Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers and heifers all sold higher. Steers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 16.00 higher, while steers heavier than 700 lbs. sold sharply higher. Heifers sold mostly 7.00 to 21.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included a several load lots of reputation steer cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.91/cwt on 774 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −142.98 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$343.91

774 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs IA average

+1.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	348.70	1,945	645
Medium and Large 1-2	563	319.96	1,802	129

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $143 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 sale774 hd

343.91

—

IA average10 barns · 2,332 hd

339.23

+4.68

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+1.46

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−142.98

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

48 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 1Fancy	550–600	559	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,817	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,953	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,165	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,133	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	295.28/cwt	290.50–299.75	2,256	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,139	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.60/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,494	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	285.86/cwt	268.00–293.00	2,201	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.60/cwt	317.00–342.50	2,022	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	268.96/cwt	259.00–283.75	1,797	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	295.34/cwt	276.00–303.00	1,864	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	323.82/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,726	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,106	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	240.47/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	251.01/cwt	241.50–261.00	1,935	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	371.13/cwt	363.00–382.00	1,570	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,142	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	371.91/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,428	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	265.89/cwt	258.00–275.50	1,917	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	319.40/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,524	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	303.12/cwt	281.00–317.00	1,755	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.25/cwt	347.50–378.00	1,679	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	271.44/cwt	270.25–274.00	2,364	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	341.26/cwt	330.00–359.00	1,805	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	301.56/cwt	276.00–309.00	2,150	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	341.61/cwt	320.00–358.00	1,954	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	278.58/cwt	268.00–289.75	2,295	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	311.87/cwt	304.00–321.00	2,105	675
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	402.26/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,452	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	248.56/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,899	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	323.23/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,703	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	331.47/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,591	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	310.19/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,917	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	318.55/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,844	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	271.88/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	288.08/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,489	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	279.82/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	249.35/cwt	227.00–259.00	2,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,438	7

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 Jan 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 4,912Last week 4,916Year ago 5,343

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	559	325.00	325.00
29	650–700	650	300.50	300.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	350–400	384	352.50–377.50	371.91
56	400–450	420	345.00–367.50	355.60
94	450–500	477	308.00–330.00	319.40
268	500–550	533	307.00–335.00	323.82
184	550–600	579	281.00–317.00	303.12
215	600–650	631	276.00–303.00	295.34
204	650–700	668	259.00–283.75	268.96
81	700–750	721	258.00–275.50	265.89
42	750–800	771	241.50–261.00	251.01
12	800–850	818	230.00–244.00	240.47
7	1100–1150	1,106	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
31	500–550	517	286.00–300.00	288.08
7	550–600	564	255.00	255.00
9	600–650	637	271.00–273.00	271.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	550–600	557	383.00	383.00
46	600–650	605	353.50	353.50
80	650–700	658	329.00	329.00
137	750–800	764	290.50–299.75	295.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	422.50	422.50
20	350–400	361	382.50–407.50	402.26
26	400–450	423	363.00–382.00	371.13
97	450–500	470	347.50–378.00	357.25
175	500–550	529	330.00–359.00	341.26
358	550–600	572	320.00–358.00	341.61
221	600–650	621	317.00–342.50	325.60
675	650–700	675	304.00–321.00	311.87
260	700–750	713	276.00–309.00	301.56
199	750–800	770	268.00–293.00	285.86
368	800–850	824	268.00–289.75	278.58
106	850–900	871	270.25–274.00	271.44
16	900–950	925	235.00	235.00
9	1000–1050	1,025	226.00	226.00
10	1100–1150	1,142	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	424	330.00	330.00
48	450–500	480	329.00–336.00	331.47
39	500–550	527	322.50–325.00	323.23
90	550–600	579	305.00–325.00	318.55
65	600–650	618	295.00–316.00	310.19
8	650–700	686	275.00–288.00	279.82
6	700–750	726	272.50	272.50
33	750–800	764	242.00–265.00	248.56
10	800–850	819	227.00–259.00	249.35
12	900–950	929	205.00	205.00

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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