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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 4

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Apr 20May 4May 18 →

Receipts

4,265 head

▲ 1,595 vs last sale 2,670▲ 4,265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (4/20) steer calves 2.00 higher to 4.00 lower, 550-650 lbs. with the most decline, heifer calves under 700 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower, 700 -900 lbs 4.00-10.00 higher. 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 $144.35/cwt on 2,230 head.

Average price

$144.35

2,230 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$10.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	145.97	961	1,867
Large 1	615	141.06	867	40
Medium and Large 1-2	662	135.39	896	323

One grade step is worth $10.57/cwt here — about $65 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 sale2,230 hd

144.35

—

IA average7 barns · 7,643 hd

142.45

+1.90

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

Every lot

60 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 1-2	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	188.11/cwt	182.50–202.50	625	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	174.02/cwt	171.00–185.00	660	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	167.05/cwt	160.00–177.00	715	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	155.67/cwt	153.00–159.00	680	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	158.24/cwt	158.00–159.00	693	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	163.91/cwt	157.00–171.00	762	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	154.77/cwt	148.00–162.00	724	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	143.62/cwt	143.00–145.00	760	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	160.27/cwt	154.50–166.00	856	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	814	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	157.19/cwt	149.00–166.00	898	266
Steers	—	Large 1	581	144.70/cwt	141.00–148.50	841	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	148.47/cwt	140.00–154.50	915	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	137.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	875	35
Steers	—	Large 1	671	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	906	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	146.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	983	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	131.12/cwt	129.00–136.00	902	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	129.89/cwt	126.00–133.00	922	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	143.16/cwt	134.50–147.75	1,032	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	138.70/cwt	131.75–144.50	1,069	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	993	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	129.22/cwt	124.50–130.50	1,052	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	958	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	996	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	119.42/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,041	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	114.86/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,048	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	96.82/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,009	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	147.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	493	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	159.47/cwt	150.00–169.00	537	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	164.09/cwt	162.00–165.00	589	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	147.64/cwt	146.00–149.00	549	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	555	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	136.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	583	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	443	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	614	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed

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 May 4, 2020

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

Receipts 4,265Last week 2,670Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	333	140.00–150.00	147.97
19	—	717	110.00–111.00	110.63
4	—	599	123.00	123.00
45	—	526	120.00–128.00	125.12
26	—	669	112.00–118.50	113.93
10	—	372	146.00–149.00	147.64
29	—	479	132.00–134.50	132.96
21	—	429	133.00–139.00	136.00
7	—	606	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	458	134.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 4

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Apr 20May 4May 18 →

Receipts

4,265 head

▲ 1,595 vs last sale 2,670▲ 4,265 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 $144.35/cwt on 2,230 head.

Average price

$144.35

2,230 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$10.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	145.97	961	1,867
Large 1	615	141.06	867	40
Medium and Large 1-2	662	135.39	896	323

One grade step is worth $10.57/cwt here — about $65 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 sale2,230 hd

144.35

—

IA average7 barns · 7,643 hd

142.45

+1.90

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

Every lot

60 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 1-2	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	188.11/cwt	182.50–202.50	625	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	174.02/cwt	171.00–185.00	660	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	167.05/cwt	160.00–177.00	715	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	155.67/cwt	153.00–159.00	680	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	158.24/cwt	158.00–159.00	693	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	163.91/cwt	157.00–171.00	762	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	154.77/cwt	148.00–162.00	724	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	143.62/cwt	143.00–145.00	760	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	160.27/cwt	154.50–166.00	856	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	814	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	157.19/cwt	149.00–166.00	898	266
Steers	—	Large 1	581	144.70/cwt	141.00–148.50	841	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	148.47/cwt	140.00–154.50	915	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	137.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	875	35
Steers	—	Large 1	671	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	906	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	146.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	983	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	131.12/cwt	129.00–136.00	902	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	129.89/cwt	126.00–133.00	922	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	143.16/cwt	134.50–147.75	1,032	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	138.70/cwt	131.75–144.50	1,069	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	993	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	129.22/cwt	124.50–130.50	1,052	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	958	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	996	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	119.42/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,041	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	114.86/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,048	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	96.82/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,009	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	147.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	493	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	159.47/cwt	150.00–169.00	537	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	164.09/cwt	162.00–165.00	589	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	147.64/cwt	146.00–149.00	549	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	555	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	136.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	583	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	443	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	614	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed

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 May 4, 2020

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

Receipts 4,265Last week 2,670Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	333	140.00–150.00	147.97
19	—	717	110.00–111.00	110.63
4	—	599	123.00	123.00
45	—	526	120.00–128.00	125.12
26	—	669	112.00–118.50	113.93
10	—	372	146.00–149.00	147.64
29	—	479	132.00–134.50	132.96
21	—	429	133.00–139.00	136.00
7	—	606	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	458	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
206	—	623	122.00–135.75	128.72
160	—	479	134.50–148.00	139.45
64	—	421	140.00–145.00	143.13
221	—	734	114.35–128.00	119.41
190	—	670	120.00–129.75	126.15
76	—	783	114.25–123.50	119.16
17	—	827	117.00–123.00	118.72
5	—	1,004	95.00	95.00
191	—	520	128.00–141.25	134.35
141	—	575	120.50–137.00	129.21
23	—	359	162.00–165.00	164.09
8	—	337	150.00–169.00	159.47
14	—	937	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	154.25	154.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	443	154.75	154.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	616	140.00–154.50	148.47
148	—	771	131.75–144.50	138.70
43	—	814	124.50–130.50	129.22
8	—	379	171.00–185.00	174.02
253	—	872	118.00–123.50	119.42
161	—	672	140.00–148.00	146.24
64	—	428	160.00–177.00	167.05
22	—	332	182.50–202.50	188.11
5	—	986	105.00	105.00
266	—	571	149.00–166.00	157.19
166	—	534	154.50–166.00	160.27
125	—	465	157.00–171.00	163.91
29	—	912	112.50–116.00	114.86
6	—	1,042	95.00–100.50	96.82
316	—	721	134.50–147.75	143.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	581	141.00–148.50	144.70
15	—	671	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	853	116.75	116.75
48	—	710	126.00–133.00	129.89
12	—	437	153.00–159.00	155.67
6	—	596	142.00	142.00
49	—	468	148.00–162.00	154.77
22	—	534	152.50	152.50
6	—	837	114.50	114.50
5	—	313	170.00	170.00
55	—	688	129.00–136.00	131.12
35	—	635	132.00–142.00	137.80
9	—	785	126.50	126.50
5	—	381	165.00–170.00	167.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	438	158.00–159.00	158.24
4	—	371	177.00	177.00
12	—	625	129.50	129.50
22	—	529	143.00–145.00	143.62