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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Oct 31

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14 →

Receipts

3,248 head

▲ 1,953 vs last sale 1,295▲ 964 vs year ago 2,284 · +42.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Several load lots today. Steers were mixed with 500 - 550 pounds down 3.70 and 550 - 600 pound steers were 15.50 higher. Heifers were also mixed with 600 - 650 pounds 8.25 lower and 700 - 750 pound heifers 2.75 higher.

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 $190.26/cwt on 1,957 head.

Average price

$190.26

1,957 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	191.87	1,250	1,823
Medium and Large 1-2	509	169.33	862	131
Large 1	1,075	131.00	1,408	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.87/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale1,957 hd

190.26

—

IA average8 barns · 6,778 hd

186.16

+4.11

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

Every lot

55 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 1-2	308	176.10/cwt	175.00–177.00	542	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	213.05/cwt	205.00–219.00	703	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	177.15/cwt	172.50–185.00	670	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	216.95/cwt	211.00–221.00	855	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	171.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	714	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	207.85/cwt	190.00–218.00	871	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	200.42/cwt	183.00–214.00	928	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	226.30/cwt	201.00–238.50	1,082	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	169.46/cwt	162.00–177.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	195.77/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,008	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	206.78/cwt	190.00–218.50	1,077	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	176.06/cwt	175.50–179.00	924	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	169.99/cwt	169.00–172.50	964	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	193.31/cwt	191.50–198.00	1,113	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	197.74/cwt	191.00–203.50	1,147	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,106	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	179.49/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,120	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	182.08/cwt	161.00–189.75	1,222	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	151.99/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,059	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,180	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	187.72/cwt	176.00–189.50	1,447	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	188.98/cwt	185.50–192.75	1,561	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	183.27/cwt	181.00–189.10	1,605	294
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,657	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,335	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	162.35/cwt	157.50–165.00	521	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	184.55/cwt	184.00–186.00	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	185.10/cwt	167.50–194.00	702	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	156.47/cwt	149.00–163.00	601	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	177.41/cwt	164.00–199.00	756	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	153.20/cwt	145.00–164.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.63/cwt	134.00–166.00	716	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	190.60/cwt	174.00–200.00	905	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	169.97/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	852	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	154.69/cwt	135.00–165.00	868	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	146.24/cwt	144.00–148.00	892	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	5

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 Oct 31, 2022

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

Receipts 3,248Last week 1,295Year ago 2,284

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	160.00	160.00
3	—	908	147.00	147.00
26	—	417	160.00–180.00	171.12
17	—	378	172.50–185.00	177.15
8	—	483	162.00–177.00	169.46
24	—	525	175.50–179.00	176.06
17	—	567	169.00–172.50	169.99
9	—	308	175.00–177.00	176.10
4	—	765	158.00	158.00
15	—	697	140.00–160.00	151.99

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

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Oct 31

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14 →

Receipts

3,248 head

▲ 1,953 vs last sale 1,295▲ 964 vs year ago 2,284 · +42.2%

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 $190.26/cwt on 1,957 head.

Average price

$190.26

1,957 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	191.87	1,250	1,823
Medium and Large 1-2	509	169.33	862	131
Large 1	1,075	131.00	1,408	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.87/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale1,957 hd

190.26

—

IA average8 barns · 6,778 hd

186.16

+4.11

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

Every lot

55 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 1-2	308	176.10/cwt	175.00–177.00	542	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	213.05/cwt	205.00–219.00	703	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	177.15/cwt	172.50–185.00	670	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	216.95/cwt	211.00–221.00	855	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	171.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	714	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	207.85/cwt	190.00–218.00	871	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	200.42/cwt	183.00–214.00	928	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	226.30/cwt	201.00–238.50	1,082	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	169.46/cwt	162.00–177.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	195.77/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,008	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	206.78/cwt	190.00–218.50	1,077	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	176.06/cwt	175.50–179.00	924	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	169.99/cwt	169.00–172.50	964	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	193.31/cwt	191.50–198.00	1,113	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	197.74/cwt	191.00–203.50	1,147	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,106	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	179.49/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,120	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	182.08/cwt	161.00–189.75	1,222	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	151.99/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,059	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,180	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	187.72/cwt	176.00–189.50	1,447	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	188.98/cwt	185.50–192.75	1,561	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	183.27/cwt	181.00–189.10	1,605	294
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,657	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,335	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	162.35/cwt	157.50–165.00	521	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	184.55/cwt	184.00–186.00	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	185.10/cwt	167.50–194.00	702	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	156.47/cwt	149.00–163.00	601	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	177.41/cwt	164.00–199.00	756	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	153.20/cwt	145.00–164.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.63/cwt	134.00–166.00	716	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	190.60/cwt	174.00–200.00	905	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	169.97/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	852	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	154.69/cwt	135.00–165.00	868	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	146.24/cwt	144.00–148.00	892	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	5

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 Oct 31, 2022

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

Receipts 3,248Last week 1,295Year ago 2,284

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	160.00	160.00
3	—	908	147.00	147.00
26	—	417	160.00–180.00	171.12
17	—	378	172.50–185.00	177.15
8	—	483	162.00–177.00	169.46
24	—	525	175.50–179.00	176.06
17	—	567	169.00–172.50	169.99
9	—	308	175.00–177.00	176.10
4	—	765	158.00	158.00
15	—	697	140.00–160.00	151.99

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	419	190.00–218.00	207.85
20	—	394	211.00–221.00	216.95
10	—	711	166.00	166.00
128	—	826	185.50–192.75	188.98
38	—	771	176.00–189.50	187.72
294	—	876	181.00–189.10	183.27
61	—	903	183.50	183.50
9	—	330	205.00–219.00	213.05
92	—	463	183.00–214.00	200.42
177	—	580	191.00–203.50	197.74
312	—	671	161.00–189.75	182.08
191	—	624	160.00–191.00	179.49
190	—	521	190.00–218.50	206.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	606	182.50	182.50
67	—	478	201.00–238.50	226.30
61	—	576	191.50–198.00	193.31
55	—	515	191.00–200.00	195.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	145.00–164.00	153.20
21	—	384	149.00–163.00	156.47
19	—	472	134.00–166.00	151.63
12	—	321	157.50–165.00	162.35
6	—	659	139.00–142.00	140.51
25	—	626	145.00–146.00	145.56
24	—	532	141.00–156.00	147.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	184.00–186.00	184.55
238	—	475	174.00–200.00	190.60
94	—	632	153.00–177.00	169.04
77	—	576	135.00–163.00	150.14
8	—	651	171.50	171.50
7	—	876	151.50	151.50
61	—	379	167.50–194.00	185.10
25	—	727	159.50–169.50	165.44
17	—	790	159.00–166.25	164.99
7	—	939	150.00	150.00
190	—	531	153.00–189.00	169.97
3	—	827	148.00	148.00
147	—	426	164.00–199.00	177.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	353	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	610	144.00–148.00	146.24
9	—	561	135.00–165.00	154.69
8	—	487	175.00	175.00
5	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	545	150.00	150.00