Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

2,163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $186.81/cwt ≈ $1,741/hd at 932 lb · 144 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $191.01/cwt ≈ $1,660/hd at 869 lb · 126 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.65/cwt ≈ $1,470/hd at 982 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,163	1,086	2,035
Feeder cattle	1,289	—	1,202
Slaughter cattle	874	1,086	833

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	263	5	201.00–225.00	$219.62	$578	—
330	330	1	209.00	$209.00	$690	—
360–395	380	8	191.00–213.00	$204.62	$778	—
420–425	421	5	189.00–203.00	$198.98	$838	—
480–493	486	18	189.00–196.00	$194.89	$947	—
500–545	515	44	185.00–206.00	$198.66	$1,023	—
555–595	584	22	181.00–191.00	$187.35	$1,094	—
600–639	615	48	193.00–212.00	$205.08	$1,261	—
653–658	657	28	192.00–194.50	$193.97	$1,274	—
722–747	731	11	179.50–183.00	$180.80	$1,322	—
866–872	869	126	188.00–194.00	$191.01	$1,660	—
926–939	932	144	179.00–191.50	$186.81	$1,741	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1100	1041	7	91.00–111.00	$98.44	$1,025	-46.56
1100–1575	1242	22	125.00–148.50	$140.96	$1,751	—
1140–1485	1330	17	135.00–149.00	$143.05	$1,903	-4.79
1045–1590	1395	185	145.00–158.25	$151.15	$2,109	+1.11
1370–1425	1398	2	134.00–137.00	$135.47	$1,894	-14.57
1400–1555	1513	6	154.00–155.00	$154.83	$2,343	—
1630–1655	1641	4	131.00–143.00	$139.48	$2,289	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	186.00	$186.00	$530	—
365–385	375	2	165.00–173.00	$168.89	$633	—
470–495	482	6	167.00–172.00	$170.66	$823	—
505–517	514	4	171.00–173.00	$171.75	$883	—
520–543 unweaned	532	6	172.00–173.00	$172.49	$918	—
553–587 unweaned	574	16	175.00–179.00	$176.44	$1,013	—
600–645	630	8	180.00–186.00	$182.19	$1,148	—
665–698	688	8	169.00–171.00	$170.24	$1,171	—
700–715	710	4	165.00–170.00	$166.74	$1,184	—
754–790	758	42	171.00–186.50	$183.10	$1,388	—
815	815	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,345	—
911	911	8	166.00	$166.00	$1,512	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1045	1043	2	137.00–142.00	$139.49	$1,455	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	272	3	169.00–176.00	$171.99	$468	—
317–335	333	16	169.00–172.75	$172.30	$574	—
411 unweaned	411	4	175.00	$175.00	$719	—
405–446	424	15	179.00–183.00	$179.61	$762	—
460–499	493	9	162.00–171.00	$165.18	$814	—
505–546	530	24	158.00–168.00	$164.86	$874	—
563	563	7	157.00–160.00	$158.71	$894	—
600–642	631	24	170.00–175.50	$174.50	$1,101	—
650–697	673	14	148.00–164.00	$158.00	$1,063	—
711	711	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,145	—
755–796	781	11	146.00–155.00	$151.28	$1,181	—
807–827	808	28	155.50–157.00	$155.61	$1,257	—
885	885	9	159.50	$159.50	$1,412	—
980–982	982	57	144.00–149.75	$149.65	$1,470	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,349	+1.83
960–1160	1021	5	122.00–142.00	$133.29	$1,361	—
1040–1540	1231	21	130.00–147.00	$140.13	$1,725	-1.89
1025–1585	1237	172	145.00–156.25	$149.91	$1,854	+7.89
1220–1260	1240	2	154.00–155.00	$154.51	$1,916	+12.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	3	195.00	$195.00	$448	—
324–345	325	20	182.00–183.00	$182.05	$592	—
380	380	1	187.00	$187.00	$711	—
454–465	456	13	173.00–185.00	$183.12	$835	—
503–540	512	8	175.00–177.00	$176.47	$904	—
555–598	579	28	169.00–181.00	$174.88	$1,013	—
655–684	669	32	169.50–174.00	$171.84	$1,150	—
772–796	790	20	158.00–164.00	$160.42	$1,267	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,377	—
1085	1085	53	145.25	$145.25	$1,576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	187.00	$187.00	$552	—
400–435	418	2	167.00–171.00	$169.08	$707	—
457–464	462	9	162.00–164.00	$163.56	$756	—
515–545	530	2	145.00–154.00	$149.37	$792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1380	1215	80-85%	8	76.00–84.50	$80.31	$976	—
990–1535	1247	80-85%	27	85.00–96.00	$90.82	$1,133	—
1075–1500	1302	80-85%	5	97.00–103.00	$99.82	$1,300	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1265	1022	85-90%	18	38.00–74.00	$62.51	$639	+23.69
970–1425	1185	85-90%	20	75.00–86.00	$80.53	$954	—
1405	1405	85-90%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,250	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1725	1556	75-80%	6	87.00–95.00	$91.51	$1,424	-23.49
1350–1875	1593	75-80%	20	97.00–108.00	$104.48	$1,664	-10.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1475	1450	65-75%	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,972	—
1335–1975	1573	65-75%	5	119.00–131.00	$124.87	$1,964	—
1640	1640	65-75%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,558	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1970	1303	6	90.00–99.00	$95.12	$1,239	—
1660–2205	1958	3	107.00–113.00	$109.82	$2,150	—
2150	2150	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,602	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,436	+7.73
1235–1525	1381	5	125.00–131.00	$126.16	$1,742	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1600	1415	27	120.00–127.00	$122.88	$1,739	-2.12
1105–1645	1445	13	90.00–112.00	$105.22	$1,520	-19.78
1475–1575	1534	4	128.00–136.00	$132.59	$2,034	—
1565–1610	1588	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$1,866	—

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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.