Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sales was nearly four weeks ago, therefore a market trend is not applicable. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and comprised of several load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.89/cwt on 379 head. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$486.89

379 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.47

vs IA average

+20.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	491.71	2,691	302
Medium and Large 1-2	552	467.99	2,583	77

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale379 hd

486.89

—

IA average5 barns · 1,118 hd

474.42

+12.47

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+20.56

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

+0.00

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

59 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	750–800	759	331.31/cwt	320.00–348.00	2,515	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	412.42/cwt	391.00–429.00	2,384	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	365.35/cwt	354.00–378.00	3,007	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	399.41/cwt	377.50–409.00	2,868	487
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	348.51/cwt	332.50–367.00	2,520	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	446.87/cwt	423.00–463.00	2,775	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	512.30/cwt	497.50–525.00	1,977	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	552.22/cwt	530.00–562.50	2,656	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	438.22/cwt	422.50–452.50	2,336	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	723	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	510.01/cwt	497.00–525.00	2,667	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	549	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	373.28/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,516	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	507.25/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,227	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	281.85/cwt	278.00–285.00	2,903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	348.46/cwt	339.00–354.00	3,084	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	388.58/cwt	372.50–408.00	2,440	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	486.79/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,332	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	613.11/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,391	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,503	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,867	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	729	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	3,018	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	545.50/cwt	545.50–545.50	2,744	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	475.96/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,508	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,373	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	467.55/cwt	452.00–487.00	2,684	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	281	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	413.98/cwt	390.00–427.00	2,794	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	408.14/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,151	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	379.51/cwt	362.00–386.00	2,934	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	281	541.13/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	407.53/cwt	396.00–417.50	2,535	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	526.73/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	736	376.65/cwt	376.50–378.00	2,772	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	382.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,167	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	400.90/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,121	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	385.90/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,636	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	366.91/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	403.94/cwt	382.50–435.00	1,955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	431.75/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,552	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	364.01/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,279	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	519.78/cwt	500.00–529.00	2,479	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	478.26/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,587	60

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

Mon Jan 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 4,117Last week 2,217Year ago 4,916

Last reported sales was nearly four weeks ago, therefore a market trend is not applicable. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and comprised of several load lots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	350–400	386	497.50–525.00	512.30
55	400–450	439	485.00–520.00	507.25
105	450–500	479	450.00–495.00	486.79
70	500–550	533	422.50–452.50	438.22
315	550–600	578	391.00–429.00	412.42
298	600–650	628	372.50–408.00	388.58
197	650–700	674	360.00–384.00	373.28
117	700–750	723	332.50–367.00	348.51
22	750–800	759	320.00–348.00	331.31
4	800–850	823	316.00	316.00
6	850–900	872	300.00	300.00
9	1000–1050	1,030	278.00–285.00	281.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	281	530.00–580.00	541.13
3	400–450	400	477.50	477.50
3	450–500	493	420.00	420.00
45	500–550	527	402.50–420.00	408.14
15	650–700	684	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	516	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	452.50	452.50
15	450–500	484	382.50–435.00	403.94
30	500–550	529	390.00–410.00	400.90
17	550–600	566	380.00–385.00	382.86
40	600–650	626	350.00–368.00	364.01
4	650–700	662	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	698	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	390	600.00–630.00	613.11
4	400–450	400	602.50	602.50
68	450–500	481	530.00–562.50	552.22
44	500–550	523	497.00–525.00	510.01
161	550–600	574	452.00–487.00	467.55
480	600–650	621	423.00–463.00	446.87
208	650–700	675	390.00–427.00	413.98
487	700–750	718	377.50–409.00	399.41
200	750–800	773	362.00–386.00	379.51
165	800–850	823	354.00–378.00	365.35
88	850–900	885	339.00–354.00	348.46
5	900–950	944	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	660.00	660.00
25	500–550	527	460.00–480.00	475.96
7	600–650	611	420.00	420.00
9	650–700	651	417.50	417.50
49	700–750	736	376.50–378.00	376.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	500–550	503	545.50	545.50
10	550–600	552	506.00	506.00
63	650–700	653	439.00	439.00
51	700–750	729	414.00	414.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	520.00–530.00	526.73
34	450–500	477	500.00–529.00	519.78
60	500–550	541	467.50–490.00	478.26
17	550–600	591	430.00–440.00	431.75
29	600–650	622	396.00–417.50	407.53
17	650–700	683	385.00–388.00	385.90
13	700–750	725	365.00–367.50	366.91
4	750–800	778	343.00	343.00
5	800–850	823	307.50	307.50
5	850–900	862	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	430.00	430.00
7	650–700	667	360.00	360.00
8	700–750	723	347.50	347.50

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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