Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

1,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight N/N/A heifers $85.89/cwt ≈ $847/hd at 986 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,986	1,078	733
Feeder cattle	—	733	—
Slaughter cattle	1,493	345	733
Replacement cattle	493	—	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1250	1088	4	92.00–94.00	$92.53	$1,007	—
1015–1330	1167	3	82.00–90.50	$84.81	$990	-26.41
1065–1515	1192	23	91.00–111.00	$104.16	$1,242	-7.06
1112–1590	1338	19	94.00–112.50	$107.15	$1,434	—
1110–1630	1389	366	108.50–120.75	$115.47	$1,604	-2.42
1330–1470	1400	2	96.00–108.00	$101.70	$1,424	—
1360–1545	1425	7	117.00–120.00	$119.17	$1,698	—
1650–1820	1729	10	91.00–112.50	$106.27	$1,837	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	54.00	$54.00	$418	—
930–1005	968	2	80.00–91.00	$85.71	$830	—
860–1150	982	6	68.50–88.00	$82.36	$809	—
875–1130	994	7	75.00–101.00	$88.97	$884	—
960–1495	1146	12	87.00–108.00	$98.09	$1,124	—
1060–1600	1260	20	94.00–112.00	$106.98	$1,348	-10.47
1050–1560	1285	295	108.50–119.00	$115.22	$1,481	-2.23
1355–1485	1420	2	120.00–121.00	$120.52	$1,711	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1336–2120	1620	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,700.00–4,750.00	$2,739.72	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1045	1040	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	785.00–1,150.00	$966.62	—
1250–1485	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,380.71	—
1530	1530	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1700	1415	75-80%	13	53.50–63.00	$60.39	$855	—
1270–1910	1557	75-80%	98	55.00–74.00	$64.46	$1,004	—
1475–1770	1590	75-80%	5	68.00–76.50	$74.03	$1,177	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1320	1156	80-85%	9	71.00–85.00	$75.22	$870	—
980–1710	1331	80-85%	12	35.00–58.00	$53.79	$716	—
900–1645	1332	80-85%	66	50.00–70.00	$62.44	$832	—
1215–1535	1338	80-85%	5	71.00–74.50	$72.81	$974	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1210	868	85-90%	8	22.00–41.00	$32.40	$281	—
885	885	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$566	—
930	930	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$186	—
905–1330	1118	85-90%	2	57.50–61.50	$59.88	$669	—
695–1435	1146	85-90%	16	41.00–57.50	$52.04	$596	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1630	1382	65-75%	18	78.00–97.00	$85.19	$1,177	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1625	1281	11	32.00–82.50	$69.89	$895	—
1064–2175	1638	18	70.00–94.00	$87.40	$1,432	—
1985	1985	1	95.50	$95.50	$1,896	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1117	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1057–1255	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,457.54
1161–1180	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1210–1233	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,560.45
1192–1307	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,508.54
1260 thin fleshed	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1306	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1271–1530	1344	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,125.00–1,450.00	$1,345.82
1200–1765	1369	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	146	850.00–1,800.00	$1,435.51
1252–1502	1388	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	500.00–1,350.00	$1,139.30
1275–1780	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,362.36
1445	1445	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1315–1612	1503	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	900.00–1,200.00	$1,061.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
992	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00
962–1061	1007	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,500.00	$1,300.70
1030 thin fleshed	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1051	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1025–1185	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	650.00–1,150.00	$1,016.30
1010–1243	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,406.55
1125–1197	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	850.00–1,250.00	$1,113.44
1063–1965	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	900.00–1,425.00	$1,192.74
1105–1231	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	500.00–1,100.00	$912.11

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
817	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
915–975	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,150.00	$934.54
987	987	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–959	948	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,300.00–1,800.00	$1,661.34
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
899	899	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285–1640	1394	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,521.55	—
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1553–1810	1617	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,575.00–1,725.00	$1,616.97	—
1650	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1650–1750	1700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,645.59	—
1950	1950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210–1275	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,414.13	—
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1585	1436	22	96.00–98.00	$96.72	$1,389	+3.08
1255–1745	1442	27	88.00–95.00	$91.87	$1,325	-1.77
1721	1721	16	82.50	$82.50	$1,420	—

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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.