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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 4May 18May 25 →

Receipts

3,045 head

▼ 1,220 vs last sale 4,265▲ 3,045 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 go (5/4) steer calves 400-500 lbs.10.00 higher, 500-900 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 450 lbs. steady over 450 lbs. 6.00-10.00 higher with 550-600 lbs. 15.00 higher. Trade very active with demand very good.

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 $148.07/cwt on 1,816 head.

Average price

$148.07

1,816 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$20.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	473	165.00	780	4thin
Medium and Large 1	678	148.19	1,005	1,735
Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.41	820	77

One grade step is worth $20.59/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale1,816 hd

148.07

—

IA average7 barns · 6,774 hd

149.43

−1.36

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	176.17/cwt	169.00–185.50	571	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	543	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	163.16/cwt	158.00–167.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	175.61/cwt	172.00–180.00	681	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	176.66/cwt	172.00–184.00	763	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	152.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	664	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	170.12/cwt	169.00–171.00	752	9
Steers	—	Large 1	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	142.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	172.67/cwt	161.50–178.50	836	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	150.16/cwt	146.00–154.00	779	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	162.10/cwt	160.00–163.00	843	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	162.55/cwt	155.50–168.00	862	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	158.80/cwt	152.00–169.00	918	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	139.12/cwt	138.00–142.00	812	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	154.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	960	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	149.70/cwt	146.50–151.00	933	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	142.87/cwt	142.00–143.50	900	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	925	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	147.89/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,001	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	926	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	142.94/cwt	138.00–146.50	1,051	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	142.44/cwt	136.50–148.75	1,100	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,007	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	132.31/cwt	130.85–138.00	1,107	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	120.94/cwt	120.00–121.10	1,079	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,026	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	111.79/cwt	103.00–112.85	1,136	121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	142.39/cwt	142.00–145.00	454	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	498	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	148.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	156.16/cwt	151.00–164.00	579	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	143.60/cwt	138.50–151.00	606	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	136.67/cwt	129.00–143.50	642	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	147.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	701	231
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	135.83

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 3,045Last week 4,265Year 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
4	—	439	133.00	133.00
17	—	523	127.00–138.00	134.30
13	—	470	129.00–143.50	136.67
9	—	649	126.50	126.50
20	—	365	140.00–150.00	148.12
14	—	674	115.00–125.00	119.69
9	—	754	117.50	117.50
15	—	319	142.00–145.00	142.39
11	—	575	133.50–139.50	136.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	131.50–134.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 4May 18May 25 →

Receipts

3,045 head

▼ 1,220 vs last sale 4,265▲ 3,045 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 $148.07/cwt on 1,816 head.

Average price

$148.07

1,816 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$20.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	473	165.00	780	4thin
Medium and Large 1	678	148.19	1,005	1,735
Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.41	820	77

One grade step is worth $20.59/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale1,816 hd

148.07

—

IA average7 barns · 6,774 hd

149.43

−1.36

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	176.17/cwt	169.00–185.50	571	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	543	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	163.16/cwt	158.00–167.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	175.61/cwt	172.00–180.00	681	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	176.66/cwt	172.00–184.00	763	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	152.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	664	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	170.12/cwt	169.00–171.00	752	9
Steers	—	Large 1	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	142.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	172.67/cwt	161.50–178.50	836	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	150.16/cwt	146.00–154.00	779	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	162.10/cwt	160.00–163.00	843	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	162.55/cwt	155.50–168.00	862	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	158.80/cwt	152.00–169.00	918	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	139.12/cwt	138.00–142.00	812	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	154.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	960	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	149.70/cwt	146.50–151.00	933	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	142.87/cwt	142.00–143.50	900	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	925	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	147.89/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,001	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	926	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	142.94/cwt	138.00–146.50	1,051	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	142.44/cwt	136.50–148.75	1,100	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,007	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	132.31/cwt	130.85–138.00	1,107	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	120.94/cwt	120.00–121.10	1,079	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,026	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	111.79/cwt	103.00–112.85	1,136	121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	142.39/cwt	142.00–145.00	454	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	498	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	148.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	156.16/cwt	151.00–164.00	579	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	143.60/cwt	138.50–151.00	606	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	136.67/cwt	129.00–143.50	642	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	147.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	701	231
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	135.83

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 3,045Last week 4,265Year 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
4	—	439	133.00	133.00
17	—	523	127.00–138.00	134.30
13	—	470	129.00–143.50	136.67
9	—	649	126.50	126.50
20	—	365	140.00–150.00	148.12
14	—	674	115.00–125.00	119.69
9	—	754	117.50	117.50
15	—	319	142.00–145.00	142.39
11	—	575	133.50–139.50	136.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	131.50–134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	475	139.00–153.00	147.63
99	—	719	117.25–129.75	126.12
41	—	767	116.25–122.00	119.30
27	—	371	151.00–164.00	156.16
13	—	913	105.00	105.00
127	—	674	124.50–136.00	131.28
78	—	572	139.50–150.50	146.23
30	—	803	115.50–126.00	122.72
14	—	325	152.00–158.00	153.17
198	—	616	131.50–139.75	136.21
96	—	528	138.00–154.00	145.71
33	—	422	138.50–151.00	143.60
25	—	862	122.00	122.00
4	—	960	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	772	136.50–148.75	142.44
15	—	388	172.00–180.00	175.61
209	—	735	138.00–146.50	142.94
142	—	484	161.50–178.50	172.67
121	—	1,016	103.00–112.85	111.79
40	—	892	120.00–121.10	120.94
5	—	977	105.00	105.00
267	—	837	130.85–138.00	132.31
192	—	578	152.00–169.00	158.80
122	—	530	155.50–168.00	162.55
62	—	432	172.00–184.00	176.66
14	—	324	169.00–185.50	176.17
209	—	677	142.00–155.00	147.89
128	—	621	145.00–160.00	154.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	138.00–142.00	139.12
7	—	436	147.50–155.00	152.22
5	—	478	140.00–147.00	142.84
13	—	779	129.25	129.25
7	—	519	146.00–154.00	150.16
6	—	324	167.50	167.50
14	—	630	142.00–143.50	142.87
8	—	377	158.00–167.00	163.16
6	—	723	127.00–129.00	128.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	151.00	151.00
5	—	497	162.00	162.00
36	—	520	160.00–163.00	162.10
9	—	442	169.00–171.00	170.12
59	—	623	146.50–151.00	149.70
13	—	673	137.50	137.50
3	—	360	177.00	177.00