Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold 4.00 to 27.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs. sold 2.00 to 22.00 higher, while heifers over 650 lbs. mostly sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was very good today. 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 $410.58/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −76.31 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$410.58

286 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$45.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs IA average

+29.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	417.11	2,263	245
Medium and Large 1-2	547	371.61	2,033	41

One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $230 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 sale286 hd

410.58

—

IA average6 barns · 957 hd

410.33

+0.25

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+29.57

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−76.31

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

47 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 1Fancy	400–450	406	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	381.39/cwt	371.00–384.00	2,361	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	403.17/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,149	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,253	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	362.31/cwt	312.50–379.00	2,029	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	397.28/cwt	380.00–409.00	1,859	111
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.01/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,211	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	379.01/cwt	360.00–390.50	1,948	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	333.62/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,556	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	485.29/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	289.29/cwt	288.00–292.00	2,239	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	282.00–314.00	2,196	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	447.71/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	510.06/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,933	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	383.08/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,390	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	450.67/cwt	437.50–455.00	2,150	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	373.32/cwt	355.00–385.50	2,490	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	350.20/cwt	329.00–360.00	2,161	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	367.05/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,118	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	462.20/cwt	452.50–487.50	1,987	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	275.85/cwt	275.85–275.85	2,990	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	289.86/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,806	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	487.35/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,798	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	402.71/cwt	379.00–419.00	2,267	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	328.31/cwt	301.00–332.35	2,748	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	346.65/cwt	337.50–356.00	2,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	416.92/cwt	409.00–422.00	2,026	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	364.68/cwt	336.00–368.25	2,571	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	348.40/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,843	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	313.36/cwt	307.50–317.50	2,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	339.04/cwt	317.50–348.00	1,963	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	391.14/cwt	357.50–400.00	1,999	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	433.65/cwt	407.50–444.00	2,251	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	341.39/cwt	339.00–347.50	2,325	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	368.63/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	387.75/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,671	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	343.99/cwt	337.00–358.00	2,167	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	3

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	506.00	506.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	379	495.00–515.00	510.06
43	400–450	430	452.50–487.50	462.20
67	450–500	477	437.50–455.00	450.67
114	500–550	519	407.50–444.00	433.65
131	550–600	563	379.00–419.00	402.71
231	600–650	624	367.50–390.00	383.08
205	650–700	667	355.00–385.50	373.32
95	700–750	705	336.00–368.25	364.68
53	750–800	766	325.00–339.00	333.62
173	800–850	837	301.00–332.35	328.31
4	850–900	878	300.00	300.00
70	950–1000	968	289.00–290.00	289.86
55	1050–1100	1,084	275.85	275.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	418	425.00–435.00	429.89
27	450–500	486	409.00–422.00	416.92
23	500–550	511	357.50–400.00	391.14
18	550–600	593	337.50–356.00	346.65
17	600–650	630	337.00–358.00	343.99
12	650–700	681	339.00–347.50	341.39
6	700–750	716	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	500–550	533	395.00–410.00	403.17
31	600–650	619	371.00–384.00	381.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	470.00–500.00	485.29
54	350–400	369	460.00–500.00	487.35
19	400–450	414	435.00–450.00	447.71
111	450–500	468	380.00–409.00	397.28
58	500–550	514	360.00–390.50	379.01
175	550–600	577	350.00–387.00	367.05
67	600–650	617	329.00–360.00	350.20
141	650–700	670	320.00–350.00	330.01
90	700–750	720	282.00–314.00	305.00
12	750–800	774	288.00–292.00	289.29
8	800–850	836	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
20	400–450	431	380.00–401.00	387.75
18	450–500	478	350.00–379.00	368.63
53	500–550	529	330.00–358.00	348.40
107	550–600	579	317.50–348.00	339.04
10	600–650	610	326.00	326.00
10	650–700	671	307.50–317.50	313.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	510.00	510.00
9	500–550	522	442.50	442.50
41	550–600	560	312.50–379.00	362.31
4	650–700	687	316.00	316.00
22	700–750	702	321.00	321.00

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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