Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

2,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $159.79/cwt ≈ $1,369/hd at 857 lb · 187 head

heavy 7-weight L 1-2 steers $166.19/cwt ≈ $1,295/hd at 779 lb · 132 head

light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $160.45/cwt ≈ $1,321/hd at 823 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,198	1,446	2,179
Feeder cattle	1,333	—	1,343
Slaughter cattle	865	1,080	836
Replacement cattle	—	366	—

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	175.00–193.00	$183.59	$501	—
300–345	332	8	202.50–215.00	$206.02	$684	—
360–397	380	4	190.00–205.00	$194.65	$740	—
412 fancy	412	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,018	—
400–447	419	29	192.00–234.00	$215.21	$902	—
450–496	480	27	197.00–233.00	$216.22	$1,038	—
510–538	525	81	184.00–223.00	$211.38	$1,110	—
553–595	572	20	172.00–210.00	$192.52	$1,101	—
611–635	627	30	166.00–190.50	$184.75	$1,158	—
650–690	670	30	152.00–176.50	$169.71	$1,137	—
700–707	701	32	154.50–156.50	$156.18	$1,095	—
750–792	779	132	141.00–169.00	$166.19	$1,295	—
802–838	823	131	156.50–164.75	$160.45	$1,321	—
850–885	857	187	138.50–162.00	$159.79	$1,369	—
925	925	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,184	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1045	1018	2	107.00–116.00	$111.62	$1,136	+26.59
1145	1145	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,179	—
1211	1211	15	155.00	$155.00	$1,877	—
1105–1460	1250	15	110.00–138.00	$129.96	$1,624	+2.09
1000–1453	1320	17	125.00–145.00	$140.54	$1,855	—
1195–1580	1345	11	129.00–139.00	$135.53	$1,823	—
1180–1600	1427	191	140.00–148.50	$143.49	$2,048	-0.95
1475	1475	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,183	—
1600–1750	1656	7	120.00–141.00	$133.28	$2,207	-3.31

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	7	172.00	$172.00	$514	—
365	365	1	139.00	$139.00	$507	—
421	421	4	157.00	$157.00	$661	—
460	460	1	141.00	$141.00	$649	—
525–527	527	8	173.00–176.00	$173.37	$914	—
550–565	557	5	135.00–161.00	$155.82	$868	—
705–720	713	2	131.00–146.00	$138.58	$988	—
865	865	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,124	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	177.00	$177.00	$460	—
300	300	1	177.00	$177.00	$531	—
465	465	1	195.00	$195.00	$907	—
505–538	530	4	166.00–214.00	$177.44	$940	—
615–617	616	3	147.00–169.00	$161.68	$996	—
670	670	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,085	—
815	815	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,239	—
870	870	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,279	—
920	920	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,242	—
990	990	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	171.00	$171.00	$710	—
505	505	1	182.00	$182.00	$919	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–343	327	18	186.00–193.00	$189.33	$619	—
352–390	361	11	168.00–205.00	$196.27	$709	—
410–445	420	57	165.00–207.00	$189.87	$797	—
461–491	472	46	166.00–205.00	$195.91	$925	—
519–543	532	52	173.00–199.00	$189.31	$1,007	—
550–588	575	29	162.00–173.00	$170.19	$979	—
612–644	636	54	148.00–175.00	$157.11	$999	—
673	673	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,030	—
729	729	7	144.50	$144.50	$1,053	—
769	769	12	138.50	$138.50	$1,065	—
828	828	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,110	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1160	1030	2	72.00–91.00	$82.70	$852	—
1055	1055	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,203	—
1060–1285	1125	5	110.00–125.00	$119.54	$1,345	—
1030–1535	1285	143	140.00–148.00	$143.82	$1,848	—
1045–1545	1290	25	120.00–138.50	$134.14	$1,730	—
1265–1440	1343	10	147.00–150.00	$148.54	$1,995	+18.52

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	150.00	$150.00	$315	—
325	325	1	135.00	$135.00	$439	—
350	350	1	167.00	$167.00	$584	—
425–440	435	3	159.00–174.00	$163.89	$713	—
452–485	463	7	151.00–176.00	$155.11	$718	—
510–540	521	5	152.00–163.00	$155.31	$809	—
620–625	623	2	125.00–141.00	$133.03	$829	—
697	697	2	134.00	$134.00	$934	—
775	775	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,000	—
890	890	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,157	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	2	166.00–193.00	$179.18	$762	—
516	516	3	185.00	$185.00	$955	—
617–625	620	3	153.00–160.00	$157.65	$977	—
680	680	1	132.00	$132.00	$898	—
730	730	1	135.00	$135.00	$986	—
840	840	3	136.50	$136.50	$1,147	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1020	936	80-85%	6	74.00–110.00	$92.86	$869	—
790–1535	1163	80-85%	13	60.00–74.00	$70.24	$817	—
1015–1595	1255	80-85%	38	75.00–85.50	$80.37	$1,009	+12.32
1085–1540	1315	80-85%	7	86.00–92.50	$87.77	$1,154	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1790	1452	75-80%	12	73.50–84.00	$80.13	$1,163	+3.42
1285–1880	1562	75-80%	32	85.00–95.50	$90.04	$1,406	—
1430–1920	1675	75-80%	2	96.00–98.00	$96.85	$1,622	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1185	1072	85-90%	5	52.50–63.00	$59.24	$635	-9.33
1070–1195	1122	85-90%	3	77.00–78.50	$77.81	$873	+16.81
970–1375	1151	85-90%	7	65.00–74.50	$69.09	$795	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1620	1264	65-75%	4	111.00–122.00	$116.00	$1,466	—
1473–1540	1490	65-75%	4	129.00–135.00	$133.45	$1,988	+41.94
1830	1830	65-75%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,610	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1940	1495	7	79.00–102.00	$90.36	$1,351	—
1560–2260	1899	9	104.00–113.00	$107.84	$2,048	—
1540–2120	1956	5	116.00–119.50	$117.62	$2,301	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1690	1633	2	110.00–113.00	$111.55	$1,822	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1905	1286	8	78.00–87.00	$83.33	$1,072	-27.05
1220–1760	1397	9	90.00–108.00	$101.49	$1,418	—
1250–1905	1484	61	110.00–125.00	$113.99	$1,692	-10.32
1350–1730	1512	5	120.00–133.50	$122.41	$1,851	—

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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.