Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers over 550 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 to 20.00 lower, while steers less than 550 lbs. sold with a higher undertone. Heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 24.00 lower 24.00 lower. Demand was very good today but prices were negatively impacted by the severe cold weather. Supply was heavy and included a few load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.38/cwt on 334 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −154.51 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$332.38

334 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$26.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs IA average

−8.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	336.55	1,898	282
Medium and Large 1-2	578	309.78	1,791	52

One grade step is worth $26.76/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale334 hd

332.38

—

IA average8 barns · 1,478 hd

339.56

−7.18

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−8.56

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−154.51

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

54 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	300–350	348	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	375.77/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,804	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	289.37/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,664	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	248.23/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,906	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	280.46/cwt	263.00–288.85	2,168	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	318.13/cwt	300.00–330.50	1,998	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	334.00/cwt	324.00–351.00	1,907	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	265.32/cwt	251.00–272.25	2,263	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	308.58/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,605	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,078	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	232.03/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,912	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	376.42/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	271.43/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,694	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	260.88/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,753	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	253.56/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,836	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	337.37/cwt	320.00–354.00	1,572	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	393.72/cwt	381.00–398.00	1,661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	398.93/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,440	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,335	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,790	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	264.59/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	316.02/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,555	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	308.93/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,798	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	260.81/cwt	255.50–265.00	1,810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	347.88/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	346	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	1000–1050	1,038	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	596	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	258.68/cwt	256.00–260.50	2,175	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	354.34/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,825	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	791	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,967	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	350.25/cwt	347.50–352.00	1,681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	309.09/cwt	288.00–315.50	2,096	414
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	294.69/cwt	279.00–305.25	2,116	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,143	10

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$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	420.00	420.00
13	350–400	361	390.00–408.00	398.93
17	400–450	422	381.00–398.00	393.72
117	450–500	480	360.00–385.00	375.77
29	500–550	515	347.50–365.00	354.34
245	550–600	571	324.00–351.00	334.00
305	600–650	628	300.00–330.50	318.13
414	650–700	678	288.00–315.50	309.09
350	700–750	718	279.00–305.25	294.69
305	750–800	773	263.00–288.85	280.46
93	800–850	841	256.00–260.50	258.68
219	850–900	853	251.00–272.25	265.32
10	900–950	912	235.00	235.00
11	1000–1050	1,022	228.50	228.50
4	1050–1100	1,073	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	345.00–350.00	347.88
4	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
48	550–600	582	270.00–317.00	308.93
9	650–700	694	255.50–265.00	260.81
3	700–750	700	254.00	254.00
7	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	409	407.00	407.00
10	450–500	480	347.50–352.00	350.25
8	500–550	528	350.00	350.00
13	650–700	683	288.00	288.00
13	750–800	791	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	367.50–385.00	376.42
4	400–450	416	372.50	372.50
110	450–500	466	320.00–354.00	337.37
102	500–550	520	295.00–318.00	308.58
222	550–600	575	273.00–300.00	289.37
235	600–650	624	252.50–280.00	271.43
222	650–700	672	250.00–276.00	260.88
123	700–750	724	247.50–264.00	253.56
140	750–800	768	240.00–256.00	248.23
13	800–850	824	229.00–235.00	232.03
39	850–900	866	240.00	240.00
4	1100–1150	1,105	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	395	399.00	399.00
77	600–650	613	292.00	292.00
43	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	360.00	360.00
11	400–450	435	334.00	334.00
31	450–500	492	312.50–319.00	316.02
14	550–600	592	261.00–270.00	264.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	353	392.50	392.50
5	400–450	434	351.00	351.00
11	550–600	596	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
3	1000–1050	1,038	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	345.00	345.00

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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