Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 450 lbs. sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers 450 lbs. and heavier sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 to 30.00 lower seen at times. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold mostly steady to firm. Heifers over 650 lbs. sold mostly 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for moderate to heavy offering. Light weight offerings sold with the best demand. Market activity was active with an average size audience on hand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.66/cwt on 464 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −166.23 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$320.66

464 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$33.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.06

vs IA average

+16.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	326.19	1,739	358
Medium 1	521	319.00	1,662	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	301.16	1,697	88
Medium and Large 2	531	293.00	1,556	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.19/cwt here — about $183 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 sale464 hd

320.66

—

IA average7 barns · 1,027 hd

316.60

+4.06

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+16.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−166.23

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

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,525	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,804	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	664	256.67/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	300.50/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,794	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	322.09/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,565	47
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	386	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,494	18
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	521	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	329.63/cwt	317.50–337.00	1,721	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	354.03/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,667	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	297.61/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	397.10/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,338	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	303.94/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,596	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	359.96/cwt	349.00–363.00	1,695	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	304.02/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,766	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	270.85/cwt	258.00–281.00	1,701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	319.32/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,788	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	260.39/cwt	254.50–266.50	2,008	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	406.65/cwt	394.00–412.50	1,578	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	330.72/cwt	311.50–339.00	1,726	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	286.70/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	345.75/cwt	336.00–357.50	1,476	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	377.31/cwt	368.00–397.50	1,622	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	319.40/cwt	317.00–319.75	1,936	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	669	255.51/cwt	253.25–267.00	1,709	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	273.06/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,439	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	321.11/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,262	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	291.21/cwt	284.00–297.50	1,669	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	322.40/cwt	315.00–341.00	1,380	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,791	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	279.69/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,714	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	238.53/cwt	233.00–239.50	1,736	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	357.40/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,344	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	289.73/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,423	16
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	572	259.16/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,482	12
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	492	302.27/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,487	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	266.62/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,509	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	259.26/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,470	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	294.68/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,535	93
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	486	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	219.24/cwt	216.50–221.75	1,787	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	322.10/cwt	307.00–336.00	1,391	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	343.86/cwt	337.50–346.00	1,300	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	457	300.80/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,375	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	254.40/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,712	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	312.95/cwt	301.00–322.50	1,487	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	312.23/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,349	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	265.37/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,919	21
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	309	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	342	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	361.99/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,245	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	248.19/cwt	242.00–249.00	2,008	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	278.20/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,878	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	296.78/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,840	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	281.04/cwt	268.00–304.00	1,498	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	309.67/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	297.77/cwt	297.50–298.00	1,676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,814	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	364.23/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,570	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.

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	395.00–402.50	397.10
19	350–400	386	395.00	395.00
23	400–450	431	360.00–369.00	364.23
151	450–500	471	330.00–365.00	354.03
143	500–550	522	317.50–337.00	329.63
56	550–600	560	310.00–327.50	319.32
139	600–650	620	290.00–312.00	296.78
36	650–700	675	270.00–287.50	278.20
21	700–750	723	261.00–270.00	265.37
24	750–800	771	254.50–266.50	260.39
45	800–850	809	242.00–249.00	248.19
21	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
13	950–1000	953	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	642	281.00	281.00
11	650–700	664	254.00–264.00	256.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	367.00	367.00
29	400–450	427	336.00–357.50	345.75
47	450–500	486	319.00–324.00	322.09
27	500–550	525	299.00–313.00	303.94
49	550–600	597	298.00–305.00	300.50
12	600–650	628	258.00–281.00	270.85
29	700–750	703	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	390.00	390.00
18	350–400	386	387.00	387.00
9	500–550	521	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
13	350–400	388	394.00–412.50	406.65
24	400–450	430	368.00–397.50	377.31
24	450–500	471	349.00–363.00	359.96
128	500–550	522	311.50–339.00	330.72
31	550–600	581	293.00–310.00	304.02
8	600–650	638	267.50–293.00	286.70
29	650–700	669	253.25–267.00	255.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	310.00	310.00
12	500–550	514	287.50–305.00	297.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	402	416.00	416.00
39	600–650	606	317.00–319.75	319.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	378	337.50–346.00	343.86
48	400–450	432	307.00–336.00	322.10
67	450–500	492	297.50–310.00	302.27
25	500–550	533	268.00–304.00	281.04
55	550–600	566	264.00–270.00	266.62
6	600–650	608	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	352.50	352.50
18	350–400	393	310.00–335.00	321.11
46	400–450	432	300.00–316.00	312.23
16	450–500	491	275.00–297.50	289.73
22	500–550	527	262.50–276.00	273.06
35	550–600	567	250.00–262.00	259.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	344	360.00–365.00	361.99
12	350–400	376	356.00–365.00	357.40
77	400–450	428	315.00–341.00	322.40
47	450–500	475	301.00–322.50	312.95
93	500–550	521	287.50–300.00	294.68
140	550–600	573	284.00–297.50	291.21
69	600–650	613	260.00–288.00	279.69
88	650–700	673	245.00–262.00	254.40
13	700–750	728	233.00–239.50	238.53
22	750–800	796	225.00	225.00
47	800–850	815	216.50–221.75	219.24
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	572	258.00–260.00	259.16
6	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	720	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	337.50	337.50
20	450–500	457	282.50–310.00	300.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	540	305.00–314.00	309.67
9	550–600	563	297.50–298.00	297.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	578	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	547	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	597	272.00	272.00
6	750–800	794	209.00	209.00
7	850–900	886	200.00	200.00

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