Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 21.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 20.00 lower. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. Four consignors brought nearly 1,000 head today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.33/cwt on 303 head, down $23.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −18.56 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$468.33

▼ 23.72 vs prior sale

303 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$60.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs IA average

−7.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	479.80	2,650	246
Medium and Large 1-2	559	418.83	2,342	57

One grade step is worth $60.97/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.91, low $455.97, median $486.89 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale303 hd

468.33

—

IA average7 barns · 814 hd

478.47

−10.14

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−7.23

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−18.56

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

Every lot, as filed

43 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	334.09/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,593	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	344.34/cwt	329.00–347.00	3,037	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	349.35/cwt	336.00–368.00	2,575	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	426.58/cwt	410.75–449.00	2,892	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	2,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	493.45/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,650	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	380.68/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,520	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	375.72/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,904	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	318.53/cwt	317.00–328.00	2,641	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	535.98/cwt	519.00–565.00	2,530	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	411.21/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,369	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	333.94/cwt	330.75–338.50	3,056	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	311.76/cwt	309.00–323.00	2,684	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	449.15/cwt	433.00–463.00	2,852	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	495.22/cwt	472.50–515.00	2,174	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	402.93/cwt	384.00–420.00	2,559	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	450.86/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,164	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	437.31/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,292	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	501.46/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,282	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	364.98/cwt	348.00–377.00	2,621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	402.17/cwt	388.00–412.00	2,876	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	362.05/cwt	344.00–372.50	2,983	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	895	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	3,822	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	489.84/cwt	480.00–502.00	1,822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	585.32/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	594.38/cwt	582.50–615.00	2,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	462.06/cwt	451.00–475.00	2,643	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	767	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,375	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,111	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	339.80/cwt	322.50–357.00	2,311	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	396.44/cwt	363.00–408.00	2,692	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	404.28/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,179	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	386.11/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,251	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	318.62/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,249	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	372.08/cwt	359.00–380.00	2,344	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	412.62/cwt	390.00–433.00	2,381	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	508.09/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	428.01/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,281	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	418.94/cwt	390.00–431.00	2,614	23

How this sale compares

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 Mar 2, 2026

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	580.00–590.00	585.32
42	400–450	439	472.50–515.00	495.22
28	450–500	480	435.00–465.00	450.86
99	500–550	524	420.00–460.00	437.31
187	550–600	576	405.00–425.00	411.21
111	600–650	635	384.00–420.00	402.93
340	650–700	662	365.00–393.00	380.68
107	700–750	737	336.00–368.00	349.35
115	750–800	776	325.00–344.00	334.09
63	800–850	829	317.00–328.00	318.53
28	850–900	861	309.00–323.00	311.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	455	490.00–505.00	501.46
12	600–650	609	424.00	424.00
76	700–750	735	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	767	440.00	440.00
27	850–900	895	427.00	427.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	488	432.50	432.50
18	500–550	539	402.50–410.00	404.28
45	550–600	583	370.00–399.00	386.11
83	600–650	630	359.00–380.00	372.08
45	650–700	680	322.50–357.00	339.80
19	700–750	706	310.00–329.00	318.62
6	750–800	794	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	582.50–615.00	594.38
8	400–450	438	582.50	582.50
26	450–500	472	519.00–565.00	535.98
139	500–550	537	470.00–510.00	493.45
107	550–600	572	451.00–475.00	462.06
236	600–650	635	433.00–463.00	449.15
167	650–700	678	410.75–449.00	426.58
180	700–750	715	388.00–412.00	402.17
126	750–800	773	360.00–380.00	375.72
361	800–850	824	344.00–372.50	362.05
93	850–900	882	329.00–347.00	344.34
91	900–950	915	330.75–338.50	333.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	372	480.00–502.00	489.84
8	450–500	459	505.00–510.00	508.09
23	500–550	533	410.00–440.00	428.01
34	550–600	577	390.00–433.00	412.62
23	600–650	624	390.00–431.00	418.94
85	650–700	679	363.00–408.00	396.44
12	700–750	718	348.00–377.00	364.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	540.00	540.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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