00	596	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	124.74/cwt	119.00–133.00	579	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	137.70/cwt	126.00–143.50	666	77
Heifers	—	Large 1	517	120.00

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Receipts 2,670Last week 1,400Year ago 0

No trend, last report three weeks ago. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	181.00–190.00	183.36
206	—	667	142.75–153.00	146.27
79	—	878	115.25–115.75	115.35
59	—	469	161.00–174.00	167.80
228	—	723	131.00–136.50	132.77
94	—	622	147.50–157.00	152.56
60	—	536	154.00–173.00	162.84
22	—	425	162.00–170.00	165.58
481	—	781	123.25–132.60	127.90
167	—	573	146.00–169.75	160.01
60	—	825	124.10	124.10
25	—	384	161.00–181.00	168.52
3	—	992	104.85	104.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	162.00–164.00	163.02
25	—	416	142.00–160.00	150.46
9	—	742	117.00–121.00	119.34
3	—	828	104.00	104.00
26	—	573	131.00–149.00	142.05
18	—	627	122.00–143.00	136.36
5	—	270	172.00	172.00
36	—	534	147.00–153.00	151.63
23	—	470	152.00–161.00	157.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	700	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	841	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	987	104.00	104.00
171	—	712	113.00–121.50	117.11
77	—	484	126.00–143.50	137.70
54	—	768	120.50	120.50
17	—	376	137.50–142.00	140.70
98	—	665	121.50–135.75	128.31
61	—	536	132.00–142.50	134.93
24	—	819	104.00–108.75	108.15
2	—	328	162.00	162.00
114	—	616	128.00–133.75	132.40
74	—	558	125.00–136.00	134.28
31	—	423	137.00–150.00	140.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	115.00–128.00	121.20
10	—	624	114.00–125.00	119.70
7	—	869	86.00	86.00
19	—	681	105.00–116.00	110.87
12	—	583	118.00–125.00	121.89
9	—	789	104.00–110.50	108.33
14	—	464	119.00–133.00	124.74
10	—	418	132.00–137.00	134.67
6	—	343	135.00–140.00	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	157.50	157.50
4	—	400	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	634	121.50–123.50	122.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	117.50	117.50
19	—	926	117.50	117.50

8	—	404	184.00	184.00
7	—	500	177.00	177.00