Cattle Market Pulse

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

4,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.32/cwt -14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 627 lb · 513 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.02/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 731 lb · 357 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.89/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 777 lb · 316 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,193 4,996 3,501
Feeder cattle 4,193 4,996 3,501

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers less than 500 lbs. sold sharply higher, while heifers 500 lbs. and greater sold 2.00 to 16.00 lower. Demand was very good. Supply was heavy with several load lots of reputation cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 unweaned 381 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,257 —
394 394 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,399 —
421–429 424 15 335.00–350.00 $340.55 $1,444 -3.10
425 unweaned 425 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,328 +20.00
429 fancy 429 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,555 -6.31
465 fancy 465 12 367.50 $367.50 $1,709 +15.50
468 unweaned 468 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,498 —
460–491 477 13 310.00–335.00 $326.12 $1,556 -2.16
510–545 530 151 302.50–326.00 $316.12 $1,675 +8.15
513–547 unweaned 530 25 267.00–285.00 $272.75 $1,446 +19.25
557–596 580 141 288.00–311.50 $296.08 $1,717 +4.75
611–642 629 281 271.00–294.00 $287.46 $1,808 +2.03
610–640 unweaned 630 22 220.00–245.00 $232.69 $1,466 -17.31
650–693 671 293 265.00–287.50 $276.61 $1,856 +4.40
706–749 731 357 246.00–275.00 $260.02 $1,901 +3.66
774 unweaned 774 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,680 +9.00
753–793 777 308 241.50–264.00 $248.69 $1,932 +6.58
801–835 811 236 231.00–254.00 $244.05 $1,979 +4.24
853–882 875 83 225.00–232.50 $231.74 $2,028 -3.34
903–912 907 11 207.00–215.00 $211.34 $1,917 -11.41
997 997 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–395 383 8 262.50–302.50 $283.13 $1,084 -32.39
431 431 4 230.00 $230.00 $991 -85.00
480 480 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,284 -27.50
487 unweaned 487 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,278 —
530–533 531 7 250.00–255.00 $252.15 $1,339 -10.86
550–587 566 13 220.00–270.00 $239.66 $1,356 -18.88
609–643 628 24 222.50–265.00 $251.44 $1,579 +6.38
683–694 685 53 249.50–254.00 $250.27 $1,714 +21.27
702–741 725 18 211.00–240.00 $226.73 $1,644 +26.84
769–770 769 21 229.50–230.00 $229.90 $1,768 —
806–809 808 9 204.00–218.00 $210.21 $1,698 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 4 205.00 $205.00 $2,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,014 —
366–387 unweaned 374 8 257.50–267.50 $263.62 $986 —
363–397 393 24 300.00–305.00 $300.58 $1,181 +20.58
419–433 426 36 292.00–312.50 $302.29 $1,288 +24.20
463–483 unweaned 472 15 242.50–257.00 $250.08 $1,180 —
456–499 488 125 270.00–300.00 $289.88 $1,415 +20.58
504 fancy 504 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,467 -2.50
504–545 517 99 255.00–284.00 $271.62 $1,404 -2.44
505–538 unweaned 519 25 230.00–250.00 $241.42 $1,253 -5.58
550–597 578 265 230.00–257.50 $248.53 $1,437 -13.25
598 unweaned 598 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,363 —
600–643 unweaned 611 16 226.00–233.00 $231.16 $1,412 +3.37
601–649 627 497 227.00–240.00 $235.45 $1,476 -16.45
650–699 667 181 212.00–242.50 $232.70 $1,552 -9.27
701 fancy 701 26 243.00 $243.00 $1,703 —
701–746 717 143 209.00–242.50 $222.11 $1,593 -0.52
750–793 777 37 209.50–220.25 $216.53 $1,682 +6.53
808–848 823 24 206.00–210.00 $207.76 $1,710 +5.58
888 888 9 187.50 $187.50 $1,665 -16.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–385 375 10 220.00–277.50 $237.70 $891 -2.30
423–448 436 6 275.00–277.50 $276.21 $1,204 +32.21
470 unweaned 470 3 207.50 $207.50 $975 —
458–498 480 18 232.50–248.00 $236.41 $1,135 -7.83
505–531 518 27 205.00–245.00 $230.11 $1,192 -12.20
559–597 581 20 175.00–227.00 $213.06 $1,238 -29.49
603–645 616 14 175.00–210.00 $194.21 $1,196 -32.79
746 746 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,499 —
826 826 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,245 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.