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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

2,642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.41/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 588 lb · 345 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $292.54/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 784 lb · 187 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $348.85/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 621 lb · 184 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,642

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 14 475.00 $475.00 $1,591
385 385 14 449.00 $449.00 $1,729
406–417 fancy 416 35 443.00–460.00 $444.42 $1,849
410–425 420 13 405.00–414.00 $411.30 $1,727 +29.01
465–495 485 38 365.00–408.00 $395.39 $1,918 +21.37
502 fancy 502 12 400.00 $400.00 $2,008
509–538 518 70 352.00–382.50 $361.39 $1,872 -1.23
536 unweaned 536 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,769
558–598 589 124 344.00–377.00 $366.75 $2,160 +13.57
603–631 621 176 335.00–361.50 $346.30 $2,151 -3.86
630 fancy 630 8 405.00 $405.00 $2,552
651–690 672 122 314.00–338.50 $324.59 $2,181 +18.64
702–737 718 184 287.50–314.75 $306.07 $2,198 +8.47
758–798 784 187 265.00–299.25 $292.54 $2,294 +4.09
807–846 834 107 261.00–282.75 $277.62 $2,315 -0.60
916–925 922 133 263.00–265.75 $264.35 $2,437 +1.04
950–978 972 26 252.75–253.50 $252.92 $2,458 +14.92
1010–1016 1016 48 243.50–252.50 $244.06 $2,480 +9.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,607 +17.00
456–498 476 12 340.00–357.00 $345.06 $1,642 +9.26
504–543 515 35 328.00–350.00 $343.45 $1,769 +40.08
556–582 568 17 312.00–337.00 $319.49 $1,815 +4.73
601–640 616 14 300.00–334.00 $324.16 $1,997 +27.83
658–699 691 28 267.50–306.50 $285.76 $1,975 -0.20
700 700 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,498 -46.37
785 785 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,688

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,238
362 fancy 362 26 440.00 $440.00 $1,593 +18.00
372–385 377 24 406.00–430.00 $420.81 $1,586
417–443 427 25 360.00–400.00 $381.35 $1,628 +3.71
461–497 482 77 346.00–368.00 $353.07 $1,702 +8.44
490 unweaned 490 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,617
517 unweaned 517 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,644
506–532 518 102 330.00–355.00 $341.00 $1,766 +13.24
559–599 588 345 312.50–334.00 $319.41 $1,878 -1.34
619–648 624 84 310.00–317.00 $312.67 $1,951 +18.29
655–698 674 144 266.00–298.00 $282.79 $1,906 +10.13
701–738 724 123 260.00–285.50 $276.89 $2,005 +12.54
725 fancy 725 36 290.50 $290.50 $2,106
788 788 12 275.00 $275.00 $2,167 +17.02
802 fancy 802 29 287.00 $287.00 $2,302
833 833 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,974 -12.34
866–884 880 18 234.00–236.00 $235.56 $2,073 -4.44
946 946 4 247.00 $247.00 $2,337
990 990 5 230.00 $230.00 $2,277
1057 1057 4 200.00 $200.00 $2,114
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529–542 537 12 305.00–310.00 $307.95 $1,654 -6.31
563–567 564 19 308.00–310.00 $309.26 $1,744 +21.11
623–637 634 16 283.00–285.00 $283.49 $1,797 +8.49
722–742 733 25 251.00–258.00 $255.03 $1,869
809 809 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,569

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 4 399.00 $399.00 $1,696
491 491 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,768
586 586 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,787
657 657 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,892
802 802 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,885
996 996 14 220.00 $220.00 $2,191

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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.