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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Mar 10

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Mar 10

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 24Mar 10Mar 24 →

Receipts

2,927 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 3,062▲ 2,927 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly steady to 21.00 higher, except the 600 to 650 lb. steers sold 4.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 18.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included several load lots.

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 $360.10/cwt on 262 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −116.24 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$360.10

262 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs IA average

+1.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	366.16	2,048	210
Medium and Large 1-2	532	335.62	1,787	52

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale262 hd

360.10

—

IA average5 barns · 547 hd

357.70

+2.40

National average176 barns · 15,575 hd

358.77

+1.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

−116.24

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 $476.34 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

57 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,729	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	444.42/cwt	443.00–460.00	1,849	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	411.30/cwt	405.00–414.00	1,727	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	345.06/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,642	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	395.39/cwt	365.00–408.00	1,918	38

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Mar 10, 2025

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

Receipts 2,927Last week 3,062Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	449.00	449.00
13	400–450	420	405.00–414.00	411.30
38	450–500	485	365.00–408.00	395.39
70	500–550	518	352.00–382.50	361.39
124	550–600	589	344.00–377.00	366.75
176	600–650	621	335.00–361.50	346.30
122	650–700	672	314.00–338.50	324.59
184	700–750	718	287.50–314.75	306.07
187	750–800	784	265.00–299.25	292.54
107	800–850	834	261.00–282.75	277.62
133	900–950	922	263.00–265.75	264.35
26	950–1000	972	252.75–253.50

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Mar 10

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Feb 24Mar 10Mar 24 →

Receipts

2,927 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 3,062▲ 2,927 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $360.10/cwt on 262 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −116.24 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$360.10

262 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs IA average

+1.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	366.16	2,048	210
Medium and Large 1-2	532	335.62	1,787	52

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale262 hd

360.10

—

IA average5 barns · 547 hd

357.70

+2.40

National average176 barns · 15,575 hd

358.77

+1.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

−116.24

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 $476.34 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

57 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,729	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	444.42/cwt	443.00–460.00	1,849	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	411.30/cwt	405.00–414.00	1,727	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	345.06/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,642	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	395.39/cwt	365.00–408.00	1,918	38

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Mar 10, 2025

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

Receipts 2,927Last week 3,062Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	449.00	449.00
13	400–450	420	405.00–414.00	411.30
38	450–500	485	365.00–408.00	395.39
70	500–550	518	352.00–382.50	361.39
124	550–600	589	344.00–377.00	366.75
176	600–650	621	335.00–361.50	346.30
122	650–700	672	314.00–338.50	324.59
184	700–750	718	287.50–314.75	306.07
187	750–800	784	265.00–299.25	292.54
107	800–850	834	261.00–282.75	277.62
133	900–950	922	263.00–265.75	264.35
26	950–1000	972	252.75–253.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,593	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	420.81/cwt	406.00–430.00	1,586	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	381.35/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,628	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	353.07/cwt	346.00–368.00	1,702	77
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,644	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	341.00/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,766	102
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	307.95/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,654	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	309.26/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,744	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	319.41/cwt	312.50–334.00	1,878	345
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	312.67/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,951	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	283.49/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,797	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	282.79/cwt	266.00–298.00	1,906	144
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	276.89/cwt	260.00–285.50	2,005	123
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,106	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	255.03/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,869	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,167	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	802	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,302	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,569	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,974	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	235.56/cwt	234.00–236.00	2,073	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	946	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,337	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,057	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,114	4

Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,696	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,768	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,787	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,892	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,885	9
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,191	14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	586	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	657	288.00	288.00
9	800–850	802	235.00	235.00
14	950–1000	996	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	377	406.00–430.00	420.81
25	400–450	427	360.00–400.00	381.35
77	450–500	482	346.00–368.00	353.07
102	500–550	518	330.00–355.00	341.00
345	550–600	588	312.50–334.00	319.41
84	600–650	624	310.00–317.00	312.67
144	650–700	674	266.00–298.00	282.79
123	700–750	724	260.00–285.50	276.89
12	750–800	788	275.00	275.00
6	800–850	833	237.00	237.00
18	850–900	880	234.00–236.00	235.56
4	900–950	946	247.00	247.00
5	950–1000	990	230.00	230.00
4	1050–1100	1,057	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	517	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
35	400–450	416	443.00–460.00	444.42
12	500–550	502	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	630	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	380.00	380.00
12	450–500	476	340.00–357.00	345.06
35	500–550	515	328.00–350.00	343.45
17	550–600	568	312.00–337.00	319.49
14	600–650	616	300.00–334.00	324.16
28	650–700	691	267.50–306.50	285.76
6	700–750	700	214.00	214.00
7	750–800	785	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	362	440.00	440.00
36	700–750	725	290.50	290.50
29	800–850	802	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	537	305.00–310.00	307.95
19	550–600	564	308.00–310.00	309.26
16	600–650	634	283.00–285.00	283.49
25	700–750	733	251.00–258.00	255.03
7	800–850	809	194.00	194.00

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Mar 10

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Feeder Cattle

Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

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