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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 27

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Receipts

3,746 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 3,992▼ 1,250 vs year ago 4,996 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots.

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 $339.49/cwt on 428 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −137.10 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$339.49

428 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$25.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs IA average

−9.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	553	348.00	1,924	13thin
Medium and Large 1	570	343.29	1,956	333
Medium and Large 1-2	542	322.68	1,749	82

One grade step is worth $25.32/cwt here — about $175 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 sale428 hd

339.49

—

IA average8 barns · 1,636 hd

345.18

−5.70

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−9.17

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−137.10

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

60 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	417.52/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,520	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	400.25/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,681	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	334.96/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,474	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	379.76/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,766	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	319.46/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,543	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,932	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	329.87/cwt	311.00–344.00	1,738	55
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	356.05/cwt	344.00–359.00	1,901	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	548	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,819	12
Steers	550–600	Large 1	553	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,924	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	308.04/cwt	282.50–327.00	1,765	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	340.83/cwt	329.00–358.00	1,967	281
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	326.97/cwt	313.00–339.25	2,044	225
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	341.75/cwt	341.75–341.75	2,139	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,774	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	294.74/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,866	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	317.86/cwt	306.00–328.00	2,133	197
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	291.11/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,988	25
Steers	650–700	Large 1	693	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,885	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,203	80
Steers	700–750	Large 1	712	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,118	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	298.83/cwt	284.00–308.00	2,167	261
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	273.06/cwt	260.00–278.50	2,015	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,030	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	288.09/cwt	272.50–297.00	2,227	131
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	277.51/cwt	268.00–278.25	2,320	68
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,308	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,426	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,352	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	397.99/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,516	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,295	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	358.22/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,548	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,355	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	332.07/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,567	66
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	307.41/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,497	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,690	19
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	510	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,596	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	313.77/cwt	294.00–325.00	1,616	120
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	285.11/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,525	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,793	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	296.73/cwt	286.00–314.00	1,685	197
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	271.46/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,558	42
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	597	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,642	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,815	90
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,603	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	279.46/cwt	264.00–289.00	1,747	293
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	61
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	653	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,789	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	272.58/cwt	260.00–278.50	1,840	202
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,698	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	255.78/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,826	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,975	64
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	236.96/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,813	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	788	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	2,047	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	239.19/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,952	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	60
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,422	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,630	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,759	4

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 Jan 27, 2025

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

Receipts 3,746Last week 3,992Year ago 4,996

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	509	332.00	332.00
17	550–600	555	323.00	323.00
90	600–650	603	301.00	301.00
61	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
64	700–750	722	273.50	273.50
75	750–800	788	259.75	259.75
60	850–900	855	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	340.00	340.00
14	400–450	433	313.00	313.00
52	450–500	487	285.00–320.00	307.41
51	500–550	535	268.00–290.00	285.11
42	550–600	574	259.00–281.00	271.46
7	650–700	693	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	420.00	420.00
14	350–400	381	397.50–400.00	397.99
48	400–450	432	345.00–371.00	358.22
66	450–500	472	325.00–347.50	332.07
120	500–550	515	294.00–325.00	313.77
197	550–600	568	286.00–314.00	296.73
293	600–650	625	264.00–289.00	279.46
202	650–700	675	260.00–278.50	272.58
52	700–750	714	246.00–261.00	255.78
30	750–800	765	225.00–251.00	236.96
15	800–850	816	238.00–240.00	239.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
8	600–650	612	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	510	313.00	313.00
15	550–600	597	275.00	275.00
14	650–700	653	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	364	412.00–425.00	417.52
27	400–450	420	390.00–415.00	400.25
46	450–500	465	367.50–385.00	379.76
28	500–550	534	344.00–359.00	356.05
281	550–600	577	329.00–358.00	340.83
225	600–650	625	313.00–339.25	326.97
197	650–700	671	306.00–328.00	317.86
261	700–750	725	284.00–308.00	298.83
131	750–800	773	272.50–297.00	288.09
68	800–850	836	268.00–278.25	277.51
6	850–900	891	259.00	259.00
60	900–950	912	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	553	348.00	348.00
4	650–700	693	272.00	272.00
21	700–750	712	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	505	382.50	382.50
33	600–650	626	341.75	341.75
80	700–750	706	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	440	300.00–375.00	334.96
25	450–500	483	300.00–335.00	319.46
55	500–550	527	311.00–344.00	329.87
27	550–600	573	282.50–327.00	308.04
9	600–650	633	275.00–310.00	294.74
25	650–700	683	275.00–294.00	291.11
20	700–750	738	260.00–278.50	273.06
4	750–800	752	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	548	332.00	332.00
5	600–650	628	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	407.50	407.50
18	450–500	463	352.00	352.00

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.