Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cattle Sale & Customer Appreciation BBQ. Several strings of unweaned calves and yearly load lots today. Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, while heifers sold with a weak undertone noted. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots. A nice mix of cattle offered this week across many weight groups.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.12/cwt on 640 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −195.77 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$291.12

640 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$34.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs IA average

+22.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	296.58	1,620	539
Medium and Large 1-2	568	261.99	1,488	101

One grade step is worth $34.59/cwt here — about $132 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 sale640 hd

291.12

—

IA average5 barns · 1,354 hd

292.74

−1.62

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+22.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−195.77

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

73 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 1Unweaned	450–500	473	328.65/cwt	317.00–344.00	1,555	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	287.45/cwt	284.00–292.50	1,259	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	311.96/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,585	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,188	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	254.55/cwt	249.00–256.25	1,975	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	327.74/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,599	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	335.35/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,395	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	236.38/cwt	232.00–238.85	2,057	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	266.97/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,588	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	256.78/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,733	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	640	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,635	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	544	257.98/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,403	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,045	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	262.48/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,890	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	260.29/cwt	244.00–266.00	1,489	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	376.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,255	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	317	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	677	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	295.57/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,404	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	305.30/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,484	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	296.69/cwt	282.50–308.00	1,584	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	252.41/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,658	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	356.55/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,305	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	311.55/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,390	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	279.65/cwt	268.00–292.00	1,569	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	356.44/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,479	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,366	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	243.79/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,278	14
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	667	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,654	9
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,301	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	221.36/cwt	213.50–225.00	2,076	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	227.81/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,984	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	251.61/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,220	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	260.86/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,487	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	240.25/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,713	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	280.02/cwt	272.00–289.50	1,330	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.60/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,371	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	288.92/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,263	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	236.17/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	270.25/cwt	251.00–277.00	1,446	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	219.88/cwt	212.00–223.25	2,128	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	330.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,268	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	284.39/cwt	274.00–302.50	1,339	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	242.67/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,531	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	250.01/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,050	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	376	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	248.95/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	825	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	342.05/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,105	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	323.71/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,360	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	290.38/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,780	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	227.92/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	367.19/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,399	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,678	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	262.27/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,267	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	298.37/cwt	286.00–313.50	1,701	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	294.66/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,270	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	991	4

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	333	370.00–390.00	376.82
15	350–400	366	342.50–370.00	356.55
79	400–450	415	335.00–367.50	356.44
202	450–500	473	317.00–344.00	328.65
140	500–550	534	282.50–308.00	296.69
118	550–600	561	268.00–292.00	279.65
31	650–700	657	244.00–259.00	252.41
9	700–750	700	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	381	350.00–380.00	367.19
40	400–450	416	325.00–342.50	335.35
95	450–500	488	324.00–332.00	327.74
109	500–550	508	290.00–319.00	311.96
172	550–600	570	286.00–313.50	298.37
47	600–650	613	283.00–293.00	290.38
43	650–700	675	246.00–265.00	256.78
52	700–750	720	254.00–270.00	262.48
135	750–800	776	249.00–256.25	254.55
70	800–850	818	250.00	250.00
222	850–900	870	232.00–238.85	236.38
60	900–950	935	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	381	330.00	330.00
73	450–500	475	285.00–305.00	295.57
8	500–550	531	264.00	264.00
31	550–600	595	260.00–269.00	266.97
4	650–700	650	246.00	246.00
9	750–800	783	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	337.50	337.50
43	400–450	446	280.00–322.00	311.55
58	450–500	486	295.00–310.00	305.30
28	500–550	544	240.00–276.00	257.98
34	550–600	572	244.00–266.00	260.29
34	600–650	640	255.50	255.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	677	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	478	351.00	351.00
16	650–700	650	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	438	284.00–292.50	287.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	393	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	437	284.00–301.00	288.92
72	450–500	475	272.00–289.50	280.02
76	500–550	518	255.00–278.00	264.60
53	550–600	570	260.00–262.50	260.86
13	600–650	615	243.00–245.00	243.79
9	650–700	669	229.00–240.00	236.17
21	700–750	713	226.00–244.00	240.25
15	750–800	783	226.00	226.00
11	800–850	809	229.00	229.00
15	850–900	871	227.00–230.00	227.81
19	900–950	938	213.50–225.00	221.36
32	950–1000	968	212.00–223.25	219.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	357	315.00	315.00
24	400–450	420	238.00–265.00	250.01
31	450–500	485	242.00–257.00	251.61
14	500–550	527	240.00–245.00	242.54
7	550–600	576	225.00–232.00	227.92
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	667	248.00	248.00
10	1050–1100	1,058	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	300–350	323	330.00–355.00	342.05
62	350–400	384	325.00–335.00	330.33
50	400–450	420	320.00–335.00	323.71
183	450–500	471	274.00–302.50	284.39
77	500–550	535	251.00–277.00	270.25
7	550–600	577	242.00–259.00	248.95
51	600–650	631	238.00–246.00	242.67
3	800–850	825	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	310.00	310.00
68	400–450	431	287.50–299.00	294.66
43	450–500	483	260.00–265.00	262.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	449	319.00	319.00
7	500–550	548	267.50	267.50
10	550–600	562	274.00	274.00

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