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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 3

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 17 →

Receipts

2,548 head

▼ 1,198 vs last sale 3,746▼ 1,645 vs year ago 4,193 · −39.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers under 650 lbs. sold uneven but higher, while steers over 650 lbs. sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 14.00 higher. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included a few load 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 $352.84/cwt on 289 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −123.75 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$352.84

289 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs IA average

+10.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	368.33	1,980	185
Medium and Large 1-2	578	325.27	1,879	104

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale289 hd

352.84

—

IA average5 barns · 1,083 hd

353.59

−0.75

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+10.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−123.75

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

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	400.22/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,581	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	401.50/cwt	382.50–411.00	1,743	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	391.20/cwt	382.00–398.00	1,819	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	356.22/cwt	325.00–372.50	1,667	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	374.28/cwt	367.50–389.00	1,931	90
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	338.50/cwt	333.00–346.00	1,828	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	362.70/cwt	344.50–374.00	2,024	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	322.69/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,888	87
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	328.96/cwt	322.00–344.00	2,076	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	307.52/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,947	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	318.17/cwt	302.50–328.50	2,109	107
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	686	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,962	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	283.16/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,945	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	297.75/cwt	280.00–305.50	2,147	143
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,982	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	283.72/cwt	277.00–292.00	2,173	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	274.96/cwt	263.00–277.50	2,235	253
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,111	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	881	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,762	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	255.17/cwt	255.00–259.00	2,340	99
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	991	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,165	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	366.87/cwt	357.00–372.50	1,578	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,475	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	345.81/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,625	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	316.90/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,556	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	322.31/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,679	166
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	302.58/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,592	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	267.81/cwt	249.00–281.00	1,446	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	302.54/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,728	160
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	262.91/cwt	242.00–276.00	1,522	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	289.41/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,771	65
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	255.62/cwt	236.00–271.00	1,567	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	286.09/cwt	268.00–297.00	1,920	100
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	252.37/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,711	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	254.87/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,850	127
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	241.51/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,819	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	239.93/cwt	220.00–243.75	2,013	94
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	859	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,727	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,745	7

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Receipts 2,548Last week 3,746Year ago 4,193

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	608	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	859	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	430	357.00–372.50	366.87
49	450–500	470	333.00–355.00	345.81
166	500–550	521	311.00–335.00	322.31
160	550–600	571	290.00–315.00	302.54
65	600–650	612	277.50–296.00	289.41
100	650–700	671	268.00–297.00	286.09
127	700–750	726	253.00–270.00	254.87
58	750–800	753	232.50–247.00	241.51
94	800–850	839	220.00–243.75	239.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	317.50	317.50
12	400–450	447	330.00	330.00
31	450–500	491	302.00–325.00	316.90
10	500–550	526	302.00–304.00	302.58
48	550–600	579	242.00–276.00	262.91
22	600–650	613	236.00–271.00	255.62
21	650–700	678	249.00–255.00	252.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	540	249.00–281.00	267.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	686	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	468	325.00–372.50	356.22
17	500–550	540	333.00–346.00	338.50
87	550–600	585	290.00–337.00	322.69
39	600–650	633	300.00–318.00	307.52
59	650–700	687	270.00–296.00	283.16
9	700–750	748	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	395	392.00–405.00	400.22
34	400–450	434	382.50–411.00	401.50
67	450–500	465	382.00–398.00	391.20
90	500–550	516	367.50–389.00	374.28
95	550–600	558	344.50–374.00	362.70
74	600–650	631	322.00–344.00	328.96
107	650–700	663	302.50–328.50	318.17
143	700–750	721	280.00–305.50	297.75
43	750–800	766	277.00–292.00	283.72
253	800–850	813	263.00–277.50	274.96
8	850–900	853	247.50	247.50
99	900–950	917	255.00–259.00	255.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	881	200.00	200.00
4	950–1000	991	218.50	218.50

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.