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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jan 9

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 9

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

4,700 head

▼ 866 vs last sale 5,566▲ 459 vs year ago 4,241 · +10.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers were steady to 7.00 higher. Supply and demand was heavy. Several load lots today of quality cattle. A nice mix of cattle on offer this week that included many reputation cattle with good condition.

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 $197.82/cwt on 2,576 head.

Average price

$197.82

2,576 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$274

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$50.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	199.44	1,231	2,436
Medium and Large 1-2	624	173.42	1,082	118
Large 1	1,008	149.25	1,504	22

One grade step is worth $50.19/cwt here — about −$274 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 sale2,576 hd

197.82

—

IA average15 barns · 18,735 hd

189.99

+7.84

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

Every lot

56 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 1Fancy	325	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	214.07/cwt	212.00–215.00	818	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	223.18/cwt	215.00–232.00	966	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,014	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,029	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	194.28/cwt	188.00–200.00	909	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	226.38/cwt	212.00–234.50	1,064	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,045	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	215.78/cwt	197.00–224.00	1,122	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,099	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	211.87/cwt	201.50–216.00	1,182	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	945	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	204.97/cwt	185.00–214.75	1,177	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	169.43/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,028	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,254	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	196.12/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,236	569
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	164.99/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,084	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	664	193.66/cwt	190.00–198.25	1,286	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	188.63/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,268	360
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	178.11/cwt	163.00–184.00	1,293	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	161.06/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,171	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	178.72/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,383	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,246	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	779	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,482	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	165.09/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,352	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,308	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	834	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,418	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,555	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,526	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,504	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	348	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	639	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	172.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	634	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	148.36/cwt	146.00–155.00	617	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	177.44/cwt	162.00–184.00	754	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	186.77/cwt	171.00–188.50	850	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	787	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	904	10

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 4,700Last week 5,566Year ago 4,241

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	779	190.25	190.25
49	—	664	190.00–198.25	193.66
8	—	516	202.50	202.50
4	—	325	216.00	216.00
26	—	630	199.00	199.00
113	—	558	201.50–216.00	211.87
23	—	442	232.75	232.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	607	169.00–170.00	169.43
3	—	357	189.00	189.00
7	—	833	157.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 9

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

4,700 head

▼ 866 vs last sale 5,566▲ 459 vs year ago 4,241 · +10.8%

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 $197.82/cwt on 2,576 head.

Average price

$197.82

2,576 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$274

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$50.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	199.44	1,231	2,436
Medium and Large 1-2	624	173.42	1,082	118
Large 1	1,008	149.25	1,504	22

One grade step is worth $50.19/cwt here — about −$274 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 sale2,576 hd

197.82

—

IA average15 barns · 18,735 hd

189.99

+7.84

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

Every lot

56 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 1Fancy	325	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	214.07/cwt	212.00–215.00	818	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	223.18/cwt	215.00–232.00	966	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,014	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,029	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	194.28/cwt	188.00–200.00	909	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	226.38/cwt	212.00–234.50	1,064	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,045	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	215.78/cwt	197.00–224.00	1,122	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,099	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	211.87/cwt	201.50–216.00	1,182	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	945	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	204.97/cwt	185.00–214.75	1,177	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	169.43/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,028	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,254	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	196.12/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,236	569
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	164.99/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,084	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	664	193.66/cwt	190.00–198.25	1,286	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	188.63/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,268	360
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	178.11/cwt	163.00–184.00	1,293	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	161.06/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,171	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	178.72/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,383	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,246	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	779	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,482	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	165.09/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,352	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,308	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	834	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,418	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,555	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,526	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,504	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	348	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	639	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	172.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	634	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	148.36/cwt	146.00–155.00	617	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	177.44/cwt	162.00–184.00	754	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	186.77/cwt	171.00–188.50	850	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	787	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	904	10

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 4,700Last week 5,566Year ago 4,241

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	779	190.25	190.25
49	—	664	190.00–198.25	193.66
8	—	516	202.50	202.50
4	—	325	216.00	216.00
26	—	630	199.00	199.00
113	—	558	201.50–216.00	211.87
23	—	442	232.75	232.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	607	169.00–170.00	169.43
3	—	357	189.00	189.00
7	—	833	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	774	170.00–181.00	178.72
11	—	966	158.00	158.00
5	—	920	169.00	169.00
106	—	726	163.00–184.00	178.11
12	—	819	162.00–169.50	165.09
321	—	520	197.00–224.00	215.78
569	—	630	183.00–200.00	196.12
378	—	574	185.00–214.75	204.97
12	—	382	212.00–215.00	214.07
66	—	470	212.00–234.50	226.38
78	—	433	215.00–232.00	223.18
360	—	672	175.00–198.00	188.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,008	149.25	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	834	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	438	231.50	231.50
11	—	555	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	720	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	455	171.00–188.50	186.77
17	—	560	185.00	185.00
15	—	348	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	150.00–159.00	153.48
4	—	380	145.00	145.00
13	—	585	155.00–156.00	155.69
36	—	416	146.00–155.00	148.36
34	—	678	148.00–151.00	149.92
12	—	478	157.00–162.00	158.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	531	162.50–189.00	179.54
436	—	575	161.00–186.75	179.65
333	—	478	167.00–190.00	182.43
101	—	708	150.00–173.00	163.77
60	—	425	162.00–184.00	177.44
322	—	618	151.00–178.00	173.72
152	—	671	157.00–176.00	169.62
25	—	367	170.00–180.00	172.67
3	—	330	192.50	192.50
8	—	843	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	475	185.00	185.00
9	—	528	174.00	174.00
7	—	430	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	190.50	190.50
10	—	605	149.50	149.50