Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction two weeks ago steers under 750 lbs. sold 3.00 to 20.00 higher, while steers over 750 lbs. sold mostly 9.00 to 27.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs. were not well compared and heifers over 700 lbs. sold 9.00 to 24.00 lower. There were several load lots in the offering today. A large supply of unweaned calves and yearlings were offered today. Four consignors brought nearly 700 head total. Demand was very good today. The supply of muddy cattle was moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.29/cwt on 299 head, up $6.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −52.76 against this barn's trailing median of $487.05.

Average price

$434.29

▲ 6.60 vs prior sale

299 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$54.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.82

vs IA average

+20.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	440.61	2,409	264
Medium and Large 1-2	580	386.60	2,242	35

One grade step is worth $54.01/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.91, low $402.35, median $487.05 across 14 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 sale299 hd

434.29

—

IA average6 barns · 747 hd

425.47

+8.82

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

+20.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

487.05

−52.76

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

39 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	350–400	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	380.55/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,306	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	308.12/cwt	308.00–309.00	2,416	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	333.39/cwt	320.00–340.50	2,424	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	523.04/cwt	519.00–550.00	2,239	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	497.37/cwt	482.50–501.00	2,268	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	380.12/cwt	376.00–395.00	2,037	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	450.83/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,866	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	272	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	420.31/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,009	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	302.68/cwt	298.50–314.00	2,606	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	442.77/cwt	441.00–445.00	2,457	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	508.69/cwt	495.00–517.50	2,187	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	443.78/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,334	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	388.48/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,510	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,113	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,114	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	335.62/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,769	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	418.69/cwt	413.00–433.00	2,407	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	324.12/cwt	323.00–326.00	2,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	339.10/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,296	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	386.60/cwt	374.00–397.00	2,242	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,274	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	404.55/cwt	382.50–412.00	2,488	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	377.23/cwt	356.00–379.25	2,678	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	464.29/cwt	453.00–477.00	2,428	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	372.20/cwt	372.00–372.50	2,341	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	614	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	406.84/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,973	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	367.69/cwt	354.00–380.00	2,136	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	337.69/cwt	325.00–354.00	2,604	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	336.67/cwt	328.50–343.75	2,916	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	309.89/cwt	309.00–314.00	2,538	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	566.96/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	459.60/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,179	8

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

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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
27	350–400	398	465.00	465.00
16	400–450	414	440.00–457.50	450.83
70	450–500	478	410.00–435.00	420.31
6	500–550	515	402.50	402.50
23	550–600	552	383.00	383.00
33	600–650	606	365.00–384.00	380.55
246	700–750	727	320.00–340.50	333.39
69	750–800	784	308.00–309.00	308.12
87	800–850	819	309.00–314.00	309.89
83	850–900	861	298.50–314.00	302.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	565.00	565.00
5	300–350	334	540.00	540.00
26	400–450	445	423.00	423.00
23	450–500	485	402.50–415.00	406.84
67	500–550	536	376.00–395.00	380.12
45	550–600	581	354.00–380.00	367.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	689	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	428	519.00–550.00	523.04
37	450–500	456	482.50–501.00	497.37
91	500–550	523	453.00–477.00	464.29
18	550–600	555	441.00–445.00	442.77
46	600–650	646	382.00–395.00	388.48
81	700–750	710	356.00–379.25	377.23
143	750–800	771	325.00–354.00	337.69
103	800–850	825	334.00–336.00	335.62
140	850–900	866	328.50–343.75	336.67
60	950–1000	976	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	565.00–570.00	566.96
27	400–450	430	495.00–517.50	508.69
8	450–500	474	445.00–475.00	459.60
48	500–550	526	440.00–450.00	443.78
107	550–600	575	413.00–433.00	418.69
92	600–650	615	382.50–412.00	404.55
8	700–750	721	323.00–326.00	324.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	525.00	525.00
35	550–600	580	374.00–397.00	386.60
17	600–650	629	372.00–372.50	372.20
34	650–700	677	336.00–354.00	339.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	364.00	364.00

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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