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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jun 9

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jun 9

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 19Jun 9Jun 30 →

Receipts

2,830 head

▼ 2,173 vs last sale 5,003▲ 2,830 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 4.00 to 27.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs. sold 2.00 to 22.00 higher, while heifers over 650 lbs. mostly sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included a few 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 $410.58/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.76 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$410.58

286 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$45.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs IA average

+29.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	417.11	2,263	245
Medium and Large 1-2	547	371.61	2,033	41

One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale286 hd

410.58

—

IA average6 barns · 957 hd

410.33

+0.25

National average163 barns · 9,510 hd

380.65

+29.93

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

−65.76

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

47 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	510.06/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,933	37
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,054	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,797	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	462.20/cwt	452.50–487.50	1,987	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	450.67/cwt	437.50–455.00	2,150	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	416.92/cwt	409.00–422.00	2,026	27
Steers

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jun 9, 2025

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

Receipts 2,830Last week 5,003Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	506.00	506.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	379	495.00–515.00	510.06
43	400–450	430	452.50–487.50	462.20
67	450–500	477	437.50–455.00	450.67
114	500–550	519	407.50–444.00	433.65
131	550–600	563	379.00–419.00	402.71
231	600–650	624	367.50–390.00	383.08
205	650–700	667	355.00–385.50	373.32
95	700–750	705	336.00–368.25	364.68
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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jun 9

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 19Jun 9Jun 30 →

Receipts

2,830 head

▼ 2,173 vs last sale 5,003▲ 2,830 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 $410.58/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.76 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$410.58

286 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$45.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs IA average

+29.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	417.11	2,263	245
Medium and Large 1-2	547	371.61	2,033	41

One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale286 hd

410.58

—

IA average6 barns · 957 hd

410.33

+0.25

National average163 barns · 9,510 hd

380.65

+29.93

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

−65.76

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

47 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	510.06/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,933	37
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,054	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,797	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	462.20/cwt	452.50–487.50	1,987	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	450.67/cwt	437.50–455.00	2,150	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	416.92/cwt	409.00–422.00	2,026	27
Steers

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jun 9, 2025

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

Receipts 2,830Last week 5,003Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	506.00	506.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	379	495.00–515.00	510.06
43	400–450	430	452.50–487.50	462.20
67	450–500	477	437.50–455.00	450.67
114	500–550	519	407.50–444.00	433.65
131	550–600	563	379.00–419.00	402.71
231	600–650	624	367.50–390.00	383.08
205	650–700	667	355.00–385.50	373.32
95	700–750	705	336.00–368.25	364.68
53

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	485.29/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,650	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	487.35/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,798	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	447.71/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,854	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	387.75/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,671	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	397.28/cwt	380.00–409.00	1,859	111
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	368.63/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,762	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	379.01/cwt	360.00–390.50	1,948	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	348.40/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,843	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	403.17/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,149	84
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	367.05/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,118	175
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	339.04/cwt	317.50–348.00	1,963	107
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,989	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	350.20/cwt	329.00–360.00	2,161	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	381.39/cwt	371.00–384.00	2,361	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	330.01/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,211	141
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	313.36/cwt	307.50–317.50	2,103	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	305.00/cwt	282.00–314.00	2,196	90
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	289.29/cwt	288.00–292.00	2,239	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,316	8

Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,596	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,310	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	362.31/cwt	312.50–379.00	2,029	41
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,171	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,253	22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	470.00–500.00	485.29
54	350–400	369	460.00–500.00	487.35
19	400–450	414	435.00–450.00	447.71
111	450–500	468	380.00–409.00	397.28
58	500–550	514	360.00–390.50	379.01
175	550–600	577	350.00–387.00	367.05
67	600–650	617	329.00–360.00	350.20
141	650–700	670	320.00–350.00	330.01
90	700–750	720	282.00–314.00	305.00
12	750–800	774	288.00–292.00	289.29
8	800–850	836	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
20	400–450	431	380.00–401.00	387.75
18	450–500	478	350.00–379.00	368.63
53	500–550	529	330.00–358.00	348.40
107	550–600	579	317.50–348.00	339.04
10	600–650	610	326.00	326.00
10	650–700	671	307.50–317.50	313.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	510.00	510.00
9	500–550	522	442.50	442.50
41	550–600	560	312.50–379.00	362.31
4	650–700	687	316.00	316.00
22	700–750	702	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	418	425.00–435.00	429.89
27	450–500	486	409.00–422.00	416.92
23	500–550	511	357.50–400.00	391.14
18	550–600	593	337.50–356.00	346.65
17	600–650	630	337.00–358.00	343.99
12	650–700	681	339.00–347.50	341.39
6	700–750	716	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	500–550	533	395.00–410.00	403.17
31	600–650	619	371.00–384.00	381.39

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jun 9

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

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets