Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 heifers $138.40/cwt ≈ $1,161/hd at 839 lb · 148 head

heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $150.38/cwt ≈ $1,295/hd at 861 lb · 125 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $154.62/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 621 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,732	995	1,226
Feeder cattle	1,333	—	0
Slaughter cattle	399	995	1,226

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	6	207.00	$207.00	$652	—
350–390	384	10	175.00–210.00	$197.69	$759	—
427–435	434	24	193.00–195.00	$194.84	$846	—
453–490	478	19	170.00–183.00	$180.68	$864	—
508–548	517	53	157.00–181.00	$177.21	$916	—
570–595	586	23	151.00–155.00	$153.44	$899	—
601–647	621	112	139.00–164.00	$154.62	$960	—
654–678	666	28	131.00–156.50	$150.74	$1,004	—
675	675	1	111.00	$111.00	$749	—
703–748	733	67	140.00–156.00	$149.92	$1,099	—
758–791	772	96	142.00–158.50	$155.62	$1,201	—
800–829	826	75	125.00–150.00	$148.03	$1,223	—
850–873	861	125	139.00–153.00	$150.38	$1,295	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	2	78.00	$78.00	$614	—
975	975	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,131	+30.00
1095–1545	1289	14	95.00–118.00	$109.49	$1,411	—
1205–1385	1316	11	110.00–119.00	$116.66	$1,535	—
1430	1430	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,816	+11.00
1095–1680	1454	101	120.00–126.50	$124.32	$1,808	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–514	508	4	131.00–133.00	$131.51	$668	—
551–590	557	10	127.00–152.00	$149.15	$831	—
685	685	1	122.00	$122.00	$836	—
895	895	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571–580	572	8	135.00–146.00	$144.61	$827	—
702	702	7	139.00	$139.00	$976	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—
1040	1040	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,269	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–287	286	3	153.00–157.00	$154.33	$441	—
325	325	1	153.00	$153.00	$497	—
395	395	11	152.00	$152.00	$600	—
422–425	422	7	132.00–152.00	$149.13	$629	—
452–468	465	42	147.00–153.00	$151.89	$706	—
508–548	540	68	136.00–149.50	$146.02	$789	—
559–580	564	18	130.00–142.00	$140.46	$792	—
600–633	616	70	130.00–142.00	$138.76	$855	—
658–680	664	8	121.00–133.00	$129.98	$863	—
709–741	733	45	121.00–141.50	$139.15	$1,020	—
767–774	772	8	130.00–132.00	$131.50	$1,015	—
832–844	839	148	126.50–140.00	$138.40	$1,161	—
920–935	928	110	137.00–137.50	$137.25	$1,274	—
985	985	7	118.50	$118.50	$1,167	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,076	+8.22
920–1180	1079	5	60.00–86.00	$77.53	$837	-28.50
1085	1085	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,172	+1.97
1160	1160	2	74.00	$74.00	$858	-7.74
1020–1465	1239	52	120.00–125.00	$123.13	$1,526	+0.21
1085–1385	1267	7	97.00–117.00	$110.59	$1,401	-16.82

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	150.00	$150.00	$536	—
500–544	522	13	136.00–141.00	$138.36	$722	—
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
645	645	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$835	—
680–697	691	12	119.00–138.00	$134.39	$929	—
790	790	1	126.00	$126.00	$995	—
825	825	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,040	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	147.00	$147.00	$492	—
385	385	1	123.00	$123.00	$474	—
435–445	440	3	131.00–142.00	$135.98	$598	—
477	477	2	136.00	$136.00	$649	—
500–541	526	8	111.00–137.00	$127.67	$672	—
555	555	2	128.00	$128.00	$710	—
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—
785	785	1	123.00	$123.00	$966	—
810	810	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	142.00	$142.00	$547	—
425	425	3	150.00	$150.00	$638	—
465–487	483	7	135.00–141.00	$137.41	$664	—
575	575	2	141.00	$141.00	$811	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	101.00	$101.00	$362	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$679	—
1120–1410	1215	80-85%	6	52.00–56.00	$54.35	$660	-21.68
940–1570	1279	80-85%	43	56.50–66.50	$61.86	$791	-4.29
965–1545	1344	80-85%	4	68.50–70.50	$69.58	$935	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1480	1393	75-80%	3	61.00–64.00	$62.26	$867	—
1220–1900	1527	75-80%	20	64.50–75.00	$70.87	$1,082	—
1580–1905	1736	75-80%	7	77.00–81.00	$78.63	$1,365	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1490	1114	85-90%	9	45.00–55.00	$50.67	$564	-0.08
1165	1165	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$664	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1375	1241	65-75%	4	78.50–93.00	$83.35	$1,034	—
1435	1435	65-75%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,507	+33.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1745	1481	6	68.00–76.00	$73.14	$1,083	—
1590–1955	1839	6	81.00–87.50	$83.76	$1,540	—

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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.