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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

1,841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $185.52/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 621 lb · 98 head
heavy 4-weight L 1-2 heifers $175.26/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 460 lb · 83 head
light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $152.86/cwt +21.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 833 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,841 908 2,085
Feeder cattle 845 320 1,206
Slaughter cattle 996 588 879

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 182.00 $182.00 $491 +12.00
360–397 380 10 180.00–220.00 $203.93 $775 +37.93
402–448 423 30 200.00–215.00 $208.64 $883 +27.05
455–490 477 45 190.00–218.00 $212.40 $1,013 +38.33
500–545 523 48 186.00–214.00 $202.35 $1,058 +24.00
550–599 579 37 181.00–208.00 $196.67 $1,139 +35.81
600–645 621 98 170.00–202.00 $185.52 $1,152 +16.09
660–698 685 16 160.00–171.00 $166.03 $1,137 +38.35
723 723 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,200 +2.74
760–798 783 12 150.00–163.00 $153.51 $1,202 +20.00
802–837 833 67 130.00–155.00 $152.86 $1,273 +21.86
905 905 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,186 —
991 991 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,387 —
1042 1042 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,115 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1215 1074 4 75.00–100.00 $88.75 $953 —
1180–1590 1301 21 118.00–140.00 $132.49 $1,724 —
1130–1640 1430 218 140.00–149.50 $144.63 $2,068 +10.94
1305–1540 1436 4 149.00–150.00 $149.53 $2,147 +15.84
1245–1605 1455 10 135.00–140.50 $138.85 $2,020 —
1600–1755 1668 24 122.00–148.00 $141.83 $2,366 +24.80
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 160.00–177.50 $168.75 $447 —
355–395 375 3 160.00–170.00 $165.09 $619 —
405–435 424 5 151.00–163.00 $156.24 $662 —
450–455 453 2 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $818 +52.50
540 540 2 150.00–171.00 $160.50 $867 +26.50
560–595 582 3 161.00–180.00 $170.17 $990 —
612 thin fleshed 612 5 160.00 $160.00 $979 —
602–635 614 8 141.00–163.00 $158.41 $973 +26.41
717 717 2 130.00 $130.00 $932 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
800 800 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
855 855 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,171 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 181.00 $181.00 $489 —
335 335 1 177.00 $177.00 $593 —
360–370 365 2 172.50–180.00 $176.30 $643 +45.30
415–435 425 2 180.00–190.00 $184.88 $786 —
495 495 1 181.00 $181.00 $896 —
520–532 526 5 176.00–201.00 $192.77 $1,014 —
550–570 559 4 160.00–191.00 $169.41 $947 +22.41
625 625 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,038 —
655–690 675 5 151.00–182.00 $165.28 $1,116 +44.28
710–740 725 2 145.00–153.00 $148.92 $1,080 +17.92
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 151.00 $151.00 $412 —
360 360 1 122.00 $122.00 $439 —
555–565 560 2 121.00–131.00 $125.96 $705 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1165 962 5 85.00–117.00 $105.88 $1,019 —
1010 1010 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,364 —
935–1185 1053 8 79.00–101.00 $89.41 $941 —
1010–1335 1158 10 113.00–139.00 $128.78 $1,491 -0.13
1160–1480 1299 10 131.00–138.50 $135.47 $1,760 -11.53
1070–1580 1342 207 140.00–150.50 $145.75 $1,956 +4.46
1405–1550 1493 3 149.00–150.00 $149.31 $2,229 +12.74
1655–1675 1665 2 135.00–141.00 $137.98 $2,297 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 172.00–192.00 $181.93 $624 —
355–385 365 7 174.00–190.00 $183.62 $670 +27.20
400–445 420 29 165.00–201.00 $182.31 $766 +30.39
452–495 460 83 165.00–194.00 $175.26 $806 +2.66
510–545 529 44 160.00–181.00 $171.64 $908 +11.65
550–577 569 22 161.00–184.00 $174.91 $995 +35.66
600–647 625 19 141.00–160.00 $155.00 $969 +13.33
651–680 657 8 140.00–156.00 $146.44 $962 -2.31
700–740 710 4 130.00–135.00 $131.30 $932 -19.70
750–760 759 8 130.00 $130.00 $987 —
810 810 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,102 +48.50
855 855 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,120 +13.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 162.50 $162.50 $528 +21.50
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
430–445 440 4 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $662 +16.78
455–490 473 2 151.00–161.00 $156.19 $739 —
530–542 537 4 141.00–160.00 $153.07 $822 +28.01
560–585 566 11 150.00–166.00 $155.09 $878 —
625 625 1 131.00 $131.00 $819 —
655–680 672 9 130.00–135.00 $133.47 $897 +20.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 151.00 $151.00 $491 +7.00
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
415–425 420 2 161.00–167.00 $164.04 $689 +9.04
495 495 1 147.00 $147.00 $728 —
505–520 515 3 165.00–166.00 $165.67 $853 +33.67
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 +29.00
602 602 2 140.00 $140.00 $843 —
685 685 1 141.00 $141.00 $966 —
725 725 1 133.00 $133.00 $964 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1095 1001 80-85% 4 85.00–108.00 $95.78 $959 —
1065–1370 1226 80-85% 22 64.50–74.50 $72.26 $886 —
890–1620 1306 80-85% 45 75.00–85.50 $80.04 $1,045 -9.11
1350–1435 1393 80-85% 2 86.50–88.00 $87.27 $1,216 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1900 1464 75-80% 14 72.00–84.00 $79.65 $1,166 +3.89
1350–1880 1596 75-80% 26 84.50–95.00 $89.58 $1,430 —
1690 1690 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,639 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–815 813 85-90% 2 85.00–109.00 $96.96 $788 —
915–1270 1024 85-90% 5 55.00–61.00 $58.26 $597 -6.87
845–1360 1110 85-90% 24 64.00–74.00 $68.69 $762 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1705 1413 65-75% 9 128.00–138.00 $133.08 $1,880 +21.91
1375–1820 1598 65-75% 2 70.00–87.00 $77.32 $1,236 —
1455–1760 1607 65-75% 3 107.00–119.00 $113.73 $1,828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1670 1400 8 70.00–100.00 $89.39 $1,251 —
1530–2505 1887 14 101.50–112.00 $107.83 $2,035 —
1910–2200 2028 3 113.50–116.00 $114.83 $2,329 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 152.00 $152.00 $745 —
555 555 1 146.00 $146.00 $810 —
665 665 1 126.00 $126.00 $838 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1425 1360 5 118.00–131.00 $121.26 $1,649 +0.82
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 154.00 $154.00 $670 —
620 620 1 101.00 $101.00 $626 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 5 117.00 $117.00 $248 —
258 258 3 110.00 $110.00 $284 —
318 318 5 128.00 $128.00 $407 —
415–433 429 5 121.00–142.00 $137.94 $592 —
450 fancy 450 6 170.00 $170.00 $765 —
450–486 473 7 134.00–150.00 $145.60 $689 —
575–590 588 58 146.00–161.00 $154.95 $911 —
605 605 1 126.00 $126.00 $762 —
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
750 750 3 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
914 914 7 100.00 $100.00 $914 —
1021 1021 3 95.00 $95.00 $970 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1510 1384 6 107.00–113.00 $110.71 $1,532 —
1270–1575 1409 50 114.00–129.00 $119.91 $1,690 +13.07
1455–1610 1553 3 132.00–137.00 $134.96 $2,096 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 3 163.00 $163.00 $515 —
487 487 2 169.00 $169.00 $823 —
515 515 2 148.00–166.00 $157.00 $809 —
580 580 2 170.00 $170.00 $986 —
630 630 2 142.00 $142.00 $895 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 5 101.00 $101.00 $271 —
445 445 2 122.00 $122.00 $543 —

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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.