Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ sale filled the seats today. Compared to the sale two weeks ago, light steers under 550 lbs. sold sharply higher, while steers over 550 lbs. sold steady to 15.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. also sold sharply higher, while heifers 550 to 800 lbs. sold lower, although not well compared. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included mostly unweaned calves as well as smaller strings of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.20/cwt on 693 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −42.69 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$444.20

693 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.75

vs IA average

+30.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	454.14	2,484	559
Medium and Large 1-2	556	402.74	2,239	134

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale693 hd

444.20

—

IA average4 barns · 1,293 hd

452.95

−8.75

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+30.68

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−42.69

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

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	551.06/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,392	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	476.03/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,242	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	430.94/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,702	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	450.22/cwt	437.00–460.00	2,557	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,239	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	533.67/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,455	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	400.33/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,146	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	361.32/cwt	344.00–366.50	3,028	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.19/cwt	342.50–358.00	2,206	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	333.72/cwt	333.00–334.00	2,960	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	311.38/cwt	307.50–314.00	2,974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	381.31/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,822	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	501.60/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,117	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	590.84/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,015	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	328.42/cwt	314.00–334.00	3,005	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	339.45/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,509	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	400.15/cwt	374.00–411.50	2,713	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,148	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	335.64/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	330.04/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,274	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	364.79/cwt	359.00–373.00	2,802	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	361	560.69/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,024	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	370.96/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,500	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	444.88/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,371	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	494.28/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,368	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,258	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	380.70/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,414	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	430.23/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,121	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	504.17/cwt	460.00–550.00	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	380.31/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	316	442.30/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,398	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	397.79/cwt	337.50–420.00	2,283	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	380.87/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,045	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	402	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	322	513.66/cwt	450.00–570.00	1,654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	427.43/cwt	422.50–428.00	2,329	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	350.38/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	438.33/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	450.32/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,153	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	416.74/cwt	392.50–432.00	2,405	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	380.24/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,247	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	472.10/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,973	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	359.44/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,257	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	545.19/cwt	535.00–575.00	1,984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	531.01/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	407.31/cwt	355.00–420.00	2,134	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	300.96/cwt	289.00–313.00	2,329	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	470.67/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,066	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	412.69/cwt	385.00–418.00	2,526	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	347.86/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	497.78/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,170	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	787	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	386.54/cwt	379.00–389.00	2,215	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	614.18/cwt	605.00–620.00	2,242	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	479.07/cwt	463.00–496.00	2,529	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	446.60/cwt	425.00–467.00	2,309	131

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	374	425.00	425.00
23	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	531	345.00–350.00	347.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	365	605.00–620.00	614.18
85	400–450	434	535.00–585.00	551.06
84	450–500	460	530.00–540.00	533.67
181	500–550	528	463.00–496.00	479.07
164	550–600	568	437.00–460.00	450.22
146	600–650	627	400.00–435.00	430.94
135	650–700	678	374.00–411.50	400.15
18	700–750	740	380.00–384.00	381.31
27	750–800	768	359.00–373.00	364.79
96	800–850	838	344.00–366.50	361.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	364	535.00–575.00	545.19
61	400–450	436	480.00–512.50	497.78
74	450–500	479	460.00–505.00	494.28
147	500–550	533	425.00–460.00	444.88
67	550–600	577	392.50–432.00	416.74
83	600–650	612	385.00–418.00	412.69
42	650–700	674	370.00–372.00	370.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	350	645.00	645.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	460.00–550.00	504.17
16	350–400	371	490.00–540.00	531.01
16	400–450	418	450.00–525.00	472.10
31	450–500	478	400.00–475.00	450.32
56	500–550	545	422.50–428.00	427.43
20	550–600	574	337.50–420.00	397.79
14	600–650	634	380.00–382.50	380.70
22	750–800	764	340.00–352.00	350.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	450.00–570.00	513.66
11	400–450	402	362.50	362.50
9	450–500	479	330.00–405.00	380.31
33	500–550	537	355.00–387.50	380.87
25	550–600	591	372.50–390.00	380.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	361	525.00–575.00	560.69
80	400–450	439	462.50–485.00	470.67
113	450–500	471	460.00–482.50	476.03
62	500–550	536	395.00–412.50	400.33
65	550–600	573	379.00–389.00	386.54
50	600–650	628	340.00–374.00	359.44
14	750–800	787	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	341	585.00–600.00	590.84
20	350–400	367	610.00	610.00
85	400–450	422	485.00–515.00	501.60
131	500–550	517	425.00–467.00	446.60
6	550–600	584	370.00	370.00
20	600–650	630	342.50–358.00	350.19
14	650–700	689	326.00–340.00	330.04
23	700–750	739	334.00–350.00	339.45
18	750–800	757	320.00–344.00	335.64
18	850–900	887	333.00–334.00	333.72
22	900–950	915	314.00–334.00	328.42
10	950–1000	955	307.50–314.00	311.38
5	1000–1050	1,039	285.00	285.00
6	1050–1100	1,065	262.50	262.50
5	1100–1150	1,148	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	745	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	316	425.00–465.00	442.30
7	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
16	450–500	493	422.50–440.00	430.23
4	500–550	517	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	425.00–460.00	438.33
49	500–550	524	355.00–420.00	407.31
20	750–800	774	289.00–313.00	300.96
4	850–900	863	261.00	261.00

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