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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Aug 7Sep 11Sep 18 →

Receipts

5,590 head

▲ 4,331 vs last sale 1,259▼ 561 vs year ago 6,151 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale & BBQ. No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle offered this week with more yearling steers than heifers.

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 $278.88/cwt on 3,642 head.

Average price

$278.88

3,642 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$523

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	287.23	1,926	2,955
Medium and Large 1-2	495	279.82	1,386	248
Large 1	1,102	222.10	2,449	439

One grade step is worth $65.13/cwt here — about −$523 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 sale3,642 hd

278.88

—

IA average7 barns · 7,856 hd

267.18

+11.70

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

Every lot

80 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	327	286.58/cwt	250.00–325.00	937	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,029	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,340	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,237	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,417	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	319.21/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,178	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,203	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	360.27/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,412	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,471	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	338.43/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,452	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	354.30/cwt	342.50–357.00	1,527	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	305.85/cwt	304.00–307.50	1,337	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	283.33/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,241	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	326.30/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,560	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	310.86/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,486	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	293.55/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,406	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,355	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,179	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	316.51/cwt	295.00–334.00	1,643	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	314.20/cwt	295.00–324.00	1,653	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	270.76/cwt	230.00–285.50	1,446	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,008	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	322.79/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,782	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	291.11/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,654	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	297.94/cwt	281.50–315.00	1,713	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	263.78/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,517	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	264.22/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,527	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,312	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	276.10/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,715	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	275.80/cwt	266.50–290.00	1,727	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	280.90/cwt	258.00–287.75	1,916	333
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	252.79/cwt	252.00–257.50	1,727	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	272.34/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,953	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	256.79/cwt	251.00–264.00	2,000	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	251.28/cwt	245.60–258.00	2,091	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	249.44/cwt	242.00–258.85	2,168	422
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	243.30/cwt	221.00–247.00	2,212	268
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	240.35/cwt	240.35–240.35	2,310	60
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	232.39/cwt	231.10–233.50	2,366	169
Steers	—	Large 1	1,142	218.60/cwt	218.60–218.60	2,496	45
Steers	—	Large 1	1,158	215.08/cwt	212.75–218.10	2,491	225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	313.66/cwt	291.00–319.00	988	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	292.25/cwt	276.00–301.00	926	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	259.98/cwt	252.50–272.50	835	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	359	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,239	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	322.06/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,211	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,242	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	290.87/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,230	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	245.90/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,065	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,208	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,450	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	4

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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Receipts 5,590Last week 1,259Year ago 6,151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	552	319.00–325.00	322.79
3	—	539	372.50	372.50
89	—	403	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	280.00	280.00
19	—	437	304.00–307.50	305.85
3	—	732	230.00	230.00
46	—	534	230.00–285.50	270.76
18	—	575	235.00–277.50	263.78
3	—	332	310.00	310.00
5	—	616	213.00	213.00

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Aug 7Sep 11Sep 18 →

Receipts

5,590 head

▲ 4,331 vs last sale 1,259▼ 561 vs year ago 6,151 · −9.1%

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 $278.88/cwt on 3,642 head.

Average price

$278.88

3,642 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$523

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	287.23	1,926	2,955
Medium and Large 1-2	495	279.82	1,386	248
Large 1	1,102	222.10	2,449	439

One grade step is worth $65.13/cwt here — about −$523 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 sale3,642 hd

278.88

—

IA average7 barns · 7,856 hd

267.18

+11.70

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

Every lot

80 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	327	286.58/cwt	250.00–325.00	937	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,029	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,340	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,237	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,417	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	319.21/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,178	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,203	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	360.27/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,412	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,471	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	338.43/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,452	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	354.30/cwt	342.50–357.00	1,527	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	305.85/cwt	304.00–307.50	1,337	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	283.33/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,241	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	326.30/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,560	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	310.86/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,486	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	293.55/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,406	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,355	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,179	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	316.51/cwt	295.00–334.00	1,643	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	314.20/cwt	295.00–324.00	1,653	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	270.76/cwt	230.00–285.50	1,446	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,008	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	322.79/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,782	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	291.11/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,654	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	297.94/cwt	281.50–315.00	1,713	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	263.78/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,517	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	264.22/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,527	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,312	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	276.10/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,715	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	275.80/cwt	266.50–290.00	1,727	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	280.90/cwt	258.00–287.75	1,916	333
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	252.79/cwt	252.00–257.50	1,727	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	272.34/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,953	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	256.79/cwt	251.00–264.00	2,000	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	251.28/cwt	245.60–258.00	2,091	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	249.44/cwt	242.00–258.85	2,168	422
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	243.30/cwt	221.00–247.00	2,212	268
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	240.35/cwt	240.35–240.35	2,310	60
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	232.39/cwt	231.10–233.50	2,366	169
Steers	—	Large 1	1,142	218.60/cwt	218.60–218.60	2,496	45
Steers	—	Large 1	1,158	215.08/cwt	212.75–218.10	2,491	225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	313.66/cwt	291.00–319.00	988	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	292.25/cwt	276.00–301.00	926	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	259.98/cwt	252.50–272.50	835	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	359	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,239	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	322.06/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,211	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,242	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	290.87/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,230	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	245.90/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,065	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,208	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,450	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	4

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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Receipts 5,590Last week 1,259Year ago 6,151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	552	319.00–325.00	322.79
3	—	539	372.50	372.50
89	—	403	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	280.00	280.00
19	—	437	304.00–307.50	305.85
3	—	732	230.00	230.00
46	—	534	230.00–285.50	270.76
18	—	575	235.00–277.50	263.78
3	—	332	310.00	310.00
5	—	616	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
268	—	909	221.00–247.00	243.30
134	—	717	251.00–283.00	272.34
72	—	333	402.50	402.50
65	—	519	295.00–334.00	316.51
61	—	478	295.00–327.50	310.86
51	—	429	320.00–348.00	338.43
9	—	361	392.50	392.50
159	—	626	266.50–290.00	275.80
156	—	779	251.00–264.00	256.79
60	—	961	240.35	240.35
212	—	832	245.60–258.00	251.28
333	—	682	258.00–287.75	280.90
190	—	575	281.50–315.00	297.94
422	—	869	242.00–258.85	249.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	1,158	212.75–218.10	215.08
169	—	1,018	231.10–233.50	232.39
45	—	1,142	218.60	218.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	683	252.00–257.50	252.79
30	—	621	270.00–285.00	276.10
120	—	431	342.50–357.00	354.30
205	—	478	305.00–340.00	326.30
79	—	526	295.00–324.00	314.20
7	—	339	365.00	365.00
63	—	392	345.00–367.50	360.27
83	—	568	280.00–299.00	291.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	250.00–325.00	286.58
37	—	438	275.00–302.50	283.33
31	—	479	250.00–300.00	293.55
4	—	504	234.00	234.00
47	—	578	261.00–275.00	264.22
17	—	369	302.50–332.50	319.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	535	293.00–327.00	309.46
22	—	359	345.00	345.00
61	—	458	295.50–305.00	298.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	765	230.00–245.00	240.54
34	—	729	223.00–251.00	241.08
103	—	387	321.00	321.00
32	—	878	214.00–235.00	229.49
65	—	315	291.00–319.00	313.66
59	—	459	265.00–295.00	280.65
82	—	932	217.00–232.50	225.42
80	—	626	251.50–280.00	263.47
38	—	561	269.00–290.00	279.34
178	—	677	247.00–269.25	262.55
78	—	528	253.00–283.00	268.22
98	—	818	222.50–245.00	236.69
39	—	423	273.00–305.00	290.87
13	—	978	211.00–212.00	211.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	206.00–258.00	243.73
37	—	433	220.00–265.00	245.90
10	—	321	252.50–272.50	259.98
5	—	601	210.00	210.00
4	—	505	292.50	292.50
18	—	573	236.00–241.00	237.74
9	—	670	207.00–219.00	214.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	317	276.00–301.00	292.25
77	—	376	300.00–335.00	322.06
67	—	480	255.00–283.00	266.09
164	—	434	277.50–312.50	300.47
52	—	534	257.50–290.00	275.56
10	—	637	247.00	247.00
25	—	566	247.50–284.00	276.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	220.00	220.00
5	—	420	265.00	265.00
6	—	553	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	249.00	249.00
6	—	443	326.00	326.00
4	—	685	208.00	208.00