Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

3,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $165.26/cwt ≈ $1,033/hd at 625 lb · 278 head

light 7-weight L 1-2 steers $157.03/cwt ≈ $1,132/hd at 721 lb · 255 head

heavy 6-weight L 1-2 heifers $145.34/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 663 lb · 167 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,102	742	1,204
Feeder cattle	2,316	—	0
Slaughter cattle	786	742	1,204

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	157.00	$157.00	$377	—
288	288	3	187.50	$187.50	$540	—
313–345	330	5	171.00–210.00	$194.85	$643	—
350–395	364	18	173.00–209.00	$197.63	$719	—
400–442	427	65	172.50–209.00	$201.39	$860	—
460–495	480	51	165.00–207.00	$186.28	$894	—
501–546	530	104	151.00–201.00	$175.89	$932	—
550–596	570	100	150.00–185.00	$172.35	$982	—
603–648	625	278	144.00–175.50	$165.26	$1,033	—
650–696	673	144	140.00–163.00	$153.49	$1,033	—
687 fancy	687	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,168	—
700–748	721	255	138.00–162.00	$157.03	$1,132	—
751–791	773	138	138.00–165.50	$158.74	$1,227	—
805–825	821	19	134.00–156.00	$152.24	$1,250	—
850–874	871	8	129.00–153.00	$148.41	$1,293	—
905	905	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,140	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1605	1374	28	121.00–136.00	$133.86	$1,839	—
1160–1595	1399	23	101.00–136.00	$127.74	$1,787	—
1140–1613	1437	150	137.00–144.00	$139.62	$2,006	-1.79
1385–1590	1494	10	145.00–147.00	$145.28	$2,170	-1.27
1595–1835	1654	12	105.00–136.00	$123.74	$2,047	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	180.00	$180.00	$657	—
453–475	462	5	145.00–178.00	$164.42	$760	—
525–542	538	4	145.00–151.00	$146.46	$788	—
555–590	576	6	141.00–160.00	$149.14	$859	—
609–640	613	16	130.00–144.00	$132.66	$813	—
650	650	1	136.00	$136.00	$884	—
735	735	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	—
772–790	778	3	138.00–140.00	$139.32	$1,084	—
805–815	808	3	126.00–153.00	$142.93	$1,155	—
850	850	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,156	—
915	915	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,006	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	114.00–149.00	$132.08	$301	—
255–295	277	3	131.00–145.00	$139.63	$387	—
305–325	317	3	131.00–152.50	$138.68	$440	—
405–440	421	7	131.00–154.00	$142.36	$599	—
460–495	483	4	121.00–132.00	$128.17	$619	—
515–540	523	3	120.00–151.00	$130.50	$683	—
550–580	562	5	126.00–131.00	$128.06	$720	—
610–645	630	3	110.00–141.00	$125.62	$791	—
685	685	1	126.00	$126.00	$863	—
710–740	725	2	110.00–131.00	$120.72	$875	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	130.00–160.00	$149.86	$363	—
250–290	282	13	151.00–185.00	$167.38	$472	—
308 fancy	308	2	205.00	$205.00	$631	—
305–342	322	6	141.00–167.00	$155.73	$501	—
351–390	379	58	160.00–192.00	$173.43	$657	—
403–448	425	33	143.00–185.00	$168.50	$716	—
450–498	477	92	147.00–169.00	$161.20	$769	—
495	495	1	117.00	$117.00	$579	—
510–548	527	149	134.00–160.00	$153.79	$810	—
550–596	575	166	130.00–157.75	$149.21	$858	—
600–645	626	150	131.00–160.00	$150.38	$941	—
650–697	663	167	125.00–160.00	$145.34	$964	—
705–729	723	32	130.00–141.00	$137.96	$997	—
754	754	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,101	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	107.00	$107.00	$856	—
885–1135	1011	6	74.00–85.00	$79.51	$804	—
970–1445	1228	8	110.00–135.00	$125.63	$1,543	—
1095–1600	1337	69	137.00–145.00	$140.42	$1,877	-6.58
1085–1640	1341	23	101.00–136.00	$131.69	$1,766	-15.31
1250–1555	1411	8	145.00–150.00	$146.39	$2,066	—
1665	1665	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,081	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	121.00	$121.00	$284	—
265–298	290	4	121.00–132.00	$129.48	$375	—
310–345	325	5	130.00–141.00	$133.31	$433	—
355–397	385	7	121.00–142.00	$128.20	$494	—
420–430	426	4	131.00–134.00	$132.76	$566	—
450–495	468	3	127.00–138.00	$131.66	$616	—
503–548	519	13	113.00–138.00	$132.69	$689	—
555–599	581	15	113.00–129.00	$125.49	$729	—
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	—
676	676	3	131.00	$131.00	$886	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—
765	765	2	116.00	$116.00	$887	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
390	390	1	135.00	$135.00	$526	—
460–495	487	6	133.00–145.00	$137.17	$668	—
505–515	510	2	129.00–141.00	$134.94	$688	—
560–590	575	2	135.00–145.00	$139.87	$804	—
620–645	632	3	130.00–147.00	$136.78	$864	—
665–695	681	10	120.00–131.00	$123.07	$838	—
763–795	771	4	120.00–132.00	$128.91	$994	—
800–830	815	2	118.00–126.00	$122.07	$995	—
1040	1040	1	85.00	$85.00	$884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	3	149.00	$149.00	$787	—
690	690	3	105.00	$105.00	$724	—
1063	1063	2	80.00	$80.00	$850	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1185	1081	80-85%	8	64.00–94.00	$74.83	$809	—
986–1485	1187	80-85%	24	57.00–67.00	$62.26	$739	+13.07
1175–1470	1323	80-85%	9	68.00–73.00	$70.57	$934	-0.65
1130–1560	1374	80-85%	10	40.00–56.00	$50.88	$699	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1670	1497	75-80%	8	55.00–63.00	$59.13	$885	-0.41
1275–2200	1519	75-80%	24	64.00–74.00	$70.19	$1,066	—
1530–2010	1712	75-80%	7	76.00–83.00	$78.82	$1,349	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1160	944	85-90%	5	24.00–43.00	$31.86	$301	—
690–1275	1045	85-90%	15	45.00–55.00	$49.75	$520	—
1095–1180	1138	85-90%	2	57.00–62.00	$59.59	$678	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1520	1370	65-75%	4	91.00–97.00	$94.12	$1,289	—
1335–1555	1445	65-75%	2	61.00–71.00	$66.38	$959	—
1410–1525	1450	65-75%	4	105.00–115.00	$111.28	$1,614	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1560	1285	3	28.00–76.00	$56.43	$725	-7.90
1325–2160	1713	10	81.00–90.00	$86.20	$1,477	—
1840–2325	2115	8	92.50–100.00	$96.40	$2,039	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,495	—
1400–1555	1468	3	71.00	$71.00	$1,042	—
1535	1535	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,458	-1.00
1765	1765	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,783	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1380	1324	4	112.00–115.00	$113.30	$1,500	—
1330–1595	1478	3	100.00–102.00	$100.72	$1,489	+7.18
1415–1710	1527	23	103.00–110.00	$107.44	$1,641	-7.56

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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.