Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,079 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,079	3,554	1,114
Feeder cattle	—	2,269	—
Slaughter cattle	878	1,037	979
Replacement cattle	201	248	135

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	54.00	$54.00	$443	—
875–965	923	3	106.00–110.00	$108.74	$1,004	—
920–1215	1037	5	89.00–109.00	$101.40	$1,052	—
1095–1335	1217	9	110.00–138.00	$129.57	$1,577	—
1360	1360	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,618	-26.81
1050–1580	1388	18	120.00–136.00	$132.09	$1,833	-19.67
1220–1675	1467	204	137.00–147.50	$142.31	$2,088	—
1450–1580	1515	2	148.00–149.00	$148.52	$2,250	—
1590–1680	1632	5	125.00–136.00	$132.35	$2,160	-6.28

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,343	+7.58
679–1225	1012	8	62.50–100.00	$84.43	$854	+3.43
970–1150	1068	5	115.00–137.00	$127.28	$1,359	—
1165	1165	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,153	—
1030–1540	1268	28	121.00–136.00	$132.81	$1,684	—
1080–1590	1293	112	135.00–147.50	$141.18	$1,825	—
1690	1690	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,197	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1795	1411	(<2 yrs)	N/A	56	1,300.00–6,300.00	$3,625.21	—
1340–1890	1561	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,950.00–3,500.00	$2,843.35	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1095	1070	80-85%	2	93.00	$93.00	$995	—
1025–1440	1235	80-85%	24	55.00–86.50	$79.29	$979	—
1170–1475	1328	80-85%	4	89.00–90.50	$89.64	$1,190	+2.23
1060–1685	1391	80-85%	14	45.00–74.50	$62.90	$875	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,412	—
1300–1685	1418	75-80%	7	61.00–83.00	$75.49	$1,070	—
1300–2005	1561	75-80%	29	70.00–93.50	$86.17	$1,345	—
1495–1745	1615	75-80%	5	95.00–98.50	$96.38	$1,557	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1305	1047	85-90%	7	30.00–62.50	$52.43	$549	—
885–1280	1063	85-90%	14	41.00–78.50	$69.83	$742	+27.36
1225	1225	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$980	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	65-75%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,126	—
1115–1890	1411	65-75%	4	103.50–108.00	$105.36	$1,487	—
1355–1630	1499	65-75%	5	125.00–135.00	$127.10	$1,905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1930	1373	4	89.00–96.50	$93.23	$1,280	—
1490–2115	1871	9	85.00–106.50	$98.02	$1,834	—
1640–2170	1946	5	109.00–114.50	$111.27	$2,165	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–1065	847	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	1,200.00–7,500.00	$2,578.44
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,300.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1600	1343	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,400.00–3,100.00	$2,138.27
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1350–1840	1557	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–3,300.00	$2,675.05
1505–1865	1619	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,728.72
1830–2030	1930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,447.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1065	887	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00–1,850.00	$1,409.13
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1270–1450	1354	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,877.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375–1800	1548	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,700.00–2,800.00	$2,105.56	—
1420–1855	1611	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,650.00	$2,530.00	—
1310–2020	1648	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–2,900.00	$2,212.50	—
1530–1830	1680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,900.00	+1,341.67
1735	1735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	+475.00
1765	1765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1780	1780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1850	1850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1310	1295	2	107.00–112.00	$109.47	$1,418	—
1315–1485	1380	12	123.00–126.00	$124.32	$1,716	—
1305–1980	1482	32	115.00–122.00	$118.82	$1,761	—
1410–1605	1485	3	112.00–114.00	$112.96	$1,677	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175–1250	1213	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00–2,700.00	$2,625.00	—
1200–1425	1301	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,506.25	—

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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.