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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 2,002 895
Feeder cattle 818
Slaughter cattle 365 904 895
Replacement cattle 280

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1460 1271 4 121.00–124.00 $121.65 $1,546
1050–1525 1321 7 130.00–139.00 $135.38 $1,788 -1.03
1000–1630 1333 123 140.00–150.00 $145.89 $1,945 +2.38

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1470 1178 68 140.00–150.00 $144.07 $1,697 -3.93
1050–1396 1234 8 128.00–138.00 $133.42 $1,646 -9.89
1272–1470 1371 4 113.00–117.50 $115.41 $1,582

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1955 1462 75-80% 40 90.00–109.00 $101.62 $1,486
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1620 1215 80-85% 21 78.00–92.00 $84.72 $1,029
1735 1735 80-85% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,752
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $539
890–1330 1090 85-90% 10 62.00–75.00 $67.95 $741 -11.90

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1580 1281 6 88.00–95.00 $91.45 $1,171
1190–2400 1585 12 100.00–120.00 $110.60 $1,753

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1580 1389 36 110.00–120.00 $116.16 $1,613

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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.