Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,665	1,003	1,991
Slaughter cattle	1,204	1,003	1,526
Replacement cattle	461	—	465

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1235	1123	10	62.50–80.00	$74.85	$841	—
1180–1475	1297	14	90.00–107.00	$101.65	$1,318	—
1110–1640	1406	33	95.00–108.50	$104.20	$1,465	—
1090–1668	1419	303	107.00–115.50	$110.50	$1,568	—
1535–1620	1578	2	60.00	$60.00	$947	—
1650–1930	1718	6	82.00–100.00	$96.63	$1,660	-2.23
1950	1950	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,462	-8.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1025	933	2	82.00–94.00	$87.40	$815	—
975–1260	1070	7	56.00–80.00	$72.49	$776	—
975–1305	1143	9	86.00–107.00	$99.28	$1,135	+19.28
1040–1575	1306	248	103.50–115.00	$110.27	$1,440	—
1140–1645	1323	12	100.00–107.00	$105.07	$1,390	—
1376–1455	1406	8	115.50–115.75	$115.65	$1,626	+0.87
1667	1667	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1405	1128	80-85%	6	69.00–78.00	$74.01	$835	—
1085–1465	1240	80-85%	17	43.50–49.00	$47.38	$588	-1.06
940–1740	1290	80-85%	72	42.00–60.00	$53.61	$692	—
1225–1405	1298	80-85%	5	60.50–64.60	$62.02	$805	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1365	1343	75-80%	2	65.00–89.00	$77.20	$1,037	—
1125–2045	1515	75-80%	42	45.00–62.50	$55.63	$843	—
1320–1810	1561	75-80%	6	41.00–48.50	$46.79	$730	—
1390–1780	1585	75-80%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.56	$1,007	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	85-90%	1	10.00	$10.00	$77	—
830–1310	1070	85-90%	2	56.50–57.50	$56.89	$609	—
940–1210	1099	85-90%	4	21.00–42.50	$32.95	$362	—
760–1270	1114	85-90%	23	31.00–54.00	$47.15	$525	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1810	1426	65-75%	11	60.00–76.00	$65.22	$930	-22.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1905	1305	6	45.00–76.00	$53.55	$699	—
1380–2200	1856	9	70.00–87.00	$80.35	$1,491	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1151	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1260–1272	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,744.06
975–1470	1267	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	950.00–1,650.00	$1,327.28
1075–1546	1273	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	1,000.00–1,625.00	$1,349.80
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
1281–1395	1327	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	850.00–1,025.00	$950.66
1252–1690	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	80	925.00–1,900.00	$1,243.11
1255–1742	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	600.00–950.00	$748.22
1245–1595	1428	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	710.00–875.00	$802.10
1295–1576	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	725.00–1,750.00	$1,130.26
1261–1710	1454	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	585.00–1,200.00	$926.22
1585 fancy	1585	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1645	1645	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
880–1010	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	710.00–1,360.00	$1,263.54
980–1055	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,075.00	$949.80
1085–1225	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	510.00–685.00	$576.42
1033–1235	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	600.00–1,225.00	$1,007.70
1077–1215	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	585.00–1,185.00	$958.63
1115–1235	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–885.00	$761.33
1187	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1235–1245	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	600.00–785.00	$748.59

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1621	1621	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1140	1034	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,075.00–1,375.00	$1,302.79
1025–1270	1110	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,474.61
1125–1490	1302	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,597.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
908	908	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00	$900.00
923	923	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1513	1480	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,629.65	—
1432–1625	1481	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,750.00	$1,434.18	—
1490	1490	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1512	1512	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1680–1685	1683	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,174.74	—
1717	1717	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1665–1790	1728	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,285.00	$1,200.67	—
1675–1880	1778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,420.68	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1305	1275	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,084	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1635	1514	19	93.00–95.25	$93.93	$1,422	-7.07
1330–1712	1523	22	85.00–93.50	$90.01	$1,371	-10.99
1530–1700	1613	4	70.00–75.00	$71.19	$1,148	—
1415–1726	1690	10	80.00–84.00	$82.85	$1,400	—
1930–2205	2068	2	75.00–80.00	$77.33	$1,599	—

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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.