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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2026-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Nov 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Oct 26Nov 9latest

Receipts

1,831 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 1,601▲ 1,831 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 500 lbs. and steers between 650 and 750 lbs. sold sharply lower, while all other steers sold mostly 6.00 to 25.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 26.00 lower. There were just a handful of load lots in the offering today. Supply was moderate to heavy and three consignors brought nearly 450 head. Demand was good to very good today.

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 $423.02/cwt on 427 head, down $20.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −53.32 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$423.02

▼ 20.34 vs prior sale

427 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$42.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs IA average

+3.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	427.85	2,378	378
Medium and Large 1-2	559	385.77	2,157	49

One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $221 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 sale427 hd

423.02

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IA average6 barns · 1,016 hd

418.48

+4.54

National average182 barns · 28,189 hd

419.23

+3.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

−53.32

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 $476.34 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

48 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	298	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,743	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,599	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	1,711	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	491.93/cwt	470.00–497.50	1,820	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,255	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	510.78/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,110	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	504.66/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,210	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	482.98/cwt	462.50–505.00	2,256	60
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	430.54/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,036	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	402.15/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,942	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	401.56/cwt	370.00–413.00	2,064	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	447.50/cwt	432.50–453.50	2,358	124
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	422.69/cwt	419.00–426.00	2,266	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	420.58/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,402	212
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	378.11/cwt	347.50–393.00	2,197	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,318	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	348.05/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,168	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	381.44/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,380	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	387.66/cwt	383.00–406.00	2,477	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	361.17/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,391	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	328.13/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,248	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	333.67/cwt	327.00–336.00	2,456	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	742	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,374	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,334	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,590	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,458	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,961	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	330.85/cwt	330.85–330.85	2,819	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,734	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	531.07/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,715	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	459.15/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,699	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	432.65/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,860	78
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,858	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	392.28/cwt	370.00–403.00	1,863	96
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,732	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	385.96/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,003	143
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,987	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	371.65/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,092	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	340.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,914	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	347.40/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,984	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	345.74/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,144	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	344.46/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,149	87
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	333.50/cwt	325.00–334.50	2,248	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	317.18/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,328	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,512	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	282.10/cwt	279.00–287.00	2,480	24

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

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Receipts 1,831Last week 1,601Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
11	400–450	445	417.50	417.50
5	450–500	481	360.00	360.00
14	550–600	563	330.00–350.00	340.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	450.00–465.00	459.15
12	500–550	537	370.00	370.00
34	550–600	571	342.50–360.00	347.40
19	600–650	620	345.00–346.00	345.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	323	505.00–545.00	531.07
78	400–450	430	420.00–450.00	432.65
96	450–500	475	370.00–403.00	392.28
143	500–550	519	370.00–407.00	385.96
41	550–600	563	368.00–380.00	371.65
87	600–650	624	335.00–370.00	344.46
28	650–700	674	325.00–334.50	333.50
27	700–750	734	315.00–330.00	317.18
70	750–800	780	322.00	322.00
24	850–900	879	279.00–287.00	282.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	495.00	495.00
12	450–500	483	400.00–405.00	402.15
16	500–550	514	370.00–413.00	401.56
33	550–600	581	347.50–393.00	378.11
10	600–650	623	330.00–370.00	348.05
8	650–700	685	327.00–330.00	328.13
9	800–850	836	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	585.00	585.00
10	300–350	345	496.00	496.00
15	350–400	370	470.00–497.50	491.93
33	400–450	438	490.00–510.00	504.66
28	450–500	473	415.00–455.00	430.54
23	500–550	536	419.00–426.00	422.69
19	550–600	599	387.00	387.00
13	600–650	624	365.00–390.00	381.44
4	700–750	742	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	753	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	413	505.00–520.00	510.78
60	450–500	467	462.50–505.00	482.98
124	500–550	527	432.50–453.50	447.50
212	550–600	571	405.00–430.00	420.58
38	600–650	639	383.00–406.00	387.66
37	650–700	662	355.00–379.00	361.17
26	700–750	736	327.00–336.00	333.67
21	750–800	764	339.00	339.00
28	800–850	846	350.00	350.00
60	850–900	852	330.85	330.85
5	950–1000	980	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	410	550.00	550.00

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.