Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

2,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight L 1-2 steers $143.95/cwt ≈ $972/hd at 675 lb · 92 head

heavy 4-weight L 1-2 heifers $154.51/cwt ≈ $741/hd at 479 lb · 85 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $164.77/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 570 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,508	1,986	1,141
Feeder cattle	1,224	—	0
Slaughter cattle	1,072	1,493	965
Replacement cattle	212	493	176

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	172.50	$172.50	$371	—
285	285	1	154.00	$154.00	$439	—
300–345	327	9	161.00–180.00	$168.34	$550	—
360–395	382	12	156.00–182.00	$172.07	$657	—
400–445	431	32	160.00–182.00	$167.73	$723	—
455–495	470	52	159.00–187.00	$175.01	$823	—
475 fancy	475	2	190.00	$190.00	$902	—
480–490	485	2	141.00	$141.00	$684	—
500–548	531	53	163.00–184.00	$173.62	$922	—
550–595	570	82	155.00–180.00	$164.77	$939	—
600–645	613	46	125.00–155.00	$147.78	$906	—
611–630 fancy	622	36	159.00–160.00	$159.86	$994	—
650–695	675	92	125.00–152.00	$143.95	$972	—
700–748	720	67	125.00–150.00	$140.42	$1,011	—
755–795	776	40	120.00–143.00	$127.11	$986	—
800–847	827	14	115.00–136.00	$128.43	$1,062	—
850–897	878	18	115.00–129.00	$115.75	$1,016	—
900–920	910	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$1,051	—
1015	1015	7	105.00	$105.00	$1,066	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1195	1017	6	60.00–111.50	$96.40	$980	—
1158–1165	1160	3	61.00–92.00	$71.37	$828	-13.44
1000–1415	1233	21	92.00–109.00	$101.70	$1,254	—
1255–1555	1401	16	99.00–110.00	$106.38	$1,490	+4.68
1075–1610	1431	212	106.50–117.00	$112.90	$1,616	-6.27
1600–1700	1666	11	102.00–111.00	$107.19	$1,786	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	142.50	$142.50	$442	—
385	385	1	137.00	$137.00	$527	—
400–440	418	5	140.00–153.00	$144.65	$605	—
450–480	463	10	120.00–152.00	$136.40	$632	—
505–541	522	9	138.00–151.00	$143.68	$750	—
550–595	572	13	120.00–150.00	$128.69	$736	—
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
655–695	672	6	102.00–125.00	$115.03	$773	—
747	747	2	102.00	$102.00	$762	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	151.00	$151.00	$702	—
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—
615–630	627	5	120.00–130.00	$125.38	$786	—
715–735	722	3	125.00–130.00	$126.70	$915	—
777	777	2	105.00	$105.00	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	156.00–160.00	$157.83	$431	—
318–345	330	6	151.00–164.00	$157.07	$518	—
360–392	378	12	150.00–163.00	$155.40	$587	—
400–445	416	28	135.00–161.00	$150.85	$628	—
450–497	476	69	134.00–161.00	$151.85	$723	—
494 fancy	494	16	166.00	$166.00	$820	—
502–547	527	49	130.00–159.00	$151.08	$796	—
553 fancy	553	14	160.00	$160.00	$885	—
557–595	574	45	126.00–155.00	$141.10	$810	—
600–648	621	54	120.00–146.00	$134.32	$834	—
624 fancy	624	17	150.00	$150.00	$936	—
650–692	682	64	115.00–138.00	$127.82	$872	—
725–741	735	12	105.00–119.00	$114.86	$844	—
755–795	775	31	100.00–123.00	$114.41	$887	—
811–822	813	13	101.00–120.00	$117.04	$952	—
875	875	2	105.00	$105.00	$919	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1011	962	7	96.00–110.00	$105.89	$1,019	+20.18
1005–1415	1169	9	91.00–110.00	$101.64	$1,188	—
1040–1465	1272	16	100.00–110.00	$105.85	$1,346	-1.13
1070–1575	1322	231	105.50–117.00	$113.75	$1,504	—
1120–1490	1335	11	118.00–120.00	$118.68	$1,584	—
1650	1650	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,700	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	130.00	$130.00	$254	—
250–265	258	2	121.00–132.50	$126.58	$327	—
300–330	315	2	136.00–140.00	$137.90	$434	—
355–397	379	7	120.00–147.00	$129.36	$490	—
400–440	419	7	120.00–130.00	$124.01	$520	—
460–490	470	13	110.00–129.00	$122.23	$574	—
500–540	522	9	100.00–126.00	$113.24	$591	—
555–595	573	20	111.00–124.00	$120.66	$691	—
610–645	626	10	95.00–116.00	$103.94	$651	—
670–690	680	3	100.00–120.00	$107.09	$728	—
700	700	2	115.00	$115.00	$805	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	—
455–460	458	2	130.00–141.00	$135.47	$620	—
520–540	528	8	121.00–142.00	$128.18	$677	—
580–590	585	3	110.00–138.00	$122.64	$717	—
695	695	1	101.00	$101.00	$702	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275–1400	1338	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1335–1655	1536	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	925.00–1,475.00	$1,264.95	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1360	1144	80-85%	8	60.00–81.50	$67.99	$778	—
955–1605	1219	80-85%	11	35.00–52.50	$48.03	$585	—
1255–1300	1278	80-85%	2	66.00	$66.00	$843	—
935–1802	1288	80-85%	47	45.00–64.50	$57.32	$738	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,038	—
1215–2260	1533	75-80%	55	50.00–67.00	$60.89	$933	—
1330–2040	1607	75-80%	9	42.00–55.00	$48.42	$778	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	85-90%	1	12.50	$12.50	$69	—
780–1295	979	85-90%	4	57.00–70.00	$61.17	$599	—
950–1075	996	85-90%	4	42.00–44.00	$42.48	$423	—
855–1575	1154	85-90%	16	35.00–55.00	$48.82	$563	—
950–1640	1312	85-90%	3	55.50–57.00	$56.07	$736	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1425	1355	65-75%	2	68.00–70.00	$69.05	$936	-16.14
1405–1530	1468	65-75%	2	92.00–97.00	$94.61	$1,389	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1740	1455	4	29.00–75.50	$64.59	$940	—
1215–2225	1648	14	70.00–87.50	$80.64	$1,329	-6.76
1415–2000	1786	9	88.50–94.50	$91.07	$1,627	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275 thin fleshed	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1278	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1281	1281	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1304	1304	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
1082–1705	1319	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,200.00–1,725.00	$1,439.20
1156–1488	1333	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,300.00–1,850.00	$1,624.55
1346	1346	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1361–1505	1431	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,298.95
1270–1645	1432	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–1,100.00	$822.10
1260–1710	1446	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	585.00–1,175.00	$955.31
1275–1900	1477	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	975.00–1,750.00	$1,349.12
1415–1587	1501	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,236.78
1515–1765	1654	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	950.00–1,250.00	$1,074.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
977	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1020–1165	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–660.00	$637.89
1060–1240	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,125.00	$940.81
1160–1175	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	825.00–1,150.00	$1,096.41
1080–1227	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	585.00–975.00	$778.65

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1810	1640	3	77.50–95.00	$86.89	$1,425	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1358	1358	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
1295–1495	1377	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,825.00	$1,481.66	-39.89
1545	1545	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1630	1630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	-241.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1315	1288	2	88.00–90.00	$88.98	$1,146	—
1580–1595	1588	2	81.00–82.00	$81.50	$1,294	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1335	1298	3	72.00–75.00	$74.03	$961	—
1305–1705	1451	45	84.00–100.00	$91.32	$1,325	—
1275–1740	1527	6	71.00–81.00	$75.84	$1,158	—
1365–1775	1591	9	92.00–95.00	$92.49	$1,472	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	85.00	$85.00	$378	—
497	497	21	110.00	$110.00	$547	—
524	524	5	85.00	$85.00	$445	—
628	628	8	86.00	$86.00	$540	—

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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.