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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 14

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Oct 31Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

3,054 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 3,248▲ 608 vs year ago 2,446 · +24.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Good supply with active trade. Compared to 2 weeks ago steers 400 to 500 pounds were 2.00 to 12.30 higher, while 500 to 600 pound steers were 6.30 to 14.40 lower. Heifers 350 to 500 pounds were 6.00 to 7.70 lower, while heifers 500 to 600 pounds were 3.60 to 14.80 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 $184.09/cwt on 1,555 head.

Average price

$184.09

1,555 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	186.05	1,218	1,419
Medium and Large 1-2	595	163.64	973	136

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $245 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 sale1,555 hd

184.09

—

IA average7 barns · 6,408 hd

186.87

−2.77

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	212.77/cwt	200.00–222.00	800	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	220.15/cwt	216.00–227.00	929	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	439	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	860	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	202.51/cwt	186.00–213.00	964	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	171.15/cwt	170.00–177.00	820	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	198.12/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,024	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	192.36/cwt	174.00–202.00	1,008	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	159.88/cwt	150.00–168.00	839	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	191.46/cwt	182.00–209.00	1,086	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	194.11/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,103	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	170.39/cwt	162.50–179.00	980	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	182.52/cwt	181.50–183.00	1,117	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	183.96/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,144	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	629	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,148	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	993	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	170.67/cwt	156.00–178.00	1,138	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	165.45/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,127	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	703	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,114	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	180.45/cwt	170.00–183.25	1,297	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	148.80/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,079	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	154.70/cwt	152.00–164.50	1,185	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	779	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,377	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	149.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,218	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	178.61/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,459	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,569	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	174.68/cwt	162.00–176.35	1,600	192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	176.43/cwt	165.00–181.00	566	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	502	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	179.07/cwt	168.00–191.00	650	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	149.40/cwt	140.00–162.50	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	152.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	169.65/cwt	161.00–185.00	748	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	157.49/cwt	140.00–166.00	737	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	183.14/cwt	173.00–193.00	861	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	187.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	301	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	811	8

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Receipts 3,054Last week 3,248Year ago 2,446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	817	177.00–179.00	178.61
34	—	567	182.00–209.00	191.46
6	—	321	225.00	225.00
19	—	376	200.00–222.00	212.77
127	—	476	186.00–213.00	202.51
106	—	719	170.00–183.25	180.45
60	—	898	174.75	174.75
23	—	766	152.00–164.50	154.70
68	—	422	216.00–227.00	220.15
192	—	916	162.00–176.35	174.68
115	—	667	156.00–178.00	170.67
147	—	622	170.00–192.50	183.96

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 14

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Oct 31Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

3,054 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 3,248▲ 608 vs year ago 2,446 · +24.9%

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 $184.09/cwt on 1,555 head.

Average price

$184.09

1,555 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	186.05	1,218	1,419
Medium and Large 1-2	595	163.64	973	136

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $245 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 sale1,555 hd

184.09

—

IA average7 barns · 6,408 hd

186.87

−2.77

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	212.77/cwt	200.00–222.00	800	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	220.15/cwt	216.00–227.00	929	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	439	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	860	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	202.51/cwt	186.00–213.00	964	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	171.15/cwt	170.00–177.00	820	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	198.12/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,024	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	192.36/cwt	174.00–202.00	1,008	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	159.88/cwt	150.00–168.00	839	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	191.46/cwt	182.00–209.00	1,086	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	194.11/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,103	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	170.39/cwt	162.50–179.00	980	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	182.52/cwt	181.50–183.00	1,117	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	183.96/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,144	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	629	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,148	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	993	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	170.67/cwt	156.00–178.00	1,138	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	165.45/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,127	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	703	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,114	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	180.45/cwt	170.00–183.25	1,297	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	148.80/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,079	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	154.70/cwt	152.00–164.50	1,185	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	779	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,377	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	149.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,218	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	178.61/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,459	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,569	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	174.68/cwt	162.00–176.35	1,600	192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	176.43/cwt	165.00–181.00	566	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	502	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	179.07/cwt	168.00–191.00	650	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	149.40/cwt	140.00–162.50	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	152.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	169.65/cwt	161.00–185.00	748	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	157.49/cwt	140.00–166.00	737	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	183.14/cwt	173.00–193.00	861	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	187.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	301	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	811	8

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Receipts 3,054Last week 3,248Year ago 2,446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	817	177.00–179.00	178.61
34	—	567	182.00–209.00	191.46
6	—	321	225.00	225.00
19	—	376	200.00–222.00	212.77
127	—	476	186.00–213.00	202.51
106	—	719	170.00–183.25	180.45
60	—	898	174.75	174.75
23	—	766	152.00–164.50	154.70
68	—	422	216.00–227.00	220.15
192	—	916	162.00–176.35	174.68
115	—	667	156.00–178.00	170.67
147	—	622	170.00–192.50	183.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	725	148.00–152.00	148.80
3	—	653	152.00	152.00
24	—	479	170.00–177.00	171.15
19	—	525	150.00–168.00	159.88
12	—	816	145.00–152.00	149.29
46	—	575	162.50–179.00	170.39
3	—	363	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	222.50	222.50
121	—	517	190.00–205.00	198.12
44	—	568	181.00–200.00	194.11
36	—	681	151.00–172.00	165.45
28	—	612	181.50–183.00	182.52
8	—	428	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	703	158.50	158.50
3	—	510	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	779	176.75	176.75
26	—	629	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	140.00	140.00
7	—	439	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	321	165.00–181.00	176.43
7	—	862	163.00	163.00
36	—	363	168.00–191.00	179.07
73	—	617	142.00–167.00	157.81
55	—	764	155.00–175.25	171.21
37	—	681	145.00–175.00	159.59
146	—	470	173.00–193.00	183.14
38	—	821	164.00–170.75	167.96
79	—	441	161.00–185.00	169.65
89	—	535	164.00–185.00	173.59
180	—	577	149.00–171.50	164.90
148	—	734	148.00–176.25	166.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	563	166.25–177.00	171.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	150.00–156.00	152.92
7	—	387	140.00–162.50	149.40
4	—	601	122.00	122.00
52	—	522	136.00–157.00	146.33
3	—	892	151.00	151.00
8	—	418	150.00–157.50	152.86
3	—	712	143.00	143.00
44	—	468	140.00–166.00	157.49
25	—	567	121.00–144.00	137.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	158.00	158.00
16	—	507	187.00	187.00
13	—	644	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	301	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	161.00	161.00