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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Aug 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jul 21Aug 25Sep 8 →

Receipts

3,668 head

▲ 2,634 vs last sale 1,034▲ 503 vs year ago 3,165 · +15.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Large number of load lots today that included home-raised yearling steers and heifers. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy and included one consignor that brought more than 400 head of yearling steers.

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 $442.36/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −34.23 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$442.36

133 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$32.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs IA average

+33.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	447.24	2,528	113
Medium and Large 1-2	528	414.79	2,190	20

One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $338 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 sale133 hd

442.36

—

IA average4 barns · 347 hd

449.56

−7.21

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+33.06

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−34.23

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

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	438.38/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,802	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	501.01/cwt	477.50–525.00	2,395	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	423.08/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,056	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	414.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,190	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	438.44/cwt	435.00–439.00	2,354	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	450.00/cwt	439.00–462.00	2,583	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	431.20/cwt	411.00–433.00	2,652	128
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	376.75/cwt	367.50–400.00	2,366	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	415.21/cwt	388.00–425.00	2,769	191
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	361.09/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,416	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,475	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	388.92/cwt	380.00–399.00	2,855	219
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	377.50/cwt	366.50–390.50	2,911	102
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	364.68/cwt	351.50–369.75	2,990	246
Steers	800–850	Large 1	825	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,863	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	313.38/cwt	297.00–320.00	2,592	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	356.70/cwt	345.50–364.00	3,103	225
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	345.56/cwt	325.00–351.00	3,176	202
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	339.40/cwt	335.50–348.50	3,309	240
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,093	318.37/cwt	318.25–318.50	3,480	97
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	437.02/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,844	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,932	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,968	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	420.67/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,171	91
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	372.93/cwt	357.00–395.00	1,950	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	356.80/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,062	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	385.70/cwt	376.00–408.00	2,245	115
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	379.88/cwt	359.00–387.00	2,348	168
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	364.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,415	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	344.15/cwt	324.00–345.00	2,388	117
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	721	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,812	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	361.64/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,607	150
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	321.61/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,335	56
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	727	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,399	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	771	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,853	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	334.24/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,584	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	316.76/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,487	11
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	795	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,600	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	324.30/cwt	314.00–334.00	2,663	181
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	311.03/cwt	301.00–329.50	2,731	217
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	303.07/cwt	301.00–319.00	2,852	25

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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Receipts 3,668Last week 1,034Year ago 3,165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	422	435.00–442.50	437.02
18	450–500	461	419.00	419.00
91	500–550	516	400.00–424.00	420.67
115	550–600	582	376.00–408.00	385.70
168	600–650	618	359.00–387.00	379.88
89	650–700	662	350.00–370.00	364.80
150	700–750	721	345.00–377.50	361.64
37	750–800	773	330.00–339.00	334.24
181	800–850	821	314.00–334.00	324.30
217	850–900	878	301.00–329.50	311.03
25	900–950	941	301.00–319.00	303.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	727	330.00	330.00
12	750–800	795	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	721	390.00	390.00
69	750–800	771	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	492	400.00	400.00
20	500–550	523	357.00–395.00	372.93
8	550–600	578	355.00–360.00	356.80
117	650–700	694	324.00–345.00	344.15
56	700–750	726	316.00–330.00	321.61
11	750–800	785	315.00–320.00	316.76
18	800–850	805	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	537	435.00–439.00	438.44
86	550–600	574	439.00–462.00	450.00
128	600–650	615	411.00–433.00	431.20
191	650–700	667	388.00–425.00	415.21
219	700–750	734	380.00–399.00	388.92
102	750–800	771	366.50–390.50	377.50
246	800–850	820	351.50–369.75	364.68
225	850–900	870	345.50–364.00	356.70
202	900–950	919	325.00–351.00	345.56
240	950–1000	975	335.50–348.50	339.40
97	1050–1100	1,093	318.25–318.50	318.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	825	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	478	477.50–525.00	501.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	411	430.00–440.00	438.38
18	450–500	486	420.00–425.00	423.08
20	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	414.79
22	600–650	628	367.50–400.00	376.75
34	650–700	669	350.00–380.00	361.09
6	700–750	728	340.00	340.00
14	800–850	827	297.00–320.00	313.38

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.