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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Dec 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

2,001 head

▼ 1,499 vs last sale 3,500▲ 2,001 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale. Good supply of quality cattle. Compared to a week ago, steer and heifer prices were mixed. Prices for 450 to 500 pound steers were 5.10 lower, while 500 to 550 pound steers were 5.40 higher. Prices for 450 to 500 pound heifers were 6.80 lower, while 500 to 550 pound heifers were 2.00 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 $191.37/cwt on 917 head.

Average price

$191.37

917 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$540

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	193.88	1,225	835
Medium and Large 1-2	593	167.03	990	77
Large 1	1,201	147.00	1,765	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about −$540 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 sale917 hd

191.37

—

IA average11 barns · 8,584 hd

186.61

+4.76

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	216.28/cwt	204.00–231.00	824	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	223.65/cwt	218.00–233.00	870	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	211.76/cwt	197.00–224.00	885	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	929	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	204.03/cwt	202.00–207.00	973	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	159.69/cwt	150.00–172.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	211.60/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,041	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	205.36/cwt	193.25–214.00	1,058	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	212.61/cwt	193.00–220.00	1,133	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	191.71/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,074	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	203.51/cwt	188.00–211.00	1,176	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	169.88/cwt	166.00–171.00	990	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	177.29/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,087	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,011	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	194.00/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,195	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	202.24/cwt	195.50–205.75	1,272	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	178.04/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,177	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	175.87/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,171	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,186	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,204	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	180.44/cwt	170.50–181.00	1,411	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,099	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	173.05/cwt	170.00–173.25	1,424	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,279	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	159.58/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,475	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,201	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,765	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	184.85/cwt	175.00–190.00	632	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	155.00/cwt	149.00–161.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	177.34/cwt	170.00–190.00	695	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	407	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	178.77/cwt	167.00–190.00	758	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	184.85/cwt	180.50–190.00	787	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	457	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	699	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	176.08/cwt	165.00–184.50	836	34
Heifers
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	944	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	3

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Receipts 2,001Last week 3,500Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	666	153.50–155.00	153.91
12	—	605	168.00	168.00
3	—	388	173.00	173.00
21	—	342	175.00–190.00	184.85
18	—	563	163.50–179.00	167.31
45	—	533	165.50–181.00	177.35
34	—	475	165.00–184.50	176.08
22	—	426	180.50–190.00	184.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	161.00	161.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Dec 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

2,001 head

▼ 1,499 vs last sale 3,500▲ 2,001 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 $191.37/cwt on 917 head.

Average price

$191.37

917 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$540

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	193.88	1,225	835
Medium and Large 1-2	593	167.03	990	77
Large 1	1,201	147.00	1,765	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about −$540 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 sale917 hd

191.37

—

IA average11 barns · 8,584 hd

186.61

+4.76

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	216.28/cwt	204.00–231.00	824	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	223.65/cwt	218.00–233.00	870	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	211.76/cwt	197.00–224.00	885	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	929	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	204.03/cwt	202.00–207.00	973	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	159.69/cwt	150.00–172.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	211.60/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,041	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	205.36/cwt	193.25–214.00	1,058	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	212.61/cwt	193.00–220.00	1,133	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	191.71/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,074	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	203.51/cwt	188.00–211.00	1,176	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	169.88/cwt	166.00–171.00	990	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	177.29/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,087	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,011	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	194.00/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,195	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	202.24/cwt	195.50–205.75	1,272	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	178.04/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,177	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	175.87/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,171	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,186	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,204	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	180.44/cwt	170.50–181.00	1,411	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,099	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	173.05/cwt	170.00–173.25	1,424	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,279	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	159.58/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,475	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,201	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,765	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	184.85/cwt	175.00–190.00	632	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	155.00/cwt	149.00–161.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	177.34/cwt	170.00–190.00	695	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	407	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	178.77/cwt	167.00–190.00	758	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	184.85/cwt	180.50–190.00	787	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	457	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	699	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	176.08/cwt	165.00–184.50	836	34
Heifers
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	944	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	3

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Receipts 2,001Last week 3,500Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	666	153.50–155.00	153.91
12	—	605	168.00	168.00
3	—	388	173.00	173.00
21	—	342	175.00–190.00	184.85
18	—	563	163.50–179.00	167.31
45	—	533	165.50–181.00	177.35
34	—	475	165.00–184.50	176.08
22	—	426	180.50–190.00	184.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	424	167.00–190.00	178.77
125	—	539	165.00–187.00	181.36
42	—	683	161.00–169.00	167.36
5	—	954	152.50	152.50
70	—	709	174.25	174.25
29	—	821	149.00–156.50	155.72
23	—	575	167.00–179.00	171.95
19	—	392	170.00–190.00	177.34
30	—	754	164.75	164.75
87	—	477	170.00–186.00	180.71
81	—	619	170.00–178.50	171.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	857	154.75	154.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	140.00–144.00	141.71
6	—	490	149.00–155.00	151.95
11	—	521	152.00–153.00	152.47
6	—	382	149.00–161.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	170.00–186.00	177.29
7	—	480	150.00–172.00	159.69
26	—	583	166.00–171.00	169.88
5	—	391	189.00	189.00
5	—	814	135.00	135.00
5	—	529	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	629	195.50–205.75	202.24
84	—	533	193.00–220.00	212.61
150	—	823	170.00–173.25	173.05
74	—	492	201.00–215.50	211.60
4	—	888	144.00	144.00
12	—	924	155.00–163.00	159.58
8	—	743	162.00	162.00
5	—	336	237.00	237.00
74	—	782	170.50–181.00	180.44
22	—	418	197.00–224.00	211.76
13	—	381	204.00–231.00	216.28
62	—	666	160.00–184.00	175.87
45	—	560	190.00–196.00	191.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	578	188.00–211.00	203.51
20	—	389	218.00–233.00	223.65
4	—	708	167.50	167.50
4	—	428	217.00	217.00
36	—	515	193.25–214.00	205.36
21	—	616	184.00–201.00	194.00
15	—	661	170.00–182.00	178.04
10	—	477	202.00–207.00	204.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	165.00	165.00
6	—	785	150.00	150.00
3	—	500	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	187.00	187.00
5	—	568	168.00	168.00
4	—	600	150.00	150.00
3	—	658	144.00	144.00