Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

2,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.17/cwt ≈ $2,048/hd at 886 lb · 316 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.38/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 791 lb · 197 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $272.45/cwt +9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 631 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,720	2,417	2,849
Feeder cattle	1,800	411	1,917
Slaughter cattle	920	1,329	932
Replacement cattle	—	677	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–344	334	14	307.50–351.00	$336.58	$1,124	+29.00
395	395	4	327.00–337.50	$332.25	$1,312	+18.68
418–442	426	17	300.00–334.00	$325.89	$1,388	+20.34
466 fancy	466	9	339.00	$339.00	$1,580	—
454–496	484	37	280.00–339.00	$328.68	$1,591	+43.69
513 fancy	513	5	337.00	$337.00	$1,729	—
500–545	525	71	262.50–326.50	$311.32	$1,634	+33.79
550–598	577	58	263.00–304.00	$285.89	$1,650	+2.14
606 fancy	606	9	282.75	$282.75	$1,713	—
602–645	634	77	251.00–282.50	$271.25	$1,720	+8.72
655–699	683	75	249.00–275.50	$262.54	$1,793	+22.82
700–742	718	72	231.00–261.00	$246.11	$1,767	-5.72
751–798	791	197	231.00–258.00	$252.38	$1,996	+7.78
805–845	814	18	231.00–240.00	$237.10	$1,930	—
859–898	886	316	222.00–240.00	$231.17	$2,048	—
1036	1036	16	208.00	$208.00	$2,155	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1195	1138	3	145.00–161.00	$153.32	$1,745	—
1185	1185	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,014	—
1150–1440	1295	2	182.00–187.00	$184.78	$2,393	—
1120–1480	1340	9	144.00–172.50	$162.39	$2,176	—
1350–1355	1353	2	135.00–138.00	$136.50	$1,847	—
1090–1735	1407	154	170.00–188.50	$179.07	$2,520	+17.43
1270–1755	1461	10	146.00–174.50	$165.88	$2,424	-10.32
1755–1800	1778	2	150.00–176.00	$162.84	$2,895	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	305.00	$305.00	$702	—
300–330	315	2	277.00–290.00	$283.19	$892	—
365–395	383	5	235.00–270.00	$255.53	$979	+5.43
405–440	422	9	232.50–268.00	$250.51	$1,057	—
466–490	481	14	232.50–277.50	$266.61	$1,282	+29.11
505–540	513	16	233.00–289.00	$248.06	$1,273	—
550–580	570	5	232.50–258.00	$247.61	$1,411	+4.52
607–638	627	14	231.00–248.00	$239.26	$1,500	+12.88
670–695	678	7	219.00–243.00	$228.47	$1,549	+7.47
715–745	719	13	221.00–233.00	$227.47	$1,636	+0.47
785	785	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,539	—
800	800	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,696	—
860–878	874	5	202.00–206.00	$205.21	$1,794	-9.80
900–945	930	3	183.00–207.00	$190.74	$1,774	—
990–995	993	2	174.00–186.00	$180.02	$1,788	—
1055	1055	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	231.00	$231.00	$797	—
385	385	2	211.00–231.00	$221.00	$851	—
400	400	1	207.50	$207.50	$830	+1.03
485	485	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,031	—
502–535	516	6	202.50–228.00	$217.77	$1,124	—
645	645	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,387	—
669–695	673	9	182.50–215.00	$207.62	$1,397	+3.68
700	700	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,407	+16.00
760–780	770	2	169.00–182.00	$175.42	$1,351	-15.63
805–840	823	2	186.00–188.00	$186.98	$1,539	—
915	915	2	164.00–171.00	$167.50	$1,533	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622–645	630	3	261.00–272.00	$268.24	$1,690	—
650	650	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,690	—
1020	1020	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,958	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
631	631	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,180	—
920	920	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
550	550	1	151.00	$151.00	$830	—
735–745	740	2	162.50–177.50	$169.95	$1,258	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,709	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	201.00	$201.00	$955	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	13	243.00–285.00	$261.77	$866	+2.13
372–391	382	17	257.00–275.00	$267.62	$1,022	+14.45
405–448	432	67	251.00–277.00	$269.68	$1,165	+20.56
457–495	482	25	241.00–267.00	$255.47	$1,231	-2.36
502–542	521	82	246.00–275.00	$264.47	$1,378	+14.72
550–594	569	58	247.00–261.00	$255.42	$1,453	+16.87
601–645	617	73	223.00–254.00	$244.74	$1,510	+9.74
660–699	679	52	223.00–244.00	$235.82	$1,601	+3.82
700–727	715	47	225.00–235.00	$229.86	$1,643	+5.86
752	752	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,662	±0.00
825	825	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,732	—
920	920	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,757	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–995	977	3	172.00–175.00	$173.32	$1,693	—
835–1290	1064	4	90.00–116.00	$108.54	$1,155	—
1000–1475	1187	21	139.50–173.00	$164.63	$1,954	+3.73
1190	1190	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,934	+1.60
1235	1235	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,248	—
1005–1640	1301	178	170.00–187.00	$178.86	$2,327	+2.61
1120–1595	1346	17	150.00–175.00	$164.90	$2,220	-11.35
1695	1695	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,797	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	3	239.00–245.00	$242.12	$770	+22.12
360–395	379	5	235.00–252.00	$241.50	$915	+1.85
430–445	438	9	223.00–243.00	$237.73	$1,041	+8.54
455–480	467	3	220.00–238.00	$228.25	$1,066	+0.80
501–545	517	9	213.00–235.00	$228.65	$1,182	+4.20
550–590	566	22	222.50–237.00	$233.47	$1,321	—
605–646	625	13	195.00–229.00	$218.80	$1,368	+1.17
655–693	672	9	203.00–225.00	$219.26	$1,473	+4.77
700–710	701	9	192.50–222.00	$195.82	$1,373	-14.18
717	717	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,556	+7.00
755–790	766	6	194.00–201.00	$196.51	$1,505	-15.49
880	880	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	175.00	$175.00	$438	—
330	330	1	215.00	$215.00	$710	+50.00
400–430	415	2	172.00–215.00	$192.72	$800	+11.49
465–490	476	12	180.00–205.00	$200.67	$955	-5.38
525–545	535	2	185.00–201.00	$193.15	$1,033	-11.20
580	580	2	202.00–217.00	$209.50	$1,215	+7.87
620	620	1	159.00	$159.00	$986	-16.06
730–745	738	2	159.00–193.00	$176.17	$1,300	+2.86
775–785	780	2	171.00–174.00	$172.51	$1,346	+35.01
800–827	810	8	151.00–177.00	$172.67	$1,399	—
885–892	889	4	131.00–149.00	$137.49	$1,222	—
900–910	905	2	162.00–184.00	$172.94	$1,565	+1.94

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,328	—
717	717	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,542	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	—
400	400	1	151.00	$151.00	$604	-1.50
520	520	1	131.00	$131.00	$681	—
595	595	1	140.00	$140.00	$833	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,148	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445 unweaned	445	1	190.00	$190.00	$846	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,071	—
657–670	664	4	172.50–181.00	$176.71	$1,173	-2.00
705	705	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,191	—
842	842	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,111	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	-22.66
845	845	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,529	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,150	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1315	1152	80-85%	6	114.00–137.50	$120.16	$1,384	—
880–1625	1234	80-85%	77	103.00–114.00	$108.83	$1,343	—
865–1620	1287	80-85%	31	79.00–102.00	$93.99	$1,210	-10.81
1250–1585	1382	80-85%	3	115.00–117.00	$116.07	$1,604	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,503	—
1235–1715	1458	75-80%	15	99.00–113.00	$108.04	$1,575	+3.77
1165–2110	1546	75-80%	59	111.00–125.00	$118.28	$1,829	—
1580–1665	1623	75-80%	2	126.00–128.00	$127.03	$2,062	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1310	1014	85-90%	16	57.50–83.00	$74.28	$753	-0.14
820–1375	1096	85-90%	30	84.00–97.00	$90.94	$997	+4.31
925–1225	1114	85-90%	10	96.00–110.00	$101.57	$1,131	+4.07
1205	1205	85-90%	1	22.50	$22.50	$271	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	65-75%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,245	—
1475–1605	1553	65-75%	3	130.00–141.00	$133.73	$2,077	—
1455–1785	1620	65-75%	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,430	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–2695	1541	17	67.50–127.00	$107.09	$1,650	—
1555–2015	1773	3	129.00–141.00	$134.13	$2,378	—
1340–2155	1851	5	149.50–159.00	$153.51	$2,841	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,022	+10.42
1315–1410	1350	3	110.00–120.00	$116.73	$1,576	-10.27
1275–1795	1448	38	140.00–159.00	$146.82	$2,126	—
1345–1645	1468	9	125.00–144.00	$133.01	$1,953	—
1755	1755	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,369	—

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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.