Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

3,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.44/cwt +32.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 562 lb · 133 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $324.57/cwt +26.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 476 lb · 130 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.58/cwt +6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 726 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,127	1,684	2,555
Feeder cattle	2,137	872	1,396
Slaughter cattle	990	812	1,159

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	+22.50
305–346	328	28	305.00–355.00	$337.16	$1,106	—
355–398	379	46	300.00–367.50	$347.30	$1,316	+30.14
400–447	426	55	283.00–350.00	$325.48	$1,387	+10.61
450–497	475	115	287.00–353.00	$319.95	$1,520	+21.90
480 fancy	480	15	360.00	$360.00	$1,728	—
510–528 fancy	524	5	330.00–331.00	$330.81	$1,733	—
500–546	529	91	265.00–337.00	$317.32	$1,679	+52.32
550–598	575	104	267.00–327.00	$295.85	$1,701	+24.45
600–646	622	60	262.00–300.00	$279.68	$1,740	+13.63
638 fancy	638	23	280.00	$280.00	$1,786	—
652–697	670	63	251.00–286.00	$271.83	$1,821	+22.66
700–739	726	128	236.00–274.00	$256.58	$1,863	+6.90
776–791	787	37	246.00–261.00	$257.73	$2,028	+12.73
806–835	816	22	232.00–240.00	$238.20	$1,944	+17.20
850	850	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,938	+15.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	282	5	259.00–307.50	$287.89	$812	-7.11
305–348	329	13	260.00–317.50	$285.32	$939	+10.36
355–390	379	11	263.00–310.00	$286.89	$1,087	+21.89
408–440	424	11	235.00–295.00	$264.92	$1,123	+29.92
455–492	476	15	235.00–292.50	$260.69	$1,241	+5.69
500–545	518	26	239.00–295.00	$267.00	$1,383	+20.15
555–598	584	42	223.00–285.00	$265.81	$1,552	+23.47
600–645	623	39	223.00–271.00	$251.61	$1,568	—
660–665	663	2	245.00–250.00	$247.49	$1,641	+25.83
650–699	687	46	230.00–252.50	$243.01	$1,669	+21.35
712–748	729	15	220.00–260.00	$242.80	$1,770	+28.68
755–790	776	6	220.00–230.00	$225.88	$1,753	+10.08
815–830	817	17	209.00–247.50	$241.82	$1,976	+56.82
850–890	870	2	201.00–232.50	$216.39	$1,883	—
975	975	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,828	-5.51

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1055	1043	2	115.00–123.00	$119.05	$1,242	—
1140–1445	1233	11	160.00–182.50	$171.44	$2,114	—
1390	1390	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,807	-43.85
1265–1615	1423	11	165.00–178.00	$171.85	$2,445	—
1145–1840	1453	216	175.00–193.00	$183.03	$2,659	—
1425–1570	1467	5	187.00–188.00	$187.80	$2,755	—
1675	1675	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,848	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207–230	221	5	195.00–232.00	$218.13	$482	—
279	279	1	190.00	$190.00	$530	-65.00
327	327	2	185.00	$185.00	$605	—
385	385	1	250.00	$250.00	$962	—
460	460	2	202.50–222.00	$212.25	$976	—
500–545	521	4	215.00–240.00	$227.46	$1,185	—
550–595	579	4	207.50–237.50	$221.89	$1,285	+47.89
605–647	633	9	181.00–227.50	$217.73	$1,378	+29.96
700	700	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,281	+15.50
750	750	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,519	+21.50
775–797	790	5	191.00–222.50	$211.64	$1,672	+30.64
810	810	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,604	+26.00
875	875	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,531	-2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,034	—
600	600	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,575	—
660	660	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,600	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,305	—
565	565	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,709	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	3	292.50–340.00	$311.42	$863	+21.42
305–346	332	14	257.00–317.50	$285.26	$947	+2.15
363 fancy	363	3	347.50	$347.50	$1,261	—
350–380	371	27	279.00–345.00	$301.48	$1,118	+24.87
418 fancy	418	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,411	—
400–445	424	47	245.00–322.50	$306.66	$1,300	+33.49
450–497	475	61	255.00–305.00	$292.24	$1,388	+32.30
510–535 fancy	524	33	289.00–330.00	$307.15	$1,609	—
500–549	528	61	260.00–297.50	$278.09	$1,468	+24.69
550–590	562	133	241.00–300.00	$274.44	$1,542	+32.19
605–635	619	29	235.00–266.00	$252.43	$1,563	+14.45
655–692	675	65	230.00–250.00	$241.80	$1,632	+10.80
703–725	715	15	235.00–242.50	$236.46	$1,691	—
750–784	763	20	231.00–247.00	$237.09	$1,809	+16.09
801–805	803	9	224.00–231.00	$227.23	$1,825	+25.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	275.00–307.50	$291.42	$708	+33.92
250–285	268	5	235.00–295.00	$265.21	$711	—
315	315	2	251.00–302.50	$276.75	$872	—
356–395	376	20	255.00–285.00	$272.46	$1,024	+35.15
405–440	420	12	250.00–280.00	$261.67	$1,099	+21.81
455–495	481	24	221.00–280.00	$252.78	$1,216	+17.74
500–548	525	32	240.00–267.50	$253.55	$1,331	+24.22
550–595	572	23	230.00–272.50	$246.52	$1,410	+34.07
600–642	619	42	209.00–247.50	$237.58	$1,471	+22.58
668 fancy	668	12	239.00	$239.00	$1,597	—
650–697	676	35	211.00–252.50	$232.67	$1,573	+20.48
712–745	727	12	212.50–230.00	$225.58	$1,640	+20.33
753–797	775	22	197.00–230.00	$219.20	$1,699	+3.95
810–840	823	3	204.00–225.00	$217.21	$1,788	+34.71
933	933	53	180.50	$180.50	$1,684	—
1011	1011	5	182.50	$182.50	$1,845	+32.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1065	982	5	122.50–170.00	$151.15	$1,484	—
1090–1345	1169	7	154.00–179.00	$169.81	$1,985	—
1100–1590	1298	16	160.00–182.00	$170.04	$2,207	-4.04
1065–1580	1323	196	175.00–193.00	$182.13	$2,410	—
1280–1500	1419	4	188.00–190.00	$188.51	$2,675	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	170.00–202.50	$187.43	$515	—
370	370	4	195.00	$195.00	$722	—
433	433	5	185.00	$185.00	$801	—
455–490	479	5	200.00–222.50	$207.64	$995	—
540	540	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,066	+7.50
565–585	573	3	142.50–222.50	$195.29	$1,119	—
600–645	623	11	202.50–227.50	$218.72	$1,363	+64.72
650–670	660	2	215.00–221.00	$218.05	$1,439	+55.38
700	700	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,348	+22.50
710–740	723	3	177.00–225.00	$207.44	$1,500	+37.44
782	782	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,564	+11.64
955	955	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,528	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	292.50	$292.50	$1,442	—
577	577	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,457	—
705	705	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,650	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	220.00–235.00	$227.50	$569	—
300–310	305	2	257.50–307.50	$282.09	$860	—
390–395	393	2	260.00–290.00	$274.90	$1,080	—
400	400	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	—
460–465	463	2	227.50–300.00	$263.95	$1,222	+4.32
505–545	522	5	252.00–272.50	$264.05	$1,378	—
575	575	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,397	+28.28
622–635	626	3	222.50–252.00	$242.03	$1,515	—
705	705	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,713	—
772	772	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,861	—
872–892	880	7	174.00–182.00	$176.46	$1,553	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	—
646	646	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	—
720	720	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,246	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1235	1070	80-85%	7	121.00–170.00	$153.91	$1,647	—
890–1690	1273	80-85%	43	109.00–121.00	$114.79	$1,461	+9.57
1000–1650	1335	80-85%	24	80.00–109.00	$101.59	$1,356	—
1215–1500	1354	80-85%	8	121.00–125.00	$122.95	$1,665	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1795	1526	75-80%	20	104.00–122.00	$113.94	$1,739	-11.89
1255–2045	1571	75-80%	40	122.00–134.00	$127.80	$2,008	+12.84
1645–1860	1733	75-80%	3	135.00	$135.00	$2,340	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1215	996	85-90%	5	77.50–87.50	$80.74	$804	—
750–1470	1002	85-90%	14	92.50–106.00	$98.96	$992	-6.80
1055–1070	1063	85-90%	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$1,196	—
1315	1315	85-90%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,479	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1595	1466	65-75%	6	150.00–160.00	$154.39	$2,263	—
1310–1750	1584	65-75%	7	135.00–148.00	$139.92	$2,216	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
666	666	3	127.50	$127.50	$849	—
930–1465	1195	5	110.00–122.00	$117.60	$1,405	—
1370–2350	1674	17	127.00–141.00	$135.77	$2,273	—
1592–2130	1850	12	144.00–162.50	$150.00	$2,775	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,116	—
609	609	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,340	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,769	—
868	868	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,779	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,238	—
1250–1445	1323	17	145.00–150.00	$146.33	$1,936	—
1185–1395	1329	9	130.00–143.00	$137.66	$1,830	—
1215–1495	1371	4	120.00–137.00	$133.23	$1,827	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	20	245.00	$245.00	$1,345	—
665	665	5	202.50	$202.50	$1,347	—

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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.