Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Single digit temperatures outside today did not hinder attendance or buyers interest. Compared to the sale a week ago, steers under 650 lbs. sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower and steers heavier than 650 lbs. sold 9.00 to 21.00 lower. Heifers also sold lower. Heifers sold mostly steady to 12.00 lower. Demand was very good today, despite the cold weather. 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 $455.97/cwt on 406 head, down $9.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −30.92 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$455.97

▼ 9.10 vs prior sale

406 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$27.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

vs IA average

−9.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	463.04	2,613	302
Medium and Large 1-2	572	435.46	2,491	104

One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $122 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 sale406 hd

455.97

—

IA average9 barns · 1,568 hd

468.16

−12.19

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−9.36

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−30.92

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	389.14/cwt	382.50–397.00	2,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	460.81/cwt	437.50–472.00	2,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	382.08/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,415	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	410.63/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,189	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	430.67/cwt	416.00–444.00	2,722	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	631.20/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	313.86/cwt	311.75–322.00	2,938	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	330.46/cwt	308.00–335.00	2,872	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,994	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	346.22/cwt	332.50–354.00	2,874	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	463.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,995	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	390.58/cwt	373.00–405.00	2,812	380
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	368.31/cwt	352.50–382.00	2,328	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	405.87/cwt	386.00–417.00	2,744	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	496.96/cwt	480.00–514.00	2,554	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	492.90/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,331	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	322.84/cwt	319.00–327.00	2,476	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	401.62/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,333	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	553.57/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,059	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	368.35/cwt	350.00–381.25	2,450	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	549.70/cwt	533.00–565.00	2,331	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	315.77/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,580	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	470.90/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,251	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	337.80/cwt	324.00–346.00	2,442	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	691	361.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	596	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,205	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,522	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	675	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	432.15/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,489	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	445.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	339.35/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,338	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	314.30/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,653	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	481.17/cwt	465.00–512.50	2,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	494	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	424.61/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,038	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	384.85/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,213	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	358.20/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,633	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	489.09/cwt	485.00–497.00	2,172	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	262	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	365.30/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,451	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	438.55/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,302	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	365.88/cwt	351.50–387.50	2,836	579
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	456.60/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,639	236
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	380.38/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,149	26

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	525.00	525.00
19	400–450	444	485.00–497.00	489.09
9	450–500	475	465.00–512.50	481.17
12	500–550	541	437.50–472.00	460.81
92	550–600	576	425.00–437.50	432.15
16	600–650	629	382.50–397.00	389.14
181	650–700	671	360.00–377.50	365.30
22	700–750	735	341.00–370.00	358.20
6	750–800	797	345.00	345.00
23	800–850	844	314.00–315.00	314.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	262	600.00	600.00
6	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	524	425.00	425.00
40	600–650	632	372.00–400.00	382.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	316	610.00–640.00	631.20
14	350–400	372	545.00–570.00	553.57
28	400–450	424	533.00–565.00	549.70
46	450–500	473	470.00–515.00	492.90
56	500–550	514	480.00–514.00	496.96
236	550–600	578	440.00–480.00	456.60
291	600–650	632	416.00–444.00	430.67
212	650–700	676	386.00–417.00	405.87
380	700–750	720	373.00–405.00	390.58
579	750–800	775	351.50–387.50	365.88
163	800–850	830	332.50–354.00	346.22
222	850–900	869	308.00–335.00	330.46
72	900–950	936	311.75–322.00	313.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	691	360.00–365.00	361.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	702	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	501.00	501.00
6	450–500	494	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	388	430.00–450.00	445.54
35	450–500	480	415.00–440.00	424.61
39	500–550	533	397.50–420.00	410.63
23	550–600	575	379.00–390.00	384.85
5	600–650	640	327.00	327.00
93	650–700	689	335.00–343.00	339.35
5	750–800	774	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
19	400–450	443	450.00	450.00
26	550–600	565	365.00–386.00	380.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	535.00	535.00
5	350–400	374	520.00	520.00
25	400–450	430	460.00–470.00	463.96
44	450–500	478	465.00–480.00	470.90
84	500–550	525	425.00–460.00	438.55
331	550–600	581	390.00–430.00	401.62
295	600–650	632	352.50–382.00	368.31
168	650–700	665	350.00–381.25	368.35
167	700–750	723	324.00–346.00	337.80
52	750–800	767	319.00–327.00	322.84
65	800–850	817	310.00–319.00	315.77
10	850–900	887	300.00	300.00
6	1000–1050	1,038	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	596	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	640	394.00	394.00
4	650–700	675	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	694	325.00	325.00

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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