Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Russell, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

1,816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.17/cwt ≈ $3,110/hd at 883 lb · 291 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $374.89/cwt -9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,947/hd at 786 lb · 164 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $488.74/cwt -37.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 479 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,816	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 unweaned	300	6	530.00	$530.00	$1,590	—
356–366	363	9	615.00–625.00	$618.27	$2,244	+59.31
375–387 unweaned	381	12	570.00–580.00	$575.08	$2,191	+68.89
405–446 unweaned	412	17	534.00–540.00	$535.15	$2,205	+1.53
456–497 unweaned	479	130	470.00–515.00	$488.74	$2,341	-18.21
534–536	534	34	465.00–487.00	$483.75	$2,583	+5.27
543–549 unweaned	548	47	446.00–450.00	$446.59	$2,447	-13.32
565–590 unweaned	572	38	395.00–437.50	$426.60	$2,440	-8.95
566–575	572	55	452.50–463.00	$459.79	$2,630	+23.84
602–645 unweaned	615	17	405.00–410.00	$406.54	$2,500	-14.01
602–635	620	107	416.00–430.00	$417.85	$2,591	+11.19
659–671	664	64	406.00–409.00	$407.49	$2,706	-5.63
691 unweaned	691	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,418	±0.00
712 unweaned	712	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,456	—
753–799	786	164	364.00–387.00	$374.89	$2,947	-9.85
838	838	29	363.25	$363.25	$3,044	-4.25
861–897	883	291	344.50–363.00	$352.17	$3,110	—
900–907	904	108	326.00–345.50	$343.45	$3,105	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–397 unweaned	390	10	480.00–520.00	$503.73	$1,965	—
489–496 unweaned	492	15	378.00–437.50	$405.98	$1,997	—
509–538	516	17	422.50–437.50	$433.82	$2,239	+32.66
564	564	6	370.00	$370.00	$2,087	-19.40
675	675	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,498	+15.05
723	723	11	325.00	$325.00	$2,350	-27.50
807	807	12	310.00	$310.00	$2,502	-16.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	10	320.00	$320.00	$2,352	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–266 unweaned	263	7	525.00–550.00	$539.47	$1,419	—
295	295	6	555.00	$555.00	$1,637	—
303 unweaned	303	4	545.00	$545.00	$1,651	+50.00
369–384 unweaned	374	15	460.00–465.00	$463.29	$1,733	-25.48
375–386	377	43	497.50–545.00	$521.55	$1,966	-10.03
402–425 unweaned	411	20	420.00–430.00	$427.33	$1,756	-41.19
413	413	4	530.00	$530.00	$2,189	+23.80
466–479	476	62	450.00–480.00	$455.45	$2,168	-17.01
480–495 unweaned	485	46	415.00–437.50	$431.59	$2,093	-5.28
505–530	520	44	402.50–430.00	$410.35	$2,134	-11.55
509–547 unweaned	525	32	370.00–397.50	$384.97	$2,021	-14.35
560–565 unweaned	561	20	375.00–413.00	$405.35	$2,274	+19.48
601–634	610	56	352.00–358.00	$355.31	$2,167	-11.89
608–628 unweaned	624	21	340.00–348.00	$344.52	$2,150	-19.58
655–691	678	23	342.00	$342.00	$2,319	-34.43
727	727	73	357.00	$357.00	$2,595	+3.80
802–845	809	54	325.00–330.50	$328.47	$2,657	-11.53
970	970	9	300.00–309.00	$306.00	$2,968	+4.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296 unweaned	296	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,258	—
455–495	482	25	395.00–430.00	$417.33	$2,012	-1.27
486–498 unweaned	491	8	377.50–385.00	$382.14	$1,876	-22.86
534	534	6	380.00	$380.00	$2,029	+12.48
585	585	4	339.00	$339.00	$1,983	-20.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462 unweaned	462	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,779	—

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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.