Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.06/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 593 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $227.31/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 458 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	942	2,849	1,798
Feeder cattle	166	1,917	971
Slaughter cattle	776	932	827

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1330	1209	7	132.00–157.00	$146.90	$1,776	—
1115–1390	1230	4	100.00–120.00	$107.40	$1,321	—
1010–1740	1353	175	159.00–170.50	$163.19	$2,208	+18.96
1170–1630	1435	4	151.00–158.00	$155.00	$2,224	-0.77
1545	1545	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,665	—
1580–1710	1653	3	90.00–100.00	$96.81	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	5	210.00–227.50	$219.73	$721	-13.97
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	+10.08
457–459	458	18	217.00–233.00	$227.31	$1,041	-2.29
535	535	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,177	-9.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	192.00	$192.00	$720	-7.91
417–435	426	2	176.00–186.00	$180.89	$771	+2.51
480	480	1	176.00	$176.00	$845	-13.61
515–520	518	2	194.00–198.00	$195.99	$1,015	+12.23
552–575	564	5	171.00–181.00	$175.39	$989	+5.47
647	647	5	181.00	$181.00	$1,171	+5.84
665	665	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,150	-8.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	167.50	$167.50	$578	+6.50
350	350	1	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
480	480	1	151.00	$151.00	$725	-11.00
605	605	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,022	+20.92
705–725	715	2	154.00–156.00	$155.01	$1,108	+4.23
810	810	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,264	+3.07
820	820	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,271	+2.07
855	855	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,274	-1.43
915	915	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,299	—
1010	1010	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,424	—
1150	1150	4	143.50	$143.50	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	133.00	$133.00	$944	+0.16
1007	1007	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,279	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	88.00	$88.00	$854	—
910–1140	1033	6	128.00–138.00	$132.82	$1,372	—
922–1215	1053	6	90.00–112.00	$99.31	$1,046	-9.97
1070–1395	1187	11	145.00–158.00	$154.13	$1,830	+9.45
1130–1360	1242	9	136.00–158.00	$153.85	$1,911	—
1025–1630	1263	152	159.00–170.75	$165.04	$2,084	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	167.50	$167.50	$662	-4.20
412–432	422	5	160.00–174.00	$166.50	$703	+2.52
460–485	473	2	153.00–173.00	$162.74	$770	-6.27
565–597	593	18	163.50–171.00	$164.06	$973	-3.11
610	610	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,000	-1.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	2	190.00	$190.00	$638	+11.73
385	385	1	177.00	$177.00	$681	-10.66
440	440	6	178.00	$178.00	$783	-14.79
505–533	521	7	177.00–187.00	$181.15	$944	-4.53
555	555	2	173.00	$173.00	$960	-6.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	153.00	$153.00	$834	+2.68
665	665	1	147.00	$147.00	$978	-6.37
705–706	706	4	146.00–152.00	$150.50	$1,063	+9.50
790	790	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,146	-2.99
960	960	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,162	—
1002	1002	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,363	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	—
430	430	1	127.50	$127.50	$548	—
453	453	4	137.00	$137.00	$621	+3.32
590	590	1	132.00	$132.00	$779	-6.00
685	685	1	121.00	$121.00	$829	-13.99
760	760	1	122.00	$122.00	$927	-13.60
820	820	1	110.00	$110.00	$902	-21.99
892	892	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,061	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	155.00	$155.00	$395	—
320	320	1	135.00	$135.00	$432	—
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	—
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	-11.81
677	677	5	146.00	$146.00	$988	—
800	800	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	468	2	157.00–185.00	$170.78	$799	—
505–545	525	2	161.00–180.00	$170.14	$893	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	—
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1230	1113	80-85%	11	91.00–128.00	$105.14	$1,170	—
1130–1380	1236	80-85%	10	96.00–106.00	$99.80	$1,234	+26.62
985–1645	1302	80-85%	30	84.00–95.00	$89.20	$1,161	—
980–1725	1403	80-85%	12	66.00–83.00	$76.50	$1,073	-18.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1610	1436	75-80%	11	66.00–91.00	$83.71	$1,202	—
1495–1500	1498	75-80%	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$1,565	-0.63
1210–1825	1506	75-80%	26	92.00–103.00	$97.00	$1,461	-0.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–935	870	85-90%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.46	$761	—
825–1090	948	85-90%	6	45.00–67.50	$60.25	$571	—
1005–1145	1062	85-90%	3	82.00–90.00	$85.53	$908	+3.04
965–1175	1075	85-90%	6	69.00–80.00	$75.66	$813	-6.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1560	1386	65-75%	7	100.00–114.00	$106.54	$1,477	—
1465	1465	65-75%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,861	-9.81
1585	1585	65-75%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,506	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	91.00	$91.00	$737	—
815	815	1	107.00	$107.00	$872	—
1135–1915	1524	4	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$1,561	—
1420–2340	1933	9	107.00–118.00	$112.27	$2,170	—
1985–2325	2144	4	119.00–124.50	$122.31	$2,622	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1435	1363	2	125.00–130.00	$127.63	$1,740	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1670	1503	23	125.00–135.00	$130.06	$1,955	—
1550–1565	1558	2	140.00	$140.00	$2,181	—

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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.