Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

1,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.49/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 687 lb · 79 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.00/cwt +13.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 768 lb · 70 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.25/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 805 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,215	2,365	859
Feeder cattle	556	1,327	0
Slaughter cattle	659	1,038	859

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1190	1118	2	131.00–137.00	$133.81	$1,496	+6.81
1040–1165	1134	4	116.00–131.00	$119.44	$1,354	-7.56
1050–1405	1252	6	92.00–125.00	$113.01	$1,415	—
1230–1490	1392	6	132.00–148.00	$140.84	$1,960	-0.49
1155–1628	1462	150	145.00–158.00	$150.47	$2,200	—
1505–1545	1525	2	130.00–139.00	$134.44	$2,050	—
1410–1625	1557	20	155.00–159.75	$158.00	$2,460	—
1615–1775	1673	6	135.00–144.00	$138.73	$2,321	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	156.00	$156.00	$569	+4.00
410–445	423	5	149.00–172.00	$167.54	$709	-1.92
472–486	482	9	164.00–176.00	$172.47	$831	-2.53
517–549	531	39	160.00–178.00	$168.66	$896	+14.05
560–595	567	28	138.00–173.00	$165.42	$938	+0.39
600–640	623	41	131.00–173.00	$163.46	$1,018	+5.20
655–695	670	11	131.00–162.00	$157.58	$1,056	-5.61
810–823	820	5	151.00–166.00	$163.04	$1,337	-4.80
885	885	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,274	-3.98
900	900	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	187.00	$187.00	$430	—
285	285	1	199.00	$199.00	$567	-30.30
300–335	318	6	185.00–210.00	$196.45	$625	-29.16
380–397	391	3	183.00–191.00	$187.01	$731	-12.53
415–448	440	4	184.00–186.00	$185.53	$816	-22.07
485–493	488	7	182.00–187.00	$184.84	$902	-19.35
530	530	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,049	-1.29
805	805	59	181.25	$181.25	$1,459	-6.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	139.00–141.00	$139.99	$546	—
485	485	1	129.00	$129.00	$626	—
510–535	523	2	131.00–142.00	$136.63	$715	—
575–595	587	3	131.00–147.00	$139.58	$819	—
740	740	1	133.00	$133.00	$984	—
750–760	755	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$985	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	174.00	$174.00	$470	-1.89
390	390	1	173.00	$173.00	$675	+16.86
405–440	428	8	146.00–177.00	$171.83	$735	+25.02
450–487	478	7	152.50–171.00	$165.68	$792	+6.90
500–545	519	18	144.00–171.00	$164.81	$855	+2.35
565–599	588	20	139.00–161.00	$159.18	$936	-4.35
610–637	614	55	156.00–176.00	$171.51	$1,053	+6.43
651–690	687	79	141.00–174.00	$172.49	$1,185	+6.23
717–745	722	7	143.00–161.00	$155.21	$1,121	-12.45
768	768	70	177.00	$177.00	$1,359	+13.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1035	920	7	119.00–130.00	$127.61	$1,174	—
1000	1000	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,440	+16.79
995–1100	1048	2	89.00–120.00	$103.72	$1,087	—
960–1255	1053	5	135.00–144.00	$139.22	$1,466	+2.70
1015–1515	1280	92	145.00–157.50	$151.33	$1,937	+35.33
1035–1495	1287	17	141.50–146.50	$144.16	$1,855	+28.16
1180–1473	1361	21	155.00–160.00	$156.89	$2,135	+0.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	131.00	$131.00	$517	—
465–495	480	2	121.00–130.00	$125.64	$603	—
580	580	4	132.00	$132.00	$766	—
615	615	1	141.00	$141.00	$867	—
706	706	3	138.00	$138.00	$974	—
852	852	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	187.00	$187.00	$468	-12.00
370	370	1	187.00	$187.00	$692	-11.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	124.00	$124.00	$732	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	80-85%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,023	—
1030–1535	1262	80-85%	36	76.00–86.00	$81.65	$1,030	+5.09
1150–1390	1299	80-85%	5	87.00–89.00	$87.80	$1,141	+11.24
1175–1460	1313	80-85%	14	65.00–75.00	$71.23	$935	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1670	1423	75-80%	12	73.00–89.00	$83.91	$1,194	-9.62
1385–1880	1644	75-80%	27	92.00–101.00	$96.16	$1,581	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1255	980	85-90%	8	48.00–64.00	$57.78	$566	—
955–1065	995	85-90%	3	69.00–77.00	$74.08	$737	—
936–1410	1156	85-90%	18	65.00–75.00	$70.01	$809	—
1165	1165	85-90%	1	78.00	$78.00	$909	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1570	1343	65-75%	2	107.00–112.00	$109.92	$1,476	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2130	1578	6	61.00–99.00	$87.74	$1,385	—
1690	1690	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,028	—
1500–2140	1883	6	104.00–116.00	$110.03	$2,072	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1445	1393	3	130.00–135.00	$131.54	$1,832	—
1260–1535	1412	14	120.00–127.00	$123.86	$1,749	-1.14
1450–1685	1545	3	110.00–115.00	$111.82	$1,728	+1.82

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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.