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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 23

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Sep 9Sep 23Oct 7 →

Receipts

2,806 head

▼ 828 vs last sale 3,634▲ 158 vs year ago 2,648 · +6.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, 850 to 900 lb. steers sold mostly 8.00 higher, while other weights were steady to firm. Heifers sold with a higher undertone noted on last week's light test. Demand was very good today and they bid readily throughout the auction. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation yearling cattle. A nice mix of cattle offered this week across many weight groups.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.06/cwt on 243 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −190.53 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$286.06

243 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs IA average

+11.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	290.64	1,602	208
Medium and Large 1-2	556	262.88	1,462	17thin
Large 1	572	255.00	1,459	18thin

One grade step is worth $35.64/cwt here — about $143 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale243 hd

286.06

—

IA average6 barns · 1,373 hd

295.60

−9.54

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+11.77

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−190.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.91, low $402.35, median $476.59 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

48 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	382.54/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,438	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,357	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	319.92/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,344	19
Steers	400–450	Large 1	426	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,118	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,342	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	316.94/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,448	59
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	493	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,632	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,372	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	296.97/cwt	279.00–306.00	1,559	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	279.45/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,475	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	286.25/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,617	93
Steers	550–600	Large 1	572	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,459	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	259.91/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,497	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	272.76/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,596	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,609	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	265.95/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,681	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	257.64/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,770	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,678	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	259.36/cwt	243.00–265.25	1,893	85
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	254.95/cwt	240.00–261.25	1,981	352
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	251.29/cwt	249.00–252.00	2,048	72
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	244.69/cwt	226.00–247.25	2,126	296
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	236.46/cwt	234.00–245.00	2,145	49
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	226.33/cwt	223.50–229.00	2,207	86
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	361	310.41/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,121	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,116	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	289.99/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,267	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	291.07/cwt	283.00–302.50	1,394	139
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	281.28/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,350	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,321	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,306	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,499	19
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	534	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,314	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,582	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	257.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,487	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	248.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,512	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	253.58/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,585	112
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	252.38/cwt	237.50–254.00	1,749	102
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	243.21/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,749	216
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,700	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	238.25/cwt	230.50–244.25	1,837	281
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	228.09/cwt	223.50–232.50	1,863	83
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	222.21/cwt	219.75–226.00	1,918	145
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,022	20
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,974	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,394	5

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Receipts 2,806Last week 3,634Year ago 2,648

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	437	286.00–301.00	289.99
22	450–500	480	270.00–292.00	281.28
9	550–600	578	255.00–260.00	257.21
112	600–650	625	242.50–257.50	253.58
102	650–700	693	237.50–254.00	252.38
216	700–750	719	238.00–248.00	243.21
281	750–800	771	230.50–244.25	238.25
83	800–850	817	223.50–232.50	228.09
145	850–900	863	219.75–226.00	222.21
20	900–950	921	219.50	219.50
12	950–1000	987	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	493	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	415	269.00	269.00
4	450–500	491	269.00	269.00
4	750–800	752	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	361	298.00–318.00	310.41
139	450–500	479	283.00–302.50	291.07
19	500–550	526	285.00	285.00
12	550–600	567	279.00	279.00
20	600–650	608	245.00–250.00	248.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	528	270.00–287.00	279.45
14	550–600	585	269.00–280.00	272.76
12	600–650	632	265.00–268.00	265.95
46	650–700	687	248.00–263.00	257.64
85	700–750	730	243.00–265.25	259.36
352	750–800	777	240.00–261.25	254.95
72	800–850	815	249.00–252.00	251.29
296	850–900	869	226.00–247.25	244.69
49	900–950	907	234.00–245.00	236.46
86	950–1000	975	223.50–229.00	226.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	508	270.00	270.00
12	550–600	576	257.50–261.00	259.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	376	370.00–395.00	382.54
19	400–450	420	316.00–335.00	319.92
59	450–500	457	310.00–329.00	316.94
54	500–550	525	279.00–306.00	296.97
93	550–600	565	282.00–295.00	286.25
10	600–650	619	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	692	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	493	331.00	331.00
33	550–600	550	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	262.50	262.50
18	550–600	572	255.00	255.00

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.