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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

2,314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.19/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 628 lb · 289 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.17/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 526 lb · 236 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $254.88/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 865 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,314 2,687 2,770
Feeder cattle 2,314 2,687 2,770

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly steady to 14.00 higher, except the 700 to 750 lb. steers, which sold 7.00 lower. Heifers sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included a few load lots of steers cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 364 11 367.50–390.00 $383.59 $1,396 +0.94
393–398 unweaned 397 19 343.00–355.00 $350.23 $1,390 +5.23
405–423 418 23 336.00–340.00 $338.24 $1,414 -13.23
403–438 unweaned 431 15 321.00–325.00 $322.09 $1,388 +2.09
497 497 36 334.00 $334.00 $1,660 +0.68
504–543 526 236 313.00–329.00 $320.17 $1,684 +1.17
550–581 564 75 305.00–317.50 $313.88 $1,770 +14.40
601–642 unweaned 628 85 275.00–300.00 $285.61 $1,794 +30.75
606–643 628 204 275.50–295.00 $285.02 $1,790 +7.45
655–693 660 50 270.00–291.00 $285.45 $1,884 +7.24
650–680 unweaned 661 35 267.00–284.00 $274.80 $1,816 +14.37
705–729 719 44 249.00–260.25 $256.23 $1,842 -6.71
723–740 unweaned 729 9 220.00–245.00 $236.54 $1,724 -13.92
772–791 780 89 241.00–268.00 $262.07 $2,044 +6.07
857–874 865 138 247.00–261.50 $254.88 $2,205 +3.13
936 936 19 232.50 $232.50 $2,176 —
980 980 7 234.00 $234.00 $2,293 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 6 247.50 $247.50 $817 —
461 unweaned 461 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,003 —
464 464 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,380 —
509–549 527 50 267.00–306.00 $293.22 $1,545 +27.51
538 unweaned 538 5 227.49 $227.49 $1,224 —
568–592 574 21 260.00–270.00 $263.10 $1,510 -2.41
586 unweaned 586 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,524 —
600–630 626 44 250.00–265.00 $263.16 $1,647 +16.99
673–685 678 20 240.00–257.00 $246.40 $1,671 +26.40
733–734 734 36 234.00–244.00 $243.17 $1,785 +4.17
761–772 770 15 218.00–236.00 $232.44 $1,790 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 unweaned 548 13 308.00 $308.00 $1,688 —
575 unweaned 575 8 294.00 $294.00 $1,690 —
655 unweaned 655 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,696 —
919 919 5 230.00 $230.00 $2,114 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 13 341.00 $341.00 $1,091 —
391–395 392 20 330.00–335.00 $332.25 $1,302 -10.52
393–396 unweaned 395 6 297.50 $297.50 $1,175 -21.26
411 fancy 411 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,397 —
418–436 unweaned 428 10 295.00–305.00 $300.57 $1,286 —
411–447 429 22 307.00–315.00 $311.13 $1,335 -8.00
450–481 465 68 284.00–307.00 $293.70 $1,366 -11.81
532 fancy 532 14 287.50 $287.50 $1,530 -17.65
517–549 533 113 255.00–280.00 $272.06 $1,450 -4.07
555–589 unweaned 569 29 250.00–264.00 $258.06 $1,468 +2.32
561–583 571 66 260.00–280.50 $270.58 $1,545 -7.52
600–636 unweaned 622 52 234.00–262.50 $246.60 $1,534 -3.48
602–642 629 42 245.00–252.00 $249.47 $1,569 -3.60
651–690 680 56 236.00–246.50 $242.50 $1,649 -8.58
800 800 29 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 -7.67
851 851 25 226.50 $226.50 $1,928 -2.50
875 875 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 -9.00
1096 1096 6 200.00 $200.00 $2,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 12 298.00 $298.00 $1,317 -4.50
454–475 unweaned 458 15 225.00–242.50 $238.87 $1,094 —
493–498 496 8 259.00–265.00 $261.24 $1,296 +10.02
547 547 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,351 -14.05
559 559 21 242.00 $242.00 $1,353 +8.34
611 unweaned 611 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,375 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 unweaned 468 8 284.00 $284.00 $1,329 —
523 unweaned 523 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,407 —
595 595 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 —
614 unweaned 614 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,382 —
1101 1101 9 168.00 $168.00 $1,850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 10 302.50 $302.50 $1,434 —
580 580 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,485 -9.00
626 unweaned 626 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,515 —
695 695 17 226.50 $226.50 $1,574 —

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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.