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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 11

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Receipts

4,536 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 4,679▲ 1,776 vs year ago 2,760 · +64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher and those over 650 lbs. were 1.00-4.50 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. were 1.50-6.50 higher and the 600-750 lb. heifers were 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. The 750-800 lb, heifers were 8.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.07/cwt on 2,560 head.

Average price

$144.07

2,560 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	144.59	1,003	2,414
Medium and Large 1-2	623	137.28	855	139
Large 1	1,374	99.50	1,367	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.09/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale2,560 hd

144.07

—

IA average17 barns · 19,194 hd

142.05

+2.02

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

Every lot

46 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	421	192.23/cwt	186.00–202.50	809	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	179.42/cwt	170.00–181.50	852	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	154.91/cwt	147.00–164.00	740	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	169.41/cwt	162.00–177.50	894	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	157.83/cwt	149.00–165.00	906	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	141.09/cwt	135.00–148.00	814	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	151.40/cwt	143.50–157.25	943	468
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	134.45/cwt	130.50–138.00	848	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	142.19/cwt	134.00–148.75	975	344
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	126.74/cwt	124.00–131.00	872	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	139.70/cwt	133.75–145.00	1,011	478
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	125.64/cwt	123.00–131.50	920	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,084	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	129.94/cwt	126.75–134.25	998	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	123.83/cwt	122.00–126.00	960	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	133.45/cwt	128.50–135.60	1,086	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	130.96/cwt	125.50–133.00	1,130	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	122.68/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,124	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,169	8
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,374	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,367	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	155.13/cwt	147.50–158.00	579	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	151.95/cwt	148.00–156.50	635	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	146.35/cwt	138.00–150.00	704	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	139.66/cwt	136.50–144.25	736	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	124.93/cwt	123.50–129.00	677	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	137.01/cwt	129.50–143.25	781	339
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.50	721	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	131.69/cwt	123.00–135.85
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	3

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 Jan 11, 2021

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

Receipts 4,536Last week 4,679Year ago 2,760

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	766	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	574	149.00–165.00	157.83
258	—	814	128.50–135.60	133.45
344	—	686	134.00–148.75	142.19
21	—	421	186.00–202.50	192.23
122	—	863	125.50–133.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 11

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Receipts

4,536 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 4,679▲ 1,776 vs year ago 2,760 · +64.3%

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 $144.07/cwt on 2,560 head.

Average price

$144.07

2,560 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	144.59	1,003	2,414
Medium and Large 1-2	623	137.28	855	139
Large 1	1,374	99.50	1,367	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.09/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale2,560 hd

144.07

—

IA average17 barns · 19,194 hd

142.05

+2.02

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

Every lot

46 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	421	192.23/cwt	186.00–202.50	809	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	179.42/cwt	170.00–181.50	852	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	154.91/cwt	147.00–164.00	740	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	169.41/cwt	162.00–177.50	894	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	157.83/cwt	149.00–165.00	906	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	141.09/cwt	135.00–148.00	814	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	151.40/cwt	143.50–157.25	943	468
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	134.45/cwt	130.50–138.00	848	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	142.19/cwt	134.00–148.75	975	344
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	126.74/cwt	124.00–131.00	872	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	139.70/cwt	133.75–145.00	1,011	478
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	125.64/cwt	123.00–131.50	920	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,084	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	129.94/cwt	126.75–134.25	998	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	123.83/cwt	122.00–126.00	960	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	133.45/cwt	128.50–135.60	1,086	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	130.96/cwt	125.50–133.00	1,130	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	122.68/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,124	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,169	8
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,374	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,367	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	155.13/cwt	147.50–158.00	579	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	151.95/cwt	148.00–156.50	635	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	146.35/cwt	138.00–150.00	704	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	139.66/cwt	136.50–144.25	736	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	124.93/cwt	123.50–129.00	677	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	137.01/cwt	129.50–143.25	781	339
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.50	721	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	131.69/cwt	123.00–135.85
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	3

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 Jan 11, 2021

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

Receipts 4,536Last week 4,679Year ago 2,760

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	766	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	574	149.00–165.00	157.83
258	—	814	128.50–135.60	133.45
344	—	686	134.00–148.75	142.19
21	—	421	186.00–202.50	192.23
122	—	863	125.50–133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	152.00	152.00
10	—	688	124.00–131.00	126.74
37	—	577	135.00–148.00	141.09
19	—	732	123.00–131.50	125.64
23	—	631	130.50–138.00	134.45
27	—	478	147.00–164.00	154.91
20	—	775	122.00–126.00	123.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	673	127.25	127.25
14	—	1,032	112.00	112.00
14	—	998	115.75	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	727	119.50–130.75	124.80
111	—	527	136.50–144.25	139.66
255	—	668	123.00–133.00	128.53
75	—	481	138.00–150.00	146.35
311	—	630	123.00–135.85	131.69
339	—	570	129.50–143.25	137.01
46	—	820	116.00–125.50	122.24
27	—	418	148.00–156.50	151.95
11	—	373	147.50–158.00	155.13
64	—	760	121.00–125.75	125.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	712	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	542	123.50–129.00	124.93
8	—	445	140.00	140.00
8	—	777	113.75–120.00	116.80
12	—	720	116.00–118.50	116.84
6	—	497	136.00	136.00
7	—	649	121.00	121.00
36	—	576	123.00–127.50	125.22
8	—	671	117.00–122.00	120.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	115.00	115.00
3	—	750	112.50	112.50
4	—	609	120.00	120.00