Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

2,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $463.75/cwt +25.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,459/hd at 530 lb · 328 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.51/cwt -9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,514/hd at 571 lb · 231 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $424.33/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,637/hd at 622 lb · 229 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,730	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 fancy	350	16	645.00	$645.00	$2,258	—
362–371 unweaned	364	16	535.00–575.00	$545.19	$1,984	—
355–378	365	24	605.00–620.00	$614.18	$2,242	—
410–446	434	85	535.00–585.00	$551.06	$2,392	—
421–449 unweaned	436	61	480.00–512.50	$497.78	$2,170	—
457–462	460	84	530.00–540.00	$533.67	$2,455	—
460–499 unweaned	479	74	460.00–505.00	$494.28	$2,368	—
500–546	528	181	463.00–496.00	$479.07	$2,529	+40.63
501–545 unweaned	533	147	425.00–460.00	$444.88	$2,371	—
554–583	568	164	437.00–460.00	$450.22	$2,557	+0.22
560–593 unweaned	577	67	392.50–432.00	$416.74	$2,405	—
606–641 unweaned	612	83	385.00–418.00	$412.69	$2,526	—
603–648	627	146	400.00–435.00	$430.94	$2,702	-0.26
670–679 unweaned	674	42	370.00–372.00	$370.96	$2,500	—
656–695	678	135	374.00–411.50	$400.15	$2,713	-15.06
725–747	740	18	380.00–384.00	$381.31	$2,822	-7.61
753–773	768	27	359.00–373.00	$364.79	$2,802	-12.71
837–843	838	96	344.00–366.50	$361.32	$3,028	-3.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–346 unweaned	322	12	450.00–570.00	$513.66	$1,654	—
318–330	324	6	460.00–550.00	$504.17	$1,634	—
356–375	371	16	490.00–540.00	$531.01	$1,970	—
402 unweaned	402	11	362.50	$362.50	$1,457	—
411–433	418	16	450.00–525.00	$472.10	$1,973	+33.72
470–497	478	31	400.00–475.00	$450.32	$2,153	+27.24
473–482 unweaned	479	9	330.00–405.00	$380.31	$1,822	—
505–547 unweaned	537	33	355.00–387.50	$380.87	$2,045	—
531–547	545	56	422.50–428.00	$427.43	$2,329	+12.64
558–588	574	20	337.50–420.00	$397.79	$2,283	—
588–594 unweaned	591	25	372.50–390.00	$380.24	$2,247	—
623–639	634	14	380.00–382.50	$380.70	$2,414	+3.95
756–765	764	22	340.00–352.00	$350.38	$2,677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–345	341	27	585.00–600.00	$590.84	$2,015	—
350–393 unweaned	361	19	525.00–575.00	$560.69	$2,024	—
367	367	20	610.00	$610.00	$2,239	—
400–435	422	85	485.00–515.00	$501.60	$2,117	+64.58
416–445 unweaned	439	80	462.50–485.00	$470.67	$2,066	—
455–489 unweaned	471	113	460.00–482.50	$476.03	$2,242	—
501–538	517	131	425.00–467.00	$446.60	$2,309	+25.93
525–542 unweaned	536	62	395.00–412.50	$400.33	$2,146	—
571–573 unweaned	573	65	379.00–389.00	$386.54	$2,215	—
584	584	6	370.00	$370.00	$2,161	-15.70
619–642 unweaned	628	50	340.00–374.00	$359.44	$2,257	—
618–643	630	20	342.50–358.00	$350.19	$2,206	-29.69
686–695	689	14	326.00–340.00	$330.04	$2,274	-34.76
728–745	739	23	334.00–350.00	$339.45	$2,509	-22.19
745	745	8	281.00	$281.00	$2,093	-80.64
750–763	757	18	320.00–344.00	$335.64	$2,541	+1.40
787 unweaned	787	14	320.00	$320.00	$2,518	—
883–897	887	18	333.00–334.00	$333.72	$2,960	+22.69
907–935	915	22	314.00–334.00	$328.42	$3,005	+25.35
950–963	955	10	307.50–314.00	$311.38	$2,974	—
1039	1039	5	285.00	$285.00	$2,961	—
1065	1065	6	262.50	$262.50	$2,796	—
1148	1148	5	241.00	$241.00	$2,767	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–318	313	8	425.00–460.00	$438.33	$1,372	—
302–335 unweaned	316	20	425.00–465.00	$442.30	$1,398	—
370 unweaned	370	7	430.00	$430.00	$1,591	—
489–497 unweaned	493	16	422.50–440.00	$430.23	$2,121	—
517 unweaned	517	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,861	—
500–543	524	49	355.00–420.00	$407.31	$2,134	+34.38
771–776	774	20	289.00–313.00	$300.96	$2,329	-15.80
863	863	4	261.00	$261.00	$2,252	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374 unweaned	374	14	425.00	$425.00	$1,590	—
432 unweaned	432	23	400.00	$400.00	$1,728	—
530–531 unweaned	531	7	345.00–350.00	$347.86	$1,847	—

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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.