Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

2,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.96/cwt ≈ $1,360/hd at 861 lb · 311 head

heavy 7-weight L 1-2 steers $164.44/cwt ≈ $1,281/hd at 779 lb · 173 head

light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.94/cwt ≈ $1,330/hd at 842 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,035	850	544
Feeder cattle	1,202	—	0
Slaughter cattle	833	850	544

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
317–329	321	3	174.00–181.00	$176.39	$566	—
360–385	368	3	161.00–173.00	$168.82	$621	—
410–440	425	2	164.00–182.00	$173.32	$737	—
480	480	9	165.00	$165.00	$792	—
505–540	515	7	164.00–177.00	$171.28	$882	—
550–593	579	32	155.00–172.00	$166.00	$961	—
601–638	621	58	146.00–167.00	$162.04	$1,006	—
651–699	676	64	141.00–165.00	$159.73	$1,080	—
713–740	726	13	141.00–159.00	$153.27	$1,113	—
750–790	779	173	142.00–166.50	$164.44	$1,281	—
800–843	842	66	135.00–159.00	$157.94	$1,330	—
853–876	861	311	144.00–160.75	$157.96	$1,360	—
905–940	907	28	127.00–147.50	$144.61	$1,312	—
950–977	968	3	117.00–127.00	$120.27	$1,164	—
1013	1013	4	122.00	$122.00	$1,236	—
1080	1080	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,296	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1025	993	4	91.00–103.00	$98.52	$978	—
1045–1265	1169	6	84.00–95.00	$90.70	$1,060	—
1080–1555	1213	34	104.00–124.50	$116.42	$1,412	—
1100–1470	1250	29	115.00–124.50	$121.51	$1,519	+3.84
1110–1615	1372	208	125.00–131.25	$128.15	$1,758	+0.45
1380–1400	1390	2	132.00–133.50	$132.76	$1,845	+5.06
1735	1735	1	123.50	$123.50	$2,143	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	145.00	$145.00	$493	—
465	465	1	154.00	$154.00	$716	—
525–545	535	2	141.00–153.00	$147.11	$787	—
610–620	617	3	121.00–142.00	$127.92	$789	—
792	792	2	121.00	$121.00	$958	—
825–827	826	7	127.00–133.50	$131.64	$1,087	—
880	880	2	119.00–121.00	$120.00	$1,056	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	145.00	$145.00	$696	—
505	505	1	152.00	$152.00	$768	—
556–565	560	5	159.00–170.00	$165.56	$927	—
610–645	632	3	132.00–155.00	$146.59	$926	—
830	830	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,104	—
890	890	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,059	—
925	925	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566	566	4	141.00	$141.00	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	131.00	$131.00	$308	—
370–377	375	3	156.00–164.00	$161.37	$605	—
429–445	430	13	155.00–164.00	$163.28	$702	—
482–495	484	11	160.00–165.50	$164.48	$796	—
500–536	530	36	151.00–162.00	$159.42	$845	—
565–599	594	25	145.50–155.00	$152.66	$907	—
610–638	629	31	131.00–151.50	$148.68	$935	—
650–695	670	10	137.00–146.00	$143.35	$960	—
703–735	719	43	131.00–149.00	$145.22	$1,044	—
750–792	780	54	130.50–147.00	$144.96	$1,131	—
812–823	819	6	131.00–136.00	$134.01	$1,098	—
855	855	58	142.50	$142.50	$1,218	—
935	935	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,038	—
985	985	9	120.50	$120.50	$1,187	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1047	936	4	95.00–117.00	$102.97	$964	—
975–1060	1000	4	120.00–125.00	$122.06	$1,221	—
985–1165	1075	2	81.00–97.00	$89.67	$964	+3.26
960–1245	1105	27	100.00–124.00	$115.60	$1,277	-6.53
1185	1185	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,564	—
1015–1470	1192	34	115.00–124.00	$121.54	$1,449	—
1055–1455	1245	160	124.00–131.00	$127.78	$1,591	+1.64

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	135.00	$135.00	$547	—
455	455	1	142.00	$142.00	$646	—
505–540	523	2	120.00–147.00	$133.95	$701	—
565–593	585	6	120.00–149.00	$143.35	$839	—
680–690	687	3	102.00–121.00	$114.64	$788	—
790	790	1	111.00	$111.00	$877	—
1057	1057	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,004	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,003	—
835	835	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,094	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	180.00	$180.00	$702	—
473	473	3	157.00	$157.00	$743	—
535	535	1	144.00	$144.00	$770	—
552	552	2	138.00	$138.00	$762	—
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	—
840	840	1	96.00	$96.00	$806	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1815	1472	75-80%	41	71.00–81.00	$75.98	$1,118	+0.99
1265–1800	1505	75-80%	5	83.00–88.00	$84.63	$1,274	—
1410–1915	1638	75-80%	3	66.00–69.50	$67.52	$1,106	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1515	1111	80-85%	7	59.00–67.50	$65.20	$724	-13.52
990–1415	1186	80-85%	32	68.00–78.50	$73.41	$871	+10.41
1360	1360	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,074	—
1445	1445	80-85%	1	25.00	$25.00	$361	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–995	953	85-90%	2	30.00–54.50	$42.80	$408	—
850–1145	1012	85-90%	9	56.50–67.00	$61.01	$617	—
1065–1150	1115	85-90%	4	68.00–72.50	$70.68	$788	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	65-75%	1	75.00	$75.00	$806	—
1080–1545	1253	65-75%	6	90.00–101.00	$95.50	$1,197	—
1325–1570	1437	65-75%	3	113.00–119.00	$115.28	$1,657	-5.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	104.00	$104.00	$749	—
855–2320	1312	11	79.00–89.50	$83.95	$1,101	—
1695–2295	1921	8	92.50–102.50	$97.02	$1,864	—
1955	1955	1	103.00	$103.00	$2,014	+1.90

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1600	1438	2	98.00–105.50	$101.33	$1,457	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1415	1312	3	82.00–90.00	$87.30	$1,145	—
1345–1380	1363	2	75.00	$75.00	$1,022	—
1375–1525	1450	2	115.00–120.00	$117.63	$1,706	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1560	1276	4	70.00–80.00	$73.91	$943	-38.52
1365–1630	1491	12	98.00–103.00	$100.28	$1,495	+1.28
1550	1550	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,798	—
1260–1694	1626	10	90.00	$90.00	$1,463	—

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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.