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

Indiana · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.00/cwt ≈ $1,186/hd at 350 lb · 700 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.73/cwt -8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 707 lb · 460 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.67/cwt ≈ $1,819/hd at 752 lb · 390 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,612	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	700	339.00	$339.00	$1,186	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–725	707	460	244.00–246.50	$244.73	$1,730	-8.27
750	750	325	242.00	$242.00	$1,815	—
765	765	65	240.00	$240.00	$1,836	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	62	246.00	$246.00	$1,968	—

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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.