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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jan 12

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Receipts

5,209 head

▲ 1,092 vs last sale 4,117▲ 297 vs year ago 4,912 · +6.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower, except for the 650 to 750 lb. steers which sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady to 11.00 lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included 1,200 head from 5 consigners and many load lots of reputation cattle.

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 $465.07/cwt on 542 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −11.52 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$465.07

542 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$30.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs IA average

−6.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	474.94	2,658	366
Medium and Large 1-2	556	444.56	2,471	176

One grade step is worth $30.38/cwt here — about $187 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 sale542 hd

465.07

—

IA average10 barns · 2,043 hd

466.42

−1.34

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−6.91

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−11.52

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

53 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,387	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	594.68/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,224	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	2,248	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,338	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	480.15/cwt	472.50–507.00	2,300	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	524.80/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,545	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	487	569.00/cwt	569.00–569.00	2,771	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	506.52/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,614	107
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	464.22/cwt	440.00–471.00	2,470	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,077	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,726	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	459.87/cwt	440.00–482.00	2,663	239
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	422.55/cwt	410.00–438.00	2,493	72
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	433.19/cwt	420.00–451.00	2,729	566
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	406.02/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,590	120
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	421.14/cwt	396.00–436.00	2,860	396
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	389.47/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,687	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	366.75/cwt	335.00–377.50	2,648	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	405.07/cwt	388.00–420.00	2,941	527
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	328.64/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,501	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	374.61/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,952	155
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,821	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	336.71/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,744	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,641	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	827	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,522	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	361.61/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,994	329
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	341.94/cwt	325.00–346.75	3,036	89
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,760	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,065	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	608.85/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,967	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	505.44/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,946	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	450.69/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,884	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	507.29/cwt	475.00–520.50	2,181	76
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	467.37/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,145	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	438.44/cwt	420.00–449.00	2,109	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,396	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	402.63/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,082	85
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	438.75/cwt	425.00–446.75	2,352	140
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,100	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,404	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	401.29/cwt	383.00–420.00	2,307	187
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	370.30/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,148	75
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	360.70/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,240	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	391.19/cwt	384.00–399.00	2,437	326
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	641	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,590	56
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	370.93/cwt	357.50–384.00	2,467	131
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	338.46/cwt	331.00–348.00	2,281	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,510	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	341.65/cwt	334.00–356.00	2,477	124
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,295	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	334.48/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,592	61
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,417	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	319.42/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,575	31

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 12, 2026

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Receipts 5,209Last week 4,117Year ago 4,912

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	387.50	387.50
5	750–800	755	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	580.00–620.00	608.85
17	350–400	385	500.00–520.00	505.44
76	400–450	430	475.00–520.50	507.29
46	450–500	459	455.00–490.00	467.37
140	500–550	536	425.00–446.75	438.75
187	550–600	575	383.00–420.00	401.29
326	600–650	623	384.00–399.00	391.19
131	650–700	665	357.50–384.00	370.93
124	700–750	725	334.00–356.00	341.65
61	750–800	775	334.00–339.00	334.48
31	800–850	806	315.00–321.00	319.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	513	467.00	467.00
56	550–600	550	437.00	437.00
56	600–650	641	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	418	425.00–457.50	450.69
67	450–500	481	420.00–449.00	438.44
85	500–550	517	395.00–412.50	402.63
75	550–600	580	360.00–377.50	370.30
20	600–650	621	357.50–367.50	360.70
43	650–700	674	331.00–348.00	338.46
8	700–750	717	350.00	350.00
7	750–800	790	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	580.00–610.00	594.68
11	400–450	435	537.50	537.50
49	450–500	485	510.00–537.50	524.80
107	500–550	516	480.00–520.00	506.52
239	550–600	579	440.00–482.00	459.87
566	600–650	630	420.00–451.00	433.19
396	650–700	679	396.00–436.00	421.14
527	700–750	726	388.00–420.00	405.07
155	750–800	788	365.00–380.00	374.61
329	800–850	828	345.00–375.00	361.61
89	850–900	888	325.00–346.75	341.94
61	900–950	915	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	750–800	798	353.50	353.50
4	800–850	815	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	645.00	645.00
32	450–500	487	569.00	569.00
20	550–600	561	486.00	486.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	529.00	529.00
51	450–500	479	472.50–507.00	480.15
98	500–550	532	440.00–471.00	464.22
72	550–600	590	410.00–438.00	422.55
120	600–650	638	390.00–417.50	406.02
54	650–700	690	365.00–393.00	389.47
33	700–750	722	335.00–377.50	366.75
8	750–800	761	320.00–337.50	328.64
33	800–850	815	334.00–338.00	336.71
7	900–950	905	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	827	305.00	305.00

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.