Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

2,014 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.83/cwt ≈ $1,076/hd at 528 lb · 83 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.20/cwt ≈ $1,145/hd at 618 lb · 70 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,587/hd at 907 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,014	1,201	2,848
Feeder cattle	990	—	2,164
Slaughter cattle	913	1,201	684
Replacement cattle	111	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241	241	3	201.00	$201.00	$484	—
295	295	5	191.00–205.00	$202.20	$596	—
300	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
350–395	365	4	186.00–205.00	$198.92	$726	—
405–449	439	29	180.00–221.00	$210.66	$925	—
454–495	480	54	185.00–221.00	$211.94	$1,017	—
500–548	528	83	184.00–218.00	$203.83	$1,076	—
550–595	578	40	147.00–212.00	$195.14	$1,128	—
600–645	616	48	150.00–196.00	$188.61	$1,162	—
653–695	674	48	180.00–197.00	$190.48	$1,284	—
770–787	781	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,406	—
800	800	11	172.00	$172.00	$1,376	—
899	899	42	171.00	$171.00	$1,537	—
907	907	61	175.00	$175.00	$1,587	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,323	—
990	990	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,336	-10.32
1135	1135	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	$1,220	—
1110–1470	1253	21	110.00–143.50	$132.60	$1,661	—
1140–1590	1361	14	135.00–144.50	$141.83	$1,930	+1.32
1115–1599	1378	203	145.00–154.50	$148.03	$2,040	+0.99
1560	1560	6	156.00	$156.00	$2,434	—
1680–1810	1723	3	120.00–149.00	$138.85	$2,392	+3.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	3	142.50–161.00	$151.87	$501	—
420	420	1	133.00	$133.00	$559	—
455–490	478	5	161.00–185.00	$174.57	$834	—
500–540	521	15	136.00–181.00	$166.38	$867	—
565–595	575	5	141.00–181.00	$168.74	$970	—
600–640	618	8	151.00–182.00	$172.35	$1,065	—
665–695	675	3	165.00–170.00	$166.64	$1,125	—
712–740	733	8	140.00–170.00	$160.00	$1,173	—
750–785	769	20	145.00–175.00	$165.16	$1,270	—
825–840	833	2	158.00–166.00	$162.04	$1,350	—
864–895	877	14	141.00–166.00	$157.50	$1,381	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	6	198.00	$198.00	$1,109	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1000	942	8	122.00–131.00	$129.30	$1,218	+9.01
950–960	955	2	91.00–110.00	$100.45	$959	-42.84
975–985	980	2	130.00–144.00	$137.04	$1,343	-6.25
1040–1415	1147	9	124.50–144.00	$136.03	$1,560	+25.16
1020–1405	1208	35	121.00–145.00	$139.64	$1,687	-6.39
1000–1450	1232	158	142.00–155.75	$148.20	$1,826	+2.17
1294	1294	6	152.75	$152.75	$1,977	+15.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	191.00	$191.00	$497	—
310–315	311	4	189.00–192.00	$191.24	$595	—
355–395	371	4	191.00–221.00	$205.82	$764	—
401–447	414	23	190.00–208.00	$201.73	$835	—
450–496	487	27	190.00–204.00	$197.15	$960	—
531–543	536	23	175.00–199.00	$187.26	$1,004	—
565–595	585	10	170.00–192.00	$179.56	$1,050	—
601–644	618	70	170.00–195.00	$185.20	$1,145	—
656	656	14	182.00	$182.00	$1,194	—
855	855	3	189.00	$189.00	$1,616	—
1150	1150	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	139.00–170.00	$159.67	$535	—
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	—
415–445	429	5	150.00–170.00	$158.08	$678	—
450–495	475	14	142.00–181.00	$173.33	$823	—
505–545	525	16	150.00–180.00	$168.68	$886	—
550–595	576	27	151.00–180.00	$173.01	$997	—
606 thin fleshed	606	3	142.00	$142.00	$861	—
600–645	615	15	148.00–175.00	$167.91	$1,033	—
650–695	670	14	155.00–195.00	$172.55	$1,156	—
705–745	719	4	140.00–162.00	$153.38	$1,103	—
756–786	773	9	135.00–158.00	$153.21	$1,184	—
800	800	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,208	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2025	2025	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1305	1119	80-85%	11	49.00–83.50	$76.50	$856	—
1110–1200	1145	80-85%	3	95.00–104.00	$99.78	$1,142	—
895–1645	1270	80-85%	51	70.00–95.00	$89.06	$1,131	+0.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1740	1446	75-80%	15	75.00–95.00	$89.44	$1,293	—
1455	1455	75-80%	1	30.00	$30.00	$436	—
1150–1880	1514	75-80%	31	81.00–106.50	$98.11	$1,485	-2.64
1585–1590	1588	75-80%	2	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$1,715	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–920	910	85-90%	2	82.00–94.00	$88.07	$801	—
855–1160	1003	85-90%	6	31.00–63.00	$51.99	$521	—
960–1265	1101	85-90%	10	61.00–75.00	$68.14	$750	—
1080–1280	1143	85-90%	4	77.00–83.00	$78.91	$902	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	65-75%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,694	—
1570	1570	65-75%	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,057	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2055	1594	7	80.00–107.00	$95.95	$1,529	—
1625–2155	1876	4	124.00–130.00	$125.98	$2,363	—
1385–2270	1959	13	95.00–119.00	$112.81	$2,210	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1150–1200	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.77
1283–1412	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,400.00–2,075.00	$1,943.38
1346	1346	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1335–1455	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,254.30
1357–1862	1454	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	1,400.00–1,950.00	$1,765.56
1455 thin fleshed	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1325–1680	1560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,670.00	$1,557.69
1260–1745	1585	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,600.00	$1,488.03

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1965 thin fleshed	1965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–930	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,141.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240–1295	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,426.08	—
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1365–1455	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,577.39	—
1435	1435	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1415–1495	1467	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00–1,625.00	$1,402.02	—
1550–1715	1605	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,433.90	—
1615	1615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1585–1705	1648	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,975.00	$1,794.25	—
1650–1795	1723	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,852.10	—
1785	1785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1280	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,525.00	$1,234.05	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1400	1365	4	90.00–100.00	$97.44	$1,330	-23.22

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	24	145.00–153.00	$152.67	$519	—
433	433	9	150.00	$150.00	$650	—
495	495	1	157.00	$157.00	$777	—
502–540	510	13	134.00–145.00	$143.70	$733	—
593	593	6	146.00	$146.00	$866	—
615	615	21	141.00	$141.00	$867	—
682–691	686	46	131.00–135.00	$133.75	$918	—
765–789	785	6	121.00–126.00	$125.19	$983	—
818	818	7	114.00	$114.00	$933	—
885	885	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,071	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1260	1237	3	80.00–95.00	$89.91	$1,112	—
1285–1520	1360	8	100.00–114.00	$108.97	$1,482	—
1385	1385	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,773	—
1275–1605	1477	23	118.00–125.00	$121.89	$1,800	—
1405–1685	1545	2	105.00–115.00	$109.55	$1,693	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1280	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,462.57	—

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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.