Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

2,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $467.79/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,428/hd at 519 lb · 191 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $526.51/cwt +11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 463 lb · 173 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $435.62/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,486/hd at 571 lb · 171 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,247	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–347 unweaned	337	17	565.00–612.50	$602.36	$2,030	—
373–383 unweaned	377	8	500.00–510.00	$506.19	$1,908	-39.00
362–396	386	52	537.50–562.50	$558.96	$2,158	-55.22
403–434 unweaned	421	61	521.00–545.00	$533.62	$2,247	+35.84
451–454	452	94	540.00–551.00	$542.94	$2,454	+9.27
458–498 unweaned	477	79	492.50–517.50	$506.95	$2,418	+12.67
502–536 unweaned	514	110	438.00–477.00	$459.91	$2,364	+15.03
500–532	526	81	446.00–490.00	$478.48	$2,517	-0.59
553–595	564	29	430.00–453.00	$435.95	$2,459	-14.27
551–588 unweaned	572	142	414.00–448.00	$435.55	$2,491	+18.81
610–616 unweaned	614	48	400.00–426.00	$420.55	$2,582	+7.86
634–637	635	12	405.00–407.50	$406.66	$2,582	-24.28
653–683	668	152	391.00–423.00	$413.12	$2,760	+12.97
671 unweaned	671	15	350.00	$350.00	$2,348	-20.96
756–788	777	96	365.00–389.00	$384.74	$2,989	+19.95
804–843	810	55	348.00–372.50	$367.50	$2,977	+6.18
943–945	943	58	335.00–345.50	$344.96	$3,253	—
972	972	18	335.50	$335.50	$3,261	—
1013	1013	12	317.00	$317.00	$3,211	—
1066	1066	5	270.00	$270.00	$2,878	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	4	515.00	$515.00	$2,019	-16.01
405–434 unweaned	427	13	472.50–480.00	$474.14	$2,025	+111.64
430	430	6	510.00	$510.00	$2,193	+37.90
463	463	8	495.00	$495.00	$2,292	+44.68
527–549	541	25	370.00–417.50	$401.16	$2,170	-26.27
541 unweaned	541	22	420.00	$420.00	$2,272	+39.13
586–591	589	8	380.00–395.00	$389.40	$2,294	-8.39
641 unweaned	641	5	307.50	$307.50	$1,971	—
654–675	660	11	353.00–360.00	$354.95	$2,343	—
746	746	4	352.50	$352.50	$2,630	—
823	823	6	326.00	$326.00	$2,683	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1152	1152	4	309.00	$309.00	$3,560	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337 unweaned	337	8	495.00	$495.00	$1,668	—
358–386	371	11	525.00–537.50	$531.58	$1,972	-78.42
372 fancy	372	47	570.00	$570.00	$2,120	—
392–397 unweaned	395	14	485.00–492.50	$488.77	$1,931	-71.92
400–420	404	47	488.00–510.00	$506.20	$2,045	+4.60
418–435 unweaned	430	40	455.00–482.50	$468.52	$2,015	-2.15
452–474	465	103	457.50–485.00	$472.46	$2,197	—
463–498 unweaned	493	40	430.00–438.00	$436.87	$2,154	-39.16
502–525	514	68	400.00–430.00	$421.90	$2,169	-24.70
525–549 unweaned	541	63	395.00–410.00	$399.32	$2,160	-1.01
565–586 unweaned	580	78	374.00–395.00	$385.87	$2,238	-0.67
594–597	595	14	367.50–400.00	$388.36	$2,311	+18.36
603–608 unweaned	606	8	360.00–371.00	$364.10	$2,206	+4.66
628–637	636	59	367.00–370.00	$367.20	$2,335	+17.01
655–682	665	13	365.00–394.00	$376.43	$2,503	+46.39
701–728	717	35	335.00–364.00	$353.20	$2,532	+13.75
788	788	25	338.00	$338.00	$2,663	+2.36
839	839	62	340.00	$340.00	$2,853	—
855	855	16	295.00	$295.00	$2,522	-38.72
857–876	863	21	326.00–336.00	$331.68	$2,862	-2.04
906	906	5	287.00	$287.00	$2,600	-41.42
956–969	965	10	300.00–306.00	$301.78	$2,912	-9.60
1013	1013	11	265.00	$265.00	$2,684	-20.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–334 unweaned	330	14	431.00–470.00	$441.81	$1,458	-0.49
450–493	476	39	385.00–435.00	$418.60	$1,993	—
485 unweaned	485	6	405.00	$405.00	$1,964	-25.23
502 unweaned	502	16	390.00	$390.00	$1,958	+30.00
502–543	530	54	327.50–387.00	$367.52	$1,948	-39.79
558–572	570	17	357.50–360.00	$359.57	$2,050	—
664	664	19	337.50	$337.50	$2,241	—
781	781	13	323.00	$323.00	$2,523	+22.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	4	435.00	$435.00	$1,514	—
603–631	615	7	287.50–350.00	$322.52	$1,983	—

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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.