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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 10

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Apr 26May 10May 24 →

Receipts

3,995 head

▲ 1,934 vs last sale 2,061▲ 3,995 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 550 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower, the heavier steers were 4.00 to sharply higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-8.00 lower, heifers over 600 lbs. were steady to sharply higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. 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 $150.22/cwt on 1,995 head.

Average price

$150.22

1,995 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	151.72	1,050	1,734
Medium and Large 1-2	653	141.11	922	240
Large 1	716	130.10	931	21

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,995 hd

150.22

—

IA average9 barns · 4,918 hd

145.44

+4.77

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	192.07/cwt	189.00–195.00	711	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	178.22/cwt	168.00–182.00	777	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	174.68/cwt	173.00–177.00	821	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.55/cwt	155.00–164.00	767	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	175.83/cwt	172.00–179.00	906	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	171.70/cwt	164.00–180.00	903	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	155.11/cwt	152.00–163.00	831	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	165.70/cwt	156.00–171.00	949	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	156.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	904	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	140.53/cwt	131.00–153.00	828	24
Steers	—	Large 1	613	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	834	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	161.40/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,017	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	929	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	140.24/cwt	136.50–149.00	930	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	148.32/cwt	145.25–157.50	1,010	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	135.22/cwt	134.50–137.50	974	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	148.29/cwt	141.75–153.00	1,069	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	130.55/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,010	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	143.84/cwt	139.50–148.00	1,118	252
Steers	—	Large 1	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	140.07/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,146	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	130.61/cwt	124.00–131.75	1,159	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,174	21
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	162.33/cwt	157.50–166.00	607	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	159.41/cwt	158.00–162.00	698	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	469	135.15/cwt	134.50–137.00	634	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	147.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	699	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	134.93/cwt	133.00–140.00	652	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	144.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	758	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524

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 10, 2021

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

Receipts 3,995Last week 2,061Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	528	134.00–147.00	140.03
263	—	622	132.00–144.00	139.23
349	—	686	133.00–141.75	140.09
266	—	727	124.50–135.75	128.45
76	—	824	110.00–119.75	118.37
28	—	438	158.00–162.00	159.41
17	—	918	113.75	113.75
140	—	567	132.00–145.50	137.21
31	—	374	157.50–166.00	162.33
31	—	474	144.00–152.00	147.48
149	—	774	133.00–134.85	133.95

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 10

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Apr 26May 10May 24 →

Receipts

3,995 head

▲ 1,934 vs last sale 2,061▲ 3,995 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 $150.22/cwt on 1,995 head.

Average price

$150.22

1,995 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	151.72	1,050	1,734
Medium and Large 1-2	653	141.11	922	240
Large 1	716	130.10	931	21

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,995 hd

150.22

—

IA average9 barns · 4,918 hd

145.44

+4.77

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	192.07/cwt	189.00–195.00	711	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	178.22/cwt	168.00–182.00	777	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	174.68/cwt	173.00–177.00	821	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.55/cwt	155.00–164.00	767	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	175.83/cwt	172.00–179.00	906	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	171.70/cwt	164.00–180.00	903	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	155.11/cwt	152.00–163.00	831	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	165.70/cwt	156.00–171.00	949	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	156.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	904	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	140.53/cwt	131.00–153.00	828	24
Steers	—	Large 1	613	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	834	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	161.40/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,017	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	929	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	140.24/cwt	136.50–149.00	930	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	148.32/cwt	145.25–157.50	1,010	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	135.22/cwt	134.50–137.50	974	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	148.29/cwt	141.75–153.00	1,069	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	130.55/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,010	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	143.84/cwt	139.50–148.00	1,118	252
Steers	—	Large 1	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	140.07/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,146	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	130.61/cwt	124.00–131.75	1,159	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,174	21
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	162.33/cwt	157.50–166.00	607	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	159.41/cwt	158.00–162.00	698	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	469	135.15/cwt	134.50–137.00	634	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	147.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	699	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	134.93/cwt	133.00–140.00	652	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	144.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	758	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524

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 10, 2021

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

Receipts 3,995Last week 2,061Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	528	134.00–147.00	140.03
263	—	622	132.00–144.00	139.23
349	—	686	133.00–141.75	140.09
266	—	727	124.50–135.75	128.45
76	—	824	110.00–119.75	118.37
28	—	438	158.00–162.00	159.41
17	—	918	113.75	113.75
140	—	567	132.00–145.50	137.21
31	—	374	157.50–166.00	162.33
31	—	474	144.00–152.00	147.48
149	—	774	133.00–134.85	133.95

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

11	—	483	133.00–140.00	134.93
8	—	680	119.00–128.00	123.50
4	—	438	145.00	145.00
15	—	566	127.50–131.00	129.39
44	—	524	121.50–132.75	129.43
22	—	616	125.50–129.25	127.70
11	—	736	122.50–124.00	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	140.00	140.00
6	—	644	130.00	130.00
50	—	523	140.00–155.00	144.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	709	140.35–142.50	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	792	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,051	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	125.75	125.75
15	—	469	134.50–137.00	135.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	887	124.00–131.75	130.61
252	—	777	139.50–148.00	143.84
56	—	436	168.00–182.00	178.22
12	—	370	189.00–195.00	192.07
260	—	681	145.25–157.50	148.32
168	—	526	164.00–180.00	171.70
162	—	630	153.00–168.00	161.40
121	—	573	156.00–171.00	165.70
21	—	978	120.00	120.00
177	—	721	141.75–153.00	148.29
154	—	818	136.50–143.50	140.07
30	—	470	173.00–177.00	174.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	515	172.00–179.00	175.83
12	—	620	148.00	148.00
48	—	578	154.00–159.00	156.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	108.00	108.00
14	—	613	136.00	136.00
3	—	783	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	774	122.50–132.50	130.55
8	—	478	155.00–164.00	160.55
24	—	589	131.00–153.00	140.53
55	—	720	134.50–137.50	135.22
5	—	636	146.00	146.00
56	—	536	152.00–163.00	155.11
31	—	663	136.50–149.00	140.24
6	—	841	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	140.00	140.00
5	—	666	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	132.00	132.00