Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly steady to 26.00 higher, with cattle under 550 lbs. seeing the biggest increase. Heifers sold 6.00 to 17.00 higher. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to 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 $370.31/cwt on 346 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −116.58 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$370.31

346 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs IA average

+6.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	376.31	2,078	269
Medium and Large 1-2	559	349.35	1,954	77

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $123 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 sale346 hd

370.31

—

IA average5 barns · 864 hd

366.50

+3.80

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+6.33

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−116.58

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	415.38/cwt	397.50–425.00	1,487	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	366.13/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,146	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	336.03/cwt	320.00–349.00	2,258	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	406.61/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,919	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	268.03/cwt	257.00–288.00	2,088	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	451.22/cwt	442.50–467.50	1,728	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	261.63/cwt	258.00–264.00	2,407	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	270.54/cwt	268.50–277.00	2,316	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	293.42/cwt	277.50–312.50	1,986	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	289.27/cwt	269.00–300.50	2,115	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	365.69/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,755	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	429.21/cwt	422.00–449.00	1,811	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	325.06/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,902	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	277.04/cwt	261.00–285.50	2,324	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	398.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,684	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	329.19/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,025	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	349.05/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,836	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,919	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	669	275.84/cwt	252.00–288.00	1,845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,274	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	286.93/cwt	280.00–309.50	1,965	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	274.51/cwt	268.00–276.50	2,177	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	310.28/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,815	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	311.91/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	355.57/cwt	317.50–367.00	1,913	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	340.12/cwt	338.00–355.00	2,010	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	304.07/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,931	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	336.63/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,606	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,786	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	276.12/cwt	274.00–282.00	2,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	311.42/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,968	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	320.47/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,740	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	371.82/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	345.66/cwt	342.00–353.00	2,001	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	317.33/cwt	300.00–334.00	2,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	290.85/cwt	288.00–295.00	2,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	325.37/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	387.79/cwt	368.00–405.00	2,032	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	306.81/cwt	281.00–313.75	2,359	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	267.35/cwt	264.50–270.25	2,596	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	320.30/cwt	301.00–327.50	2,319	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	348.08/cwt	336.00–361.00	2,182	100

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
32	350–400	358	397.50–425.00	415.38
47	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	398.07
81	450–500	480	350.00–389.00	365.69
100	500–550	526	330.00–369.00	349.05
213	550–600	585	317.00–345.00	325.06
136	600–650	615	325.00–341.00	329.19
174	650–700	677	277.50–312.50	293.42
171	700–750	731	269.00–300.50	289.27
39	750–800	779	257.00–288.00	268.03
8	800–850	800	283.00	283.00
5	900–950	938	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	358	452.50	452.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	477	315.00–357.50	336.63
15	500–550	533	303.00–315.00	311.91
26	550–600	585	305.00–314.00	310.28
126	600–650	635	280.00–307.50	304.07
29	750–800	787	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	375.00	375.00
11	400–450	449	370.00–374.00	371.82
39	500–550	543	316.00–332.50	320.47
6	600–650	614	287.50	287.50
4	750–800	750	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	495.00	495.00
37	350–400	383	442.50–467.50	451.22
71	400–450	422	422.00–449.00	429.21
57	450–500	472	400.00–422.00	406.61
129	500–550	524	368.00–405.00	387.79
98	550–600	586	357.00–380.00	366.13
100	600–650	627	336.00–361.00	348.08
222	650–700	672	320.00–349.00	336.03
104	700–750	724	301.00–327.50	320.30
166	750–800	769	281.00–313.75	306.81
173	800–850	839	261.00–285.50	277.04
21	850–900	856	268.50–277.00	270.54
30	900–950	920	258.00–264.00	261.63
122	950–1000	971	264.50–270.25	267.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	669	252.00–288.00	275.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	407.50	407.50
29	600–650	608	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	538	317.50–367.00	355.57
31	550–600	591	338.00–355.00	340.12
55	600–650	632	311.00–315.00	311.42
63	650–700	685	280.00–309.50	286.93
19	700–750	736	274.00–282.00	276.12
55	750–800	793	268.00–276.50	274.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	579	342.00–353.00	345.66
15	600–650	635	300.00–334.00	317.33
9	650–700	660	316.00–330.00	325.37
10	700–750	720	288.00–295.00	290.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	568	327.50	327.50
14	700–750	741	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	370.00	370.00
8	600–650	613	325.00	325.00

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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