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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Aug 31

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Aug 3Aug 31Sep 14 →

Receipts

1,883 head

▲ 1,060 vs last sale 823▲ 1,883 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Several load lots today that included many yearling steers. Three consignors brought 550 head. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate.

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 $402.35/cwt on 87 head, down $65.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −74.24 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$402.35

▼ 65.49 vs prior sale

87 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs IA average

+30.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	409.14	2,340	63
Medium and Large 1-2	558	384.51	2,144	24

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $196 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 sale87 hd

402.35

—

IA average5 barns · 294 hd

400.84

+1.51

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

+30.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−74.24

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,955	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	492.26/cwt	487.50–512.50	2,107	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	451.16/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,206	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	375.83/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,928	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	409.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,340	63
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	388.85/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,255	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	397.52/cwt	383.00–410.00	2,477	111
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,169	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	373.94/cwt	358.00–380.00	2,554	78
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	361.18/cwt	343.00–375.00	2,615	105
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	310.01/cwt	304.00–320.00	2,446	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	345.41/cwt	339.00–348.00	2,739	85
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	348.00/cwt	330.75–352.00	2,888	153
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	327.34/cwt	319.00–332.00	2,845	226
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,616	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	319.64/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,918	186
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	303.12/cwt	302.25–304.00	3,086	100
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,828	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,731	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	442.79/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,926	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	361.40/cwt	322.50–369.00	1,587	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	329.05/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,741	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	372.95/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,006	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,739	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	369.52/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,088	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	353.96/cwt	341.50–366.00	2,219	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,051	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,558	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	340.65/cwt	328.00–350.00	2,299	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	331.23/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,382	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	278.84/cwt	260.00–303.00	2,153	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	309.98/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,421	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	304.72/cwt	290.00–311.00	2,560	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	283.75/cwt	281.00–286.00	2,480	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,616	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	256.55/cwt	250.00–268.00	2,527	14
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,120	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,660	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,879	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,071	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 31, 2026

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

Receipts 1,883Last week 823Year ago 0

No recent auction sale for comparison. Several load lots today that included many yearling steers. Three consignors brought 550 head. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	362	505.00	505.00
8	650–700	660	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	445.00	445.00
29	400–450	435	425.00–450.00	442.79
51	500–550	538	365.00–390.00	372.95
14	550–600	565	367.00–375.00	369.52
85	600–650	627	341.50–366.00	353.96
69	650–700	675	328.00–350.00	340.65
17	700–750	719	325.00–338.00	331.23
35	750–800	781	308.00–319.00	309.98
27	800–850	840	290.00–311.00	304.72
9	850–900	874	281.00–286.00	283.75
5	900–950	948	276.00	276.00
14	950–1000	985	250.00–268.00	256.55
6	1100–1150	1,120	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	439	322.50–369.00	361.40
12	500–550	529	320.00–337.50	329.05
7	550–600	561	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	633	324.00	324.00
9	750–800	772	260.00–303.00	278.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	688	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	547.50	547.50
31	400–450	428	487.50–512.50	492.26
15	450–500	489	440.00–470.00	451.16
63	550–600	572	400.00–430.00	409.14
111	600–650	623	383.00–410.00	397.52
78	650–700	683	358.00–380.00	373.94
105	700–750	724	343.00–375.00	361.18
85	750–800	793	339.00–348.00	345.41
153	800–850	830	330.75–352.00	348.00
226	850–900	869	319.00–332.00	327.34
186	900–950	913	312.00–325.00	319.64
100	1000–1050	1,018	302.25–304.00	303.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	350.00–420.00	375.83
16	550–600	580	382.50–395.00	388.85
18	600–650	638	340.00	340.00
16	700–750	702	350.00	350.00
16	750–800	789	304.00–320.00	310.01
4	850–900	875	299.00	299.00

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.