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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jan 30

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 30

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

2,595 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 2,860▼ 348 vs year ago 2,943 · −11.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers 550 to 600 lbs. sold 3.00 higher, while 600 to 700 lbs. steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to higher. Demand and supply was moderate today with many yearling steers and heifers. A few load lots of reputation cattle.

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 $199.15/cwt on 1,395 head.

Average price

$199.15

1,395 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.81

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	200.55	1,310	1,292
Medium and Large 1-2	560	181.54	1,016	103

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $293 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 sale1,395 hd

199.15

—

IA average10 barns · 8,067 hd

189.33

+9.81

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	831	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	404	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	925	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	238.46/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,033	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	198.93/cwt	184.00–209.00	871	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	231.07/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,070	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,077	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,197	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.51/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,057	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	974	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	215.17/cwt	198.00–222.50	1,235	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,005	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	189.82/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,126	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	198.56/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,241	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,119	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	194.65/cwt	174.00–201.50	1,318	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	187.61/cwt	178.00–197.25	1,356	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	184.73/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,430	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	180.31/cwt	174.50–181.25	1,607	139
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	193.52/cwt	186.00–198.00	826	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	162.59/cwt	140.00–177.50	759	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	197.31/cwt	184.00–205.00	927	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	139.57/cwt	139.00–140.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	179.90/cwt	171.00–192.00	948	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	182.45/cwt	167.00–188.00	1,055	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,187	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Receipts 2,595Last week 2,860Year ago 2,943

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	160.00	160.00
3	—	915	139.00	139.00
4	—	628	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	796	163.50	163.50
15	—	357	190.00	190.00
10	—	427	186.00–198.00	193.52
6	—	895	157.00	157.00
143	—	527	171.00–192.00	179.90
94	—	470	184.00–205.00	197.31
179	—	621	167.00–177.00	174.06

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 30

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

2,595 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 2,860▼ 348 vs year ago 2,943 · −11.8%

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 $199.15/cwt on 1,395 head.

Average price

$199.15

1,395 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.81

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	200.55	1,310	1,292
Medium and Large 1-2	560	181.54	1,016	103

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $293 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 sale1,395 hd

199.15

—

IA average10 barns · 8,067 hd

189.33

+9.81

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	831	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	404	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	925	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	238.46/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,033	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	198.93/cwt	184.00–209.00	871	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	231.07/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,070	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,077	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,197	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.51/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,057	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	974	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	215.17/cwt	198.00–222.50	1,235	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,005	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	189.82/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,126	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	198.56/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,241	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,119	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	194.65/cwt	174.00–201.50	1,318	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	187.61/cwt	178.00–197.25	1,356	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	184.73/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,430	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	180.31/cwt	174.50–181.25	1,607	139
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	193.52/cwt	186.00–198.00	826	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	162.59/cwt	140.00–177.50	759	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	197.31/cwt	184.00–205.00	927	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	139.57/cwt	139.00–140.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	179.90/cwt	171.00–192.00	948	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	182.45/cwt	167.00–188.00	1,055	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,187	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Receipts 2,595Last week 2,860Year ago 2,943

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	160.00	160.00
3	—	915	139.00	139.00
4	—	628	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	796	163.50	163.50
15	—	357	190.00	190.00
10	—	427	186.00–198.00	193.52
6	—	895	157.00	157.00
143	—	527	171.00–192.00	179.90
94	—	470	184.00–205.00	197.31
179	—	621	167.00–177.00	174.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	133.00	133.00
8	—	467	140.00–177.50	162.59
7	—	512	139.00–140.00	139.57
4	—	578	151.00	151.00
14	—	615	144.00–147.50	144.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
310	—	677	174.00–201.50	194.65
41	—	530	190.00–208.00	199.51
42	—	433	224.00–241.00	238.46
48	—	774	182.50–186.00	184.73
11	—	335	248.00	248.00
139	—	891	174.50–181.25	180.31
171	—	625	187.50–210.00	198.56
194	—	723	178.00–197.25	187.61
238	—	574	198.00–222.50	215.17
33	—	463	221.00–238.00	231.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	492	219.00	219.00
7	—	316	230.00	230.00
6	—	591	170.00	170.00
15	—	404	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	868	150.00	150.00
7	—	476	185.00	185.00
29	—	593	165.00–195.00	189.82
11	—	538	181.00	181.00
8	—	632	176.00–178.00	176.99
26	—	438	184.00–209.00	198.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	501	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	698	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	187.50	187.50
4	—	469	173.00	173.00