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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

4,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $313.69/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 673 lb · 755 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $351.47/cwt +24.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 568 lb · 470 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $278.58/cwt +21.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,295/hd at 824 lb · 368 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,912 4,916 5,343
Feeder cattle 4,912 4,916 5,343

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers and heifers all sold higher. Steers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 16.00 higher, while steers heavier than 700 lbs. sold sharply higher. Heifers sold mostly 7.00 to 21.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included a several load lots of reputation steer cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 422.50 $422.50 $1,386 —
356–365 361 20 382.50–407.50 $402.26 $1,452 —
404–449 423 26 363.00–382.00 $371.13 $1,570 -29.21
441 unweaned 441 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,491 —
463–496 470 97 347.50–378.00 $357.25 $1,679 +2.75
511–548 529 175 330.00–359.00 $341.26 $1,805 +0.63
557 fancy 557 112 383.00 $383.00 $2,133 +40.00
551–599 572 358 320.00–358.00 $341.61 $1,954 +15.52
605 fancy 605 46 353.50 $353.50 $2,139 —
610–645 621 221 317.00–342.50 $325.60 $2,022 +7.10
658 fancy 658 80 329.00 $329.00 $2,165 —
650–688 675 675 304.00–321.00 $311.87 $2,105 +8.43
701–744 713 260 276.00–309.00 $301.56 $2,150 +17.80
752–778 fancy 764 137 290.50–299.75 $295.28 $2,256 +16.28
750–785 770 199 268.00–293.00 $285.86 $2,201 +21.70
806–846 824 368 268.00–289.75 $278.58 $2,295 +24.06
852–880 871 106 270.25–274.00 $271.44 $2,364 +30.11
925 925 16 235.00 $235.00 $2,174 -4.06
1025 1025 9 226.00 $226.00 $2,316 —
1142 1142 10 200.00 $200.00 $2,284 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,166 —
424 424 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,399 -33.00
472–492 480 48 329.00–336.00 $331.47 $1,591 +4.77
514–545 527 39 322.50–325.00 $323.23 $1,703 +13.04
550–596 579 90 305.00–325.00 $318.55 $1,844 +17.19
600–645 618 65 295.00–316.00 $310.19 $1,917 +28.19
678–691 686 8 275.00–288.00 $279.82 $1,920 +22.33
726 726 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,978 +20.00
758–767 764 33 242.00–265.00 $248.56 $1,899 —
817–823 819 10 227.00–259.00 $249.35 $2,042 —
929 929 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 384 62 352.50–377.50 $371.91 $1,428 +16.43
401–435 420 56 345.00–367.50 $355.60 $1,494 +19.21
455–490 477 94 308.00–330.00 $319.40 $1,524 -1.20
515–548 533 268 307.00–335.00 $323.82 $1,726 +10.87
559 fancy 559 20 325.00 $325.00 $1,817 —
563–596 579 184 281.00–317.00 $303.12 $1,755 +7.43
608–648 631 215 276.00–303.00 $295.34 $1,864 +20.83
650 fancy 650 29 300.50 $300.50 $1,953 —
650–699 668 204 259.00–283.75 $268.96 $1,797 +7.40
703–745 721 81 258.00–275.50 $265.89 $1,917 +13.31
752–790 771 42 241.50–261.00 $251.01 $1,935 +13.74
815–825 818 12 230.00–244.00 $240.47 $1,967 —
1106 1106 7 188.00 $188.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,476 —
512–548 517 31 286.00–300.00 $288.08 $1,489 +3.02
564 564 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,438 -13.88
628–644 637 9 271.00–273.00 $271.88 $1,732 +18.88

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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.