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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Nov 21

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 21

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Nov 14Nov 21Nov 28 →

Receipts

2,920 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 3,054▼ 299 vs year ago 3,219 · −9.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Trade was active. Several load lots today of quality cattle. Steers were mixed with 500 - 550 pound steers 7.25 higher and 700 to 750 pound steers were 7.30 lower. Heifers were also mixed with 550 to 600 pound heifers 5.40 lower and 600 to 650 pound heifers were steady.

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 $186.65/cwt on 1,725 head.

Average price

$186.65

1,725 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$448

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	190.18	1,161	1,446
Medium and Large 1-2	561	168.72	947	274
Large 1	1,080	149.00	1,609	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.18/cwt here — about −$448 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 sale1,725 hd

186.65

—

IA average10 barns · 8,939 hd

185.77

+0.88

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	387	237.57/cwt	237.00–238.00	919	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	209.59/cwt	200.00–221.00	813	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	222.87/cwt	210.00–238.00	958	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	214.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,011	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	186.51/cwt	171.00–190.00	908	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	209.73/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,103	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.60/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,058	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	172.72/cwt	159.00–184.00	921	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	192.79/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,112	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	169.61/cwt	159.00–176.00	979	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	161.66/cwt	151.00–165.00	993	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	185.60/cwt	170.00–195.50	1,164	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	178.83/cwt	176.00–185.50	1,125	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	176.00/cwt	173.50–177.50	1,176	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	180.10/cwt	174.00–186.75	1,210	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	999	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,052	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	173.15/cwt	155.00–180.50	1,236	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	171.98/cwt	153.00–176.50	1,314	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,079	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	142.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,162	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	837	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,214	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,510	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	202.66/cwt	197.50–206.00	752	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	144.04/cwt	130.00–152.00	586	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	184.29/cwt	172.00–191.00	789	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	172.54/cwt	164.00–186.00	830	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	154.37/cwt	140.00–159.00	750	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.23/cwt	145.00–170.50	842	244
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	142.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	740	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	163.08/cwt	151.00–167.75	855	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.05/cwt	134.00–143.00	795	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.49/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	873	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	746	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	962	4

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 21, 2022

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

Receipts 2,920Last week 3,054Year ago 3,219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	167.00	167.00
4	—	746	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,110	143.00	143.00
12	—	1,026	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	809	153.00	153.00
59	—	428	172.00–191.00	184.29
155	—	619	143.50–164.25	158.68
85	—

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 21

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Nov 14Nov 21Nov 28 →

Receipts

2,920 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 3,054▼ 299 vs year ago 3,219 · −9.3%

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 $186.65/cwt on 1,725 head.

Average price

$186.65

1,725 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$448

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	190.18	1,161	1,446
Medium and Large 1-2	561	168.72	947	274
Large 1	1,080	149.00	1,609	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.18/cwt here — about −$448 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 sale1,725 hd

186.65

—

IA average10 barns · 8,939 hd

185.77

+0.88

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	387	237.57/cwt	237.00–238.00	919	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	209.59/cwt	200.00–221.00	813	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	222.87/cwt	210.00–238.00	958	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	214.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,011	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	186.51/cwt	171.00–190.00	908	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	209.73/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,103	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.60/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,058	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	172.72/cwt	159.00–184.00	921	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	192.79/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,112	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	169.61/cwt	159.00–176.00	979	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	161.66/cwt	151.00–165.00	993	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	185.60/cwt	170.00–195.50	1,164	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	178.83/cwt	176.00–185.50	1,125	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	176.00/cwt	173.50–177.50	1,176	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	180.10/cwt	174.00–186.75	1,210	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	999	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,052	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	173.15/cwt	155.00–180.50	1,236	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	171.98/cwt	153.00–176.50	1,314	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,079	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	142.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,162	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	837	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,214	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,510	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	202.66/cwt	197.50–206.00	752	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	144.04/cwt	130.00–152.00	586	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	184.29/cwt	172.00–191.00	789	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	172.54/cwt	164.00–186.00	830	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	154.37/cwt	140.00–159.00	750	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.23/cwt	145.00–170.50	842	244
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	142.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	740	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	163.08/cwt	151.00–167.75	855	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.05/cwt	134.00–143.00	795	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.49/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	873	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	746	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	962	4

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 21, 2022

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

Receipts 2,920Last week 3,054Year ago 3,219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	167.00	167.00
4	—	746	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,110	143.00	143.00
12	—	1,026	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	809	153.00	153.00
59	—	428	172.00–191.00	184.29
155	—	619	143.50–164.25	158.68
85	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	132.00	132.00
25	—	520	138.00–147.00	142.36
11	—	407	130.00–152.00	144.04
12	—	568	134.00–143.00	140.05
6	—	610	130.00–131.00	130.50
34	—	486	140.00–159.00	154.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	152.50	152.50
38	—	524	151.00–167.75	163.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	629	176.00–185.50	178.83
3	—	568	165.00	165.00
19	—	668	173.50–177.50	176.00
3	—	837	145.00	145.00
79	—	526	203.00–213.00	209.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	388	200.00–221.00	209.59
96	—	764	153.00–176.50	171.98
8	—	813	138.00–148.00	142.96
45	—	471	200.00–225.00	214.69
137	—	714	155.00–180.50	173.15
58	—	864	174.75	174.75
239	—	577	180.00–206.00	192.79
80	—	430	210.00–238.00	222.87
213	—	627	170.00–195.50	185.60
216	—	530	187.00–215.00	199.60
152	—	672	174.00–186.75	180.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	387	237.00–238.00	237.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	614	151.00–165.00	161.66
138	—	533	159.00–184.00	172.72
4	—	694	144.00	144.00
5	—	706	149.00	149.00
9	—	782	138.00	138.00
21	—	577	159.00–176.00	169.61
30	—	487	171.00–190.00	186.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	149.00	149.00