Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

2,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.02/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 819 lb · 256 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $172.49/cwt -2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 926 lb · 116 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 853 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,740	2,014	843
Feeder cattle	1,610	990	0
Slaughter cattle	970	913	843
Replacement cattle	160	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
205–208	207	2	215.00–230.00	$222.45	$460	+21.45
295	295	1	232.50	$232.50	$686	+30.30
304–337	313	10	223.00–241.00	$237.84	$744	+37.84
370–393	378	23	196.00–233.00	$224.96	$850	+26.04
408–440	430	18	215.00–217.00	$216.78	$932	+6.12
450–495	488	52	188.00–219.00	$213.32	$1,041	+1.38
517–549	540	23	190.00–199.50	$192.41	$1,039	-11.42
565–590	570	32	191.50–204.50	$197.46	$1,126	+2.32
620–632	626	44	199.00–201.00	$199.94	$1,252	+11.33
658–694	672	48	182.50–197.00	$192.30	$1,292	+1.82
728	728	62	186.50	$186.50	$1,358	—
755	755	21	182.50	$182.50	$1,378	+2.50
811 thin fleshed	811	65	187.00	$187.00	$1,517	—
809–839	822	191	179.50–181.50	$180.32	$1,482	+8.32
853	853	65	180.00	$180.00	$1,535	—
908–944	926	116	172.00–173.00	$172.49	$1,597	-2.51

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
932–975	948	7	116.00–145.50	$126.34	$1,198	-13.66
1040–1305	1148	16	91.00–120.00	$115.05	$1,321	+7.55
1080–1425	1276	37	124.00–145.50	$136.74	$1,745	+4.14
1273–1440	1332	16	135.00–143.00	$141.36	$1,883	—
1115–1630	1392	217	144.00–155.50	$148.95	$2,073	+0.92
1405	1405	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,150	—
1610–1735	1669	7	130.00–145.00	$138.95	$2,319	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	—
327–335	331	4	131.00–151.00	$140.88	$466	-10.99
355–393	384	5	153.00–175.00	$160.68	$617	—
440–445	443	2	151.00–162.00	$156.47	$693	+23.47
481–495	489	16	152.00–181.00	$173.90	$850	-0.67
500–545	524	6	131.00–172.50	$160.82	$843	-5.56
553–592	568	10	151.00–182.00	$173.72	$987	+4.98
601–625	615	15	151.00–185.00	$176.96	$1,088	+4.61
650–675	663	2	162.00–171.00	$166.42	$1,103	-0.22
705	705	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,283	+22.00
782–790	782	18	163.00–173.00	$172.44	$1,348	+7.28
892	892	56	176.00	$176.00	$1,570	+18.50
920	920	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,481	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1025	918	9	128.00–135.50	$133.17	$1,223	+3.87
960–990	972	3	110.00–143.00	$131.79	$1,281	-5.25
905–1090	1019	6	89.00–113.00	$102.23	$1,042	—
980–1235	1121	16	123.00–145.50	$136.26	$1,527	+0.23
1030–1495	1228	27	130.00–143.00	$138.57	$1,702	-9.63
1020–1475	1247	150	142.00–156.00	$147.57	$1,840	-0.63
1140–1365	1253	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,917	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	167.50	$167.50	$402	—
280	280	1	162.50	$162.50	$455	—
385	385	1	161.00	$161.00	$620	-19.00
410 thin fleshed	410	1	152.00	$152.00	$623	—
425–440	434	4	151.00–185.00	$175.92	$763	+17.84
465–497	491	9	167.00–181.00	$172.49	$847	-0.84
505–545	538	12	149.00–180.00	$167.59	$902	-1.09
552–595	572	30	152.00–174.00	$171.90	$983	-1.11
605–643	639	38	160.00–174.25	$173.59	$1,109	+5.68
665	665	4	167.00	$167.00	$1,111	-5.55
718	718	15	159.00	$159.00	$1,142	+5.62
770–795	783	2	147.00–150.00	$148.48	$1,163	-4.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	190.00	$190.00	$560	-1.00
335–346	339	12	204.00–211.00	$209.74	$711	+18.50
376	376	14	211.00	$211.00	$793	+5.18
400–435	429	31	197.00–213.00	$201.52	$865	-0.21
474–490	486	41	186.50–190.00	$189.17	$919	-7.98
516	516	9	185.00	$185.00	$955	-2.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	150.00	$150.00	$315	—
295	295	2	151.00	$151.00	$445	—
515	515	2	127.00–179.00	$153.00	$788	—
680–695	688	2	121.00–125.00	$123.02	$846	—
700	700	1	128.00	$128.00	$896	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	233.00	$233.00	$757	—
390	390	1	199.00	$199.00	$776	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,058	—
830–1610	1209	80-85%	36	62.00–83.00	$75.25	$910	—
860–1685	1288	80-85%	38	77.00–94.00	$87.64	$1,129	-1.42
1305	1305	80-85%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,266	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1635	1384	75-80%	11	76.00–93.00	$86.61	$1,199	—
1400	1400	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,484	—
1135–1665	1480	75-80%	23	80.00–104.00	$95.18	$1,409	+65.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1090	976	85-90%	6	65.00–86.00	$75.54	$737	—
945–1040	993	85-90%	2	78.00	$78.00	$775	—
925–1370	1060	85-90%	11	45.00–63.00	$57.17	$606	—
935–1295	1131	85-90%	14	49.00–74.00	$68.15	$771	-10.76

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	65-75%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,188	—
1435	1435	65-75%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,952	+15.00
1085–1775	1444	65-75%	4	107.00–125.00	$120.57	$1,741	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1610	1350	5	84.00–100.00	$93.15	$1,258	—
1785–2380	1986	5	100.00–118.00	$110.84	$2,201	-1.97
1900–2285	2073	3	120.00–122.00	$120.61	$2,500	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1310–1775	1442	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,123.71
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1310–1655	1473	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,451.86
1525	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1030–1188	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	825.00–1,000.00	$965.79
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1020–1195	1108	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–2,100.00	$1,906.72
1113	1113	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1113–1368	1242	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	1,600.00–3,000.00	$2,488.23
1358	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1300	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,855.87	—
1300 thin fleshed	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1311–1565	1413	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,855.68	+278.29
1302–1600	1466	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,300.00–2,200.00	$1,847.06	+445.04
1825	1825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1052	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1120–1260	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,452.94	—
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1370	1293	2	100.00–115.00	$107.05	$1,384	—
1355	1355	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,762	+32.56

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1595	1360	21	97.00–115.00	$111.73	$1,520	+2.76
1280–1505	1404	23	118.00–131.00	$123.70	$1,737	—
1385–1455	1430	3	85.00–95.00	$89.92	$1,286	—
1375–1525	1435	5	105.00–115.00	$112.95	$1,621	—
1350–1605	1449	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,884	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1050	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,096.04	—
1125	1125	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.