Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Rain in Iowa today helped fill the seats. Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers less than 600 lbs. sold mostly 5.00 to 24.00 higher, while steers 600 lbs. and heavier sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers mostly sold 10.00 to 17.00 lower. Demand was good today especially when calves had received all their shots. Supply was moderate and included a few load lots of reputation yearling steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.40/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −37.49 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$449.40

197 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$36.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs IA average

+3.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	453.66	2,532	174
Medium and Large 1-2	529	417.17	2,205	23

One grade step is worth $36.49/cwt here — about $327 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 sale197 hd

449.40

—

IA average6 barns · 1,172 hd

441.58

+7.82

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

+3.55

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−37.49

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

50 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	Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	306.00/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	521.55/cwt	497.50–545.00	1,966	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	355.31/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,167	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	455.45/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,168	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,319	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,595	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	483.75/cwt	465.00–487.00	2,583	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	328.47/cwt	325.00–330.50	2,657	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	363.25/cwt	363.25–363.25	3,044	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	712	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	459.79/cwt	452.50–463.00	2,630	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	407.49/cwt	406.00–409.00	2,706	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	352.17/cwt	344.50–363.00	3,110	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	417.85/cwt	416.00–430.00	2,591	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	410.35/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,134	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	384.97/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,021	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	343.45/cwt	326.00–345.50	3,105	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	535.15/cwt	534.00–540.00	2,205	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	618.27/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,244	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	427.33/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,756	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	417.33/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,012	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	491	382.14/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	374.89/cwt	364.00–387.00	2,947	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	426.60/cwt	395.00–437.50	2,440	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	433.82/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	575.08/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,191	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,502	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	263	539.47/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	405.98/cwt	378.00–437.50	1,997	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	503.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	406.54/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,500	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	296	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	446.59/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,447	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	344.52/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,150	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	431.59/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,093	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	488.74/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,341	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	463.29/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	405.35/cwt	375.00–413.00	2,274	20

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 — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	615.00–625.00	618.27
34	500–550	534	465.00–487.00	483.75
55	550–600	572	452.50–463.00	459.79
107	600–650	620	416.00–430.00	417.85
64	650–700	664	406.00–409.00	407.49
164	750–800	786	364.00–387.00	374.89
29	800–850	838	363.25	363.25
291	850–900	883	344.50–363.00	352.17
108	900–950	904	326.00–345.50	343.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
12	350–400	381	570.00–580.00	575.08
17	400–450	412	534.00–540.00	535.15
130	450–500	479	470.00–515.00	488.74
47	500–550	548	446.00–450.00	446.59
38	550–600	572	395.00–437.50	426.60
17	600–650	615	405.00–410.00	406.54
5	650–700	691	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	712	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	516	422.50–437.50	433.82
6	550–600	564	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
11	700–750	723	325.00	325.00
12	800–850	807	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	390	480.00–520.00	503.73
15	450–500	492	378.00–437.50	405.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	295	555.00	555.00
43	350–400	377	497.50–545.00	521.55
4	400–450	413	530.00	530.00
62	450–500	476	450.00–480.00	455.45
44	500–550	520	402.50–430.00	410.35
56	600–650	610	352.00–358.00	355.31
23	650–700	678	342.00	342.00
73	700–750	727	357.00	357.00
54	800–850	809	325.00–330.50	328.47
9	950–1000	970	300.00–309.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	263	525.00–550.00	539.47
4	300–350	303	545.00	545.00
15	350–400	374	460.00–465.00	463.29
20	400–450	411	420.00–430.00	427.33
46	450–500	485	415.00–437.50	431.59
32	500–550	525	370.00–397.50	384.97
20	550–600	561	375.00–413.00	405.35
21	600–650	624	340.00–348.00	344.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	482	395.00–430.00	417.33
6	500–550	534	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	585	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	491	377.50–385.00	382.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	385.00	385.00

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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