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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 6Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

4,453 head

▲ 952 vs last sale 3,501▼ 761 vs year ago 5,214 · −14.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs. sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher, while heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher. Demand was very good and supply was heavy today. Several 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 $209.02/cwt on 2,365 head.

Average price

$209.02

2,365 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	209.46	1,397	2,267
Medium and Large 1-2	552	198.82	1,098	98

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $299 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 sale2,365 hd

209.02

—

IA average9 barns · 8,386 hd

198.96

+10.06

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	245.62/cwt	230.00–257.50	840	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	239.14/cwt	228.00–252.00	892	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	249.49/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,063	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	215.24/cwt	203.00–225.00	917	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	444	258.47/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,148	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,197	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,044	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	244.94/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,156	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,298	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	204.51/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,084	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	232.81/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,246	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	227.45/cwt	213.50–237.50	1,306	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	201.12/cwt	193.00–207.50	1,160	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,168	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	214.50/cwt	200.00–228.25	1,351	453
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	205.13/cwt	192.50–211.00	1,385	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,194	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	199.34/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,453	442
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	184.04/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,419	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	183.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,505	285
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	186.21/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,600	143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	212.04/cwt	197.50–225.00	670	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	189.09/cwt	188.00–190.00	635	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	221.34/cwt	216.00–229.00	868	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	208.78/cwt	197.00–221.00	896	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	819	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	210.90/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,014	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	199.43/cwt	182.50–208.00	1,053	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	158.84/cwt	140.00–178.00	866	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	189.34/cwt	182.25–198.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	934	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Receipts 4,453Last week 3,501Year ago 5,214

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	392	216.00–229.00	221.34
127	—	481	202.00–219.00	210.90
10	—	316	197.50–225.00	212.04
159	—	729	169.00–174.00	172.37
66	—	429	197.00–221.00	208.78
330	—

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 6Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

4,453 head

▲ 952 vs last sale 3,501▼ 761 vs year ago 5,214 · −14.6%

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 $209.02/cwt on 2,365 head.

Average price

$209.02

2,365 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	209.46	1,397	2,267
Medium and Large 1-2	552	198.82	1,098	98

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $299 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 sale2,365 hd

209.02

—

IA average9 barns · 8,386 hd

198.96

+10.06

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	245.62/cwt	230.00–257.50	840	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	239.14/cwt	228.00–252.00	892	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	249.49/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,063	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	215.24/cwt	203.00–225.00	917	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	444	258.47/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,148	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,197	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,044	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	244.94/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,156	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,298	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	204.51/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,084	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	232.81/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,246	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	227.45/cwt	213.50–237.50	1,306	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	201.12/cwt	193.00–207.50	1,160	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,168	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	214.50/cwt	200.00–228.25	1,351	453
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	205.13/cwt	192.50–211.00	1,385	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,194	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	199.34/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,453	442
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	184.04/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,419	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	183.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,505	285
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	186.21/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,600	143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	212.04/cwt	197.50–225.00	670	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	189.09/cwt	188.00–190.00	635	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	221.34/cwt	216.00–229.00	868	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	208.78/cwt	197.00–221.00	896	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	819	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	210.90/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,014	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	199.43/cwt	182.50–208.00	1,053	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	158.84/cwt	140.00–178.00	866	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	189.34/cwt	182.25–198.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	934	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Receipts 4,453Last week 3,501Year ago 5,214

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	392	216.00–229.00	221.34
127	—	481	202.00–219.00	210.90
10	—	316	197.50–225.00	212.04
159	—	729	169.00–174.00	172.37
66	—	429	197.00–221.00	208.78
330	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	336	188.00–190.00	189.09
3	—	402	185.00	185.00
8	—	545	140.00–178.00	158.84
4	—	635	155.00	155.00
10	—	450	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	373	228.00–252.00	239.14
237	—	675	192.50–211.00	205.13
143	—	859	178.00–187.50	186.21
285	—	821	180.00–187.00	183.30
7	—	342	230.00–257.50	245.62
48	—	472	230.00–253.00	244.94
128	—	535	220.00–246.00	232.81
309	—	574	213.50–237.50	227.45
442	—	729	180.00–203.00	199.34
64	—	771	175.00–187.00	184.04
453	—	630	200.00–228.25	214.50
60	—	426	230.00–254.00	249.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	229.00	229.00
17	—	584	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	577	193.00–207.50	201.12
24	—	530	175.00–217.00	204.51
24	—	426	203.00–225.00	215.24
6	—	496	211.00	211.00
26	—	686	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	509	255.00	255.00
14	—	444	257.50–259.00	258.47
13	—	455	263.00	263.00