Find a sale report

Pick a state, a barn and a sale — the full USDA report loads right below · 396 barns across 30 states

Sale barns

396

USDA AMS · every reported barnNov 9

States

USDA · every state with barn dataNov 9

Newest report

Nov 9

USDA · by the report's own datesale barns

Search for a sale

Every sale USDA reported, back to each barn's first

State

Sale barn

Sale date

Just reported:Oklahoma National Stockyards Market, OK Mon, Nov 9Joplin Regional Stockyards, MO Mon, Nov 9Winter - La Junta, CO Mon, Nov 9Torrington Livestock Commission Company, WY Mon, Nov 9Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa, IA Mon, Nov 9Sioux Falls Regional Livestock, SD Mon, Nov 9Callaway Livestock Center, MO Mon, Nov 9New Holland Sale Stables, PA Mon, Nov 9

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jul 17

Open on its own page →

Iowa · the report as USDA filed it, with per-head values and grade spreads. Use the address of its own page to share or bookmark it.

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jul 17

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jun 12Jul 17Aug 7 →

Receipts

1,481 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 1,769▲ 318 vs year ago 1,163 · +27.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.85/cwt on 677 head.

Average price

$269.85

677 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$18.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.68

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	271.73	1,820	609
Medium and Large 1-2	550	253.05	1,392	68

One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale677 hd

269.85

—

IA average8 barns · 4,057 hd

238.17

+31.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	292.26/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,119	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	269.28/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,107	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	305.10/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,342	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	299.21/cwt	294.00–303.00	1,436	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	266.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,308	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,316	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	309.10/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,614	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	296.18/cwt	281.00–305.50	1,700	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	254.09/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,494	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	282.36/cwt	267.50–289.00	1,770	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,459	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	260.50/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,745	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	257.07/cwt	232.50–258.00	1,882	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,963	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	256.10/cwt	256.10–256.10	2,069	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	238.01/cwt	234.25–239.50	2,068	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,036	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	261.51/cwt	240.00–270.00	981	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	265.51/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,155	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,308	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	250.16/cwt	234.00–263.00	1,183	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	264.86/cwt	240.00–274.25	1,409	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	267.17/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,496	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	248.44/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,553	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	236.15/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,306	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,004	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,827	15
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,111	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,589	7

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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,481Last week 1,769Year ago 1,163

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	143.00	143.00
15	—	1,004	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	190.00	190.00
6	—	944	191.00	191.00

Loading the Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle sale…

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jul 17

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jun 12Jul 17Aug 7 →

Receipts

1,481 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 1,769▲ 318 vs year ago 1,163 · +27.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.85/cwt on 677 head.

Average price

$269.85

677 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$18.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.68

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	271.73	1,820	609
Medium and Large 1-2	550	253.05	1,392	68

One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale677 hd

269.85

—

IA average8 barns · 4,057 hd

238.17

+31.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	292.26/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,119	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	269.28/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,107	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	305.10/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,342	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	299.21/cwt	294.00–303.00	1,436	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	266.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,308	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,316	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	309.10/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,614	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	296.18/cwt	281.00–305.50	1,700	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	254.09/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,494	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	282.36/cwt	267.50–289.00	1,770	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,459	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	260.50/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,745	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	257.07/cwt	232.50–258.00	1,882	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,963	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	256.10/cwt	256.10–256.10	2,069	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	238.01/cwt	234.25–239.50	2,068	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,036	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	261.51/cwt	240.00–270.00	981	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	265.51/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,155	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,308	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	250.16/cwt	234.00–263.00	1,183	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	264.86/cwt	240.00–274.25	1,409	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	267.17/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,496	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	248.44/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,553	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	236.15/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,306	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,004	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,827	15
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,111	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,589	7

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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,481Last week 1,769Year ago 1,163

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	143.00	143.00
15	—	1,004	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	190.00	190.00
6	—	944	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	182.50	182.50
4	—	721	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	480	294.00–303.00	299.21
41	—	670	243.00–266.00	260.50
84	—	732	232.50–258.00	257.07
45	—	627	267.50–289.00	282.36
48	—	440	285.00–311.00	305.10
17	—	383	288.00–300.00	292.26
65	—	808	256.10	256.10
73	—	574	281.00–305.50	296.18
54	—	522	296.00–315.00	309.10
62	—	790	248.50	248.50
83	—	869	234.25–239.50	238.01
4	—	913	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	251.00–261.00	254.09
9	—	506	260.00	260.00
11	—	411	259.00–277.50	269.28
19	—	490	265.00–270.00	266.84
6	—	666	219.00	219.00
3	—	735	205.00	205.00
5	—	801	219.00	219.00