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Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report (IL/IN/MI/MN/OH/KY) Market Report

Indiana · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

5,916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.54/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 567 lb · 1,850 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.54/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 585 lb · 1,850 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.28/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 750 lb · 1,820 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 5,916

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 450 176.10 $176.10 $1,030
585 585 900 176.45 $176.45 $1,032
585 585 500 173.40 $173.40 $1,014

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 450 166.10 $166.10 $914
550 550 500 163.40 $163.40 $899
585 585 900 166.45 $166.45 $974
725 725 202 161.10–164.25 $162.14 $1,176 +2.79
750 750 975 161.00–162.00 $161.33 $1,210
750 750 845 161.00–162.00 $161.23 $1,209
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 155.00 $155.00 $1,124
750–785 767 127 152.00–153.50 $152.77 $1,172

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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.