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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

2,124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $367.86/cwt +10.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 574 lb · 173 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $340.69/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 672 lb · 161 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $300.34/cwt +35.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,457/hd at 818 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,124 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 7 552.50 $552.50 $1,768 —
320–339 333 9 492.50–514.00 $499.39 $1,663 -21.17
355–382 377 22 471.00–496.00 $475.28 $1,792 +9.70
422–446 436 32 438.00–468.00 $449.54 $1,960 +12.26
465–483 473 53 421.00–444.00 $434.19 $2,054 +28.50
470–489 unweaned 479 45 402.50–415.00 $410.16 $1,965 +40.16
500–541 529 100 370.00–413.00 $388.82 $2,057 +18.48
512–543 unweaned 534 22 335.00–366.00 $353.45 $1,887 +10.99
555–599 573 129 363.00–398.00 $376.30 $2,156 +21.94
564–598 unweaned 577 44 335.00–356.00 $343.11 $1,980 +19.99
603–648 626 40 338.00–362.00 $345.83 $2,165 +5.64
634 unweaned 634 11 331.00 $331.00 $2,099 +12.02
662–678 unweaned 671 13 328.00–336.00 $331.64 $2,225 +15.29
656–694 672 148 324.00–355.00 $341.49 $2,295 +6.56
702–711 unweaned 706 17 290.00–291.00 $290.47 $2,051 -3.03
729 729 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,223 -12.99
760 760 87 304.50 $304.50 $2,314 +12.43
808–828 818 137 290.00–302.85 $300.34 $2,457 +32.64
881–884 883 120 288.50–289.25 $288.87 $2,551 +22.87
916–943 929 116 276.00–282.75 $279.44 $2,596 +27.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 437.50 $437.50 $1,706 +23.67
418 418 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,756 +20.23
477–495 490 18 372.50–383.00 $380.16 $1,863 +18.62
536–548 545 11 350.00–360.00 $352.68 $1,922 +22.70
628 628 22 313.00 $313.00 $1,966 +7.00
656–660 658 10 316.00–318.00 $317.20 $2,087 +30.08
805 805 8 261.00 $261.00 $2,101 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 33 460.00 $460.00 $1,564 —
376–398 385 16 390.00–420.00 $410.11 $1,579 +27.11
390–398 unweaned 396 11 399.00–405.00 $400.61 $1,586 —
411–445 425 41 384.00–402.00 $394.92 $1,678 +11.76
415–443 unweaned 438 26 390.00–399.00 $394.44 $1,728 +55.77
454–499 478 102 377.00–407.00 $392.47 $1,876 +43.86
483–495 unweaned 488 13 332.50–352.50 $340.31 $1,661 +15.02
500–531 514 55 381.00–394.00 $387.01 $1,989 +52.98
508–523 unweaned 520 50 369.00–385.00 $376.33 $1,957 +74.10
557–587 566 88 334.00–366.00 $345.76 $1,957 +34.22
595 unweaned 595 13 317.00 $317.00 $1,886 +23.39
602–637 622 96 318.00–336.00 $325.97 $2,028 +26.26
640 unweaned 640 8 301.00 $301.00 $1,926 +17.65
661–695 675 29 291.00–306.00 $297.68 $2,009 +18.13
718–749 722 97 295.00–305.00 $303.05 $2,188 +33.79
764–784 772 12 270.00–300.00 $287.31 $2,218 +36.31
811–825 820 100 272.00–277.25 $276.43 $2,267 +39.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–482 474 23 340.00–368.00 $349.78 $1,658 +33.01
511 unweaned 511 4 336.00 $336.00 $1,717 +65.50
515–533 522 10 340.00–354.00 $344.68 $1,799 +47.57
552–587 570 40 319.00–325.00 $320.35 $1,826 +39.94
615–646 639 13 272.50–300.00 $293.89 $1,878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,019 —
821 821 4 263.00 $263.00 $2,159 —

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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.