Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold 3.00 to sharply higher. Heifers under 650 lbs. sold firm to sharply higher, while heifers heavier than 650 lbs. sold 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Todays sale included a large consignment from one seller that brought several load lots of both steers and heifers, both weaned and unweaned. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.33/cwt on 537 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −158.56 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$328.33

537 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$39.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs IA average

+3.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	332.83	1,857	455
Large 1	565	324.00	1,831	26
Medium and Large 1-2	564	293.79	1,657	56

One grade step is worth $39.03/cwt here — about $200 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 sale537 hd

328.33

—

IA average7 barns · 2,135 hd

323.91

+4.42

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+3.98

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−158.56

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

74 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	Large 1	450–500	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	8
Steers	Large 1	700–750	722	256.97/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,855	13
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	532	302.87/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,611	82
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	644	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,768	76
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,831	26
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	447	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	298.02/cwt	278.00–308.00	1,997	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	369.71/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,531	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	299.28/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,718	205
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	561	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	349.04/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,640	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	236.01/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,692	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	245.91/cwt	233.50–256.50	1,884	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	273.63/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,707	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	321.78/cwt	313.00–327.50	1,635	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	324.28/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,420	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	389.87/cwt	365.00–399.00	1,400	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	382.92/cwt	376.00–395.00	1,838	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	441.49/cwt	425.00–446.00	1,572	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	263.49/cwt	259.00–275.00	2,068	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	321.03/cwt	317.00–327.50	1,647	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	656	294.48/cwt	271.00–299.00	1,932	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	295.59/cwt	282.50–310.50	1,836	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	254.48/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,720	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	279.14/cwt	268.00–286.00	2,018	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	342.53/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,284	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	318.42/cwt	305.00–328.50	1,844	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	375.21/cwt	361.00–387.00	1,636	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	313.05/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,985	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.65/cwt	336.00–360.00	1,813	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	272.65/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	335.46/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,899	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	261.20/cwt	253.00–264.50	2,108	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	455.55/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,499	123
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,612	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	629	293.66/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,847	37
Steers	Large 1	650–700	691	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,959	39
Steers	Large 1	750–800	782	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,021	31
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	764	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,868	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,523	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	347.75/cwt	342.00–353.00	1,276	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	360.85/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	786	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	399.75/cwt	399.75–399.75	1,671	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,622	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	289.20/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,712	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	251.49/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,949	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	313.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,540	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,441	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	338.59/cwt	332.50–347.00	1,453	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	489	263.91/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	351	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	381.44/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,476	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	318.35/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	292.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,554	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	269.44/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,539	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	286.66/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,620	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	300.88/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,279	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	255.77/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,366	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	311	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,252	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.15/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,417	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	258.76/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,475	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	247.92/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,517	12

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 — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
26	550–600	565	324.00	324.00
37	600–650	629	265.00–300.00	293.66
39	650–700	691	283.50	283.50
13	700–750	722	250.00–259.00	256.97
31	750–800	782	258.50	258.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	300–350	329	450.00–465.00	455.55
19	350–400	356	425.00–446.00	441.49
50	400–450	436	361.00–387.00	375.21
215	450–500	480	376.00–395.00	382.92
76	500–550	523	336.00–360.00	346.65
254	550–600	566	320.00–344.00	335.46
267	600–650	634	302.00–321.00	313.05
101	650–700	670	278.00–308.00	298.02
158	700–750	723	268.00–286.00	279.14
99	750–800	785	259.00–275.00	263.49
81	800–850	807	253.00–264.50	261.20
4	850–900	893	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	354.00–365.00	360.85
12	450–500	471	372.00	372.00
31	500–550	513	317.00–327.50	321.03
94	550–600	579	305.00–328.50	318.42
69	600–650	621	282.50–310.50	295.59
48	650–700	656	271.00–299.00	294.48
13	700–750	718	268.00–274.00	272.65
6	750–800	786	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	400–450	418	399.75	399.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	320.00	320.00
21	450–500	480	338.00	338.00
20	550–600	592	276.00–298.00	289.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	387	375.00–405.00	381.44
16	400–450	429	332.50–347.00	338.59
26	450–500	491	300.00–325.00	313.60
11	500–550	511	312.50–327.50	318.35
25	550–600	565	286.00–290.00	286.66
6	600–650	633	285.00	285.00
70	750–800	775	249.00–252.00	251.49
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	325.00	325.00
82	500–550	532	290.00–311.00	302.87
4	550–600	561	265.00	265.00
76	600–650	644	274.50	274.50
36	750–800	764	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	350–400	359	365.00–399.00	389.87
135	400–450	414	369.00–375.00	369.71
312	450–500	470	327.00–355.00	349.04
29	500–550	508	313.00–327.50	321.78
205	550–600	574	285.00–308.00	299.28
96	600–650	624	259.00–285.00	273.63
64	650–700	676	250.00–261.00	254.48
36	700–750	717	232.50–240.00	236.01
120	750–800	766	233.50–256.50	245.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	300–350	311	402.50	402.50
10	350–400	367	342.00–353.00	347.75
40	400–450	438	310.00–337.50	324.28
17	450–500	476	320.00	320.00
17	500–550	532	280.00–300.00	292.11
44	550–600	571	263.00–283.00	269.44
3	600–650	613	242.50	242.50
7	650–700	682	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	345.00	345.00
21	350–400	375	325.00–347.50	342.53
32	400–450	425	290.00–325.00	300.88
31	450–500	480	280.00–310.00	295.15
32	500–550	534	250.00–258.00	255.77
21	550–600	570	230.00–268.00	258.76
12	600–650	612	240.00–252.00	247.92
9	750–800	791	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	658	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	330.00	330.00
11	450–500	489	252.50–280.00	263.91
3	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
15	550–600	574	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	663	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	284.00	284.00

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