Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

4,041 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $175.52/cwt ≈ $1,007/hd at 574 lb · 274 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $167.50/cwt ≈ $1,049/hd at 626 lb · 231 head

heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.57/cwt ≈ $1,349/hd at 856 lb · 218 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,041	1,163	2,394
Feeder cattle	3,058	—	1,200
Slaughter cattle	983	1,163	1,194

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	151.00–185.00	$168.00	$496	—
305–345	328	6	191.00–200.00	$195.47	$641	—
350–395	373	33	161.00–200.00	$182.24	$680	—
401–445	431	42	170.00–204.00	$187.87	$810	—
435 fancy	435	4	210.00	$210.00	$914	—
450–496	482	106	166.00–212.50	$192.06	$926	—
503–511 fancy	509	10	199.50–202.50	$200.39	$1,020	—
500–547	532	162	163.00–195.50	$184.92	$984	—
552–597	574	274	156.00–194.00	$175.52	$1,007	—
600–648	626	231	144.00–176.00	$167.50	$1,049	—
650–697	673	163	139.00–174.00	$164.23	$1,105	—
706–747	724	184	140.00–162.00	$154.85	$1,121	—
750–796	767	147	136.00–164.00	$149.92	$1,150	—
810	810	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,053	—
800–840	812	29	131.00–155.00	$139.64	$1,134	—
853–859	856	218	149.00–162.50	$157.57	$1,349	—
910	910	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,156	—
965	965	64	140.00	$140.00	$1,351	—
1060	1060	1	91.00	$91.00	$965	—
1136	1136	3	93.00	$93.00	$1,056	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1056	1028	6	100.00–127.00	$123.12	$1,266	—
1090–1457	1267	36	103.00–134.00	$124.71	$1,580	—
1145–1595	1423	194	135.00–145.00	$139.70	$1,988	—
1220–1645	1431	36	122.00–137.50	$131.52	$1,882	—
1255–1500	1437	9	144.00–150.00	$145.54	$2,091	—
1615–1935	1717	21	123.00–138.00	$130.24	$2,236	+2.20

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	151.00	$151.00	$544	—
400–440	419	4	159.00–171.00	$165.25	$692	—
485	485	1	172.00	$172.00	$834	—
500–535	521	6	160.00–180.00	$168.63	$879	—
550–595	575	11	136.00–165.00	$155.03	$891	—
615–642	631	4	151.00–172.00	$163.66	$1,033	—
650–674	668	7	134.00–166.00	$144.22	$963	—
700–737	721	21	131.00–156.00	$145.63	$1,050	—
751–755	752	4	134.00–150.00	$145.98	$1,098	—
820–845	833	2	128.00–141.00	$134.40	$1,120	—
870–877	875	6	128.00–140.00	$136.52	$1,195	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
350–395	359	5	120.00–167.00	$148.86	$534	—
400–445	423	2	136.00–165.00	$149.73	$633	—
450–493	475	9	150.00–162.00	$156.88	$745	—
505–545	525	17	121.00–157.00	$148.32	$779	—
550–590	564	14	122.00–161.00	$147.31	$831	—
610–649	643	9	121.00–145.00	$125.74	$809	—
650–685	665	5	111.00–131.00	$120.30	$800	—
715	715	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,008	—
830	830	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,004	—
937	937	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	151.00	$151.00	$627	—
460–480	470	2	151.00–175.00	$162.74	$765	—
505	505	1	176.00	$176.00	$889	—
555–585	570	2	171.00–180.00	$175.62	$1,001	—
855	855	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,120	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$420	—
300–345	334	15	158.00–171.00	$166.20	$555	—
350 fancy	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
362–395	380	19	149.00–172.00	$159.64	$607	—
400–447	426	77	141.00–177.00	$165.17	$704	—
450–497	481	111	152.00–180.00	$167.27	$805	—
452–499 fancy	481	20	185.00–196.00	$192.58	$926	—
502–548	529	142	144.00–177.00	$160.67	$850	—
552–595	577	171	127.00–182.00	$156.80	$905	—
600–645	618	178	132.00–165.00	$148.57	$918	—
622 fancy	622	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,057	—
650–687	671	91	133.00–164.00	$147.02	$987	—
703	703	14	151.00	$151.00	$1,062	—
700–747	716	27	131.00–157.00	$144.95	$1,038	—
766–786	776	16	135.00–151.00	$143.67	$1,115	—
805	805	9	144.00	$144.00	$1,159	—
865–887	886	41	134.00–135.00	$134.02	$1,187	—
915	915	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,089	—
1013	1013	15	121.00	$121.00	$1,226	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1095	1023	2	66.00–71.00	$68.68	$703	—
865–1230	1047	8	89.00–120.00	$99.46	$1,041	—
1095	1095	1	45.00	$45.00	$493	-74.00
995–1345	1222	12	110.00–137.00	$126.43	$1,545	—
1075–1430	1250	17	125.00–134.00	$129.50	$1,619	—
1065–1545	1319	142	135.00–144.50	$140.42	$1,852	-3.76
1185–1456	1376	27	144.00–150.00	$146.09	$2,010	+7.12
1610–1735	1681	5	128.50–136.00	$133.02	$2,236	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	151.00–165.00	$157.63	$517	—
350–390	360	4	142.00–155.00	$149.05	$537	—
415–425	420	2	141.00–155.00	$148.08	$622	—
455–495	479	9	130.00–147.00	$139.06	$666	—
500–540	520	14	121.00–157.00	$138.01	$718	—
550–590	580	13	121.00–145.00	$133.69	$775	—
605–645	627	7	110.00–135.00	$126.32	$792	—
655–685	666	9	114.00–131.00	$125.52	$836	—
710–720	714	5	101.00–125.00	$117.17	$837	—
760–785	779	4	111.00–126.00	$122.34	$953	—
975	975	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,063	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	372	3	145.00–150.00	$148.36	$552	—
420–430	425	2	136.00–156.00	$145.88	$620	—
450–495	473	18	130.00–160.00	$142.19	$673	—
500–545	513	6	130.00–155.00	$142.87	$733	—
555–597	576	7	130.00–156.00	$139.78	$805	—
600–640	611	5	131.00–136.00	$132.43	$809	—
650–672	663	7	126.00–145.00	$136.56	$905	—
715–748	741	8	121.00–135.00	$127.71	$946	—
755–790	769	6	111.00–138.00	$124.96	$961	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	161.00	$161.00	$652	—
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	—
555–559	559	14	141.00–144.00	$143.79	$804	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1116–1370	1241	80-85%	9	66.00–111.00	$85.62	$1,063	—
1130–1410	1272	80-85%	5	44.00–58.50	$54.40	$692	—
1165–1640	1332	80-85%	23	60.00–69.50	$65.83	$877	+4.02
1305–1515	1400	80-85%	7	71.50–80.00	$75.68	$1,060	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1685	1519	75-80%	10	50.00–68.00	$61.90	$940	+4.24
1310–1960	1560	75-80%	29	70.00–80.50	$75.81	$1,183	-1.07
1400–1745	1644	75-80%	4	81.00–81.50	$81.39	$1,338	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1125	1075	85-90%	2	58.00–73.00	$65.15	$700	—
1030–1265	1148	85-90%	2	41.00–43.00	$41.90	$481	—
885–1360	1151	85-90%	8	45.00–55.50	$50.63	$583	+3.21

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1360	1313	65-75%	2	115.00–121.00	$118.11	$1,551	+30.28
1200–1500	1371	65-75%	8	82.50–105.00	$91.73	$1,258	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	83.00	$83.00	$697	—
1070–1880	1510	3	75.00–81.00	$79.17	$1,195	—
1830	1830	1	106.50	$106.50	$1,949	—
1610–2470	1993	13	87.00–94.50	$90.84	$1,810	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1217	1186	3	85.00–87.00	$86.37	$1,024	—
1455–1510	1483	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,631	—
1435–1700	1545	4	90.00–95.00	$92.56	$1,430	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	111.00	$111.00	$361	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1310	1285	3	95.00–103.00	$100.32	$1,289	—
1500–1555	1528	2	90.00–100.00	$95.09	$1,453	—
1375–1860	1559	26	104.00–115.00	$110.50	$1,723	—
1430–1643	1577	6	116.00–120.00	$118.01	$1,861	—
1855	1855	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,762	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	13	130.00	$130.00	$740	—
737	737	2	100.00	$100.00	$737	—

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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.