Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

2,555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $227.87/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 520 lb · 113 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $217.69/cwt ≈ $1,256/hd at 577 lb · 87 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.84/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 482 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,555	942	3,306
Feeder cattle	1,396	166	2,269
Slaughter cattle	1,159	776	1,037

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	222.00	$222.00	$544	—
255–295	276	6	210.00–235.00	$220.06	$607	—
300–340	323	17	220.00–271.00	$243.33	$786	+23.60
350–395	379	39	220.00–271.00	$245.49	$930	+20.49
390 fancy	390	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,061	—
400–447	437	38	202.50–262.00	$234.89	$1,026	—
450–499	472	57	202.50–255.00	$230.03	$1,086	+2.72
480 fancy	480	2	263.00	$263.00	$1,262	—
505 fancy	505	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,338	—
500–548	520	112	201.00–255.00	$227.54	$1,183	+7.54
550–599	577	87	197.00–240.00	$217.69	$1,256	—
600–639	619	76	188.00–235.00	$220.39	$1,364	—
651–675	663	12	191.00–196.00	$191.85	$1,272	—
711–730	720	13	190.00–196.00	$194.68	$1,402	—
753–793	768	11	185.00–196.00	$188.12	$1,445	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1055	990	3	91.00–147.00	$126.95	$1,257	—
1195–1390	1287	9	130.00–161.50	$148.53	$1,912	—
1170–1495	1384	9	138.00–158.00	$148.43	$2,054	-14.76
1345–1530	1446	4	172.00–175.00	$173.28	$2,506	+18.28
1135–1708	1467	304	160.00–175.00	$168.14	$2,467	—
1490–1522	1506	8	162.00–164.50	$163.26	$2,459	—
1520	1520	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,098	-34.50
1690	1690	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,535	—
1655–1905	1755	4	150.00–162.00	$157.09	$2,757	—
1885	1885	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	4	200.00	$200.00	$564	—
300–330	320	3	175.00–180.00	$176.56	$565	—
350–395	380	3	185.00–209.00	$198.51	$754	+6.51
415	415	1	206.00	$206.00	$855	+25.11
455–495	478	6	200.00–207.00	$202.48	$968	+26.48
500–545	518	18	175.00–210.00	$204.82	$1,061	+8.83
550–591	576	12	190.00–210.00	$194.93	$1,123	+19.54
605–645	628	41	182.00–210.00	$199.13	$1,251	+18.13
650–690	677	44	174.00–200.00	$192.22	$1,301	+19.22
700–745	724	24	175.00–198.00	$193.73	$1,403	—
755–795	769	7	170.00–192.00	$183.54	$1,411	—
805–845	824	13	160.00–187.00	$176.54	$1,455	—
915	915	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
310–345	322	6	150.00–182.50	$170.20	$548	+2.70
390	390	1	151.00	$151.00	$589	—
430	430	1	171.00	$171.00	$735	—
460–495	478	5	152.50–185.00	$171.88	$822	+20.88
540	540	2	177.00–181.00	$179.00	$967	—
605–635	623	5	151.00–180.00	$165.86	$1,033	-3.14
650–690	669	11	147.50–179.00	$163.91	$1,097	—
725–740	733	2	165.00–167.00	$166.01	$1,217	+11.00
765	765	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	—
916	916	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,328	+3.00
950	950	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,349	—
1215	1215	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,640	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	523	3	203.00–225.00	$212.50	$1,111	—
575–590	583	2	201.00–205.00	$203.03	$1,184	—
635	635	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,270	—
685	685	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,438	—
710	710	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,214	—
755	755	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,450	—
830	830	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	2	157.50	$157.50	$365	—
755	755	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,155	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1040	939	4	140.00–147.50	$143.66	$1,349	—
988–1155	1038	4	100.00–123.00	$109.35	$1,135	-23.47
1100	1100	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,243	—
1020–1265	1143	16	131.00–160.00	$153.04	$1,749	—
1005–1585	1303	236	160.00–174.50	$167.00	$2,176	—
1145–1550	1386	10	152.00–163.50	$157.88	$2,188	—
1426	1426	3	175.75	$175.75	$2,506	—
1670–1705	1688	2	147.00–155.00	$150.96	$2,548	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	328	11	192.50–240.00	$226.58	$743	+36.58
350–385	370	12	190.00–246.00	$212.21	$785	+35.21
403–447	424	56	181.00–242.00	$217.80	$923	+39.80
450–499	482	78	182.00–224.00	$207.84	$1,002	—
505–547	524	47	186.00–213.00	$204.62	$1,072	+23.47
550–593	568	29	181.00–225.00	$197.85	$1,124	+24.85
600–647	613	31	176.00–191.00	$190.25	$1,166	—
659–675	661	8	183.00–188.00	$187.36	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	182.50	$182.50	$438	—
322–340	325	6	180.00–202.00	$198.16	$644	—
350–385	371	11	175.00–206.00	$188.18	$698	+20.68
401–435	414	11	170.00–206.00	$186.76	$773	+20.26
450–485	465	7	170.00–206.00	$184.64	$859	+21.90
500–546	520	60	171.00–206.00	$201.49	$1,048	—
555–593	582	41	172.00–202.00	$193.86	$1,128	+29.80
610–647	627	57	167.00–190.00	$184.51	$1,157	+20.51
650–690	672	13	155.00–187.00	$175.00	$1,176	—
705–735	718	17	170.00–180.00	$177.10	$1,272	—
805	805	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,417	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
252–290	265	3	160.00–165.00	$163.17	$432	—
300–325	314	4	147.50–167.50	$158.58	$498	—
370–395	380	4	147.50–162.50	$153.72	$584	—
405–420	416	5	162.50–175.00	$170.34	$709	—
455–495	470	3	150.00–155.00	$151.98	$714	—
500–540	515	10	140.00–177.00	$164.08	$845	+11.08
550–591	583	5	145.00–158.00	$154.94	$903	—
615–645	630	4	149.00–167.00	$158.84	$1,001	—
690	690	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,042	+4.00
710–730	720	2	143.00–145.00	$144.01	$1,037	-6.49
755	755	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,140	+6.00
800–812	804	6	131.00–150.00	$139.13	$1,119	—
915	915	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,336	—
1010	1010	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,424	+5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	181.00	$181.00	$977	—
590	590	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,068	—
615	615	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,076	—
677	677	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$499	—
440–445	443	2	135.00	$135.00	$598	+7.50
875	875	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,138	+11.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,029	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—
845	845	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,107	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	175.00	$175.00	$604	+40.00
350–355	352	3	147.50–152.50	$150.82	$531	—
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	—
555	555	1	166.00	$166.00	$921	—
600	600	1	159.00	$159.00	$954	—
658–680	662	5	147.00–148.50	$148.19	$981	+2.19
755–780	768	2	112.00–113.00	$112.49	$864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	410	3	187.50–190.00	$188.31	$772	—
455	455	3	195.00	$195.00	$887	+24.22
567	567	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,055	—
610	610	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	207.50	$207.50	$768	—
485	485	1	205.00	$205.00	$994	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	20.00	$20.00	$199	—
885–1220	1104	80-85%	6	87.00–125.50	$108.98	$1,203	+3.84
625–1520	1248	80-85%	23	41.00–87.00	$74.31	$927	-25.49
1145–1530	1262	80-85%	9	78.00–108.00	$92.54	$1,168	—
1015–1810	1320	80-85%	56	65.00–99.00	$87.52	$1,155	-1.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1890	1449	75-80%	35	77.00–106.00	$96.66	$1,401	+12.95
1290–1675	1452	75-80%	3	92.00–110.00	$102.78	$1,492	—
1295–1850	1497	75-80%	24	66.00–94.00	$84.77	$1,269	-19.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–975	967	85-90%	3	97.00–117.00	$108.73	$1,051	—
680–1315	1092	85-90%	19	30.00–74.00	$57.84	$632	-17.82
765–1730	1130	85-90%	33	50.00–87.00	$74.00	$836	—
1150–1200	1175	85-90%	2	95.00–98.00	$96.47	$1,134	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1235	1220	65-75%	2	135.00–145.00	$139.94	$1,707	—
1160–1845	1435	65-75%	10	101.00–122.50	$107.65	$1,545	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–2185	1522	14	60.00–106.00	$90.67	$1,380	-11.76
1600–2050	1861	9	97.00–119.00	$112.85	$2,100	—
2155	2155	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,758	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1310	1290	4	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$1,968	—
1260–1620	1423	9	128.00–143.00	$130.78	$1,861	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,082	—
715	715	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,108	—
760	760	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1185	1123	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,123	—
1290–1555	1410	5	144.00–155.00	$148.73	$2,097	—
1225–1535	1447	27	105.00–138.00	$114.28	$1,654	—
1265–1932	1491	25	129.00–154.50	$138.13	$2,060	—
1565	1565	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,878	-20.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	2	126.00	$126.00	$872	—
735	735	1	121.00	$121.00	$889	—
880	880	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,065	—
950	950	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,121	—

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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.