Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	693	677	983
Slaughter cattle	693	—	983

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1355–1395	1377	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,515
1070–1653	1428	151	101.00–109.00	$105.90	$1,512
1250–1656	1439	13	89.00–102.00	$96.86	$1,394
1645–1730	1709	4	93.50–101.00	$95.31	$1,629

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1145	999	4	54.50–74.00	$65.76	$657
1095–1445	1259	9	81.00–101.00	$96.80	$1,219
1070–1435	1274	179	102.00–109.00	$106.55	$1,357
1310–1495	1408	13	110.00–112.00	$110.38	$1,554

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1070	995	80-85%	2	66.00–69.50	$67.62	$673
945–1485	1226	80-85%	51	48.00–63.50	$56.77	$696
1250	1250	80-85%	1	66.50	$66.50	$831
1160–1565	1347	80-85%	3	35.00–49.50	$42.05	$566

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1740	1464	75-80%	26	54.00–65.50	$58.48	$856
1555	1555	75-80%	1	54.50	$54.50	$847
1555	1555	75-80%	1	69.50	$69.50	$1,081

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$535
755–1270	1045	85-90%	14	32.00–59.50	$51.28	$536

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1270	1270	65-75%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,080
1430–1530	1480	65-75%	2	70.00	$70.00	$1,036
1438–1620	1484	65-75%	4	96.00–100.00	$98.91	$1,468

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
822	822	7	75.00	$75.00	$616
875	875	1	76.00	$76.00	$665
1555	1555	1	55.00	$55.00	$855
1465–2360	1875	11	78.50–87.50	$83.35	$1,563
1905	1905	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,714

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180–1310	1245	2	75.00–78.00	$76.42	$951

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1245–1515	1323	4	74.00–82.00	$77.25	$1,022
1320–1700	1490	32	83.00–95.00	$87.67	$1,306
1390–1620	1505	2	80.00–82.00	$80.92	$1,218

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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.