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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Aug 3

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

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Receipts

823 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 898▲ 823 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison today as the last auction was three weeks ago. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate and included several load lots of seven- and eight-weight yearling steers. One consignor brought more than 400 head of 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 $412.78/cwt on 9 head, down $55.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −63.81 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$412.78

▼ 55.06 vs prior sale

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs IA average

−1.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	435.00	2,184	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	385.00	2,202	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about −$19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

412.78

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IA average3 barns · 51 hd

417.87

−5.10

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−1.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−63.81

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

18 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,184	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,202	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	403.04/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,511	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	386.89/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,875	158
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,652	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	381.90/cwt	368.00–388.75	2,895	195
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	359.74/cwt	354.50–365.00	3,011	131
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,097	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,262	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	415.73/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,833	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,885	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,125	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,142	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,391	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	341.14/cwt	339.00–346.00	2,449	47
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,262	4

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 3, 2026

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

Receipts 823Last week 898Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	700–750	715	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	410.00–420.00	415.73
4	500–550	528	402.50	402.50
6	550–600	555	386.00	386.00
5	600–650	648	369.00	369.00
47	700–750	718	339.00–346.00	341.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	703	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	707	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	623	394.00–410.00	403.04
158	700–750	743	378.00–388.00	386.89
195	750–800	758	368.00–388.75	381.90
131	800–850	837	354.50–365.00	359.74
59	900–950	907	341.50	341.50
54	950–1000	981	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	572	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	745	356.00	356.00

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.