Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

2,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight L 1-2 heifers $134.83/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 760 lb · 82 head

light 8-weight L 1-2 heifers $126.87/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 833 lb · 72 head

heavy 7-weight L 1-2 steers $139.33/cwt -9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 780 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,248	2,085	1,003
Feeder cattle	957	1,206	843
Slaughter cattle	895	879	0
Replacement cattle	396	—	160

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1405	1257	7	108.00–117.00	$113.51	$1,427	—
1050–1460	1322	14	102.00–117.00	$111.03	$1,468	+0.44
1125–1490	1359	16	125.00–127.00	$125.11	$1,700	+7.11
1065–1680	1398	243	117.50–124.75	$120.47	$1,684	+2.47
1605–1660	1636	4	110.00–116.00	$111.72	$1,828	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	212.00	$212.00	$721	+34.11
355–395	375	12	192.00–213.00	$204.02	$765	+21.41
400–440	424	18	173.00–210.00	$194.89	$826	+25.58
456–486	472	23	181.00–208.00	$195.26	$922	+12.44
500–545	528	27	170.00–200.00	$182.96	$966	+11.74
555–590	569	37	169.00–191.00	$180.26	$1,026	+19.09
600–640	619	18	151.00–170.00	$162.34	$1,005	+9.06
653–696	672	25	136.00–161.00	$153.77	$1,033	+4.92
701–735	723	11	138.00–155.00	$145.90	$1,055	+4.56
750–795	780	58	129.00–140.00	$139.33	$1,087	-9.44
800	800	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,088	-6.70
860–865	860	12	125.00–130.00	$129.16	$1,111	+5.58
956	956	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,099	+5.00
1170	1170	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,123	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	126.00	$126.00	$265	—
295	295	1	151.00	$151.00	$445	—
330	330	1	165.00	$165.00	$544	+7.50
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	-16.35
440	440	1	168.00	$168.00	$739	+21.65
460–475	470	3	141.00–171.00	$161.21	$758	+22.62
500–532	520	4	146.00–165.00	$151.56	$788	+15.56
560	560	2	131.00–150.00	$140.50	$787	-0.50
600–642	624	4	139.00–151.00	$142.38	$888	+16.38
680	680	1	117.00	$117.00	$796	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
375	375	1	176.00	$176.00	$660	+21.00
420–445	428	3	166.00–175.00	$170.42	$729	—
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	+7.10

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
320–335	330	5	170.00–190.00	$176.41	$582	+12.41
360–390	372	19	161.00–190.00	$170.41	$634	+21.62
400–435	416	16	162.00–176.00	$171.24	$712	+17.77
450–498	478	36	160.00–181.00	$175.48	$839	+20.41
500–533	522	32	155.00–180.00	$173.33	$905	+24.77
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	-12.39
550–572	563	15	158.00–169.00	$164.65	$927	+22.26
600–645	626	26	134.00–159.00	$149.11	$933	+8.65
655–680	666	4	132.00–148.00	$142.57	$950	+4.49
704	704	5	135.00	$135.00	$950	+7.01
757–796	760	82	117.00–136.26	$134.83	$1,025	+29.83
814–841	833	72	125.00–129.00	$126.87	$1,057	+6.37
850	850	1	116.00	$116.00	$986	+5.00
852–876	867	44	129.00–140.00	$132.78	$1,151	+21.78
920–932	931	17	108.00–132.00	$129.31	$1,204	+22.31
965	965	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,013	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1170	1015	3	87.00–100.00	$91.89	$933	—
950–1080	1019	5	81.00–95.00	$86.55	$882	—
1010–1290	1126	7	92.00–116.00	$105.29	$1,186	—
1045–1535	1256	105	115.00–124.00	$119.67	$1,503	+2.53
1225–1425	1292	3	123.50–125.00	$124.05	$1,603	+6.91
1080–1580	1301	24	105.50–117.00	$112.02	$1,457	+0.23

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	126.00	$126.00	$220	—
420–440	434	4	140.00–146.00	$141.96	$616	—
455–495	472	3	124.00–151.00	$138.60	$654	+18.19
510–540	525	9	121.00–145.00	$136.57	$717	—
615	615	1	149.00	$149.00	$916	+35.01
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	+19.00
785	785	1	110.00	$110.00	$864	—
875	875	1	100.00	$100.00	$875	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	175.00	$175.00	$604	+28.00
370	370	1	163.00	$163.00	$603	+24.35
410–440	425	2	157.00–163.00	$159.89	$680	—
475–490	483	2	160.00–164.00	$162.03	$783	+24.78
510–535	524	4	130.00–151.00	$143.75	$753	+8.75
565	565	2	141.00–156.00	$148.50	$839	+14.22
720	720	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,008	+19.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	121.00	$121.00	$333	—
450	450	1	84.00	$84.00	$378	-17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1542	1263	(<2 yrs)	N/A	12	1,000.00–2,500.00	$1,753.86	—
1350–1975	1704	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,650.00–3,500.00	$2,437.30	—
1635–2255	1986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	1,800.00–2,500.00	$1,944.05	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1190	1040	80-85%	14	78.00–107.00	$90.26	$939	—
920–1585	1190	80-85%	17	55.00–64.50	$61.51	$732	—
1170–1225	1197	80-85%	3	76.00–76.50	$76.17	$912	—
875–1540	1229	80-85%	74	47.00–75.50	$69.57	$855	-17.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1710	1489	75-80%	10	59.50–65.00	$63.41	$944	+0.16
1235–1890	1501	75-80%	51	61.00–76.00	$70.52	$1,059	+1.16
1515–1535	1525	75-80%	2	77.00–82.00	$79.52	$1,213	+10.16

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–995	905	85-90%	3	78.00–90.00	$81.92	$741	—
855–1145	1000	85-90%	2	52.00–52.50	$52.29	$523	—
930–1130	1034	85-90%	4	67.00–69.00	$68.43	$708	—
905–1335	1061	85-90%	28	56.50–65.00	$61.68	$654	+0.78

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	65-75%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,153	—
1250–1665	1491	65-75%	8	85.00–95.00	$89.11	$1,329	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1725	1272	6	73.00–84.50	$80.82	$1,028	—
1180–2065	1623	2	100.00–104.00	$102.55	$1,664	—
1440–2175	1680	10	79.00–97.00	$90.68	$1,523	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1138–1279	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,400.00–1,800.00	$1,710.94
1222	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1266–1333	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,639.39
1303–1399	1359	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,280.03
1295–1460	1406	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,175.00–1,550.00	$1,498.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1223	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	975.00	$975.00
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1195	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,282.52	—
1009–1750	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,425.00–1,850.00	$1,690.30	—
1375–1845	1492	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,275.00–1,575.00	$1,409.65	—
1377–1835	1541	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	39	1,325.00–2,300.00	$1,683.52	—
1533–1562	1545	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,850.00–1,875.00	$1,860.11	—
1470–2025	1639	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,300.00–1,825.00	$1,614.04	—
1708	1708	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1980	1980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	80.00	$80.00	$412	—
550	550	1	70.00	$70.00	$385	—
715–735	725	2	77.00–94.00	$85.62	$621	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$377	—
381–394	389	38	106.00–125.00	$124.50	$484	—
405–410	408	2	106.00–113.00	$109.48	$447	—
455–496	472	19	100.00–120.00	$113.79	$537	—
500–547	515	44	100.00–125.00	$122.08	$629	—
555–595	580	62	100.00–116.00	$112.31	$651	—
605–640	623	7	80.00–100.00	$89.96	$560	—
650–690	674	25	90.00–100.00	$97.25	$655	—
705–720	713	3	85.00–90.00	$86.65	$618	—
760–790	765	18	80.00–100.00	$96.33	$737	—
803–825	809	4	80.00–95.00	$83.83	$678	—
855	855	1	70.00	$70.00	$598	—
910	910	3	80.00	$80.00	$728	—
1016	1016	8	86.00	$86.00	$874	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1545	1393	7	98.00–100.00	$98.54	$1,373	—
1300–1645	1468	49	90.00–107.00	$97.26	$1,428	+12.26
1450–1735	1550	3	66.00–71.00	$69.13	$1,072	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	70.00	$70.00	$164	—
330–335	333	2	70.00–72.00	$71.01	$236	—
365–385	375	4	70.00–100.00	$80.60	$302	—
440	440	1	86.00	$86.00	$378	—
460–480	470	2	80.00–81.00	$80.49	$378	—
500–540	520	2	70.00–91.00	$80.10	$417	—
620 thin fleshed	620	1	51.00	$51.00	$316	—
700	700	1	61.00	$61.00	$427	—
750	750	1	70.00	$70.00	$525	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1280	1159	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	1,850.00–2,550.00	$2,432.34	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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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.