Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

3,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $301.04/cwt ≈ $2,450/hd at 814 lb · 201 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.83/cwt ≈ $1,946/hd at 662 lb · 108 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $331.03/cwt ≈ $2,271/hd at 686 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,145	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	334	16	420.00–495.00	$450.76	$1,506	—
356–399	377	14	435.00–447.50	$440.76	$1,662	—
402–445	423	23	400.00–447.50	$418.12	$1,769	—
425 fancy	425	8	490.00	$490.00	$2,082	—
456–473 fancy	458	24	437.50–482.50	$476.69	$2,183	—
453–498	475	23	397.50–435.00	$419.69	$1,994	—
507–545	521	17	372.50–415.00	$398.93	$2,078	—
550–595	575	64	350.00–385.00	$366.86	$2,109	—
605–648	623	74	322.50–352.00	$344.43	$2,146	—
625	625	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,188	—
662–697	686	101	326.00–345.00	$331.03	$2,271	—
705–745	729	68	292.50–324.00	$319.52	$2,329	—
765–799	787	66	289.00–308.00	$303.30	$2,387	—
800–837	814	201	260.00–304.50	$301.04	$2,450	—
850–875	873	63	251.00–284.00	$281.96	$2,462	—
1007	1007	45	245.00	$245.00	$2,467	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	395.00–450.00	$420.71	$968	—
255–295	283	5	400.00–410.00	$404.48	$1,145	—
300–335	324	4	360.00–400.00	$378.20	$1,225	—
350–395	375	13	350.00–405.00	$383.25	$1,437	—
400–448	430	33	335.00–405.00	$374.60	$1,611	—
450–497	478	36	335.00–405.00	$378.88	$1,811	—
500–532	518	24	330.00–370.00	$359.96	$1,865	—
550–595	576	65	335.00–380.00	$352.02	$2,028	—
600–645	621	16	275.00–319.00	$310.56	$1,929	—
654–695	679	37	285.00–322.50	$305.68	$2,076	—
700	700	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,942	—
735–742	741	10	276.00–297.00	$290.11	$2,150	—
760	760	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,128	—
761–790	777	33	265.00–296.00	$288.36	$2,241	—
810–840	826	12	247.00–287.00	$270.62	$2,235	—
855–880	868	2	242.50–268.00	$255.43	$2,217	—
925–940	933	2	249.00–255.00	$251.98	$2,351	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127	1127	2	210.00	$210.00	$2,367	—
1130	1130	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,593	—
1300	1300	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,093	—
1260–1390	1347	3	201.00–203.00	$201.62	$2,716	—
1180–1550	1357	9	201.00–208.00	$205.33	$2,786	—
1155–1768	1451	183	205.00–221.00	$211.89	$3,075	—
1532	1532	4	223.50	$223.50	$3,424	—
1625–1880	1760	5	150.00–200.00	$163.07	$2,870	—
1845–1860	1853	2	193.00–199.00	$195.99	$3,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	3	340.00–390.00	$373.57	$889	—
285–290	288	3	250.00–345.00	$309.80	$892	—
350–380	370	3	340.00–355.00	$350.27	$1,296	—
405–445	432	8	307.50–355.00	$321.01	$1,387	—
460–480	469	6	285.00–325.00	$309.07	$1,450	—
500–547	522	11	265.00–330.00	$312.00	$1,629	—
560–591	581	21	252.50–327.00	$298.30	$1,733	—
600–630	615	3	235.00–265.00	$247.32	$1,521	—
655–685	670	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,826	—
715	715	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,698	—
880	880	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,998	—
945	945	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,032	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,416	—
640	640	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,192	—
660	660	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,964	—
702–740	719	5	270.00–320.00	$290.94	$2,092	—
765–785	775	4	262.50–280.00	$268.89	$2,084	—
800	800	9	287.00	$287.00	$2,296	—
915	915	15	238.00	$238.00	$2,178	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,012	—
802–810	805	8	256.00–278.00	$269.70	$2,171	—
860	860	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–295	282	4	240.00–305.00	$283.06	$798	—
330	330	1	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
450	450	2	252.50–255.00	$253.75	$1,142	—
515	515	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,043	—
590	590	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,239	—
660	660	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,353	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	438.00	$438.00	$1,441	—
482	482	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	275.00	$275.00	$852	—
355–390	373	2	202.50–275.00	$240.45	$897	—
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,588	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,690	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	437.50	$437.50	$1,234	—
301–345	325	11	365.00–437.50	$402.53	$1,308	—
363–395	382	35	360.00–410.00	$392.76	$1,500	—
400–445	429	38	335.00–400.00	$372.40	$1,598	—
450–491	470	29	330.00–370.00	$351.34	$1,651	—
500–543	525	70	320.00–392.50	$346.17	$1,817	—
550–599	581	78	304.00–350.00	$321.31	$1,867	—
605	605	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,951	—
600–643	619	58	282.00–325.00	$303.19	$1,877	—
650–690	661	100	263.00–303.50	$293.74	$1,942	—
676	676	8	295.00	$295.00	$1,994	—
701–740	726	69	260.00–285.00	$280.61	$2,037	—
775	775	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,131	—
831	831	3	260.00	$260.00	$2,161	—
867	867	4	261.00	$261.00	$2,263	—
900	900	54	230.00	$230.00	$2,070	—
955	955	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,149	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–865	859	4	195.00–223.00	$210.81	$1,811	—
965–985	975	2	195.00–196.00	$195.49	$1,906	-5.51
1010–1125	1068	2	186.00–190.00	$187.89	$2,007	—
1045–1150	1098	2	140.00–145.00	$142.38	$1,563	—
1000–1270	1121	12	170.00–201.00	$179.77	$2,015	-15.23
1060–1544	1320	137	205.00–220.50	$212.15	$2,800	+14.59
1065–1610	1372	20	165.00–208.00	$195.15	$2,677	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	3	380.00–402.50	$387.08	$921	—
265–285	275	2	325.00–370.00	$348.32	$958	—
300–340	326	7	345.00–385.00	$364.65	$1,189	—
365–390	375	12	312.50–407.50	$379.89	$1,425	—
405–425	414	4	325.00–395.00	$353.93	$1,465	—
450–498	474	24	301.00–397.50	$329.50	$1,562	—
505–547	530	28	287.50–362.50	$313.32	$1,661	—
550–586	571	35	275.00–332.50	$305.29	$1,743	—
615–635	623	4	250.00–277.50	$266.94	$1,663	—
660–695	683	3	232.50–259.00	$250.47	$1,711	—
705	705	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,727	—
845	845	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,952	—
860	860	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,107	—
910	910	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	310.00–350.00	$330.48	$694	—
305–340	325	7	285.00–385.00	$310.87	$1,010	—
350–360	353	3	300.00–312.50	$307.55	$1,086	—
407–435	416	5	265.00–300.00	$283.89	$1,181	—
450–480	468	9	250.00–290.00	$277.81	$1,300	—
505–525	517	3	252.50–310.00	$279.31	$1,444	—
530	530	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,246	—
565–590	579	6	237.50–270.00	$253.12	$1,466	—
625	625	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,312	—
665	665	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,530	—
860	860	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,763	—
1170	1170	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,164	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,114	—
560	560	7	303.00	$303.00	$1,697	—
685	685	6	295.00	$295.00	$2,021	—
717	717	10	268.00	$268.00	$1,922	—
745	745	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,019	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,734	—
520	520	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,820	—
555	555	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	—
602–610	605	3	291.00–300.00	$294.03	$1,779	—
665	665	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,643	—
715	715	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,966	—
785	785	1	264.00	$264.00	$2,072	—
825	825	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,145	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	240.00	$240.00	$660	—
352–365	356	3	220.00–275.00	$238.78	$850	—
500	500	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,100	—
550–592	578	3	205.00–327.50	$288.64	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	270.00	$270.00	$621	—
250	250	1	240.00	$240.00	$600	—
355	355	1	265.00	$265.00	$941	—
510–530	520	2	212.50–270.00	$241.80	$1,257	—
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	292.50	$292.50	$980	—
950	950	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,900	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,383	—
695	695	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,703	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,491	—
610	610	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,017	—
600	600	1	160.00	$160.00	$960	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	255.00	$255.00	$956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1425	1259	(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	1,900.00–4,500.00	$3,182.98	—
1095–2212	1577	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	14	2,100.00–5,300.00	$3,347.32	—
1995	1995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,309	—
465	465	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,279	—
530	530	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,458	—
565–580	573	6	277.00–282.50	$279.35	$1,601	—
630	630	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,480	—
785	785	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1660	1487	75-80%	29	142.00–156.00	$148.65	$2,210	+29.75
1225–1960	1571	75-80%	45	121.00–141.00	$132.99	$2,089	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1320	1148	80-85%	11	130.00–180.00	$159.05	$1,826	—
960–1645	1290	80-85%	30	131.00–143.00	$136.10	$1,756	—
995–1560	1336	80-85%	8	144.00–150.00	$146.72	$1,960	+27.27
1035–1715	1359	80-85%	18	107.00–130.00	$123.30	$1,676	—
1405	1405	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$843	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1060	885	85-90%	4	131.00–151.00	$140.19	$1,241	—
915–1120	1019	85-90%	7	91.00–109.00	$102.47	$1,044	—
865–1265	1072	85-90%	15	112.00–123.00	$117.73	$1,262	+11.25
1025–1230	1138	85-90%	3	125.00–126.00	$125.34	$1,426	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1670	1460	2	173.00–175.00	$174.14	$2,542	—
1235–1870	1599	13	157.00–168.00	$160.03	$2,559	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1020	980	3	169.00–182.00	$176.49	$1,730	—
1055–2105	1398	17	121.00–169.00	$153.09	$2,140	—
1205–1905	1549	8	170.50–183.00	$174.04	$2,696	—
1740–1945	1839	6	185.00–196.00	$191.62	$3,524	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1152	1152	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1049–1470	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,950.00–3,200.00	$2,852.95
1275–1377	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,800.00	$1,689.24
1360–1580	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,161.90
1265–1587	1479	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,482.49
1270–1710	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,086.07
1290–2070	1501	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	1,900.00–3,400.00	$2,705.23
1575	1575	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1197	1197	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1520	1520	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1182	1182	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1085–1415	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,500.00–3,150.00	$2,869.93

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1375	1268	2	161.00–180.00	$171.31	$2,172	—
1290	1290	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,554	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1365	1260	2	171.00–181.00	$176.42	$2,223	—
1235–1640	1442	5	190.00–206.00	$197.58	$2,849	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,549	—
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1452	1452	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,759	—
1450–1605	1528	2	177.50–190.00	$183.43	$2,803	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1300	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	2,850.00–4,500.00	$3,971.04	—
1000–1500	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	2,550.00–4,900.00	$3,911.06	—
1250–1500	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,150.00–2,800.00	$2,675.00	—
1245–1550	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	2,700.00–4,400.00	$3,798.72	—
1265–1500	1407	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	2,050.00–3,550.00	$2,807.07	—
1300–1650	1476	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,550.00–3,800.00	$3,146.76	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–955	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	2,300.00–3,250.00	$2,981.39	—
1075–1200	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,100.00–3,750.00	$3,372.80	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1125–1195	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00–3,700.00	$3,454.69	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,177	+19.00
1415	1415	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,571	-32.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	4	202.50	$202.50	$753	—
750	750	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,031	—
910	910	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,329	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	6	292.50	$292.50	$1,471	—
589	589	20	260.00	$260.00	$1,531	—
615	615	3	297.00	$297.00	$1,827	—
685	685	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,730	—
720	720	11	219.00	$219.00	$1,577	—
849	849	15	207.50	$207.50	$1,762	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1410	1368	2	158.00–160.00	$159.03	$2,176	—
1425	1425	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,536	+18.00
1475	1475	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,991	-7.00
1345–1755	1508	31	162.00–173.00	$166.79	$2,515	-4.43
1505–1545	1525	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,440	-11.22

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	2	177.50	$177.50	$758	—
795	795	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,332	—
863	863	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,640	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,182	—
985	985	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,502	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	2,400.00–3,700.00	$3,070.81	—
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	3,400.00–4,250.00	$4,108.33	—
980–1155	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	3,400.00–4,100.00	$3,768.28	—

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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.