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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Aug 23

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Aug 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6 →

Receipts

1,804 head

▼ 515 vs last sale 2,319▲ 1,804 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 (8/9) limited offerings of steer calves under 550 lbs. 8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. firm to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs. 4.00 lower, over 700 lbs. firm to 5.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for moderate offerings.

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 $168.08/cwt on 1,271 head.

Average price

$168.08

1,271 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	168.42	1,202	1,250
Medium and Large 1-2	624	147.92	923	21

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $279 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 sale1,271 hd

168.08

—

IA average5 barns · 2,774 hd

159.71

+8.37

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

Every lot

39 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	811	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.47/cwt	163.00–166.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	183.97/cwt	175.00–186.00	889	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	175.64/cwt	173.00–179.00	941	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	179.75/cwt	174.50–186.25	1,028	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	964	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	173.41/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,084	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	172.24/cwt	165.00–177.25	1,164	345
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	165.02/cwt	163.85–172.00	1,231	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	145.25/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	163.03/cwt	158.75–166.50	1,273	335
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	162.59/cwt	160.50–164.35	1,367	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	147.74/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,299	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,260	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,316	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	735	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	148.48/cwt	144.00–152.50	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.61/cwt	155.00–156.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	805	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.88/cwt	131.00–140.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	161.80/cwt	153.00–165.50	867	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	159.26/cwt	157.00–161.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	151.34/cwt

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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Receipts 1,804Last week 2,319Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	163.00–166.00	164.47
6	—	746	144.50–146.00	145.25
7	—	624	131.00	131.00
4	—	584	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	879	147.00–149.00	147.74
77	—	572	174.50–186.25	179.75
19	—	536	173.00–179.00	175.64
50	—	483	175.00–186.00	183.97
52	—	625	164.00–178.00	173.41
7	—	953	132.25

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Aug 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6 →

Receipts

1,804 head

▼ 515 vs last sale 2,319▲ 1,804 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 $168.08/cwt on 1,271 head.

Average price

$168.08

1,271 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	168.42	1,202	1,250
Medium and Large 1-2	624	147.92	923	21

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $279 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 sale1,271 hd

168.08

—

IA average5 barns · 2,774 hd

159.71

+8.37

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

Every lot

39 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	811	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.47/cwt	163.00–166.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	183.97/cwt	175.00–186.00	889	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	175.64/cwt	173.00–179.00	941	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	179.75/cwt	174.50–186.25	1,028	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	964	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	173.41/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,084	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	172.24/cwt	165.00–177.25	1,164	345
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	165.02/cwt	163.85–172.00	1,231	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	145.25/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	163.03/cwt	158.75–166.50	1,273	335
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	162.59/cwt	160.50–164.35	1,367	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	147.74/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,299	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,260	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,316	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	735	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	148.48/cwt	144.00–152.50	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.61/cwt	155.00–156.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	805	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.88/cwt	131.00–140.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	161.80/cwt	153.00–165.50	867	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	159.26/cwt	157.00–161.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	151.34/cwt

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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Receipts 1,804Last week 2,319Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	163.00–166.00	164.47
6	—	746	144.50–146.00	145.25
7	—	624	131.00	131.00
4	—	584	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	879	147.00–149.00	147.74
77	—	572	174.50–186.25	179.75
19	—	536	173.00–179.00	175.64
50	—	483	175.00–186.00	183.97
52	—	625	164.00–178.00	173.41
7	—	953	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	175.00	175.00
4	—	411	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	452	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
4	—	798	145.50	145.50
4	—	954	134.75	134.75
8	—	363	202.50	202.50
11	—	813	140.00–145.00	140.94
33	—	740	139.00–150.00	147.98
97	—	536	153.00–165.50	161.80
44	—	675	144.00–157.00	150.59
46	—	874	137.00–144.60	144.00
70	—	625	147.00–161.00	156.54
34	—	934	135.00–141.00	139.59
21	—	564	157.00–161.00	159.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	799	136.00	136.00
5	—	608	141.00	141.00
6	—	373	144.00–152.50	148.48
7	—	472	138.00–146.00	140.29
7	—	514	131.00–140.00	134.88
8	—	430	155.00–156.00	155.61
13	—	593	149.00–152.50	151.34
17	—	878	131.00	131.00