Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

3,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.12/cwt ≈ $1,530/hd at 859 lb · 316 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.89/cwt ≈ $1,172/hd at 624 lb · 184 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.21/cwt ≈ $1,267/hd at 684 lb · 178 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,971	487	3,102
Feeder cattle	2,473	—	2,316
Slaughter cattle	1,124	487	786
Replacement cattle	374	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	197.00	$197.00	$581	—
320–340	331	8	199.00–217.50	$207.14	$686	—
380 fancy	380	1	236.00	$236.00	$897	—
355–398	383	18	193.00–232.00	$217.05	$831	—
403–445	434	27	191.00–231.00	$221.68	$962	—
435 fancy	435	11	239.00	$239.00	$1,040	—
450–497	474	32	189.00–222.00	$212.22	$1,006	—
503 fancy	503	14	220.50	$220.50	$1,109	—
500–548	530	115	183.00–221.00	$212.25	$1,125	—
560 value added	560	12	193.50	$193.50	$1,084	—
550–598	582	123	181.00–203.00	$194.29	$1,131	—
600–648	624	184	180.00–200.00	$187.89	$1,172	—
651–699	684	178	180.00–190.00	$185.21	$1,267	—
722–735	730	25	182.50–187.00	$184.10	$1,344	—
755–791	761	24	181.50–184.00	$183.57	$1,397	—
801–848	814	139	172.00–182.75	$178.82	$1,456	—
851–876	859	316	170.00–183.00	$178.12	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	179.00	$179.00	$609	—
385	385	1	181.00	$181.00	$697	—
417	417	9	169.00	$169.00	$705	—
532–545	536	5	168.00–176.00	$171.58	$920	—
560–585	576	9	168.00–176.00	$173.68	$1,000	—
605–648	635	46	171.00–179.00	$175.54	$1,115	—
650–697	682	95	167.00–178.00	$173.61	$1,184	—
702–744	722	137	168.00–178.25	$175.18	$1,265	—
757–783	767	57	165.00–175.00	$173.72	$1,332	—
800–820	814	7	163.00–167.00	$165.57	$1,348	—
850–884	874	6	162.00–168.00	$166.37	$1,454	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1435	1206	16	100.00–125.00	$111.97	$1,350	-3.03
1120–1490	1294	34	125.00–155.00	$142.49	$1,844	+9.42
1205–1700	1401	48	138.00–153.00	$150.33	$2,106	+2.53
1195–1685	1456	186	153.00–171.00	$160.29	$2,334	—
1401–1550	1457	9	165.00–170.00	$166.23	$2,422	—
1675–1795	1739	8	140.00–161.00	$151.75	$2,639	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	167.50	$167.50	$623	—
450–455	453	3	150.00–161.00	$153.64	$696	—
515–540	528	4	152.00–165.00	$159.71	$843	—
550–595	582	8	149.00–166.00	$159.02	$925	—
618–645	636	19	152.00–167.00	$160.78	$1,023	—
677–698	687	18	148.00–169.00	$155.05	$1,065	—
710–745	723	4	157.00–161.00	$158.52	$1,146	—
750–783	774	19	154.00–168.00	$160.15	$1,240	—
832	832	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,340	—
860–880	869	4	152.00–158.00	$154.74	$1,345	—
1005	1005	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	134.00	$134.00	$784	—
885	885	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,248	—
950	950	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,254	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	391	4	155.00–173.00	$162.48	$635	—
400–430	418	8	162.00–174.00	$167.26	$699	—
465–490	480	4	162.00–170.00	$165.74	$796	—
508–545	523	18	160.00–173.00	$165.88	$868	—
555–597	575	50	161.00–175.00	$169.77	$976	—
600–641	630	127	160.00–172.00	$167.04	$1,052	—
656–695	670	53	162.00–173.00	$167.87	$1,125	—
705–744	729	28	155.00–167.00	$162.54	$1,185	—
750–795	776	38	159.00–167.50	$165.41	$1,284	—
810	810	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,320	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
849–995	945	5	92.50–137.50	$126.84	$1,199	—
980	980	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,392	—
880–1275	1026	7	65.00–125.00	$102.48	$1,051	—
1080–1260	1150	14	125.00–153.00	$142.69	$1,641	—
1055–1555	1290	38	130.00–157.50	$151.13	$1,950	—
1090–1635	1332	202	152.00–171.00	$161.55	$2,152	+5.94
1420	1420	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,414	+4.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–340	338	4	170.00–211.00	$180.32	$609	—
350–395	375	11	171.00–199.00	$189.71	$711	—
403–445	425	36	170.00–198.00	$183.45	$780	—
456–496	479	57	173.50–194.00	$186.22	$892	—
500–547	520	59	176.00–195.00	$183.10	$952	—
550–585	567	43	168.50–181.00	$175.76	$997	—
636–638	637	34	176.00–177.00	$176.35	$1,123	—
744	744	18	174.25	$174.25	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	143.00–150.00	$146.42	$495	—
365–395	375	3	151.00–157.50	$155.22	$582	—
400–410	403	3	153.00–161.00	$155.71	$628	—
455	455	1	147.50	$147.50	$671	—
505–540	525	3	144.00–160.00	$151.53	$796	—
570–590	581	7	140.00–154.00	$151.25	$879	—
605–647	639	13	141.00–156.00	$150.83	$964	—
660–695	679	4	142.00–154.00	$147.29	$1,000	—
680	680	1	144.00	$144.00	$979	—
710–738	723	13	146.00–155.00	$150.74	$1,090	—
755–783	767	7	142.00–154.00	$150.62	$1,155	—
817–830	819	13	141.00–147.00	$146.07	$1,196	—
820	820	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,246	—
896	896	9	144.00	$144.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–480	471	3	137.00–139.00	$138.32	$651	—
505–543	534	6	131.00–139.00	$137.24	$733	—
555	555	1	134.00	$134.00	$744	—
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	—
680	680	1	132.00	$132.00	$898	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	155.00	$155.00	$594	—
430–440	435	2	140.00–150.00	$145.06	$631	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1405–1515	1460	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,903.77	—
1740	1740	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	2	134.00	$134.00	$807	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1165	1053	80-85%	7	77.00–135.00	$102.00	$1,074	—
855–1460	1229	80-85%	18	44.00–63.00	$58.03	$713	-7.52
910–1650	1264	80-85%	65	62.00–75.50	$69.70	$881	+14.08
1135–1750	1330	80-85%	19	75.00–82.00	$78.15	$1,039	—
1250–1750	1500	80-85%	2	15.00–32.50	$22.29	$334	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–945	843	85-90%	2	50.00–73.00	$62.90	$530	—
765–940	853	85-90%	2	25.00–35.00	$30.51	$260	—
670–1430	1031	85-90%	37	22.00–54.00	$45.48	$469	—
735–1655	1085	85-90%	41	47.00–66.00	$58.49	$635	—
1036–1275	1124	85-90%	3	70.00–72.00	$70.76	$795	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1920	1521	75-80%	55	73.00–85.50	$80.28	$1,221	—
1355–1745	1527	75-80%	10	65.00–73.50	$69.91	$1,068	—
1395–1910	1652	75-80%	11	86.00–94.00	$88.96	$1,470	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1580	1376	65-75%	9	81.00–97.50	$89.65	$1,234	—
1385–1740	1503	65-75%	5	99.00–123.00	$108.11	$1,625	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1000	965	2	102.50–105.00	$103.70	$1,001	—
1025–1960	1535	20	55.00–93.50	$77.52	$1,190	—
1430–2115	1740	5	96.00–105.00	$101.15	$1,760	—
1780–2260	2045	4	111.00–114.00	$112.21	$2,295	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1027–1412	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,274.36
1102–1190	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,194.81
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1080–1538	1301	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	1,100.00–1,950.00	$1,526.38
1333	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1250–1640	1414	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	825.00–1,225.00	$1,040.19
1260–1823	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	675.00–1,500.00	$1,116.84
1265–1565	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–1,350.00	$1,114.46
1263–1870	1471	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	99	925.00–2,000.00	$1,452.05
1431–1745	1510	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,343.35
1195–1657	1564	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,441.56
1455–1890	1725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	975.00–1,635.00	$1,458.54
1768	1768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
987–1080	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	750.00–1,200.00	$1,139.17
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
1087–1157	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,209.77
1085–1195 thin fleshed	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	400.00–450.00	$423.79
1115–1180	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–825.00	$619.34
1097–1235	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	675.00–900.00	$817.46
1167	1167	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	625.00	$625.00
1195–1233	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,142.92

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
853–1055	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	725.00–1,050.00	$994.46
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1406	1406	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,925.00	$1,925.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1005–1279	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,100.00–2,300.00	$1,918.01
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000 thin fleshed	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1100–1460	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,975.00	$1,813.87	—
1275–1325	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,254.30	—
1260–1450	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,304.26	—
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
1300–1550	1463	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–2,150.00	$1,795.73	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,531.82	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785 thin fleshed	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,587	—
1305–1425	1347	3	120.00–130.00	$125.47	$1,690	—
1415	1415	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,457	+3.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1600	1334	4	70.00–80.00	$73.00	$974	—
1365–1580	1429	13	127.00–132.00	$129.60	$1,852	—
1345–1595	1437	14	95.00–120.00	$104.49	$1,502	—
1445–1510	1478	2	103.00–110.00	$106.58	$1,575	-1.40
1355–1695	1539	28	115.00–140.00	$130.52	$2,009	+9.59

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.