Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.04/cwt +17.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 619 lb · 61 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.32/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 679 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.18/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 521 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,530	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026–1150	1056	5	160.00–194.00	$186.19	$1,966	—
1060–1350	1218	27	162.50–200.00	$188.97	$2,302	—
1225–1550	1423	6	185.00–200.00	$190.13	$2,706	-6.77
1110–1840	1455	222	195.00–214.50	$206.05	$2,998	+0.68
1420–1550	1470	3	140.00–180.00	$156.39	$2,299	-53.20
1645–1825	1713	11	160.00–200.00	$184.60	$3,162	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–362	361	11	400.00–425.00	$417.52	$1,507	-15.47
410	410	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,496	-21.76
460–486	468	20	360.00–405.00	$395.42	$1,851	+31.39
501–528	521	17	351.00–383.00	$361.22	$1,882	+10.67
571–572	571	39	358.00–364.00	$362.92	$2,072	+13.61
605–649	631	28	305.00–327.50	$321.20	$2,027	+5.68
652–688	679	50	294.00–320.00	$315.32	$2,141	+4.60
700–749	729	9	264.00–280.00	$269.68	$1,966	-29.94
755–794	790	9	264.00–271.00	$270.26	$2,135	-5.73
816	816	4	266.00	$266.00	$2,171	-0.06
874	874	13	267.00	$267.00	$2,334	-6.96
915	915	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,150	-22.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376–397	385	6	357.50–381.00	$368.25	$1,418	+7.92
410–425	417	3	337.50–372.50	$350.22	$1,460	+13.47
505–515	511	6	325.00–345.00	$337.41	$1,724	+6.74
560–585	571	8	319.00–347.00	$337.52	$1,927	+18.78
640	640	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,542	-47.79
687	687	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,793	-18.68
725	725	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,958	-1.01
785	785	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,955	-16.09
810–841	835	5	231.00–250.00	$246.31	$2,057	-5.52
1065	1065	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,183	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,008	—
475	475	1	301.00	$301.00	$1,430	+0.45
525–535	530	2	270.00–283.00	$276.56	$1,466	-24.34
580–593	590	4	283.00–300.00	$295.82	$1,745	+40.82
650	650	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,544	-5.12

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,506	+19.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	385	7	350.00–365.00	$355.73	$1,370	-3.63
400–446	430	16	325.00–357.00	$347.82	$1,496	-1.48
452–483	465	16	325.00–341.00	$331.42	$1,541	-2.74
510–540	521	48	303.00–348.00	$325.18	$1,694	-0.10
600–640	618	30	260.00–294.00	$288.88	$1,785	+11.00
620 fancy	620	31	301.00	$301.00	$1,866	—
660–680	672	30	258.00–262.00	$261.37	$1,756	-10.85
736–739	738	11	261.00–264.00	$262.36	$1,936	+3.12
827	827	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,828	-14.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	2	172.50–190.00	$181.25	$1,658	+36.25
965–1050	1008	2	122.00–152.00	$137.63	$1,387	—
990–1025	1008	2	191.00–194.00	$192.53	$1,941	—
1045	1045	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,662	—
987–1455	1148	10	157.00–202.00	$182.66	$2,097	—
1200–1605	1328	12	185.00–198.00	$195.38	$2,595	-2.62
1120–1650	1355	139	195.00–215.50	$205.17	$2,780	-5.11
1420	1420	1	209.00	$209.00	$2,968	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–397	389	6	325.00–332.50	$329.52	$1,282	-0.90
475–490	485	3	281.00–312.00	$301.88	$1,464	-2.15
511–535	523	8	281.00–287.00	$284.03	$1,485	+0.03
565–595	579	20	251.00–290.00	$280.18	$1,622	+3.15
600–640	620	2	232.00–233.00	$232.48	$1,441	-21.71
650–685	668	2	226.00–240.00	$232.82	$1,555	-2.57

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	290.00	$290.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,321	-32.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1845	1399	(<2 yrs)	N/A	69	2,200.00–7,900.00	$4,963.65	—
1380–1840	1624	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	2,600.00–6,650.00	$4,113.93	—
1985	1985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1865	1601	75-80%	31	111.00–140.00	$133.11	$2,131	—
1420–2050	1630	75-80%	40	125.00–153.00	$144.57	$2,356	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1425	1154	80-85%	9	140.00–185.00	$161.81	$1,867	—
995–1525	1311	80-85%	29	110.00–143.00	$134.30	$1,761	+16.81
965–1940	1319	80-85%	22	100.00–131.00	$123.03	$1,623	+5.54
1330–1515	1400	80-85%	3	145.00–147.00	$145.83	$2,042	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1245	1004	85-90%	13	61.00–105.00	$90.47	$908	—
965–1090	1028	85-90%	2	129.00–152.50	$140.04	$1,440	—
1025–1285	1112	85-90%	3	123.00–125.00	$124.08	$1,380	+1.08
930–1360	1137	85-90%	13	101.00–122.50	$115.45	$1,313	-7.55

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,439	—
1300–1780	1541	6	133.00–170.00	$154.10	$2,375	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,715	—
1180–2430	1583	22	120.00–165.00	$153.81	$2,435	—
1335–2140	1741	18	140.00–177.50	$167.34	$2,913	—
1430–2395	1773	18	179.00–197.00	$188.38	$3,340	+9.38

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–990	788	(<2 yrs)	Open	21	2,050.00–3,425.00	$2,637.02
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–880	795	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,066.04

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1365	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,733.90
1275 thin fleshed	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1280–1540	1426	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,550.00–3,950.00	$3,390.34
1465	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1345–1805	1469	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	2,000.00–2,750.00	$2,524.71
1280–1585	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,200.00–3,300.00	$2,692.86
1450–1505	1478	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,749.07
1275–1660	1482	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,300.00–3,900.00	$3,320.14
1350–1850	1594	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,150.00–2,600.00	$2,377.11
1410–2090	1598	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,550.00–3,900.00	$2,942.81
1515–1715	1610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,500.00–3,800.00	$3,196.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1080 thin fleshed	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1102–1160	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,625.00–1,900.00	$1,701.20
1150–1195	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,143.28
1170–1205	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,700.74

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1080–1185	1133	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,100.00–4,000.00	$3,752.32
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1145–1205	1175	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,100.00	$3,002.55
1220–1375	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,500.00–3,700.00	$3,218.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–900	802	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00–3,100.00	$2,412.27

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1320	1265	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,404	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1620	1406	4	183.00–192.00	$188.91	$2,656	+6.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1160	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,400.00–3,500.00	$3,433.12	—
1050–1360	1186	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	3,500.00–4,500.00	$4,264.00	—
1000–1800	1267	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,250.00–7,400.00	$5,347.37	—
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1250–1675	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,900.00–4,800.00	$3,679.79	—
1580	1580	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1250–2000	1592	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,550.00–4,100.00	$3,414.83	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,145	—
1455	1455	80-85%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,819	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	2	167.00	$167.00	$2,188	—
1335–1465	1403	3	150.00–155.00	$152.93	$2,146	—
1140–1725	1437	21	158.00–176.00	$161.85	$2,326	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1070	1014	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,915.58	—
970–1190	1061	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	2,200.00–4,200.00	$3,801.11	—
1170–1210	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,950.00–4,200.00	$4,072.90	—

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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.