Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

1,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $156.49/cwt ≈ $898/hd at 574 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $135.91/cwt ≈ $780/hd at 574 lb · 71 head

light 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $142.80/cwt ≈ $754/hd at 528 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,078	526	930
Feeder cattle	733	—	0
Slaughter cattle	345	526	930

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	164.00	$164.00	$566	—
400–440	431	15	151.00–172.00	$164.93	$711	—
450–490	467	12	174.00–178.00	$175.62	$820	—
500–547	521	32	155.00–180.00	$166.00	$865	—
550–597	574	82	139.00–167.00	$156.49	$898	—
633–646	640	31	139.00–144.00	$141.29	$904	—
650–695	669	69	125.00–145.50	$139.66	$934	—
705–727	716	20	126.00–146.00	$137.40	$984	—
750–793	768	34	126.00–134.50	$130.15	$1,000	—
800–815	802	26	124.00–133.00	$127.49	$1,022	—
855	855	1	116.00	$116.00	$992	—
946	946	4	114.50	$114.50	$1,083	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1380	1197	3	105.00–114.00	$111.22	$1,331	—
1155–1535	1373	54	115.00–121.00	$117.89	$1,619	+1.29
1500	1500	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,830	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	141.00	$141.00	$444	—
500–545	521	8	140.00–153.00	$143.93	$750	—
580	580	1	141.00	$141.00	$818	—
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	—
702	702	2	126.50	$126.50	$888	—
770	770	2	125.00	$125.00	$962	—
915	915	2	118.50	$118.50	$1,084	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	142.00	$142.00	$582	—
485	485	1	152.00	$152.00	$737	—
520	520	2	142.00	$142.00	$738	—
550–585	563	5	121.00–134.00	$130.15	$733	—
825	825	1	106.00	$106.00	$874	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	381	10	148.00–159.00	$154.90	$590	—
408–448	423	13	135.00–159.00	$153.96	$651	—
450–499	480	42	132.00–153.00	$146.11	$701	—
507–546	528	69	126.00–153.00	$142.80	$754	—
550–596	574	71	122.00–148.00	$135.91	$780	—
605–647	633	53	120.50–137.00	$128.62	$814	—
651–687	664	48	115.00–130.00	$124.37	$826	—
707–745	714	11	116.00–118.00	$117.62	$840	—
752–786	760	21	112.00–126.00	$119.92	$911	—
805–809	809	11	116.00–117.50	$117.36	$949	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1390	1250	5	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$1,400	-1.02
1090–1510	1255	52	115.00–120.00	$117.45	$1,474	+4.45

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–515	512	3	132.00–143.00	$139.38	$714	—
617–635	623	3	111.00–116.00	$112.70	$702	—
660–685	673	2	106.00–111.00	$108.45	$730	—
735	735	1	102.00	$102.00	$750	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	2	113.00–126.00	$119.26	$564	—
615	615	1	112.00	$112.00	$689	—
745	745	2	107.00	$107.00	$797	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	102.00	$102.00	$337	—
390	390	1	100.00	$100.00	$390	—
485	485	1	131.00	$131.00	$635	—
725	725	2	111.00	$111.00	$805	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	141.00	$141.00	$740	—
775–786	783	4	101.00	$101.00	$791	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1695	1392	80-85%	9	41.00–66.00	$60.31	$840	—
1105–1755	1413	80-85%	76	67.00–77.00	$72.89	$1,030	—
1290–1595	1443	80-85%	5	78.00–83.00	$79.99	$1,154	—
1095–1675	1465	80-85%	10	67.00–82.00	$74.64	$1,093	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1270	1071	85-90%	9	36.00–56.00	$47.64	$510	-14.86
955–1445	1166	85-90%	8	5.00	$5.00	$58	-54.00
1005–1530	1288	85-90%	24	58.00–68.00	$63.29	$815	—
1160–1470	1306	85-90%	6	69.00–72.00	$70.21	$917	—
1180–1645	1334	85-90%	4	71.00–75.00	$74.11	$989	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1995	1645	75-80%	30	73.00–84.00	$77.76	$1,279	—
1615–1950	1782	75-80%	5	30.00–72.00	$61.02	$1,087	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,510	—
1400	1400	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,316	+7.51
1515	1515	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,288	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1545	1444	28	90.00–96.00	$93.64	$1,352	+12.59
1450	1450	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,421	—
1365–1595	1511	4	80.00–88.00	$85.40	$1,290	—

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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.