Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $154.75/cwt ≈ $1,309/hd at 846 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $146.50/cwt ≈ $766/hd at 523 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $156.61/cwt ≈ $918/hd at 586 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,238	846	968
Feeder cattle	662	—	0
Slaughter cattle	576	846	968

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	186.00	$186.00	$428	—
265–292	279	4	183.00–194.00	$188.23	$525	—
311–335	315	6	183.00–200.00	$196.99	$621	—
355–385	370	2	160.00–180.00	$169.59	$627	—
405–442	423	10	163.00–174.00	$171.15	$724	—
497	497	6	166.00	$166.00	$825	—
500–543	528	15	147.00–170.00	$166.39	$879	—
566–599	586	37	146.00–158.00	$156.61	$918	—
628–643	637	19	147.00–154.00	$150.93	$961	—
655–698	679	18	142.00–150.00	$145.57	$988	—
705–735	714	35	131.00–152.00	$148.12	$1,058	—
759–792	784	28	134.00–149.00	$145.20	$1,138	—
846	846	55	154.75	$154.75	$1,309	—
871	871	25	145.00	$145.00	$1,263	—
905	905	1	106.00	$106.00	$959	—
967	967	10	134.00	$134.00	$1,296	—
1005–1007	1006	3	104.00–116.00	$107.99	$1,086	—
1069	1069	54	127.00	$127.00	$1,358	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1071–1573	1301	28	101.00–123.00	$115.70	$1,505	—
1225–1535	1390	12	132.00–140.00	$134.66	$1,872	—
1215–1645	1403	65	125.00–132.50	$128.21	$1,799	+7.77
1220–1640	1407	20	104.00–125.50	$120.29	$1,692	-0.15
1600–1675	1638	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,884	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	157.00	$157.00	$589	—
510–520	515	2	156.00–160.00	$158.02	$814	—
565–580	570	7	123.00–147.00	$142.66	$813	—
615–645	632	7	119.00–132.00	$126.38	$799	—
650–680	669	5	121.00–136.00	$127.97	$856	—
717	717	2	126.00	$126.00	$903	—
755–790	777	3	126.00–139.00	$131.90	$1,025	—
805	805	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,055	—
1025	1025	1	91.00	$91.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	4	151.00	$151.00	$787	—
595	595	9	148.00	$148.00	$881	—
647	647	2	133.00	$133.00	$861	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	103.00	$103.00	$309	—
360–390	375	2	146.00–155.00	$150.32	$564	—
495	495	1	152.00	$152.00	$752	—
775–780	778	2	121.00–136.00	$128.52	$1,000	—
805	805	1	106.00	$106.00	$853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	132.00	$132.00	$726	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	2	141.00	$141.00	$285	—
275–286	284	7	150.00–154.00	$152.28	$432	—
336 fancy	336	9	170.00	$170.00	$571	—
365–395	372	5	147.00–149.00	$147.40	$548	—
438–440	439	6	152.00	$152.00	$667	—
450–495	473	19	134.00–151.00	$146.59	$693	—
502–547	523	43	131.00–150.00	$146.50	$766	—
550–588	575	19	138.00–146.50	$142.19	$818	—
617	617	2	113.00	$113.00	$697	—
610–645	624	32	132.00–144.00	$141.26	$881	—
656–697	680	23	136.00–141.00	$139.31	$947	—
725–740	730	12	130.00–137.00	$134.31	$980	—
795	795	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,010	—
814–823	817	9	120.00–129.50	$126.31	$1,032	—
895	895	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,020	—
916	916	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,072	—
1015	1015	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,076	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–995	978	2	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$1,184	+71.27
955–1170	1052	6	62.00–96.00	$78.77	$829	-1.64
1005–1390	1155	12	100.00–123.50	$114.14	$1,318	—
1070–1385	1218	18	116.50–124.00	$121.82	$1,484	—
1030–1485	1235	51	125.00–131.00	$128.01	$1,581	—
1205–1360	1300	10	133.00–136.00	$134.86	$1,753	+1.04

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	146.00	$146.00	$387	—
337–340	338	5	129.00–142.00	$131.62	$445	—
355–360	356	4	114.00–125.00	$122.22	$435	—
410–445	415	7	120.00–132.00	$130.16	$540	—
450–460	456	4	111.00–138.00	$117.98	$538	—
547	547	6	132.00–136.00	$134.67	$737	—
735–745	740	2	106.00–111.00	$108.48	$803	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	461	8	121.00–148.00	$141.85	$654	—
500–530	510	3	126.00–132.00	$129.92	$663	—
580	580	1	121.00	$121.00	$702	—
619–630	621	7	123.00–131.00	$129.13	$802	—
650–680	665	2	125.00–128.00	$126.53	$841	—
865	865	3	91.00	$91.00	$787	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	101.00	$101.00	$641	—
655	655	1	126.00	$126.00	$825	—
765	765	1	111.00	$111.00	$849	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	102.00	$102.00	$597	—
630	630	1	107.00	$107.00	$674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	151.00–153.00	$152.01	$585	—
460	460	1	153.00	$153.00	$704	—
515	515	1	123.00	$123.00	$633	—
772	772	2	91.00	$91.00	$703	—
910	910	1	80.00	$80.00	$728	—
980	980	1	85.00	$85.00	$833	—
1085	1085	1	84.00	$84.00	$911	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	3	121.00	$121.00	$742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009–1221	1082	80-85%	10	70.00–112.50	$94.80	$1,026	+19.46
765–1745	1273	80-85%	47	54.00–64.50	$59.49	$757	+4.32
990–1585	1276	80-85%	30	36.00–53.50	$47.42	$605	-7.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1480	1379	75-80%	4	52.00–56.50	$54.55	$752	—
1225–1840	1438	75-80%	32	57.00–67.50	$62.81	$903	+5.23
1320–1820	1576	75-80%	15	69.00–76.00	$72.09	$1,136	-4.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1300	1037	85-90%	8	33.00–43.00	$37.14	$385	—
1145	1145	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$618	+10.11
1110–1190	1152	85-90%	3	20.00–30.00	$26.12	$301	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1455	1378	65-75%	4	73.00–91.00	$83.13	$1,146	-10.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1580	1244	9	52.50–78.50	$68.30	$850	—
1360–2115	1708	8	82.00–88.00	$85.79	$1,465	—
1470–2180	1750	6	91.00–97.50	$93.47	$1,636	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1385	1268	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,078	—
1340	1340	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,313	—
1205–1615	1400	9	90.00–98.00	$96.22	$1,347	—
1405	1405	1	40.00	$40.00	$562	—
1225–1680	1493	17	99.00–105.00	$101.18	$1,511	-6.97
1330–1870	1509	7	110.00–120.00	$115.33	$1,740	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	2	61.00	$61.00	$470	—
935	935	1	58.00	$58.00	$542	—

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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.