Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

2,886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.88/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 516 lb · 99 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $217.85/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 521 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.17/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 588 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,886	3,971	1,163
Feeder cattle	1,603	2,473	0
Slaughter cattle	1,283	1,124	1,163
Replacement cattle	—	374	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	5	202.50–217.50	$209.73	$587	+12.73
305–345	325	10	190.00–205.00	$198.48	$645	-8.66
350–385	360	8	190.00–217.00	$210.61	$758	-6.44
355–363 fancy	360	5	227.00	$227.00	$817	-9.00
400–445	428	13	197.00–223.00	$210.21	$900	-11.47
452–490	483	20	211.00–226.00	$223.55	$1,080	+11.33
487 fancy	487	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,115	—
503–545	518	71	193.00–225.00	$215.92	$1,118	+3.67
538 fancy	538	15	227.00	$227.00	$1,221	+6.50
556–594	576	58	197.00–205.00	$201.15	$1,159	+6.86
608–640	622	41	175.00–194.00	$192.53	$1,198	+4.64
650–668	657	24	185.00–186.00	$185.38	$1,218	+0.17
851	851	65	176.00	$176.00	$1,498	-2.12

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,306	—
1055–1182	1140	3	87.50–120.00	$109.97	$1,254	—
1055–1657	1343	31	120.00–157.00	$143.97	$1,934	—
1090–1685	1440	248	152.50–169.00	$161.21	$2,321	—
1105–1731	1452	21	135.00–157.00	$149.83	$2,176	-10.46
1490	1490	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,862	-41.23
1600–1955	1736	8	80.00–150.00	$121.65	$2,112	-30.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	172.50	$172.50	$604	-8.50
400–425	415	14	168.00–182.50	$170.82	$709	+1.82
452–493	474	12	172.50–187.50	$179.23	$850	—
500–547	533	16	167.00–189.00	$174.35	$929	+2.77
575	575	1	164.00	$164.00	$943	-9.68
555–599	589	39	171.00–185.00	$176.51	$1,040	+2.83
600–645	631	29	165.00–183.00	$174.49	$1,101	-1.05
651–685	667	74	164.00–183.00	$174.30	$1,163	+0.69
702–737	719	18	165.00–172.00	$168.10	$1,209	-7.08
750–790	777	73	159.00–175.50	$173.89	$1,351	+0.17
800–843	837	9	156.00–161.00	$156.98	$1,314	-8.59
865	865	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,358	-9.37
908–936	929	19	154.00–157.00	$156.23	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	424	4	140.00–161.00	$152.91	$648	—
515–535	524	4	147.00–166.00	$156.01	$817	-3.70
550–555	553	3	154.00–157.00	$154.99	$857	-4.03
617–646	632	6	155.00–157.00	$156.35	$988	-4.43
662–680	676	9	144.00–162.00	$158.08	$1,069	+3.03
710–712	711	3	155.00–164.00	$161.01	$1,145	+2.49
750–790	769	12	140.00–164.00	$153.24	$1,178	-6.91
805–835	815	3	141.00–143.00	$142.32	$1,160	-18.68
860–885	866	9	146.00–151.00	$149.86	$1,298	-4.88
1055	1055	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	2	137.50	$137.50	$422	—
645	645	1	139.00	$139.00	$897	—
716	716	4	137.00	$137.00	$981	—
806	806	5	124.00	$124.00	$999	—
930	930	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,107	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1000	938	3	70.00–136.00	$113.53	$1,065	-13.31
870–1180	1028	4	77.50–117.00	$96.32	$990	-6.16
1068–1380	1194	19	123.00–152.00	$141.64	$1,691	—
1030–1590	1317	272	152.00–169.50	$161.30	$2,124	-0.25
1115–1655	1317	24	135.00–154.00	$146.68	$1,932	-14.87
1380	1380	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,346	—
1660	1660	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,523	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	12	179.00–197.00	$190.12	$618	+9.80
355–391	379	11	175.00–195.00	$186.22	$706	-3.49
400–445	428	32	175.00–184.00	$178.14	$762	-5.31
452–496	486	14	175.00–184.50	$182.98	$889	-3.24
500–530	516	99	172.00–189.50	$184.88	$954	+1.78
553–599	588	84	164.00–183.50	$177.17	$1,042	+1.41
600–645	608	45	164.00–180.50	$178.41	$1,085	+2.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	167.50	$167.50	$477	—
320	320	1	165.00	$165.00	$528	—
355–397	379	10	161.00–171.00	$167.12	$633	+4.64
430–445	436	11	165.00–175.00	$168.20	$733	+0.94
453–493	480	15	164.00–173.00	$168.23	$808	+2.49
502–546	518	29	161.00–173.00	$170.83	$885	+4.95
553–588	568	23	161.00–172.00	$168.21	$955	-1.56
605–648	619	42	155.00–172.00	$168.27	$1,042	+1.23
656–695	676	48	158.00–167.50	$163.09	$1,102	-4.78
706	706	13	155.00	$155.00	$1,094	-7.54
794	794	20	156.50	$156.50	$1,243	-8.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	142.50	$142.50	$406	—
320	320	1	160.00	$160.00	$512	+13.58
350–395	375	7	140.00–159.00	$149.07	$559	-6.15
410–447	428	18	145.00–157.50	$153.09	$655	-2.62
450–499	481	24	142.50–156.00	$151.50	$729	+4.00
500–535	521	17	141.00–160.00	$150.99	$787	-0.54
557–575	567	7	151.00–156.00	$152.01	$862	+0.76
605–640	614	15	151.00–159.00	$156.32	$960	+5.49
655–698	672	20	140.00–157.00	$145.55	$978	-1.74
708–730	719	13	141.00–157.00	$153.77	$1,106	+3.03
760	760	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,094	-6.62
776	776	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,187	+2.38
827	827	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,125	-16.00
834	834	7	134.50	$134.50	$1,122	-17.50
981–990	983	6	130.50–134.00	$131.09	$1,289	—
1042	1042	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,396	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	131.00	$131.00	$458	—
466–470	467	4	131.00–135.00	$132.01	$616	-6.31
665–693	688	6	132.00–137.00	$136.19	$937	+4.19
700–745	727	10	130.00–136.00	$132.53	$963	—
900	900	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	175.00–182.50	$178.69	$608	—
355	355	1	176.00	$176.00	$625	—
421	421	4	175.00	$175.00	$737	—
465–485	475	2	156.00–160.00	$158.04	$751	—
500–525	513	3	163.00–177.00	$171.58	$880	—
570	570	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,043	—
674–685	675	16	156.00–163.00	$156.44	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	1	130.00	$130.00	$497	-25.00
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	—
605–640	627	6	130.00–146.00	$140.40	$880	—
672	672	2	139.00	$139.00	$934	—
720–740	733	3	131.00–138.00	$133.29	$977	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	197.50	$197.50	$602	—
525–545	543	11	177.00–183.00	$177.53	$964	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1270	1079	80-85%	11	75.00–122.50	$96.57	$1,042	-5.43
885–1565	1258	80-85%	66	40.00–62.50	$56.65	$713	-13.05
950–1630	1323	80-85%	97	61.00–78.00	$68.65	$908	-9.50
1215–1465	1343	80-85%	4	79.00–82.00	$80.42	$1,080	+2.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1785	1499	75-80%	37	59.00–72.50	$67.10	$1,006	—
1225–1915	1555	75-80%	70	73.00–84.00	$77.51	$1,205	—
1375–2085	1668	75-80%	8	85.00–96.00	$88.45	$1,475	-0.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$731	—
825–1315	1068	85-90%	19	22.50–50.00	$39.67	$424	-18.82
970–1405	1186	85-90%	34	35.00–61.00	$52.90	$627	—
1070–1415	1243	85-90%	2	49.00	$49.00	$609	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1530	1373	65-75%	4	105.00–125.00	$118.79	$1,631	+29.14
1260–1765	1457	65-75%	6	130.00–139.00	$134.17	$1,955	—
1300–1880	1671	65-75%	4	80.00–84.00	$81.31	$1,359	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2155	1495	11	62.00–94.00	$76.93	$1,150	—
1420–2140	1700	9	87.00–108.00	$100.27	$1,705	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1390	1318	3	71.00–80.00	$75.29	$992	-50.18

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1307	1307	2	89.00	$89.00	$1,163	+16.00
1295–1510	1424	10	100.00–115.00	$106.61	$1,518	-22.99
1305–1775	1521	42	120.00–145.00	$131.31	$1,997	+0.79
1485–1670	1573	4	115.00–118.00	$117.28	$1,845	—

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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.