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

Ohio · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

6,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.70/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,308/hd at 750 lb · 1,300 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 2 steers $308.89/cwt ≈ $2,626/hd at 850 lb · 1,048 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $304.00/cwt ≈ $2,280/hd at 750 lb · 325 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,208 — —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 293 308.00–310.00 $308.81 $2,625 —
850 850 175 312.00 $312.00 $2,652 —
850 850 580 306.00–310.00 $308.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 300 319.00 $319.00 $2,632 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 325 308.00 $308.00 $2,310 +6.00
750 750 130 308.00 $308.00 $2,310 +6.00
750 750 520 306.00–308.00 $307.25 $2,304 +5.25
750 750 325 308.00 $308.00 $2,310 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 195 312.00 $312.00 $2,340 —
825 825 240 304.00 $304.00 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 325 304.00 $304.00 $2,280 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 900 363.00–388.00 $375.50 $2,065 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 405 439.00 $439.00 $1,536 +5.00
350 350 135 436.00 $436.00 $1,526 +2.00
350 350 405 436.00 $436.00 $1,526 +2.00
350 350 675 436.00 $436.00 $1,526 +2.00
350 350 280 437.00 $437.00 $1,530 +3.00

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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.