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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Mar 16

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Mar 2Mar 16Apr 13 →

Receipts

1,278 head

▼ 2,333 vs last sale 3,611▲ 1,278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly steady to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good today. Supply was light and included a few load lots. The majority of the cattle sold were 7-weight steers and 6-weight heifers.

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 $484.85/cwt on 143 head, up $16.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +8.26 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$484.85

▲ 16.52 vs prior sale

143 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$67.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs IA average

+12.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	496.59	2,717	118
Medium and Large 1-2	567	429.43	2,435	25

One grade step is worth $67.16/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale143 hd

484.85

—

IA average7 barns · 427 hd

471.57

+13.28

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+12.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

+8.26

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,913	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,938	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	589.51/cwt	570.00–605.00	2,258	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,953	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	486.53/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,068	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	550.80/cwt	546.00–585.00	2,446	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	489.38/cwt	481.00–517.50	2,212	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	529.04/cwt	525.00–532.00	2,481	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,390	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	508.77/cwt	498.00–534.00	2,696	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	429.43/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,435	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	469.69/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,785	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,433	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,386	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	454.52/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,854	99
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	427.13/cwt	405.00–434.00	2,828	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	399.75/cwt	386.00–415.00	2,902	123
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	388.77/cwt	384.00–393.00	2,959	114
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	360.16/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,971	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,512	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,878	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	331.34/cwt	325.00–339.00	3,035	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	496.04/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,930	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	541.07/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,110	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,209	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	426.63/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,065	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,076	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	448.49/cwt	443.00–462.50	2,180	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	432.79/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,272	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,159	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	432.89/cwt	417.00–437.00	2,424	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,560	83
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	379.46/cwt	366.00–393.00	2,512	114
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	358.78/cwt	336.00–371.00	2,590	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,419	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	311.39/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,538	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,491	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,645	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Receipts 1,278Last week 3,611Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	615.00	615.00
28	350–400	383	570.00–605.00	589.51
45	400–450	444	546.00–585.00	550.80
29	450–500	469	525.00–532.00	529.04
86	500–550	530	498.00–534.00	508.77
29	550–600	593	460.00–480.00	469.69
99	600–650	628	450.00–466.00	454.52
76	650–700	662	405.00–434.00	427.13
123	700–750	726	386.00–415.00	399.75
114	750–800	761	384.00–393.00	388.77
25	800–850	825	355.00–367.00	360.16
3	850–900	872	330.00	330.00
11	900–950	916	325.00–339.00	331.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	478	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	597	407.50	407.50
5	600–650	604	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	565.00	565.00
12	350–400	386	506.00	506.00
8	400–450	425	470.00–505.00	486.53
13	450–500	452	481.00–517.50	489.38
25	550–600	567	415.00–440.00	429.43
3	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	843	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	912	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	390	540.00–545.00	541.07
7	400–450	444	497.50	497.50
25	450–500	486	443.00–462.50	448.49
49	500–550	525	427.50–450.00	432.79
30	550–600	560	417.00–437.00	432.89
83	600–650	644	397.50	397.50
114	650–700	662	366.00–393.00	379.46
26	700–750	722	336.00–371.00	358.78
9	800–850	815	310.00–312.50	311.39
5	900–950	940	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	485	428.00	428.00
4	500–550	533	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	389	490.00–497.50	496.04
30	450–500	484	420.00–432.00	426.63
3	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
6	700–750	722	335.00	335.00

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.