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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

2,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight L 1-2 heifers $144.03/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 632 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $146.66/cwt -15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 579 lb · 93 head
heavy 6-weight L 1-2 steers $153.04/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 692 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,179 2,248 1,014
Feeder cattle 1,343 957 1,014
Slaughter cattle 836 895 0
Replacement cattle — 396 —

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–175 165 2 175.00–210.00 $191.44 $316 —
265–277 271 4 195.00–210.00 $202.33 $548 —
307–343 332 8 200.00–213.00 $204.72 $680 -7.28
350–396 375 19 183.00–214.00 $196.52 $737 -7.50
408–442 418 17 175.00–202.00 $193.59 $809 -1.30
455–490 475 51 170.00–198.00 $184.79 $878 -10.47
500–548 532 31 160.00–182.00 $170.85 $909 -12.11
555–598 578 68 151.00–171.00 $163.23 $943 -17.03
600–646 615 67 136.00–161.50 $155.38 $956 -6.96
631–635 unweaned 632 4 116.00–123.00 $121.24 $766 —
660–699 692 77 136.50–157.25 $153.04 $1,059 -0.73
707–740 723 27 132.00–146.00 $139.68 $1,010 -6.22
770–790 785 4 134.00–135.00 $134.75 $1,058 -4.58
800–847 835 18 126.00–135.00 $133.05 $1,111 -2.95
855–870 863 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $1,005 -12.66
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1082–1570 1230 18 107.00–122.00 $119.98 $1,476 —
1140–1615 1377 197 120.00–129.50 $124.26 $1,711 -0.85
1265–1475 1388 3 113.50–115.50 $114.62 $1,591 -5.85
1265–1545 1434 9 127.00–129.00 $127.67 $1,831 —
1600–1685 1634 4 111.00–116.00 $113.21 $1,850 +1.49
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 140.00–151.00 $145.63 $612 +15.63
485 unweaned 485 1 101.00 $101.00 $490 —
521–540 530 6 142.00–152.00 $146.87 $778 -4.69
557–565 560 4 136.00–154.00 $147.51 $826 +7.01
600–645 615 8 125.00–135.00 $130.64 $803 -11.74
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 478 3 159.00–166.00 $163.39 $781 —
500–545 527 3 150.00–161.00 $155.38 $819 —
555–589 568 3 131.00–140.00 $134.99 $767 -15.01
605–615 610 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $778 —
655–685 670 2 116.00–120.00 $118.04 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 141.00 $141.00 $691 —
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 175.00 $175.00 $402 —
285 285 2 177.00 $177.00 $504 +17.00
300–341 327 20 165.00–192.50 $183.13 $599 +6.72
361–390 367 10 167.00–190.00 $181.55 $666 +11.14
417–445 424 30 158.00–181.00 $170.89 $725 -0.35
450–489 471 30 150.00–175.00 $169.10 $796 -6.38
493 unweaned 493 5 127.00 $127.00 $626 —
505–547 532 24 146.00–160.00 $150.55 $801 -22.78
559–595 579 93 131.00–155.00 $146.66 $849 -17.99
604–648 632 95 125.00–151.75 $144.95 $916 -4.16
641 unweaned 641 3 115.00 $115.00 $737 —
650–698 671 37 134.00–143.00 $139.34 $935 -3.23
700–747 716 61 126.00–136.75 $133.41 $955 -1.59
760–797 771 10 114.00–136.00 $130.65 $1,007 -4.18
817 817 5 121.50 $121.50 $993 -5.37
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 -36.87
851 851 10 115.50 $115.50 $983 -0.50
885 885 1 90.00 $90.00 $796 -42.78
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–975 967 3 103.00–118.00 $110.37 $1,067 —
890–1195 1097 6 74.00–93.00 $86.24 $946 —
1040–1165 1103 2 95.00–97.00 $96.06 $1,060 -9.23
1095–1230 1164 8 98.00–122.00 $109.56 $1,275 —
1020–1523 1251 162 120.00–129.50 $124.17 $1,553 +4.50
1220–1445 1285 4 127.00–130.00 $127.72 $1,641 +3.67
1265–1380 1297 8 105.00–122.50 $114.93 $1,491 -9.12
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 152.50 $152.50 $336 —
310–320 315 2 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $477 —
400–445 438 12 130.00–149.00 $136.59 $598 -5.37
477–490 482 7 139.00–145.00 $141.01 $680 +2.41
525–542 535 9 131.00–140.00 $134.31 $719 -2.26
590–597 595 3 115.00–121.00 $116.98 $696 —
640–647 645 3 120.00–121.00 $120.67 $778 -28.33
685 685 1 106.00 $106.00 $726 —
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 —
830 830 1 103.00 $103.00 $855 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 119.00 $119.00 $553 -43.03
505–520 513 2 116.00–132.00 $124.12 $637 -19.63
550–595 570 6 130.00–138.00 $132.20 $754 -16.30
710–715 713 2 115.00 $115.00 $820 -25.00
900 900 1 101.00 $101.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 127.00 $127.00 $622 —
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
537 unweaned 537 2 120.00 $120.00 $644 —
658 658 3 101.00 $101.00 $665 —
1025 1025 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 179.00 $179.00 $573 —
390 390 1 156.00 $156.00 $608 —
431 431 3 144.00 $144.00 $621 —
472–487 477 6 140.00–158.00 $151.87 $724 —
530–540 535 2 124.00–130.00 $127.03 $680 —
557–587 581 15 122.00–128.00 $124.00 $720 —
625–626 626 5 131.00–138.00 $132.40 $829 —
670 670 1 111.00 $111.00 $744 —
725 725 7 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
845 845 1 96.00 $96.00 $811 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 2 100.00 $100.00 $745 —
841 841 6 101.00 $101.00 $849 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 1 110.00 $110.00 $385 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1195 1102 80-85% 5 75.00–94.00 $83.70 $922 —
965–1720 1267 80-85% 17 37.00–63.00 $57.08 $723 —
1080–1625 1290 80-85% 33 60.00–72.00 $66.61 $859 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1900 1577 75-80% 7 29.00–61.50 $53.95 $851 —
1320–2355 1579 75-80% 37 63.00–73.00 $67.25 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1185 1052 85-90% 9 49.50–58.00 $54.69 $575 -6.99
870–1370 1090 85-90% 3 60.50–62.00 $61.21 $667 -0.47
1165 1165 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $466 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 65-75% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,054 —
1310–1450 1410 65-75% 5 110.00–117.00 $113.26 $1,597 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1595 1463 5 73.50–85.50 $79.70 $1,166 —
1505–2300 1706 13 89.00–99.50 $93.90 $1,602 —
1755–2085 1956 4 100.50–107.00 $105.01 $2,054 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,535 —
1220–1835 1437 40 95.00–102.00 $97.07 $1,395 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 88.00 $88.00 $420 -25.79
541 541 3 78.00 $78.00 $422 -44.08

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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.