Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

1,546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $282.25/cwt ≈ $2,416/hd at 856 lb · 124 head

light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $288.50/cwt ≈ $2,392/hd at 829 lb · 65 head

heavy 6-weight L 1-2 heifers $273.18/cwt ≈ $1,800/hd at 659 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,546	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	5	427.50	$427.50	$1,231	—
315	315	1	443.00	$443.00	$1,395	—
360	360	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,296	—
415–435	423	3	310.00–405.00	$343.99	$1,455	—
458	458	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,015	—
515–530	524	11	320.50–385.00	$356.79	$1,870	—
550–580	564	20	332.50–372.50	$362.78	$2,046	—
600–643	616	48	291.00–345.00	$333.46	$2,054	—
650–692	669	21	267.00–415.00	$299.76	$2,005	—
710–727	721	29	280.00–303.50	$295.52	$2,131	—
761–777	772	10	274.00–300.00	$292.67	$2,259	—
829	829	65	288.50	$288.50	$2,392	—
855–856	856	124	281.50–283.00	$282.25	$2,416	—
930	930	1	249.00	$249.00	$2,316	—
1105	1105	1	209.00	$209.00	$2,309	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1011–1091	1045	7	207.00–215.00	$211.42	$2,209	—
1085–1181	1157	4	191.00–198.00	$196.36	$2,272	—
1325–1575	1400	6	209.00–215.00	$210.67	$2,949	+15.84
1115–1700	1452	21	156.00–204.00	$198.06	$2,876	-6.90
1060–1690	1465	202	196.00–220.50	$209.44	$3,068	+4.48
1665–1865	1735	4	150.00–190.00	$175.54	$3,046	-16.46

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–525	523	2	372.50–385.00	$378.72	$1,981	—
595	595	1	331.00	$331.00	$1,969	—
610–630	617	3	270.00–301.00	$287.48	$1,774	—
680–690	685	7	251.00–313.00	$293.88	$2,013	—
702–742	720	20	263.00–303.00	$297.18	$2,140	—
750–770	762	9	250.00–310.00	$294.14	$2,241	—
802	802	36	286.00	$286.00	$2,294	—
850–880	865	2	212.50–254.00	$232.89	$2,014	—
904–930	907	34	270.00–272.00	$270.06	$2,449	—
970	970	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,182	—
1055	1055	1	236.00	$236.00	$2,490	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	345.00–415.00	$378.06	$1,021	—
414–421	416	11	375.00–440.00	$422.06	$1,756	—
460–470	465	2	365.00–370.00	$367.47	$1,709	—
506–522	508	24	375.00–402.50	$397.35	$2,019	—
575–582	580	9	305.00–361.00	$348.67	$2,022	—
607–643	636	10	263.00–316.00	$305.88	$1,945	—
660–673	665	8	242.00–305.00	$281.09	$1,869	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	389	4	405.00–432.50	$426.13	$1,658	—
415	415	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,598	—
550–580	561	9	275.00–359.00	$338.48	$1,899	—
693	693	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,975	—
775	775	1	221.50	$221.50	$1,717	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–515	510	3	317.00–352.50	$328.96	$1,678	—
635–645	640	2	297.00–312.50	$304.69	$1,950	—
730	730	2	232.00–267.50	$249.75	$1,823	—
790	790	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,133	—
835	835	1	261.00	$261.00	$2,179	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–337	331	9	371.00–380.00	$373.75	$1,237	—
375	375	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,054	—
400–440	423	7	270.00–340.00	$322.04	$1,362	—
451–490	477	27	290.00–325.00	$318.29	$1,518	—
500–530	517	19	266.00–325.00	$308.54	$1,595	—
555–586	576	38	289.00–333.50	$316.32	$1,822	—
636–637	636	20	299.00–304.00	$299.80	$1,907	—
650–670	659	55	230.00–285.00	$273.18	$1,800	—
702–738	717	35	230.00–269.00	$263.20	$1,887	—
767–770	769	8	248.00–344.00	$261.02	$2,007	—
825	825	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,906	—
880	880	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,901	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1535	1197	6	185.00–196.00	$189.80	$2,272	—
1180–1475	1302	12	210.00–215.00	$210.69	$2,743	—
1020–1676	1320	169	197.00–219.50	$208.76	$2,756	—
1225–1572	1342	6	192.00–203.00	$198.19	$2,660	—
1625	1625	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,250	—
1650–1720	1678	3	170.00–195.00	$183.32	$3,076	—
1740	1740	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,306	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	225	4	205.00–230.00	$223.33	$502	—
278	278	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,084	—
300	300	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,185	—
387	387	13	382.50	$382.50	$1,480	—
538	538	14	337.00	$337.00	$1,813	—
552–580	559	12	312.00–340.50	$333.11	$1,862	—
623	623	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,869	—
710	710	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,810	—
770	770	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,725	—
795	795	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,391	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–541	537	4	275.00–282.50	$276.83	$1,487	—
585	585	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,550	—
600–635	623	3	247.00–275.00	$266.02	$1,657	—
655–685	664	6	235.00–268.00	$259.65	$1,724	—
715–729	727	7	247.00–272.00	$268.49	$1,952	—
880	880	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,425	—
482	482	4	321.00	$321.00	$1,547	—
515	515	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,378	—
770	770	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,794	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	269.00–323.00	$296.00	$1,302	—
490	490	1	185.00	$185.00	$906	—
590	590	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,254	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	3	283.00	$283.00	$1,573	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,156	—
370	370	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,240	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,215	—
390	390	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,443	—
484	484	7	352.50	$352.50	$1,706	—
610	610	9	281.00	$281.00	$1,714	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,560	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,950	—
1205–1995	1540	75-80%	33	135.00–147.00	$139.97	$2,156	—
1325–1865	1554	75-80%	16	112.00–134.00	$129.46	$2,012	-16.80

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1275	1149	80-85%	7	142.00–192.50	$158.13	$1,817	+12.22
1145–1545	1348	80-85%	16	130.00–141.00	$134.53	$1,813	-2.24
1175–1590	1355	80-85%	11	110.00–128.00	$121.90	$1,652	+0.37

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,279	—
1040–1955	1584	20	150.00–162.50	$154.89	$2,453	-5.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1180	954	85-90%	6	126.00–155.00	$136.16	$1,299	+116.60
845–1055	980	85-90%	4	65.00–102.50	$83.99	$823	-29.07
1020–1180	1100	85-90%	2	121.00–128.00	$124.75	$1,372	—
1035–1445	1189	85-90%	5	105.00–115.00	$111.71	$1,328	+4.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1165	1055	3	165.00–185.00	$175.01	$1,846	—
1055–1870	1576	4	178.00–190.00	$182.92	$2,883	—
1265–2540	1773	6	132.50–162.50	$151.47	$2,686	—
1552–2155	1774	7	165.00–175.00	$170.69	$3,028	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1342–1560	1403	12	192.00	$192.00	$2,694	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1625	1450	7	195.00–200.00	$195.80	$2,839	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,469	—
1130–1550	1340	2	170.00	$170.00	$2,278	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1296–1605	1451	80-85%	2	112.50–115.00	$113.88	$1,652	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1515	1460	2	160.00–170.00	$164.81	$2,406	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1480	1391	4	155.00–165.00	$162.34	$2,258	-7.37
1305–1710	1482	18	168.00–175.00	$170.36	$2,525	—

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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.