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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Receipts

2,860 head

▼ 1,740 vs last sale 4,600▼ 650 vs year ago 3,510 · −18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 550 lbs. to 800 lbs. sold steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers 500 lbs. to 650 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Light volume of steers and heifers under 500 lbs. with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was moderate with a few load lots.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.74/cwt on 1,594 head.

Average price

$201.74

1,594 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.67

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	202.63	1,275	1,523
Medium and Large 1-2	546	182.81	998	71

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $276 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 sale1,594 hd

201.74

—

IA average12 barns · 10,132 hd

186.07

+15.67

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	726	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	241.05/cwt	240.00–243.00	935	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	892	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	227.69/cwt	217.00–235.00	970	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,073	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	227.88/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,101	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	891	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,169	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	215.33/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,130	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	183.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	993	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	212.48/cwt	196.00–218.00	1,224	346
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	203.00/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,269	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	197.72/cwt	184.00–207.25	1,337	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	168.19/cwt	156.00–176.00	1,137	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	183.35/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,331	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	179.30/cwt	175.50–180.25	1,390	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	169.71/cwt	168.75–171.75	1,400	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	158.31/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,393	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	661	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	191.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	721	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	188.68/cwt	176.00–199.00	815	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	191.81/cwt	180.00–203.50	928	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	181.09/cwt	169.00–188.00	953	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	145.00

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 2,860Last week 4,600Year ago 3,510

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	690	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	348	199.00	199.00
11	—	764	140.00–161.00	153.16
24	—	377	185.00–200.00	191.17
167	—	526	169.00–188.00	181.09
202	—	572	160.00–185.50	181.33
213	—	628	167.00–187.00	173.21
29	—	432	176.00–199.00	188.68
54	—	838	145.50–147.50	145.96
63	—	728

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Receipts

2,860 head

▼ 1,740 vs last sale 4,600▼ 650 vs year ago 3,510 · −18.5%

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 $201.74/cwt on 1,594 head.

Average price

$201.74

1,594 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.67

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	202.63	1,275	1,523
Medium and Large 1-2	546	182.81	998	71

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $276 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 sale1,594 hd

201.74

—

IA average12 barns · 10,132 hd

186.07

+15.67

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	726	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	241.05/cwt	240.00–243.00	935	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	892	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	227.69/cwt	217.00–235.00	970	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,073	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	227.88/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,101	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	891	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,169	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	215.33/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,130	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	183.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	993	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	212.48/cwt	196.00–218.00	1,224	346
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	203.00/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,269	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	197.72/cwt	184.00–207.25	1,337	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	168.19/cwt	156.00–176.00	1,137	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	183.35/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,331	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	179.30/cwt	175.50–180.25	1,390	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	169.71/cwt	168.75–171.75	1,400	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	158.31/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,393	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	661	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	191.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	721	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	188.68/cwt	176.00–199.00	815	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	191.81/cwt	180.00–203.50	928	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	181.09/cwt	169.00–188.00	953	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	145.00

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 2,860Last week 4,600Year ago 3,510

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	690	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	348	199.00	199.00
11	—	764	140.00–161.00	153.16
24	—	377	185.00–200.00	191.17
167	—	526	169.00–188.00	181.09
202	—	572	160.00–185.50	181.33
213	—	628	167.00–187.00	173.21
29	—	432	176.00–199.00	188.68
54	—	838	145.50–147.50	145.96
63	—	728

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	617	141.00–155.00	150.67
17	—	674	130.00–156.00	149.70
3	—	450	173.00	173.00
6	—	424	160.00	160.00
7	—	529	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	465	179.00	179.00
14	—	363	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	388	240.00–243.00	241.05
25	—	426	217.00–235.00	227.69
31	—	880	152.00–163.00	158.31
92	—	525	200.00–222.00	215.33
130	—	775	175.50–180.25	179.30
160	—	726	175.00–186.50	183.35
233	—	625	187.50–212.50	203.00
36	—	825	168.75–171.75	169.71
92	—	483	210.00–235.00	227.88
290	—	676	184.00–207.25	197.72
346	—	576	196.00–218.00	212.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	393	227.00	227.00
24	—	481	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	170.00	170.00
7	—	424	200.00	200.00
15	—	540	180.00–190.00	183.92
18	—	676	156.00–176.00	168.19
3	—	648	180.00	180.00
3	—	797	150.00	150.00
11	—	492	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	237.50	237.50
28	—	503	232.50	232.50