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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, May 11

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Apr 27May 11May 18 →

Receipts

1,382 head

▼ 2,961 vs last sale 4,343▲ 1,382 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 mostly sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold sharply lower. Demand was good today. Supply was light and included many smaller packages. Unweaned calf prices did not see there usual discounts.

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 $495.17/cwt on 171 head, down $4.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +18.58 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$495.17

▼ 4.20 vs prior sale

171 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$44.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

vs IA average

+21.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	501.66	2,746	146
Medium and Large 1-2	555	457.25	2,536	25

One grade step is worth $44.41/cwt here — about $209 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 sale171 hd

495.17

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IA average4 barns · 862 hd

502.01

−6.84

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+21.47

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

+18.58

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

39 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,457	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	597.98/cwt	597.50–600.00	2,553	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	581.37/cwt	560.00–593.00	2,727	76
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	506.33/cwt	494.00–515.00	2,451	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	529.93/cwt	510.00–539.00	2,756	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	471.35/cwt	445.00–487.50	2,526	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	489.14/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,769	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	441.98/cwt	436.00–460.00	2,541	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	425.39/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,459	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	464.79/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,831	139
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	428.24/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,642	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	411.10/cwt	410.00–413.00	2,738	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	442.44/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,995	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,788	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	3,018	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,861	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	383.03/cwt	376.00–385.00	3,011	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	3,070	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	557.01/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,144	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	516.96/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,228	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	480.79/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,269	72
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,202	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	424.79/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,205	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	438.08/cwt	431.50–468.00	2,344	93
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	421.71/cwt	392.50–444.00	2,383	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	385.29/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,277	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	401.22/cwt	385.00–404.00	2,480	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	370.28/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,296	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,461	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	381.56/cwt	371.00–387.00	2,595	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	363.57/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,625	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,401	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	329.23/cwt	322.50–331.00	2,565	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,746	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	367.69/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,305	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,522	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,034	14
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,949	6

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 May 11, 2026

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

Receipts 1,382Last week 4,343Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	627	360.00–382.50	367.69
4	650–700	668	377.50	377.50
14	900–950	911	333.00	333.00
6	950–1000	983	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	535.00–590.00	557.01
36	400–450	431	490.00–540.00	516.96
72	450–500	472	472.50–490.00	480.79
93	500–550	535	431.50–468.00	438.08
56	550–600	565	392.50–444.00	421.71
51	600–650	618	385.00–404.00	401.22
70	650–700	680	371.00–387.00	381.56
22	700–750	722	341.00–370.00	363.57
14	750–800	779	322.50–331.00	329.23
10	850–900	850	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	635	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
9	450–500	476	462.50	462.50
10	500–550	519	417.50–430.00	424.79
18	550–600	591	375.00–395.00	385.29
25	600–650	620	360.00–376.00	370.28
4	700–750	733	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	578	418.00–430.00	425.39
7	650–700	697	400.00	400.00
6	750–800	753	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	650.00	650.00
15	400–450	427	597.50–600.00	597.98
76	450–500	469	560.00–593.00	581.37
62	500–550	520	510.00–539.00	529.93
73	550–600	566	475.00–502.50	489.14
139	600–650	609	450.00–470.00	464.79
68	650–700	677	430.00–444.00	442.44
37	700–750	722	418.00	418.00
38	750–800	786	376.00–385.00	383.03
8	800–850	809	379.50	379.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	484	494.00–515.00	506.33
13	500–550	536	445.00–487.50	471.35
12	550–600	575	436.00–460.00	441.98
26	600–650	617	410.00–437.50	428.24
17	650–700	666	410.00–413.00	411.10

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.