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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Feb 17

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 3Feb 17Feb 24 →

Receipts

3,884 head

▲ 1,336 vs last sale 2,548▼ 732 vs year ago 4,616 · −15.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers mostly sold steady to 17.00 lower. Heifers sold uneven, 550 to 700 lb. heifers were 7.00 to 16.00 lower, while others were 13.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good today, despite inclement weather. 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 $343.08/cwt on 331 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −133.50 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$343.08

331 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$23.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs IA average

+1.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	348.10	1,952	260
Medium and Large 1-2	559	324.73	1,815	71

One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $136 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 sale331 hd

343.08

—

IA average6 barns · 703 hd

341.99

+1.09

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

+1.87

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−133.50

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

44 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,182	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,409	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,320	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,608	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	390.16/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,705	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	396.67/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,841	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	345.68/cwt	336.00–362.50	1,666	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	370.04/cwt	345.00–380.50	1,965	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	341.13/cwt	341.00–342.50	1,863	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,057	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	332.76/cwt	328.00–347.50	1,920	153
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	294.54/cwt	275.00–322.00	1,717	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	270.36/cwt	242.50–300.00	1,692	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	318.68/cwt	305.00–327.00	2,001	588
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	301.39/cwt	285.00–314.00	2,062	447
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	282.23/cwt	282.00–282.50	1,945	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	264.60/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,881	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	300.54/cwt	285.00–309.00	2,176	488
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	280.31/cwt	263.00–286.00	2,184	263
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	246.12/cwt	233.00–252.50	1,942	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	268.23/cwt	266.00–268.75	2,175	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	257.12/cwt	247.00–265.50	2,252	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,187	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,237	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,296	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	382.20/cwt	357.00–395.00	1,613	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	322.16/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,360	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	341.13/cwt	332.50–344.00	1,579	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	302.80/cwt	261.00–324.00	1,459	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	335.19/cwt	314.00–355.00	1,766	151
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	302.98/cwt	272.00–317.50	1,618	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	274.13/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,571	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	295.40/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,704	183
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	277.95/cwt	273.00–297.00	1,746	221
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	269.77/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,813	247
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	249.32/cwt	215.00–254.00	1,723	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	268.83/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,957	142
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,845	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	251.10/cwt	246.50–257.00	1,949	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	242.26/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,953	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	235.40/cwt	235.00–238.00	2,010	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,489	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,470	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Receipts 3,884Last week 2,548Year ago 4,616

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	556	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	350	402.50	402.50
16	400–450	437	385.00–407.50	390.16
58	450–500	464	375.00–412.50	396.67
80	500–550	531	345.00–380.50	370.04
153	550–600	577	328.00–347.50	332.76
588	600–650	628	305.00–327.00	318.68
447	650–700	684	285.00–314.00	301.39
488	700–750	724	285.00–309.00	300.54
263	750–800	779	263.00–286.00	280.31
40	800–850	811	266.00–268.75	268.23
26	850–900	876	247.00–265.50	257.12
6	900–950	900	243.00	243.00
5	950–1000	952	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	377	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	426	377.50	377.50
58	450–500	482	336.00–362.50	345.68
46	500–550	546	341.00–342.50	341.13
25	550–600	583	275.00–322.00	294.54
29	600–650	626	242.50–300.00	270.36
11	650–700	689	282.00–282.50	282.23
16	700–750	711	258.00–270.00	264.60
9	750–800	789	233.00–252.50	246.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	296.00	296.00
5	600–650	623	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	422	357.00–395.00	382.20
28	450–500	463	332.50–344.00	341.13
151	500–550	527	314.00–355.00	335.19
183	550–600	577	284.00–315.00	295.40
221	600–650	628	273.00–297.00	277.95
247	650–700	672	261.00–281.00	269.77
142	700–750	728	252.00–279.00	268.83
24	750–800	776	246.50–257.00	251.10
11	800–850	806	241.00–243.00	242.26
23	850–900	854	235.00–238.00	235.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	353	367.00	367.00
19	400–450	422	310.00–327.50	322.16
35	450–500	482	261.00–324.00	302.80
69	500–550	534	272.00–317.50	302.98
11	550–600	573	272.50–275.00	274.13
24	650–700	691	215.00–254.00	249.32
4	700–750	741	249.00	249.00

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.