Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

3,015 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $310.63/cwt +11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 667 lb · 129 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.20/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 568 lb · 113 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.88/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 625 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,015	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,237	—
300–347	331	9	400.00–435.00	$420.20	$1,391	—
350–390	383	15	380.00–450.00	$432.99	$1,658	+24.48
402–430 fancy	421	7	420.00–445.00	$427.29	$1,799	—
400–445	429	46	335.00–417.50	$386.76	$1,659	-16.57
457 fancy	457	2	402.50	$402.50	$1,839	—
450–492	476	30	332.50–390.00	$364.03	$1,733	+2.49
500–538	524	64	332.00–382.50	$350.55	$1,837	-1.98
550–597	575	75	330.00–362.50	$349.31	$2,009	+13.79
600	600	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,815	-8.61
615	615	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,830	-13.61
603–645 fancy	619	16	319.00–349.00	$337.27	$2,088	—
602–641	620	77	290.00–331.00	$315.52	$1,956	+4.41
650	650	3	296.00	$296.00	$1,924	-3.44
653–695	667	122	293.00–321.00	$310.72	$2,073	+11.28
683 fancy	683	4	319.00	$319.00	$2,179	—
702	702	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,966	-4.73
700–748	720	93	280.00–311.00	$299.62	$2,157	+14.89
755–796	778	74	251.00–287.50	$275.99	$2,147	-10.97
800–840	824	46	262.00–270.00	$266.06	$2,192	+8.49
864–885	867	80	259.00–279.00	$273.96	$2,375	+14.16
918–939	922	81	241.00–261.00	$257.18	$2,371	+19.55
1000–1035	1018	2	227.50	$227.50	$2,316	—
1065	1065	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,423	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	+55.00
350–395	376	6	330.00–395.00	$360.33	$1,355	-3.49
405–447	421	12	305.00–367.00	$336.75	$1,418	+14.19
450–495	467	10	315.00–355.00	$327.48	$1,529	+0.74
505–545	525	32	310.00–345.00	$330.67	$1,736	+10.35
550–595	577	43	300.00–349.00	$318.74	$1,839	-3.13
600–649	625	50	276.00–303.00	$288.79	$1,805	+14.02
650–690	677	20	265.00–291.00	$279.68	$1,893	+13.64
700–742	730	33	261.00–277.50	$271.01	$1,978	+10.56
750	750	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,100	+29.89
757–772	766	22	253.00–282.50	$265.09	$2,031	+14.98
800–845	825	6	242.50–264.00	$251.83	$2,078	+13.83
825	825	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,062	+12.00
875–891	890	31	233.00–252.50	$242.98	$2,163	+4.69
1010	1010	1	223.00	$223.00	$2,252	+22.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088–1632	1271	11	172.00–198.00	$190.41	$2,420	—
1180–1665	1427	39	140.00–204.50	$196.90	$2,810	—
1020–1705	1452	202	195.00–216.00	$205.37	$2,982	—
1315–1585	1477	7	207.00–212.00	$209.59	$3,096	—
1730–1820	1775	2	170.00–194.00	$182.30	$3,236	-4.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,093	+32.50
390	390	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,228	+30.41
405–430	411	7	290.00–307.50	$303.16	$1,246	+25.26
450–495	477	10	275.00–314.00	$300.55	$1,434	+25.80
525–545	538	11	282.50–310.00	$300.90	$1,619	+25.90
550–587	578	17	252.50–312.50	$292.22	$1,689	+5.69
580	580	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,479	-31.53
610	610	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,540	+2.91
600–645	626	5	252.00–272.50	$262.74	$1,645	+13.15
655–695	674	8	200.00–272.50	$242.62	$1,635	+9.63
705–725	710	4	213.00–232.50	$227.52	$1,615	-15.48
770	770	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,825	—
760–795	777	5	200.00–252.50	$223.71	$1,738	—
800–805	803	2	230.00–241.00	$235.48	$1,891	—
880	880	1	238.00	$238.00	$2,094	+43.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–607	604	9	318.00–323.00	$320.79	$1,938	—
657	657	2	311.00	$311.00	$2,043	+21.00
772	772	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,277	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,049	—
885	885	2	242.00	$242.00	$2,142	—
913	913	3	240.00	$240.00	$2,191	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	265.00	$265.00	$928	—
515–520	518	2	230.00–245.00	$237.54	$1,230	—
550–560	555	2	235.00–251.00	$242.93	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	230.00–262.50	$246.07	$1,083	-36.43
565–580	573	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,432	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,159	—
565	565	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,624	—
870	870	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,696	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,466	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,786	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	3	372.50	$372.50	$998	—
300–335	323	5	352.50–367.50	$360.81	$1,165	+25.81
350–397	378	34	347.50–370.00	$359.36	$1,358	-0.64
402–449	435	51	322.50–370.00	$349.30	$1,519	+9.27
452–454 fancy	454	21	360.00	$360.00	$1,634	—
450–498	475	77	317.50–352.50	$334.16	$1,587	+9.74
500–546	520	84	300.00–335.00	$325.28	$1,691	+15.41
550–585	568	108	290.00–328.00	$307.43	$1,746	+7.63
570 fancy	570	5	347.50	$347.50	$1,981	—
600–647	625	101	247.50–293.00	$277.88	$1,737	+4.44
650–695	663	86	244.00–287.50	$272.22	$1,805	+11.34
710–728	722	50	242.00–264.00	$259.24	$1,872	+2.98
755–792	779	10	251.00–253.00	$251.19	$1,957	-3.51
795	795	2	257.50	$257.50	$2,047	—
810–820	815	2	224.00–247.50	$235.82	$1,922	-5.18
860–882	877	9	219.00–232.00	$229.17	$2,010	—
930	930	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,962	-8.00
985	985	13	212.00	$212.00	$2,088	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,341	-34.00
1040–1100	1060	3	182.00–198.00	$187.53	$1,988	—
1225	1225	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,623	-62.00
1010–1630	1313	178	196.00–214.00	$205.56	$2,699	-1.76
1035–1640	1318	40	190.00–202.50	$198.00	$2,610	-9.32
1280–1450	1385	5	208.00–215.00	$210.28	$2,912	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–295	286	4	345.00	$345.00	$987	—
316–340	322	5	342.50–355.00	$346.64	$1,116	+19.06
350–387	373	7	305.00–355.00	$330.42	$1,232	+26.52
403–445	419	5	290.00–320.00	$307.85	$1,290	-5.15
450–490	474	15	290.00–315.00	$304.03	$1,441	+6.88
500–547	520	16	269.00–312.50	$284.00	$1,477	+1.64
550–597	569	31	231.00–312.50	$277.03	$1,576	-0.60
608–645	615	5	250.00–270.00	$254.19	$1,563	+2.36
620 unweaned	620	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,407	—
657	657	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,528	-12.31
650–693	676	11	221.00–242.00	$235.39	$1,591	-9.42
715	715	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	+15.81
705–735	721	10	230.00–245.00	$238.81	$1,722	+4.62
770–782	780	10	222.50–238.00	$235.38	$1,836	+14.38
790	790	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,817	—
810	810	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,758	-2.11
810–820	818	6	216.00–225.00	$217.48	$1,779	-1.63
857–895	870	3	211.00–235.00	$219.23	$1,907	+8.23
945	945	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	280.00	$280.00	$602	—
270–280	274	4	292.50–317.50	$302.48	$829	+17.48
320	320	2	290.00–302.50	$296.25	$948	+10.31
380–390	383	5	273.00–307.50	$292.98	$1,122	—
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	+0.25
465–495	476	6	282.50–287.50	$285.61	$1,360	+38.11
500–545	526	11	245.00–275.00	$263.95	$1,388	+16.95
550–590	571	13	225.00–272.50	$254.74	$1,455	+7.95
650–695	673	2	200.00–240.00	$220.67	$1,485	-13.57
710	710	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,491	+7.50
745	745	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	-2.50
835	835	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,649	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	—
630	630	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,717	—
890	890	5	230.00	$230.00	$2,047	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,722	—
730	730	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,788	—
790	790	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,762	—
970	970	1	209.00	$209.00	$2,027	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	200.00	$200.00	$650	—
485	485	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,079	—
540	540	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,120	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–570	563	2	242.00–272.50	$257.05	$1,447	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,401	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,322	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	210.00	$210.00	$588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,363	—
350–396	382	7	350.00–385.00	$362.10	$1,383	—
410	410	2	392.50	$392.50	$1,609	—
571–577	575	24	319.00–320.00	$319.37	$1,836	—
643	643	14	290.00	$290.00	$1,865	—
655	655	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	—
717	717	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	390.00	$390.00	$936	—
415	415	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,307	+67.50
487–490	489	5	301.00–305.00	$303.41	$1,484	—
547	547	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,586	+19.00
555–570	563	2	265.00–270.00	$267.47	$1,506	-2.78
633	633	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,614	+5.00
707	707	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,555	-8.76
760–780	770	2	183.00–199.00	$191.10	$1,471	-28.38
955	955	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–440	439	4	335.00–360.00	$341.27	$1,498	+8.77
460	460	2	302.50–315.00	$308.75	$1,420	-7.35
520	520	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,508	-7.40
605	605	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,709	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1300	1144	80-85%	7	132.50–172.50	$152.73	$1,747	—
1045–1630	1339	80-85%	23	87.50–132.00	$117.49	$1,573	+4.49
1230–1530	1356	80-85%	5	145.00–151.00	$147.32	$1,998	—
1180–1625	1376	80-85%	18	110.00–143.00	$136.86	$1,883	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1750	1532	75-80%	17	100.00–145.00	$135.86	$2,081	—
1195–1940	1551	75-80%	31	130.00–158.50	$149.42	$2,318	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	10.00	$10.00	$84	—
855–1294	1053	85-90%	12	40.00–102.50	$82.73	$871	—
1115	1115	85-90%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,371	+23.89
930–1450	1194	85-90%	9	100.00–120.00	$113.65	$1,357	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1840	1659	4	162.00–179.00	$169.48	$2,812	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–2015	1514	16	85.00–170.00	$141.27	$2,139	—
1435–2205	1767	14	172.50–185.00	$179.00	$3,163	—
1900–2160	2083	4	187.50–192.00	$190.20	$3,962	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1335	1223	3	178.00–180.00	$179.31	$2,193	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1458	1426	7	180.00–188.00	$182.63	$2,604	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1850	1850	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,739	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	197.50	$197.50	$602	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	14	312.00	$312.00	$774	—
350–397	385	12	288.00	$288.00	$1,109	—
412	412	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,026	—
480	480	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,210	—
587	587	20	260.00	$260.00	$1,526	—
625	625	15	247.00	$247.00	$1,544	—
751	751	15	200.00	$200.00	$1,502	—
998	998	12	180.00	$180.00	$1,796	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	202.50	$202.50	$587	—
355	355	1	230.00	$230.00	$816	—
503–524	511	14	200.00–219.00	$212.03	$1,083	—
575	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	—
640	640	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,190	—
650	650	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,056	—
717	717	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,255	—
790	790	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,481	—
885	885	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	—
1094	1094	12	168.00	$168.00	$1,838	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,677	—
1355–1484	1452	21	160.00–170.00	$164.32	$2,386	-10.68
1415–1520	1468	4	172.00–175.00	$172.78	$2,536	+4.15

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	200.00	$200.00	$750	—

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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.