Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, while heavier steers sold sharply lower. Heifers also sold sharply lower. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and comprised mainly of smaller packages and just a few load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.41/cwt on 470 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −59.48 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$427.41

470 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$67.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs IA average

+8.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	441.09	2,410	375
Medium and Large 1-2	553	373.41	2,065	95

One grade step is worth $67.68/cwt here — about $346 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 sale470 hd

427.41

—

IA average7 barns · 1,218 hd

423.07

+4.33

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

+8.31

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−59.48

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

64 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 1Unweaned	600–650	626	341.90/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,140	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	368.10/cwt	352.50–386.00	2,477	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	560.90/cwt	537.50–570.00	2,339	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	373.11/cwt	362.50–388.00	2,477	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	330.72/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,408	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	403.51/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,348	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	486.11/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	469.75/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,419	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	391.63/cwt	384.00–420.00	2,479	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	390.49/cwt	365.00–404.00	2,417	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	428.75/cwt	410.00–446.00	2,272	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	316.75/cwt	310.00–318.00	3,240	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	315.99/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	423.30/cwt	407.50–440.00	1,985	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	361.80/cwt	349.00–380.00	2,084	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	435.46/cwt	414.00–443.00	2,465	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	443.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,814	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	475.59/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,779	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	386.79/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,011	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	557.00/cwt	545.00–567.50	1,888	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	346.23/cwt	340.00–366.00	2,150	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	438.70/cwt	427.50–467.50	2,132	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	532.61/cwt	531.00–535.00	2,407	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,438	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	388.53/cwt	360.00–407.50	2,036	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	433.28/cwt	412.00–455.00	2,097	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	351.57/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	385.54/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,885	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	351.13/cwt	340.00–382.00	2,124	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	411.57/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,733	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	399.63/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	347.16/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,989	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	579	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	731	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	397.95/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,846	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	424.07/cwt	416.00–435.00	1,790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	368.82/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,095	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	442.37/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	510.90/cwt	485.00–540.00	2,197	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	346.84/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,452	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	734	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	692	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	344.43/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,032	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	480.92/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,337	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,079	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	4

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 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
14	400–450	422	416.00–435.00	424.07
26	450–500	464	395.00–407.50	397.95
13	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
32	550–600	590	343.00–350.00	344.43
36	600–650	626	332.50–347.50	341.90
4	700–750	731	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
38	350–400	374	460.00–485.00	475.59
60	400–450	409	440.00–460.00	443.53
243	450–500	469	407.50–440.00	423.30
92	500–550	520	375.00–402.00	386.79
77	550–600	576	349.00–380.00	361.80
77	600–650	621	340.00–366.00	346.23
10	650–700	682	300.00–322.50	315.99
50	700–750	728	323.00–337.00	330.72
5	750–800	783	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	611	399.00	399.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	385	435.00–445.00	442.37
18	400–450	421	407.50–425.00	411.57
40	450–500	489	365.00–397.50	385.54
14	500–550	533	342.50–362.50	351.57
7	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	607	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
12	350–400	379	475.00–500.00	486.11
30	400–450	430	485.00–540.00	510.90
52	450–500	486	427.50–467.50	438.70
56	500–550	530	410.00–446.00	428.75
51	550–600	582	400.00–415.00	403.51
68	600–650	619	365.00–404.00	390.49
46	650–700	673	352.50–386.00	368.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	600.00	600.00
23	300–350	339	545.00–567.50	557.00
85	400–450	417	537.50–570.00	560.90
89	450–500	486	472.50–497.50	480.92
120	500–550	515	445.00–485.00	469.75
148	550–600	566	414.00–443.00	435.46
98	600–650	633	384.00–420.00	391.63
37	650–700	664	362.50–388.00	373.11
74	700–750	707	335.00–355.00	346.84
6	750–800	768	330.00	330.00
5	800–850	825	322.00	322.00
6	850–900	850	323.00	323.00
24	900–950	936	329.00	329.00
65	1000–1050	1,023	310.00–318.00	316.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	452	531.00–535.00	532.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	399	490.00	490.00
12	400–450	437	450.00	450.00
28	450–500	484	412.00–455.00	433.28
33	500–550	524	360.00–407.50	388.53
42	550–600	568	360.00–382.50	368.82
23	600–650	605	340.00–382.00	351.13
6	650–700	667	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	480	390.00–417.50	399.63
4	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
10	550–600	573	335.00–352.50	347.16
4	650–700	692	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	734	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	579	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	626	300.00	300.00

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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