Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

1,837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $397.33/cwt ≈ $2,881/hd at 725 lb · 105 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $444.96/cwt ≈ $2,559/hd at 575 lb · 92 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $451.86/cwt ≈ $2,829/hd at 626 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,837	850	3,313
Feeder cattle	1,211	—	2,377
Slaughter cattle	626	850	936

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,638	—
350–395	370	6	540.00–570.00	$556.13	$2,058	—
402–445	431	22	530.00–575.00	$553.01	$2,383	—
451–497	476	29	515.00–565.00	$542.75	$2,583	—
500–544	526	42	470.00–535.00	$507.00	$2,667	—
556–598	578	55	455.00–510.00	$479.77	$2,773	—
602–645	626	77	412.50–505.00	$451.86	$2,829	—
654–693	668	61	405.00–447.50	$428.66	$2,863	—
705–742	725	105	385.00–445.00	$397.33	$2,881	—
757–776	766	64	370.00–391.00	$383.71	$2,939	—
805–840	825	9	342.50–357.50	$344.69	$2,844	—
855–876	872	46	342.50–357.50	$356.43	$3,108	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,291	—
1125	1125	1	221.00	$221.00	$2,486	—
1020–1300	1135	3	162.50–187.50	$171.58	$1,947	—
1095–1717	1445	117	232.00–250.00	$241.98	$3,497	+17.26
1195–1740	1452	12	201.00–238.00	$232.63	$3,378	-4.75
1490	1490	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,756	+45.00
1725–1790	1755	4	210.00–220.00	$212.49	$3,729	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	3	505.00–530.00	$515.08	$1,674	—
380–387	384	5	470.00–520.00	$496.03	$1,905	—
430–442	438	3	460.00–525.00	$503.73	$2,206	—
460–490	479	11	470.00–505.00	$501.47	$2,402	—
510–535	528	4	395.00–445.00	$420.92	$2,222	—
550–575	566	7	410.00–465.00	$427.70	$2,421	—
600–640	615	3	370.00–405.00	$392.86	$2,416	—
655–687	667	15	355.00–405.00	$395.68	$2,639	—
700–745	711	21	355.00–407.00	$397.39	$2,825	—
755–795	783	16	342.50–362.50	$348.60	$2,730	—
807–810	808	3	342.50–344.00	$343.50	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,174	—
460–485	473	2	390.00–405.00	$397.70	$1,881	—
520–545	533	2	350.00–390.00	$370.47	$1,975	—
570–585	577	7	380.00–405.00	$394.33	$2,275	—
655–675	665	2	320.00–340.00	$329.85	$2,194	—
835	835	1	319.00	$319.00	$2,664	—
875	875	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,538	—
990	990	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,722	—
1000	1000	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,775	—
1060	1060	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,836	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,874	—
585	585	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,545	—
620	620	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,263	—
650	650	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,438	—
715	715	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,699	—
975	975	2	325.00	$325.00	$3,169	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,678	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,608	—
355–395	369	11	485.00–540.00	$523.94	$1,933	—
400–440	419	24	475.00–545.00	$525.29	$2,201	—
453–495	467	27	475.00–530.00	$491.68	$2,296	—
502–548	532	49	425.00–490.00	$451.52	$2,402	—
550–590	574	80	395.00–455.00	$438.20	$2,515	—
582 fancy	582	12	490.00	$490.00	$2,852	—
600–640	619	38	355.00–420.00	$406.59	$2,517	—
650–696	679	66	344.00–400.00	$371.30	$2,521	—
700–745	724	39	350.00–372.50	$360.62	$2,611	—
752–793	787	41	327.00–362.50	$332.02	$2,613	—
800–835	830	11	320.00–337.50	$322.68	$2,678	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,036	—
755–1280	1068	4	217.50–250.00	$229.71	$2,453	—
1115–1220	1168	2	100.00–120.00	$109.55	$1,280	—
1045–1440	1243	2	144.00–160.00	$153.27	$1,905	—
1050–1440	1245	2	160.00–172.50	$165.27	$2,058	—
970–1525	1250	6	210.00–235.00	$215.58	$2,695	—
1030–1685	1332	147	233.00–250.00	$241.47	$3,216	+18.92
1090–1630	1346	9	221.00–236.00	$230.90	$3,108	—
1735	1735	1	201.00	$201.00	$3,487	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	430.00–435.00	$432.60	$1,354	—
395	395	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,856	—
487–495	490	12	405.00–450.00	$430.07	$2,107	—
510–545	538	9	400.00–440.00	$418.90	$2,254	—
560–597	574	20	382.50–416.00	$402.88	$2,313	—
675–690	683	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,356	—
745	745	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,514	—
790	790	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,646	—
938	938	21	286.00	$286.00	$2,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,305	—
360	360	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,350	—
492	492	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,820	—
530	530	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,855	—
565–585	575	2	305.00–340.00	$322.80	$1,856	—
645	645	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,064	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,573	—
922	922	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,720	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,699	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,226	—
582	582	2	437.50	$437.50	$2,546	—
725	725	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,465	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1510	1380	75-80%	2	172.50–186.00	$179.89	$2,482	—
1175–2040	1575	75-80%	29	155.00–184.00	$174.78	$2,753	—
1230–1950	1617	75-80%	22	151.00–171.00	$162.98	$2,635	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1305	1121	80-85%	6	168.00–215.00	$187.34	$2,100	—
1060–1550	1317	80-85%	15	130.00–159.00	$149.01	$1,962	-27.06
1135–1910	1451	80-85%	29	140.00–170.00	$160.77	$2,333	+1.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1295	1096	85-90%	7	132.50–147.50	$136.72	$1,498	+61.47
1130	1130	85-90%	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,740	+17.40
835–1405	1136	85-90%	8	67.50–115.00	$92.95	$1,056	-43.65
1390–1740	1565	85-90%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,252	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	65-75%	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,434	—
1380–1585	1497	65-75%	9	201.00–215.00	$209.29	$3,133	—
1255–1865	1605	65-75%	5	185.00–190.00	$186.44	$2,992	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,374	—
810–1675	1260	14	140.00–195.00	$170.94	$2,154	—
1305–2155	1696	7	175.00–217.00	$204.69	$3,472	—
1550–2020	1803	4	220.00–240.00	$232.35	$4,189	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,362	—
1230–1390	1310	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,948	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,967	—
1335–1515	1393	4	215.00–225.00	$218.93	$3,050	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1775	1428	3	230.00–231.00	$230.41	$3,290	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–940	918	85-90%	2	107.50–127.50	$117.75	$1,081	—
1095–1405	1250	80-85%	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,688	—
1255	1255	65-75%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,259	—
1230–1910	1605	75-80%	6	149.00–165.00	$158.95	$2,551	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	1	202.00	$202.00	$3,111	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1630	1416	4	181.00–191.00	$185.88	$2,632	—
1325–1705	1540	18	200.00–222.00	$205.69	$3,168	+21.96
1530–1655	1588	4	191.00–195.00	$194.03	$3,081	-8.43
1730	1730	1	220.00	$220.00	$3,806	—

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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.