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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, May 29

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 22May 29Jun 12 →

Receipts

3,864 head

▲ 1,647 vs last sale 2,217▼ 2,636 vs year ago 6,500 · −40.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, 500 to 550 lbs. and 600 to 650 lbs. steers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, while others sold sharply higher. Heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy today that included several load lots of reputation cattle. Demand was very good.

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 $268.91/cwt on 1,850 head.

Average price

$268.91

1,850 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.75

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	269.88	1,599	1,726
Medium and Large 1-2	462	255.30	1,179	124

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $420 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 sale1,850 hd

268.91

—

IA average7 barns · 4,077 hd

250.16

+18.75

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	279.23/cwt	262.50–286.00	860	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	319.50/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,077	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,105	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	308.70/cwt	297.00–321.00	1,176	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,058	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	307.62/cwt	284.00–316.00	1,317	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,310	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	261.04/cwt	227.50–276.00	1,141	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,296	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	253.73/cwt	232.50–266.00	1,172	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,266	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	303.03/cwt	287.00–314.00	1,439	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,533	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	283.98/cwt	264.00–297.50	1,482	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	258.44/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,354	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,442	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,397	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	226.41/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,313	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	277.17/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,610	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	596	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,514	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	266.46/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,703	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	248.53/cwt	233.00–268.00	1,690	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	213.68/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,470	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,803	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	235.48/cwt	217.00–249.00	1,721	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	222.60/cwt	214.00–226.50	1,692	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	226.08/cwt	209.00–226.50	1,843	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,646	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	840	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	293.58/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,004	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	274.33/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,007	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	233.72/cwt	231.00–240.00	886	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,049	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	230.27/cwt	195.00–237.00	976	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	256.25/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,112	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	244.99/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,151	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	257.22/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,219	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy

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 May 29, 2023

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

Receipts 3,864Last week 2,217Year ago 6,500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	596	254.00	254.00
64	—	428	306.00	306.00
30	—	352	314.00	314.00
29	—	511	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	815	209.00–226.50	226.08
116	—	680	233.00–268.00	248.53
106	—	760	214.00–226.50	222.60
244	—	522	264.00–297.50	283.98
148	—	581	259.00–288.00	277.17
3	—	862	191.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 22May 29Jun 12 →

Receipts

3,864 head

▲ 1,647 vs last sale 2,217▼ 2,636 vs year ago 6,500 · −40.6%

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 $268.91/cwt on 1,850 head.

Average price

$268.91

1,850 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.75

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	269.88	1,599	1,726
Medium and Large 1-2	462	255.30	1,179	124

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $420 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 sale1,850 hd

268.91

—

IA average7 barns · 4,077 hd

250.16

+18.75

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	279.23/cwt	262.50–286.00	860	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	319.50/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,077	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,105	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	308.70/cwt	297.00–321.00	1,176	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,058	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	307.62/cwt	284.00–316.00	1,317	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,310	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	261.04/cwt	227.50–276.00	1,141	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,296	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	253.73/cwt	232.50–266.00	1,172	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,266	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	303.03/cwt	287.00–314.00	1,439	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,533	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	283.98/cwt	264.00–297.50	1,482	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	258.44/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,354	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,442	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,397	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	226.41/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,313	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	277.17/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,610	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	596	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,514	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	266.46/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,703	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	248.53/cwt	233.00–268.00	1,690	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	213.68/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,470	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,803	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	235.48/cwt	217.00–249.00	1,721	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	222.60/cwt	214.00–226.50	1,692	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	226.08/cwt	209.00–226.50	1,843	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,646	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	840	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	293.58/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,004	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	274.33/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,007	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	233.72/cwt	231.00–240.00	886	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,049	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	230.27/cwt	195.00–237.00	976	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	256.25/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,112	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	244.99/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,151	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	257.22/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,219	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy

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 May 29, 2023

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

Receipts 3,864Last week 2,217Year ago 6,500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	596	254.00	254.00
64	—	428	306.00	306.00
30	—	352	314.00	314.00
29	—	511	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	815	209.00–226.50	226.08
116	—	680	233.00–268.00	248.53
106	—	760	214.00–226.50	222.60
244	—	522	264.00–297.50	283.98
148	—	581	259.00–288.00	277.17
3	—	862	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	730	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	271.00	271.00
15	—	530	272.00	272.00
14	—	443	292.50	292.50
15	—	580	222.50–237.00	226.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	308	262.50–286.00	279.23
10	—	688	202.50–225.00	213.68
40	—	437	227.50–276.00	261.04
10	—	524	255.00–263.00	258.44
7	—	389	272.00	272.00
30	—	462	232.50–266.00	253.73
6	—	560	249.00–250.00	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	230.00	230.00
4	—	375	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	981	159.00	159.00
3	—	923	159.00	159.00
26	—	342	277.00–300.00	293.58
72	—	682	213.00–236.00	219.17
127	—	732	212.00–228.00	222.06
66	—	367	257.50–290.00	274.33
210	—	574	220.00–243.00	233.45
10	—	890	173.50	173.50
101	—	517	243.50–265.00	252.64
125	—	474	240.00–274.00	257.22
268	—	628	223.00–239.00	227.91
211	—	434	240.00–270.00	256.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	383	274.00	274.00
60	—	552	257.00	257.00
44	—	475	274.00–281.00	278.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	179.00	179.00
4	—	595	222.00	222.00
48	—	529	204.00–228.00	218.63
10	—	379	231.00–240.00	233.72
38	—	424	195.00–237.00	230.27
17	—	486	182.00–237.50	209.40
10	—	320	262.50	262.50
3	—	622	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	492	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	237.50–253.00	244.99
17	—	559	225.00–227.50	225.89
4	—	619	222.50	222.50