Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	936	1,989	1,733
Feeder cattle	—	1,055	—
Slaughter cattle	936	934	1,733

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	86.00	$86.00	$813	—
1125	1125	1	82.00	$82.00	$922	+11.00
1145	1145	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,168	+31.00
1120–1440	1300	11	104.00–118.00	$111.52	$1,450	—
1175–1580	1365	36	100.00–118.00	$112.27	$1,532	+16.06
1120–1585	1391	359	115.00–125.00	$120.70	$1,679	+10.67
1250–1540	1395	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,758	+15.97
1625–1710	1664	4	104.00–115.00	$111.69	$1,859	-2.18

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	105.00	$105.00	$840	—
925	925	2	98.00	$98.00	$906	—
945	945	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,087	—
1115–1140	1125	3	104.00–118.00	$112.61	$1,267	+7.66
1095–1245	1146	5	66.50–72.00	$69.39	$795	-35.56
1000–1540	1244	132	112.00–125.00	$119.57	$1,487	—
1025–1465	1251	30	105.00–118.00	$111.30	$1,392	-8.48
1565	1565	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,909	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1590	1244	80-85%	49	51.00–73.50	$65.21	$811	-9.83
1120–1410	1290	80-85%	10	41.00–61.00	$57.59	$743	—
1145–1555	1310	80-85%	5	65.00–76.50	$73.88	$968	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1710	1459	75-80%	4	51.00–64.50	$59.06	$862	—
1390–1600	1476	75-80%	4	71.00–78.00	$76.00	$1,122	—
1135–2020	1507	75-80%	44	60.00–76.00	$70.66	$1,065	+1.47

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1335	1303	65-75%	2	95.00–102.00	$98.41	$1,282	—
1100–1860	1450	65-75%	12	70.00–95.00	$83.35	$1,209	—
1415–1865	1648	65-75%	8	70.00–80.00	$75.66	$1,247	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–1125	960	85-90%	5	24.00–53.00	$35.26	$338	—
780–1135	1019	85-90%	9	45.00–64.50	$58.82	$599	-3.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1255	1194	6	80.00–88.50	$84.54	$1,009	—
1760–1900	1818	5	95.00–105.00	$101.42	$1,844	—
1345–2455	1923	10	80.00–99.50	$91.77	$1,765	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1265	1243	2	70.00–71.00	$70.51	$876	—
1375	1375	3	101.00	$101.00	$1,389	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1550	1418	4	98.00–100.00	$99.07	$1,405	+17.06
1235–1730	1477	79	90.00–101.00	$94.94	$1,402	—

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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.