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Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

4,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.68/cwt +22.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,054/hd at 573 lb · 656 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $371.58/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 624 lb · 429 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $419.36/cwt +12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 516 lb · 323 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,567 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 fancy 306 6 570.00 $570.00 $1,744 —
301–346 332 10 510.00–540.00 $527.68 $1,752 +42.86
365–398 383 55 480.00–515.00 $486.35 $1,863 -1.87
400–426 fancy 414 50 497.50–500.00 $498.82 $2,065 —
411–446 427 48 445.00–486.00 $458.33 $1,957 -22.66
441 unweaned 441 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,940 +15.00
451–498 468 115 420.00–452.50 $440.08 $2,060 -2.76
486 unweaned 486 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,956 -0.49
505 unweaned 505 11 382.50 $382.50 $1,932 -3.11
512 fancy 512 45 439.00 $439.00 $2,248 —
500–543 517 267 400.00–435.00 $417.57 $2,159 +7.06
551–599 577 305 360.00–398.00 $385.53 $2,225 -4.62
594 unweaned 594 5 342.50 $342.50 $2,034 -4.30
600–643 623 406 351.00–394.00 $373.99 $2,330 -1.64
636–643 unweaned 641 23 326.00–340.00 $329.02 $2,109 -7.05
653 unweaned 653 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,155 —
658–696 677 287 330.00–361.50 $348.84 $2,362 +0.45
700–738 714 175 325.00–350.00 $346.59 $2,475 +21.67
755–799 777 117 303.50–329.50 $315.65 $2,453 +18.59
810–847 829 125 294.50–308.00 $301.56 $2,500 +0.67
858–899 863 75 273.00–304.50 $300.79 $2,596 -5.07
908–931 928 22 267.00–279.25 $277.62 $2,576 —
983 983 10 245.00 $245.00 $2,408 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 379 11 447.50–465.00 $456.71 $1,731 +6.75
406–443 421 21 410.00–447.50 $431.34 $1,816 -2.19
450–495 472 28 375.00–412.50 $398.95 $1,883 -9.47
500–547 532 109 356.00–395.00 $381.22 $2,028 +3.08
583–587 585 12 310.00–342.00 $327.17 $1,914 -11.39
606–626 611 33 312.00–340.00 $318.57 $1,946 -21.43
679–697 693 40 316.50–327.50 $319.04 $2,211 -0.47
780 780 5 294.00 $294.00 $2,293 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 11 339.00 $339.00 $2,248 —
761 761 26 311.50 $311.50 $2,371 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–332 331 9 460.00–465.00 $461.66 $1,528 -19.79
342 unweaned 342 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,471 —
361–386 368 58 445.00–490.00 $465.69 $1,714 +2.22
402–437 417 66 420.00–460.00 $435.54 $1,816 +4.11
425–436 unweaned 431 19 400.00–414.00 $406.46 $1,752 +2.77
451 fancy 451 32 424.00 $424.00 $1,912 —
450–496 476 135 375.00–415.00 $395.06 $1,880 -0.26
505–535 unweaned 518 25 343.00–369.00 $359.39 $1,862 +17.97
503–543 529 200 362.00–395.00 $376.96 $1,994 +17.72
551–598 572 552 340.00–370.00 $354.80 $2,029 +18.84
562–579 fancy 575 87 377.00–394.50 $388.32 $2,233 —
579–581 unweaned 580 17 324.00–343.00 $332.92 $1,931 —
611 unweaned 611 14 325.00 $325.00 $1,986 —
601–638 622 126 325.00–356.00 $345.09 $2,146 +30.35
625 fancy 625 32 371.00 $371.00 $2,319 —
651–691 658 173 293.00–345.00 $337.66 $2,222 +35.46
700–747 726 112 285.00–314.00 $308.97 $2,243 +10.21
765 fancy 765 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,456 —
768–797 781 78 274.50–282.50 $277.74 $2,169 -4.26
806 806 61 276.50 $276.50 $2,229 -8.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,713 —
415–446 430 43 340.00–410.00 $394.15 $1,695 -2.72
475–497 494 37 330.00–373.00 $365.66 $1,806 -0.37
506–536 521 49 320.00–358.00 $349.95 $1,823 +16.06
554–595 574 38 327.00–340.00 $334.60 $1,921 +21.67
606–646 631 24 300.00–320.00 $314.31 $1,983 —
666–685 682 41 296.00–312.00 $297.14 $2,026 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 26 315.00 $315.00 $2,117 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–391 380 7 457.50–485.00 $469.62 $1,785 —
488–495 492 16 393.00–410.00 $399.32 $1,965 —

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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.