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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 5

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Receipts

4,193 head

▼ 803 vs last sale 4,996▲ 692 vs year ago 3,501 · +19.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers less than 500 lbs. sold sharply higher, while heifers 500 lbs. and greater sold 2.00 to 16.00 lower. Demand was very good. Supply was heavy with 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 $268.10/cwt on 2,154 head.

Average price

$268.10

2,154 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.03

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	270.22	1,873	1,987
Medium and Large 1-2	654	243.90	1,595	163
Large 1	1,000	205.00	2,050	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.22/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale2,154 hd

268.10

—

IA average9 barns · 10,056 hd

258.07

+10.03

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	283.13/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,084	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,399	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	340.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,444	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,555	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	326.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,556	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,278	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	316.12/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,675	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	272.75/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,446	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	252.15/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,339	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	239.66/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,356	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	296.08/cwt	288.00–311.50	1,717	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	251.44/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,579	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	287.46/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,808	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	232.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,466	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	276.61/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,856	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	250.27/cwt	249.50–254.00	1,714	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	226.73/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,644	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	260.02/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,901	357
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	229.90/cwt	229.50–230.00	1,768	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	774	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,680	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	248.69/cwt	241.50–264.00	1,932	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	210.21/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,698	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	244.05/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,979	236
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	231.74/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,028	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	211.34/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,917	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,974	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	263.62/cwt	257.50–267.50	986	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	237.70/cwt	220.00–277.50	891	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	300.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,181	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	302.29/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,288	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	276.21/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,204	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	250.08/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,180	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	236.41/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,135	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,245	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 5, 2024

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

Receipts 4,193Last week 4,996Year ago 3,501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
293	—	671	265.00–287.50	276.61
357	—	731	246.00–275.00	260.02
151	—	530	302.50–326.00	316.12
83	—	875	225.00–232.50	231.74
13	—	477	310.00–335.00	326.12
15	—	424	335.00–350.00	340.55
6	—	997	198.00	198.00
236	—	811	231.00–254.00	244.05
281	—	629	271.00–294.00	287.46
141	—	580	288.00–311.50	296.08
11	—	907	207.00–215.00	211.34
4	—	394	355.00	355.00
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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 5

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Receipts

4,193 head

▼ 803 vs last sale 4,996▲ 692 vs year ago 3,501 · +19.8%

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 $268.10/cwt on 2,154 head.

Average price

$268.10

2,154 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.03

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	270.22	1,873	1,987
Medium and Large 1-2	654	243.90	1,595	163
Large 1	1,000	205.00	2,050	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.22/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale2,154 hd

268.10

—

IA average9 barns · 10,056 hd

258.07

+10.03

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	283.13/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,084	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,399	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	340.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,444	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,555	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,709	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	326.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,556	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,278	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	316.12/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,675	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	272.75/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,446	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	252.15/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,339	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	239.66/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,356	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	296.08/cwt	288.00–311.50	1,717	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	251.44/cwt	222.50–265.00	1,579	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	287.46/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,808	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	232.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,466	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	276.61/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,856	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	250.27/cwt	249.50–254.00	1,714	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	226.73/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,644	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	260.02/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,901	357
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	229.90/cwt	229.50–230.00	1,768	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	774	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,680	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	248.69/cwt	241.50–264.00	1,932	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	210.21/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,698	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	244.05/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,979	236
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	231.74/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,028	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	211.34/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,917	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,974	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	263.62/cwt	257.50–267.50	986	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	237.70/cwt	220.00–277.50	891	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	300.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,181	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	302.29/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,288	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	276.21/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,204	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	250.08/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,180	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	236.41/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,135	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,245	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 5, 2024

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

Receipts 4,193Last week 4,996Year ago 3,501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
293	—	671	265.00–287.50	276.61
357	—	731	246.00–275.00	260.02
151	—	530	302.50–326.00	316.12
83	—	875	225.00–232.50	231.74
13	—	477	310.00–335.00	326.12
15	—	424	335.00–350.00	340.55
6	—	997	198.00	198.00
236	—	811	231.00–254.00	244.05
281	—	629	271.00–294.00	287.46
141	—	580	288.00–311.50	296.08
11	—	907	207.00–215.00	211.34
4	—	394	355.00	355.00
308

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	685	249.50–254.00	250.27
3	—	480	267.50	267.50
4	—	431	230.00	230.00
18	—	725	211.00–240.00	226.73
9	—	808	204.00–218.00	210.21
8	—	383	262.50–302.50	283.13
24	—	628	222.50–265.00	251.44
7	—	531	250.00–255.00	252.15
13	—	566	220.00–270.00	239.66
21	—	769	229.50–230.00	229.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	630	220.00–245.00	232.69
8	—	774	217.00	217.00
5	—	381	330.00	330.00
4	—	425	312.50	312.50
25	—	530	267.00–285.00	272.75
6	—	468	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	362.50	362.50
12	—	465	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	777	209.50–220.25	216.53
24	—	393	300.00–305.00	300.58
9	—	888	187.50	187.50
24	—	823	206.00–210.00	207.76
497	—	627	227.00–240.00	235.45
125	—	488	270.00–300.00	289.88
181	—	667	212.00–242.50	232.70
36	—	426	292.00–312.50	302.29
99	—	517	255.00–284.00	271.62
265	—	578	230.00–257.50	248.53
143	—	717	209.00–242.50	222.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	701	243.00	243.00
10	—	504	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	746	201.00	201.00
6	—	436	275.00–277.50	276.21
10	—	375	220.00–277.50	237.70
5	—	826	172.00	172.00
18	—	480	232.50–248.00	236.41
14	—	616	175.00–210.00	194.21
27	—	518	205.00–245.00	230.11
20	—	581	175.00–227.00	213.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	300.00	300.00
25	—	519	230.00–250.00	241.42
8	—	374	257.50–267.50	263.62
3	—	598	228.00	228.00
16	—	611	226.00–233.00	231.16
15	—	472	242.50–257.00	250.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	193.00	193.00