Russell Livestock  - ( Russell, IA )  - May 18, 2026

Des Moines, IA Mon May, 18 2026 Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA Weighted Average Report for 5/18/2026 Receipts: 3994 Last Week: 1382 Last Year: 5003 Compared to the sale a week ago, steers under 550 lbs. sold mostly 5.00 to 11.00 lower, while steers 550 lbs. and heavier sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, except the 650 to 700 lb. steers which sold 11.00 lower. Heifers sold sharply higher. Demand was good today. Significant over-night rain brought a heavy supply of cattle and included many smaller packages. Ten consignors brought nearly 1,400 head. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 336-347 344 652.50-655.00 653.06 22 370-391 381 625.00-640.00 633.09 6 404 404 670.00 670.00 Fancy 23 406-444 435 612.50-620.00 618.12 10 462 462 485.00 485.00 Unweaned 98 453-498 467 550.00-600.00 576.13 217 505-546 529 510.00-533.00 519.00 14 535 535 459.00 459.00 Unweaned 25 550 550 525.00 525.00 Fancy 9 561 561 490.00 490.00 Unweaned 287 555-599 574 471.00-513.50 493.54 266 601-635 621 453.00-483.00 467.32 198 651-694 679 424.00-459.00 430.98 11 668-685 680 395.00-430.00 404.37 Unweaned 91 700-748 713 404.00-433.00 423.23 36 751-797 767 381.00-400.00 392.72 87 803-834 828 379.50-389.75 381.44 6 971 971 336.00 336.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 40 357-396 380 560.00-605.00 590.61 31 437-445 442 530.00-580.00 565.81 98 456-493 481 505.00-545.00 524.24 62 506-545 528 475.00-500.00 490.60 84 569-598 580 450.00-466.00 457.90 31 605-648 626 425.00-457.00 442.38 80 657-699 694 410.00-419.00 411.54 31 727-746 742 385.00-390.00 387.51 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 258 258 615.00 615.00 50 353-386 372 565.00-605.00 591.22 119 400-438 429 515.00-555.00 525.68 11 440 440 400.00 400.00 Unweaned 12 465 465 495.00 495.00 Unweaned 138 450-492 474 480.00-515.00 492.66 301 505-546 527 452.50-485.00 475.19 6 538 538 370.00 370.00 Unweaned 233 555-599 582 428.00-462.00 450.29 87 608-633 619 420.00-446.00 426.90 77 653-685 666 383.00-415.00 398.01 113 705-732 711 366.00-382.50 375.39 125 754-793 779 340.00-362.00 346.30 19 803-834 816 315.00-330.00 323.23 6 921 921 330.00 330.00 4 1077 1077 260.00 260.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 322 322 595.00 595.00 11 350 350 545.00 545.00 32 420-448 441 485.00-515.00 498.22 50 477-499 488 447.50-477.50 465.53 50 506-549 528 427.50-450.00 435.89 77 562-594 583 410.00-425.00 419.14 125 607-644 630 377.50-410.00 397.41 11 652-682 671 332.50-360.00 350.28 14 701-726 709 330.00-357.00 338.36 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 617 617 385.00 385.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 385 385 545.00 545.00 29 504 504 490.00 490.00 5 610 610 320.00 320.00 8 693 693 386.00 386.00