Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

3,687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $339.50/cwt -10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 631 lb · 339 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $331.07/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 666 lb · 294 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.03/cwt -6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 577 lb · 280 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,687	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–331	320	7	515.00–525.00	$520.56	$1,666	+25.56
361–388 unweaned	372	10	412.50–415.00	$413.96	$1,540	—
367–398	384	21	442.50–480.00	$465.58	$1,788	+14.36
407–447	427	40	415.00–450.00	$437.28	$1,867	+8.07
437–442 unweaned	440	13	400.00–409.00	$406.25	$1,788	—
451–495	471	138	384.00–426.00	$405.69	$1,911	-0.92
481 unweaned	481	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,780	—
500–548 unweaned	517	67	325.00–359.00	$342.46	$1,771	—
501–549	520	171	354.00–383.50	$370.34	$1,926	-17.45
550–562 fancy	555	45	383.00–385.00	$383.90	$2,131	—
551–596 unweaned	556	27	300.00–330.00	$323.12	$1,797	-22.54
557–588	570	112	340.00–362.00	$354.36	$2,020	-11.77
606–632 unweaned	617	11	308.00–325.00	$318.98	$1,968	+1.65
605–648	631	328	322.00–355.00	$340.19	$2,147	-7.89
651–669 unweaned	665	61	310.00–334.00	$316.35	$2,104	-9.02
651–675	666	233	315.00–341.50	$334.93	$2,231	+59.09
705–747	726	219	291.00–323.50	$317.99	$2,309	-2.31
738 unweaned	738	7	293.50	$293.50	$2,166	+2.65
750–791	773	165	272.00–298.00	$292.07	$2,258	-14.74
800–848	820	175	247.00–285.00	$267.70	$2,195	-9.34
820–843 unweaned	831	27	247.50–250.00	$248.72	$2,067	—
859	859	13	266.00	$266.00	$2,285	-4.54
907–947	944	65	240.00–252.50	$251.58	$2,375	-10.05
1011	1011	12	231.00	$231.00	$2,335	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–394	391	13	392.50–420.00	$413.83	$1,618	—
409–444	431	55	385.00–412.50	$399.77	$1,723	—
478–494	486	20	352.50–380.00	$361.54	$1,757	—
505–538	521	57	297.50–340.00	$329.98	$1,719	-25.59
640	640	7	306.00	$306.00	$1,958	-5.42
661–686	672	39	250.00–310.00	$287.12	$1,929	+0.19
747	747	7	280.00	$280.00	$2,092	+3.88

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	4	293.00	$293.00	$2,045	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329 unweaned	329	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,316	+25.00
353–364 fancy	361	15	410.00–425.00	$413.91	$1,494	-38.59
380–398	390	46	375.00–390.00	$383.00	$1,494	-32.38
412 fancy	412	10	400.00	$400.00	$1,648	—
400–434	414	60	370.00–395.00	$383.16	$1,586	-14.91
412–446 unweaned	433	24	315.00–350.00	$338.67	$1,466	-33.15
451–493	476	84	340.00–370.00	$348.61	$1,659	-17.08
480–481 unweaned	481	34	320.00–340.00	$325.29	$1,565	—
511–523 unweaned	517	20	285.00–310.00	$302.23	$1,563	-18.24
504–541	518	190	321.00–348.00	$334.03	$1,730	-15.02
558–595 unweaned	571	16	282.50–305.00	$293.61	$1,677	—
550–599	572	173	290.00–323.00	$311.54	$1,782	-13.52
586–590 fancy	587	91	334.00–339.25	$337.74	$1,983	—
615 fancy	615	59	324.00	$324.00	$1,993	—
601–638	621	177	284.00–313.00	$299.71	$1,861	-29.48
612–647 unweaned	635	43	271.00–293.00	$283.35	$1,799	-4.15
656–658 unweaned	657	24	272.00–289.00	$277.68	$1,824	—
674–690	677	36	271.00–282.00	$279.55	$1,893	-13.87
705–746	722	239	250.00–277.00	$269.26	$1,944	-20.01
766	766	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,923	-17.03
781 unweaned	781	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,867	+3.00
808	808	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,915	-46.00
911–925	918	12	234.00	$234.00	$2,148	-18.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	9	370.00	$370.00	$1,439	—
411–420	415	9	340.00–347.50	$344.13	$1,428	—
473–497	485	38	295.00–332.50	$316.77	$1,536	-19.86
515 unweaned	515	6	270.50	$270.50	$1,393	—
508–537	531	16	290.00–302.50	$297.11	$1,578	-14.80
585–591	588	7	277.00–285.00	$280.41	$1,649	-29.87
675–680	676	29	220.00–250.00	$223.12	$1,508	—
723–725	724	8	220.00–247.50	$233.73	$1,692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,699	—
608 unweaned	608	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,854	-20.00
774 unweaned	774	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,974	—

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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.