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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Receipts

4,018 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 4,241▼ 741 vs year ago 4,759 · −15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 550 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher; 550-750 lbs. mostly 2.00-7.00 higher; over 750 lbs. ended mixed. Heifers under 650 lbs. ended mixed; 650-750 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trading 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 $176.26/cwt on 2,389 head.

Average price

$176.26

2,389 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	177.47	1,151	2,171
Medium and Large 1-2	633	165.14	1,046	200
Large 1	661	155.00	1,025	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $126 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 sale2,389 hd

176.26

—

IA average11 barns · 13,753 hd

170.47

+5.79

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	536	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	206.27/cwt	206.00–209.00	790	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	208.63/cwt	203.00–221.00	885	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	205.59/cwt	195.00–215.50	981	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	196.85/cwt	189.00–203.50	1,039	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	178.96/cwt	171.00–186.00	968	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	189.73/cwt	178.50–195.00	1,085	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	170.26/cwt	168.00–175.00	996	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	178.96/cwt	170.00–186.75	1,117	400
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	166.74/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,044	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	183.36/cwt	182.75–184.00	1,201	61
Steers	—	Large 1	661	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,025	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	156.48/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,061	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	170.15/cwt	163.00–179.75	1,167	369
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	167.35/cwt	160.50–173.10	1,195	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	155.21/cwt	148.00–156.75	1,110	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	160.06/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,248	406
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,164	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	160.72/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,294	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,374	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,335	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	179.44/cwt	177.00–186.00	610	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	151.13/cwt	150.00–152.50	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	163.20/cwt	161.00–174.00	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	170.59/cwt	166.00–176.00	725	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.87/cwt	140.00–151.00	689	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.33/cwt	156.00–164.00	770	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	152.18/cwt	145.00–156.00	785	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	169.07/cwt	160.25–171.25	874	278
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	153.08/cwt	148.00–162.00	871	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	144.36/cwt	139.00–146.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	862	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	958	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,083	2

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 17, 2022

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

Receipts 4,018Last week 4,241Year ago 4,759

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	113.00	113.00
5	—	676	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	736	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	118.00–128.00	124.24
21	—	1,158	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Receipts

4,018 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 4,241▼ 741 vs year ago 4,759 · −15.6%

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 $176.26/cwt on 2,389 head.

Average price

$176.26

2,389 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	177.47	1,151	2,171
Medium and Large 1-2	633	165.14	1,046	200
Large 1	661	155.00	1,025	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $126 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 sale2,389 hd

176.26

—

IA average11 barns · 13,753 hd

170.47

+5.79

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	536	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	206.27/cwt	206.00–209.00	790	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	208.63/cwt	203.00–221.00	885	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	205.59/cwt	195.00–215.50	981	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	196.85/cwt	189.00–203.50	1,039	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	178.96/cwt	171.00–186.00	968	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	189.73/cwt	178.50–195.00	1,085	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	170.26/cwt	168.00–175.00	996	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	178.96/cwt	170.00–186.75	1,117	400
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	166.74/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,044	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	183.36/cwt	182.75–184.00	1,201	61
Steers	—	Large 1	661	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,025	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	156.48/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,061	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	170.15/cwt	163.00–179.75	1,167	369
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	167.35/cwt	160.50–173.10	1,195	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	155.21/cwt	148.00–156.75	1,110	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	160.06/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,248	406
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,164	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	160.72/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,294	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,374	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,335	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	179.44/cwt	177.00–186.00	610	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	151.13/cwt	150.00–152.50	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	163.20/cwt	161.00–174.00	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	170.59/cwt	166.00–176.00	725	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.87/cwt	140.00–151.00	689	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.33/cwt	156.00–164.00	770	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	152.18/cwt	145.00–156.00	785	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	169.07/cwt	160.25–171.25	874	278
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	153.08/cwt	148.00–162.00	871	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	144.36/cwt	139.00–146.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	862	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	958	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,083	2

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 17, 2022

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

Receipts 4,018Last week 4,241Year ago 4,759

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	113.00	113.00
5	—	676	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	736	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	118.00–128.00	124.24
21	—	1,158	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

36	—	570	139.00–146.00	144.36
47	—	516	145.00–156.00	152.18
41	—	622	133.00–145.00	141.50
16	—	371	150.00–152.50	151.13
17	—	472	140.00–151.00	145.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	517	160.25–171.25	169.07
21	—	480	156.00–164.00	160.33
118	—	712	142.00–150.00	145.74
22	—	340	177.00–186.00	179.44
24	—	772	142.00	142.00
219	—	621	145.50–160.25	152.29
31	—	809	141.25	141.25
18	—	861	141.50	141.50
160	—	665	144.00–153.50	146.91
164	—	569	148.00–162.00	153.08
12	—	382	161.00–174.00	163.20
156	—	425	166.00–176.00	170.59
7	—	916	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	383	206.00–209.00	206.27
4	—	335	195.00	195.00
369	—	686	163.00–179.75	170.15
6	—	268	200.00	200.00
400	—	624	170.00–186.75	178.96
406	—	780	154.00–166.00	160.06
112	—	528	189.00–203.50	196.85
5	—	996	134.00	134.00
46	—	805	154.00–164.00	160.72
151	—	477	195.00–215.50	205.59
51	—	424	203.00–221.00	208.63
7	—	941	146.00	146.00
255	—	714	160.50–173.10	167.35
254	—	572	178.50–195.00	189.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	626	165.00–169.00	166.74
8	—	800	145.50	145.50
31	—	678	154.00–160.50	156.48
37	—	715	148.00–156.75	155.21
36	—	541	171.00–186.00	178.96
44	—	585	168.00–175.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	661	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	655	182.75–184.00	183.36