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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jun 22

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jun 22

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jun 1Jun 22Jul 13 →

Receipts

1,429 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 1,654▲ 1,429 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison stated today as the previous reported auction was three weeks ago. Demand was very good today, especially for cattle under 400 lbs.. Supply was moderate and included mostly smaller packages, although two consignors did provide nearly 300 head total.

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 $500.57/cwt on 148 head, up $11.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +24.23 against this barn's trailing median of $476.34.

Average price

$500.57

▲ 11.31 vs prior sale

148 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$39.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs IA average

+32.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	513.88	2,918	98
Medium and Large 1-2	563	474.47	2,672	50

One grade step is worth $39.42/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale148 hd

500.57

—

IA average4 barns · 277 hd

493.67

+6.90

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+32.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

+24.23

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

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	2,564	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,398	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	642.54/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,487	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,753	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	562.96/cwt	552.50–580.00	2,488	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	581.03/cwt	557.50–610.00	2,702	120
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	537.75/cwt	527.50–550.00	2,802	25
Steers

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jun 22, 2026

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

Receipts 1,429Last week 1,654Year 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
10	500–550	549	415.00	415.00
25	550–600	585	420.00–430.00	423.92
4	600–650	623	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	630.00	630.00
37	400–450	438	540.00–567.50	555.27
50	450–500	469	510.00–526.00	518.44
113	500–550	531	466.00–503.00	475.16
76	550–600	583	446.00–463.00	450.90
106	600–650	627	412.50–437.50	422.84
31	650–700

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Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa

Feeder Cattle · Russell, Iowa · Mon, Jun 22

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2159

← Jun 1Jun 22Jul 13 →

Receipts

1,429 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 1,654▲ 1,429 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

$500.57

▲ 11.31 vs prior sale

148 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$39.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs IA average

+32.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	513.88	2,918	98
Medium and Large 1-2	563	474.47	2,672	50

One grade step is worth $39.42/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale148 hd

500.57

—

IA average4 barns · 277 hd

493.67

+6.90

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+32.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

476.34

+24.23

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

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	2,564	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,398	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	642.54/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,487	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,753	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	562.96/cwt	552.50–580.00	2,488	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	581.03/cwt	557.50–610.00	2,702	120
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	537.75/cwt	527.50–550.00	2,802	25
Steers

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Mon Jun 22, 2026

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

Receipts 1,429Last week 1,654Year 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
10	500–550	549	415.00	415.00
25	550–600	585	420.00–430.00	423.92
4	600–650	623	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	630.00	630.00
37	400–450	438	540.00–567.50	555.27
50	450–500	469	510.00–526.00	518.44
113	500–550	531	466.00–503.00	475.16
76	550–600	583	446.00–463.00	450.90
106	600–650	627	412.50–437.50	422.84
31	650–700

Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,590	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,549	7
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,042	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,678	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	557	465.00	465.00
7	700–750	708	360.00	360.00
6	1000–1050	1,042	257.00	257.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,432	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	555.27/cwt	540.00–567.50	2,432	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	518.44/cwt	510.00–526.00	2,431	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	475.16/cwt	466.00–503.00	2,523	113
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,278	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	450.90/cwt	446.00–463.00	2,629	76
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	423.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,480	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,367	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	422.84/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,651	106
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	396.21/cwt	387.50–406.00	2,659	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,708	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,741	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,794	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,914	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,858	8
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,190	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	442	552.50–580.00	562.96
19	500–550	531	494.00–517.50	500.96
31	550–600	583	437.50–477.50	458.23
16	600–650	637	430.00–452.50	441.52
14	650–700	661	420.00–430.00	425.65
26	700–750	724	372.50–404.00	379.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	345	695.00	695.00
14	350–400	387	630.00–690.00	642.54
7	400–450	437	630.00	630.00
120	450–500	465	557.50–610.00	581.03
25	500–550	521	527.50–550.00	537.75
73	550–600	584	490.00–525.00	505.71
125	600–650	622	455.00–492.00	481.84
69	650–700	674	428.00–461.00	447.70
6	700–750	739	422.00	422.00
9	750–800	753	415.00	415.00
22	800–850	809	385.00	385.00
25	850–900	859	348.00–380.00	365.19
124	900–950	904	364.00–367.50	365.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	863	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	770.00	770.00

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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle · Mon, Jun 22

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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