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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 11Jan 18Feb 1 →

Receipts

4,759 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 4,536▲ 2,258 vs year ago 2,501 · +90.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. were mostly 7.00-10.00 lower, while those over 650 lbs. were 6.00 lower to 2.50 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. sold mostly 2.00-10.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady to mostly 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for the heavy offerings. Supply included several lot loads. Trade was active.

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 $142.40/cwt on 2,723 head.

Average price

$142.40

2,723 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$2.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	142.56	955	2,511
Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.52	793	212

One grade step is worth $2.04/cwt here — about $163 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 sale2,723 hd

142.40

—

IA average13 barns · 13,489 hd

138.41

+4.00

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	555	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	164.50/cwt	163.00–165.00	602	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	755	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	176.77/cwt	168.00–180.00	781	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	153.25/cwt	146.00–158.00	722	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	167.57/cwt	165.00–172.00	816	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.90/cwt	133.00–146.00	747	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	159.51/cwt	154.00–169.50	850	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	777	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	141.10/cwt	136.00–143.00	794	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	150.16/cwt	144.00–159.00	865	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	127.67/cwt	126.00–132.00	799	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	143.81/cwt	135.00–147.50	903	377
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.47/cwt	130.00–132.25	826	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	140.45/cwt	132.50–145.10	945	644
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	130.02/cwt	129.00–130.25	883	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	135.34/cwt	129.75–138.75	993	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	132.50/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,023	406
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	127.15/cwt	124.00–132.25	1,035	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	987	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	128.45/cwt	124.50–129.75	1,098	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	123.48/cwt	123.00–123.75	1,116	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,117	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	457	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	337	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	468	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	144.32/cwt	139.50–154.00	551	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	143.55/cwt	141.00–150.00	584	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	549	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	451	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	638	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	127.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	605	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	136.25/cwt	131.00–144.75	657	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	772	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	813	6

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 4,759Last week 4,536Year ago 2,501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	563	136.00–143.00	141.10
7	—	349	159.00	159.00
26	—	366	163.00–165.00	164.50
22	—	628	130.00–132.25	131.47
17	—	530	133.00–146.00	140.90
10	—	471	146.00–158.00	153.25
8	—	826	119.50	119.50
38	—	679	129.00–130.25	130.02

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 11Jan 18Feb 1 →

Receipts

4,759 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 4,536▲ 2,258 vs year ago 2,501 · +90.3%

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 $142.40/cwt on 2,723 head.

Average price

$142.40

2,723 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$2.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	142.56	955	2,511
Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.52	793	212

One grade step is worth $2.04/cwt here — about $163 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 sale2,723 hd

142.40

—

IA average13 barns · 13,489 hd

138.41

+4.00

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	555	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	164.50/cwt	163.00–165.00	602	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	755	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	176.77/cwt	168.00–180.00	781	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	153.25/cwt	146.00–158.00	722	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	167.57/cwt	165.00–172.00	816	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.90/cwt	133.00–146.00	747	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	159.51/cwt	154.00–169.50	850	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	777	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	141.10/cwt	136.00–143.00	794	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	150.16/cwt	144.00–159.00	865	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	127.67/cwt	126.00–132.00	799	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	143.81/cwt	135.00–147.50	903	377
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.47/cwt	130.00–132.25	826	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	140.45/cwt	132.50–145.10	945	644
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	130.02/cwt	129.00–130.25	883	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	135.34/cwt	129.75–138.75	993	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	132.50/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,023	406
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	127.15/cwt	124.00–132.25	1,035	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	987	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	128.45/cwt	124.50–129.75	1,098	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	123.48/cwt	123.00–123.75	1,116	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,117	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	457	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	337	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	468	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	144.32/cwt	139.50–154.00	551	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	143.55/cwt	141.00–150.00	584	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	549	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	451	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	638	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	127.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	605	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	136.25/cwt	131.00–144.75	657	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	772	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	813	6

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 4,759Last week 4,536Year ago 2,501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	563	136.00–143.00	141.10
7	—	349	159.00	159.00
26	—	366	163.00–165.00	164.50
22	—	628	130.00–132.25	131.47
17	—	530	133.00–146.00	140.90
10	—	471	146.00–158.00	153.25
8	—	826	119.50	119.50
38	—	679	129.00–130.25	130.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	734	129.75–138.75	135.34
91	—	442	168.00–180.00	176.77
6	—	963	116.00	116.00
377	—	628	135.00–147.50	143.81
644	—	673	132.50–145.10	140.45
406	—	772	127.50–139.00	132.50
279	—	533	154.00–169.50	159.51
174	—	576	144.00–159.00	150.16
140	—	814	124.00–132.25	127.15
31	—	487	165.00–172.00	167.57
96	—	855	124.50–129.75	128.45
25	—	904	123.00–123.75	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	126.00–132.00	127.67
10	—	559	139.00	139.00
5	—	469	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	382	139.50–154.00	144.32
281	—	676	120.50–128.75	124.59
25	—	407	141.00–150.00	143.55
448	—	628	122.50–134.00	128.16
47	—	821	120.50–121.75	121.62
11	—	309	148.00	148.00
9	—	861	119.50	119.50
185	—	482	131.00–144.75	136.25
57	—	757	119.50–123.00	120.12
115	—	717	122.00–128.75	124.31
100	—	527	133.00–144.50	137.53
234	—	570	124.00–138.75	132.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	119.50	119.50
7	—	337	139.00	139.00
5	—	451	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	113.00	113.00
6	—	407	135.00	135.00
4	—	678	118.00	118.00
15	—	633	119.50–121.00	120.39
33	—	526	124.00–130.00	127.36
18	—	473	122.00–129.00	127.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	459	139.00	139.00
6	—	577	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	594	130.00	130.00
6	—	729	111.50	111.50
2	—	670	110.00	110.00