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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jun 1

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jun 1

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 18Jun 1Jun 22 →

Receipts

1,654 head

▼ 2,340 vs last sale 3,994▲ 1,654 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 mostly sold 13.00 to 19.00 lower. Heifers under 450 lbs. sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher, while heifers heavier than 450 lbs. sold 11.00 to 25.00 lower. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate and included a few load lots of reputation steer cattle. Three consignors brought nearly 550 head.

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 $489.25/cwt on 178 head, down $8.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +12.91 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$489.25

▼ 8.04 vs prior sale

178 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IA average

+30.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	495.95	2,835	139
Medium and Large 1-2	558	465.38	2,597	39

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale178 hd

489.25

—

IA average1 barns · 178 hd

489.25

+0.00

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

+30.06

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

+12.91

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

45 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	681.68/cwt	675.00–690.00	1,752	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,776	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,118	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,279	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	601.00/cwt	577.50–613.00	2,476	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	547.77/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,366	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,302	4
Steers

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jun 1, 2026

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

Receipts 1,654Last week 3,994Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	600.00	600.00
7	350–400	393	580.00	580.00
13	400–450	432	540.00–550.00	547.77
6	450–500	499	500.00	500.00
16	500–550	532	480.00–485.00	482.23
23	550–600	576	430.00–469.00	453.66
21	600–650	624	412.50–422.50	418.23
6	650–700	654	399.00	399.00
4	700–750	746	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jun 1

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← May 18Jun 1Jun 22 →

Receipts

1,654 head

▼ 2,340 vs last sale 3,994▲ 1,654 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

Average price

$489.25

▼ 8.04 vs prior sale

178 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IA average

+30.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	495.95	2,835	139
Medium and Large 1-2	558	465.38	2,597	39

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale178 hd

489.25

—

IA average1 barns · 178 hd

489.25

+0.00

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

+30.06

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

+12.91

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

45 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	681.68/cwt	675.00–690.00	1,752	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,776	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,118	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,279	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	601.00/cwt	577.50–613.00	2,476	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	547.77/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,366	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,302	4
Steers

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jun 1, 2026

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

Receipts 1,654Last week 3,994Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	600.00	600.00
7	350–400	393	580.00	580.00
13	400–450	432	540.00–550.00	547.77
6	450–500	499	500.00	500.00
16	500–550	532	480.00–485.00	482.23
23	550–600	576	430.00–469.00	453.66
21	600–650	624	412.50–422.50	418.23
6	650–700	654	399.00	399.00
4	700–750	746	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	606.46/cwt	570.00–625.00	2,220	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,129	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,137	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	528.78/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,300	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,995	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	482.07/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,338	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	427.51/cwt	415.00–438.00	2,223	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	449.98/cwt	439.00–455.00	2,362	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	436.17/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,438	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,327	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,270	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	405.28/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,533	41
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	370.57/cwt	364.00–385.00	2,361	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	381.63/cwt	362.50–404.00	2,557	87
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,595	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,769	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,123	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,909	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	257	675.00–690.00	681.68
3	300–350	331	640.00	640.00
46	400–450	412	577.50–613.00	601.00
56	450–500	484	510.00–537.50	520.60
10	500–550	541	500.00–520.00	505.80
129	550–600	574	475.00–500.00	495.19
90	600–650	612	432.00–460.00	451.73
20	650–700	666	409.00–432.50	417.72
76	700–750	713	390.00–417.00	407.57
60	750–800	780	354.50–382.00	373.60
67	800–850	827	378.50	378.50
59	850–900	890	359.50	359.50
194	900–950	912	333.00–357.00	353.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	366	570.00–625.00	606.46
26	400–450	435	515.00–555.00	528.78
61	450–500	485	475.00–505.00	482.07
55	500–550	525	439.00–455.00	449.98
80	550–600	559	420.00–441.00	436.17
41	600–650	625	404.00–410.00	405.28
87	650–700	670	362.50–404.00	381.63
9	700–750	729	356.00	356.00
3	900–950	923	300.00	300.00
4	1100–1150	1,123	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	535.00	535.00
7	400–450	421	507.50	507.50
4	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
17	550–600	566	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	515.00	515.00
6	450–500	461	547.50	547.50
26	600–650	621	425.00–435.00	431.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	535.00	535.00
20	450–500	464	430.00	430.00
17	500–550	520	415.00–438.00	427.51
6	550–600	564	412.50	412.50
17	600–650	637	364.00–385.00	370.57

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jun 1

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

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