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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Sep 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12 →

Receipts

2,091 head

▼ 1,385 vs last sale 3,476▲ 2,091 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction two weeks ago steers under 750 lbs. sold 3.00 to 20.00 higher, while steers over 750 lbs. sold mostly 9.00 to 27.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs. were not well compared and heifers over 700 lbs. sold 9.00 to 24.00 lower. There were several load lots in the offering today. A large supply of unweaned calves and yearlings were offered today. Four consignors brought nearly 700 head total. Demand was very good today. The supply of muddy cattle was moderate to heavy.

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 $434.29/cwt on 299 head, up $6.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −42.30 against this barn's trailing median of $476.59.

Average price

$434.29

▲ 6.60 vs prior sale

299 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$54.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.82

vs IA average

+19.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	440.61	2,409	264
Medium and Large 1-2	580	386.60	2,242	35

One grade step is worth $54.01/cwt here — about $167 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 sale299 hd

434.29

—

IA average6 barns · 747 hd

425.47

+8.82

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

+19.63

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.59

−42.30

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,433	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	566.96/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,086	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	523.04/cwt	519.00–550.00	2,239	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	508.69/cwt	495.00–517.50	2,187	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	497.37/cwt	482.50–501.00	2,268	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	459.60/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,179	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	464.29/cwt	453.00–477.00	2,428	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	443.78/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,334	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	442.77/cwt	441.00–445.00	2,457	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	418.69/cwt	413.00–433.00	2,407	107
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	386.60/cwt	374.00–397.00	2,242	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,235	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	404.55/cwt	382.50–412.00	2,488	92
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	372.20/cwt	372.00–372.50	2,341	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	388.48/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,510	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	339.10/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,296	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	377.23/cwt	356.00–379.25	2,678	81
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	721	324.12/cwt	323.00–326.00	2,337	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	337.69/cwt	325.00–354.00	2,604	143
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	335.62/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,769	103
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	336.67/cwt	328.50–343.75	2,916	140
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,113	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	272	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,537	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,804	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	450.83/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,866	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,882	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	420.31/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,009	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	406.84/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,973	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,073	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	380.12/cwt	376.00–395.00	2,037	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,114	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	367.69/cwt	354.00–380.00	2,136	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	380.55/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,306	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,274	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	333.39/cwt	320.00–340.50	2,424	246
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	308.12/cwt	308.00–309.00	2,416	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	309.89/cwt	309.00–314.00	2,538	87
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	302.68/cwt	298.50–314.00	2,606	83

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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Receipts 2,091Last week 3,476Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	398	465.00	465.00
16	400–450	414	440.00–457.50	450.83
70	450–500	478	410.00–435.00	420.31
6	500–550	515	402.50	402.50
23	550–600	552	383.00	383.00
33	600–650	606	365.00–384.00	380.55
246	700–750	727	320.00–340.50	333.39
69	750–800	784	308.00–309.00	308.12
87	800–850	819	309.00–314.00	309.89
83	850–900	861	298.50–314.00	302.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	565.00	565.00
5	300–350	334	540.00	540.00
26	400–450	445	423.00	423.00
23	450–500	485	402.50–415.00	406.84
67	500–550	536	376.00–395.00	380.12
45	550–600	581	354.00–380.00	367.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	689	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	428	519.00–550.00	523.04
37	450–500	456	482.50–501.00	497.37
91	500–550	523	453.00–477.00	464.29
18	550–600	555	441.00–445.00	442.77
46	600–650	646	382.00–395.00	388.48
81	700–750	710	356.00–379.25	377.23
143	750–800	771	325.00–354.00	337.69
103	800–850	825	334.00–336.00	335.62
140	850–900	866	328.50–343.75	336.67
60	950–1000	976	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	565.00–570.00	566.96
27	400–450	430	495.00–517.50	508.69
8	450–500	474	445.00–475.00	459.60
48	500–550	526	440.00–450.00	443.78
107	550–600	575	413.00–433.00	418.69
92	600–650	615	382.50–412.00	404.55
8	700–750	721	323.00–326.00	324.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	525.00	525.00
35	550–600	580	374.00–397.00	386.60
17	600–650	629	372.00–372.50	372.20
34	650–700	677	336.00–354.00	339.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	364.00	364.00

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.