Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

1,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $162.54/cwt ≈ $852/hd at 524 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $173.54/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 572 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $161.31/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 623 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,194	1,188	1,989
Feeder cattle	394	—	1,055
Slaughter cattle	800	870	934
Replacement cattle	—	318	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1545	1291	30	125.00–142.00	$137.51	$1,775	+5.79
1180–1658	1406	206	142.00–150.00	$146.54	$2,060	—
1160–1587	1425	14	135.00–142.00	$139.39	$1,986	—
1600–1620	1610	2	141.00–144.00	$142.49	$2,294	+8.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	203.00	$203.00	$680	—
355–382	376	5	170.00–202.00	$181.91	$684	—
400–447	425	6	196.00–217.00	$208.86	$888	—
455–495	474	20	172.00–207.00	$194.45	$922	—
501–525 fancy	518	11	191.50–200.00	$193.74	$1,004	—
505–540	521	8	152.00–181.00	$170.76	$890	—
550–594	572	43	160.00–188.00	$173.54	$993	—
613–640	623	32	150.00–172.00	$161.31	$1,005	—
670–690	677	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,009	—
715–730	723	2	147.00–148.00	$147.49	$1,066	—
751–791	770	22	142.00–152.00	$146.70	$1,130	—
855–870	865	3	125.00–135.00	$128.29	$1,110	—
945	945	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,143	—
955	955	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,060	—
1050–1095	1073	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$1,197	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	162.00–175.00	$168.54	$780	—
530	530	1	161.00	$161.00	$853	—
642	642	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,002	—
685	685	1	132.00	$132.00	$904	—
890	890	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,255	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	141.00	$141.00	$550	—
430–440	435	2	152.00–171.00	$161.61	$703	—
560	560	1	121.00	$121.00	$678	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	173.00	$173.00	$389	—
260	260	1	179.00	$179.00	$465	—
300–343	332	4	170.00–172.00	$171.55	$570	—
350–368	364	5	165.00–182.00	$178.73	$651	—
410–435	428	6	161.00–170.00	$167.75	$718	—
452–495	477	21	152.00–165.00	$159.89	$763	—
500–545	524	52	146.00–171.00	$162.54	$852	—
555–594	581	20	139.00–155.00	$147.06	$854	—
602–640	623	24	131.00–148.00	$144.60	$901	—
672–699	691	19	140.00–150.00	$146.06	$1,009	—
717	717	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,040	—
840	840	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,016	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1145	904	5	71.00–94.00	$80.70	$730	-8.96
970–1015	993	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,102	—
1020–1220	1104	18	125.00–141.00	$135.54	$1,496	—
1075–1235	1169	8	139.00–142.00	$141.00	$1,648	+7.92
1055–1585	1279	120	143.00–150.75	$146.58	$1,875	+0.79
1360–1525	1460	3	151.00–152.00	$151.34	$2,210	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	132.00	$132.00	$356	—
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
405	405	2	143.00	$143.00	$579	—
480	480	1	144.00	$144.00	$691	—
545	545	2	135.00–141.00	$138.00	$752	—
597	597	4	128.00	$128.00	$764	—
660	660	2	111.00–126.00	$118.50	$782	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—
785	785	1	116.00	$116.00	$911	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	157.00	$157.00	$612	—
400–440	413	3	148.00–155.00	$151.55	$626	—
475	475	1	141.00	$141.00	$670	—
500–515	506	4	139.00–156.00	$148.95	$754	—
655	655	1	131.00	$131.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	141.00	$141.00	$766	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	155.00	$155.00	$760	—
500	500	1	143.00	$143.00	$715	—
550–580	565	2	104.00–117.00	$110.67	$625	—
655–665	662	3	109.00–118.00	$115.03	$761	—
715–740	728	2	98.00–101.00	$99.47	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1125	1073	80-85%	2	82.50–85.00	$83.69	$898	-13.06
1035–1490	1222	80-85%	14	64.00–72.50	$69.37	$848	-17.58
870–1460	1243	80-85%	38	73.00–83.50	$78.43	$975	-8.52
1130–1605	1284	80-85%	4	85.00–90.00	$87.10	$1,118	+6.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1890	1498	75-80%	7	88.50–93.00	$89.96	$1,348	—
1250–1930	1514	75-80%	49	77.50–88.00	$82.84	$1,254	-5.36
1385–1770	1578	75-80%	2	74.50–76.50	$75.62	$1,193	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1000	888	85-90%	3	85.00–107.00	$92.18	$819	—
955–1180	1042	85-90%	6	68.00–72.00	$70.03	$730	—
845–1260	1051	85-90%	27	57.00–67.50	$63.53	$668	-6.47

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	65-75%	1	85.00	$85.00	$960	—
1320–1395	1351	65-75%	4	100.00–128.00	$113.60	$1,535	-3.73
1538–1632	1565	65-75%	7	134.00–135.00	$134.58	$2,106	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1830	1636	5	82.00–94.00	$88.40	$1,446	—
1045–2000	1676	5	98.00–104.00	$101.74	$1,705	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1650	1455	4	107.00–112.00	$110.33	$1,605	—
1340–1700	1463	27	114.00–120.00	$116.67	$1,707	—
1445–1490	1468	2	70.00–85.00	$77.61	$1,139	—
1325–1630	1523	30	90.00–112.00	$102.58	$1,562	-3.43

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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.