Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

2,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $255.78/cwt ≈ $2,087/hd at 816 lb · 188 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.33/cwt ≈ $2,154/hd at 889 lb · 188 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $330.48/cwt +30.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 529 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,751	1,179	3,912
Feeder cattle	1,789	211	2,759
Slaughter cattle	962	968	1,153

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	3	330.00–365.00	$345.12	$949	—
300–327	322	8	362.50–372.50	$366.27	$1,179	—
361–382	371	19	340.00–375.00	$346.48	$1,285	+11.48
408–446	425	16	307.50–352.50	$329.99	$1,402	-1.16
445 fancy	445	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,591	—
451–496	477	36	300.00–350.00	$326.21	$1,556	-2.37
500–546	528	78	293.00–339.00	$329.18	$1,738	+29.02
535 fancy	535	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,846	—
555–593	572	45	293.00–338.00	$312.89	$1,790	+15.39
600–638	625	61	270.00–307.00	$300.32	$1,877	—
650–695	669	66	265.00–293.50	$285.59	$1,911	+18.50
732–735	733	17	258.00–270.00	$260.12	$1,907	—
752–796	770	70	250.00–261.00	$255.29	$1,966	-7.21
800–841	816	188	239.00–260.00	$255.78	$2,087	—
880–894	889	188	242.00–243.00	$242.33	$2,154	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–940	875	4	146.00–160.00	$151.30	$1,324	—
1020	1020	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,326	—
1207	1207	2	186.00	$186.00	$2,245	+85.00
1240–1425	1311	4	192.00–195.00	$193.30	$2,534	—
1130–1545	1334	20	150.00–179.00	$169.39	$2,260	—
1275–1505	1381	8	150.00–180.00	$171.49	$2,368	-5.77
1075–1675	1441	193	180.00–194.00	$187.56	$2,703	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–297	287	4	295.00–317.50	$306.63	$880	—
370–391	386	20	271.00–322.50	$304.69	$1,176	—
405–445	438	11	262.50–293.00	$283.71	$1,243	—
455–495	474	16	261.00–291.00	$281.11	$1,332	—
500–545	526	12	251.00–291.00	$272.45	$1,433	-47.55
550–595	571	37	245.00–293.00	$279.31	$1,595	+6.83
605–645	626	9	232.50–269.00	$252.55	$1,581	—
651–698	674	27	231.00–277.00	$259.13	$1,747	+44.13
700	700	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,575	-25.11
700–745	718	17	220.00–252.00	$239.76	$1,721	-10.35
760–791	780	21	210.00–246.00	$227.00	$1,771	-4.44
811–845	825	15	210.00–233.00	$223.31	$1,842	—
870–885	878	2	216.00–217.00	$216.50	$1,901	-3.50
919	919	8	217.00	$217.00	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277 unweaned	277	2	255.00	$255.00	$706	—
290	290	1	290.00	$290.00	$841	—
410–435	423	2	212.50–232.50	$222.20	$940	—
465	465	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,174	—
525	525	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,208	—
595	595	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,354	—
605	605	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,346	—
675	675	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,485	—
748	748	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,578	—
765	765	2	192.00–205.00	$198.50	$1,519	—
830	830	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,635	—
865	865	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,708	—
870	870	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,583	—
1010	1010	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,535	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,447	—
730	730	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,759	—
770	770	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,725	—
800–825	806	9	221.00–223.00	$222.78	$1,796	—
930	930	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,739	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653	653	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	215.00	$215.00	$742	—
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	—
565	565	1	167.00	$167.00	$944	—
785	785	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,996	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	4	304.00–375.00	$349.18	$995	—
320–340	330	9	315.00–322.50	$318.95	$1,053	-13.55
374–398	387	31	301.00–347.00	$332.42	$1,286	+25.78
400–447	423	13	280.00–317.00	$295.77	$1,251	-7.62
450–490	469	15	269.00–293.00	$281.72	$1,321	+1.78
500–545	518	39	271.00–307.00	$290.52	$1,505	+16.52
527–534 fancy	530	38	310.00–317.00	$314.40	$1,666	—
550–596	579	81	269.00–285.00	$275.12	$1,593	+10.12
600	600	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,485	-7.50
600–647	616	72	241.00–278.00	$269.06	$1,657	+14.06
654–695	687	50	237.00–257.00	$244.07	$1,677	-2.68
705–746	721	57	225.00–256.00	$235.82	$1,700	-3.18
758	758	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,683	—
760–784	777	16	214.00–237.00	$231.40	$1,798	—
810–835	826	4	211.00–226.00	$220.56	$1,822	—
826	826	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,776	—
858–890	865	8	192.00–214.00	$202.05	$1,748	—
1021–1040	1034	12	192.00–193.50	$192.49	$1,990	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1010	988	2	167.50–172.50	$169.94	$1,679	—
1020	1020	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,306	-65.74
1060	1060	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,304	—
1210–1335	1270	5	166.00–179.00	$172.13	$2,186	-4.60
1170–1575	1326	11	150.00–181.00	$174.97	$2,320	—
1010–1700	1327	179	180.00–194.00	$187.69	$2,491	—
1396	1396	7	195.00	$195.00	$2,722	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	295.00–310.00	$302.50	$847	—
335–342	341	6	262.50–282.50	$273.72	$933	—
350–388	374	10	245.00–299.00	$280.49	$1,049	—
406–445	429	11	247.50–273.00	$268.26	$1,151	—
450–496	478	28	237.50–275.00	$257.07	$1,229	-14.83
508–540	519	19	232.00–269.00	$252.88	$1,312	+12.88
550–595	579	26	239.00–270.00	$258.39	$1,496	—
600–638	619	10	210.00–257.00	$239.00	$1,479	+11.50
660–698	686	43	224.00–247.00	$231.91	$1,591	—
687	687	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,608	—
705–730	715	10	207.00–227.50	$221.17	$1,581	—
775	775	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,682	—
800–846	826	26	202.00–210.00	$208.55	$1,723	—
852	852	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,806	+14.50
865	865	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,782	+8.50
945	945	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,881	—
950	950	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–232	228	3	240.00–265.00	$256.96	$586	—
265–286	281	4	240.00–273.00	$265.21	$745	—
330	330	1	235.00	$235.00	$776	—
370	370	1	212.50	$212.50	$786	—
437	437	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,016	—
495	495	4	210.00–237.50	$216.88	$1,074	—
510–535	521	4	182.50–221.00	$203.85	$1,062	-1.15
565	565	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,201	—
690–695	693	2	190.00–197.50	$193.74	$1,343	—
705–735	720	3	185.00–212.50	$199.72	$1,438	—
760	760	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,634	—
865	865	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,566	—
1245	1245	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,606	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,398	—
680	680	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,652	—
745	745	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,684	—
755	755	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,669	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	135.00	$135.00	$729	—
715	715	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,459	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,527	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–547	533	6	247.50–255.00	$251.20	$1,339	-18.80
585	585	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,360	—
675	675	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,502	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	682	3	185.00–212.50	$203.69	$1,389	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,457	—
1170–1945	1495	75-80%	31	118.00–132.00	$127.45	$1,905	—
1315–2050	1580	75-80%	57	132.00–144.00	$137.67	$2,175	-2.00
1695–1820	1737	75-80%	3	146.00	$146.00	$2,536	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1145	1050	80-85%	7	137.00–185.00	$161.76	$1,698	—
910–1485	1261	80-85%	34	119.00–130.00	$125.28	$1,580	+1.11
1060–1545	1271	80-85%	22	105.00–118.00	$113.51	$1,443	+2.81
1065–1525	1324	80-85%	8	131.00–142.00	$133.78	$1,771	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	85-90%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,172	+2.47
785–1265	1080	85-90%	5	90.00–102.50	$98.55	$1,064	—
865–1430	1103	85-90%	19	105.00–115.00	$109.44	$1,207	+5.20

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1730	1482	65-75%	6	150.00–175.00	$161.57	$2,394	+16.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1820	1430	12	120.00–142.50	$135.11	$1,932	—
1425–2205	1789	14	145.00–160.00	$152.91	$2,736	—
1685–2185	1857	9	160.00–174.00	$165.14	$3,067	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1205	1200	2	142.00–165.00	$153.45	$1,841	+28.45
1155–1455	1279	12	157.00–185.00	$179.59	$2,297	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,906	—
1395	1395	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,065	-15.12
1390–1555	1469	4	170.00–183.00	$178.24	$2,618	+38.24

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	85-90%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,277	+6.82
1445	1445	80-85%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,662	-6.94

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	2	164.00	$164.00	$2,427	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,940	+20.29
1305–1880	1515	34	145.00–168.00	$153.11	$2,320	—

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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.