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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 24

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 8 →

Receipts

4,020 head

▲ 964 vs last sale 3,056▲ 240 vs year ago 3,780 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold sharply lower. Heifers mostly sold 3.00 to 27.00 lower. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy and comprised of two consignors that brought more than 1,100 head combined.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.21/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −76.00 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.

Average price

$347.21

425 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$31.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs IA average

−2.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	348.75	1,983	404
Medium and Large 1-2	541	317.65	1,717	21

One grade step is worth $31.09/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale425 hd

347.21

—

IA average8 barns · 1,380 hd

353.34

−6.13

National average34 barns · 3,821 hd

349.37

−2.16

This barn, trailing median15 sales

423.21

−76.00

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.52, low $360.86, median $423.21 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

68 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,258	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	442.89/cwt	420.00–453.00	1,661	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	505.97/cwt	502.50–507.50	1,994	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	412.62/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,679	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	473.10/cwt	462.50–487.50	2,025	43
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,657	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	447.09/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,070	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	476	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,309	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,103	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	410.65/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,979	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	409.55/cwt	380.00–426.00	2,113	246
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	386.24/cwt	370.00–398.00	2,051	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	369.44/cwt	367.50–371.00	1,995	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	383.60/cwt	363.00–394.00	2,213	203
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	342.43/cwt	325.00–354.00	1,986	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	592	306.75/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,816	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	344.17/cwt	307.50–351.00	2,117	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	312.20/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,933	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	362.00/cwt	337.50–374.00	2,255	142
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	317.29/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,119	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	361.59/cwt	334.00–380.25	2,430	176
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,981	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	320.32/cwt	292.50–326.00	2,197	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,991	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	341.06/cwt	320.00–356.00	2,449	171
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	749	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,314	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	283.38/cwt	282.00–284.00	2,222	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	328.83/cwt	327.00–333.00	2,594	191
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,626	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	310.49/cwt	296.00–315.50	2,692	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,164	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	299.76/cwt	298.25–303.00	2,782	69
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	287.75/cwt	287.75–287.75	2,831	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	298	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,183	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	326	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,198	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	384.62/cwt	377.50–405.00	1,273	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	359.95/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,339	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	353.11/cwt	345.00–356.00	1,497	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	354.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,540	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,416	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,949	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	339.08/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,621	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	371.85/cwt	350.00–386.00	1,781	130
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	338.27/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,620	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,048	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	332.73/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,710	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	378.76/cwt	367.00–392.00	2,000	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,879	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	341.78/cwt	327.00–356.00	1,979	320
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	293.69/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,727	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,708	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	334.24/cwt	317.50–343.00	2,092	114
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	664	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,826	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	322.24/cwt	310.50–344.00	2,165	222
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,196	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	308.36/cwt	280.00–316.75	2,202	93
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	307.00/cwt	291.00–313.25	2,419	354
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	274.58/cwt	272.00–275.00	2,191	57
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	800	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,336	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	293.26/cwt	289.50–303.50	2,578	244
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,403	41
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,242	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	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 Nov 24, 2025

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

Receipts 4,020Last week 3,056Year ago 3,780

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	397.00	397.00
4	300–350	326	367.50	367.50
5	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
17	400–450	434	340.00–360.00	354.93
51	450–500	479	310.00–347.00	338.27
6	500–550	533	352.50	352.50
9	550–600	588	285.00–298.00	293.69
8	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	695	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	331	377.50–405.00	384.62
33	350–400	372	342.50–372.50	359.95
48	400–450	424	345.00–356.00	353.11
130	450–500	479	350.00–386.00	371.85
44	500–550	528	367.00–392.00	378.76
320	550–600	579	327.00–356.00	341.78
114	600–650	626	317.50–343.00	334.24
222	650–700	672	310.50–344.00	322.24
93	700–750	714	280.00–316.75	308.36
354	750–800	788	291.00–313.25	307.00
244	850–900	879	289.50–303.50	293.26
41	900–950	917	262.00	262.00
11	950–1000	979	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	464	420.00	420.00
25	500–550	507	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	664	275.00	275.00
12	800–850	800	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
14	400–450	446	317.50	317.50
7	450–500	478	335.00–342.00	339.08
14	500–550	514	327.50–340.00	332.73
7	550–600	594	287.50	287.50
19	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
57	750–800	798	272.00–275.00	274.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	394	502.50–507.50	505.97
43	400–450	428	462.50–487.50	473.10
35	450–500	463	437.50–465.00	447.09
246	500–550	516	380.00–426.00	409.55
203	550–600	577	363.00–394.00	383.60
142	600–650	623	337.50–374.00	362.00
176	650–700	672	334.00–380.25	361.59
171	700–750	718	320.00–356.00	341.06
191	750–800	789	327.00–333.00	328.83
61	800–850	822	319.50	319.50
28	850–900	867	296.00–315.50	310.49
69	900–950	928	298.25–303.00	299.76
56	950–1000	984	287.75	287.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
23	450–500	478	440.00	440.00
17	500–550	531	370.00–398.00	386.24
39	550–600	580	325.00–354.00	342.43
26	600–650	615	307.50–351.00	344.17
18	650–700	668	312.50–325.00	317.29
12	700–750	749	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	683	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	440.00	440.00
22	350–400	375	420.00–453.00	442.89
20	400–450	407	375.00–420.00	412.62
80	450–500	482	405.00–412.50	410.65
9	500–550	540	367.50–371.00	369.44
7	600–650	619	310.00–315.00	312.20
28	650–700	686	292.50–326.00	320.32
4	700–750	711	280.00	280.00
13	750–800	784	282.00–284.00	283.38
5	850–900	898	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	436	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	476	275.00	275.00
14	550–600	592	305.00–310.00	306.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	390.00	390.00

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.