Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

4,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.87/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 578 lb · 278 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.74/cwt -12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 528 lb · 260 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.45/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 622 lb · 200 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,497	2,886	4,041
Feeder cattle	3,205	1,603	3,058
Slaughter cattle	1,065	1,283	983
Replacement cattle	227	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–296	286	9	199.00–217.00	$207.79	$594	-1.94
300–345	328	20	197.00–223.00	$209.06	$686	+10.58
355–396	376	68	191.00–229.00	$210.30	$791	-0.31
400–447	427	79	191.00–229.00	$212.02	$905	+1.81
450–495	467	110	191.00–225.00	$210.26	$982	-13.29
500–548	528	260	186.00–227.00	$205.74	$1,086	-10.18
552–598	578	278	180.00–212.00	$201.87	$1,167	+0.72
600–637	622	200	184.50–210.00	$197.45	$1,228	+4.92
650–687	654	40	183.00–195.00	$185.63	$1,214	+0.25
714–730	717	46	170.00–189.00	$180.09	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	—
303–315	306	4	171.00–184.00	$174.35	$534	—
350–390	369	7	172.50–185.00	$178.10	$657	+5.60
400–445	430	22	170.00–192.00	$186.65	$803	+15.83
450–490	464	35	170.00–191.00	$184.12	$854	+4.89
505–547	524	54	161.00–194.00	$184.34	$966	+9.99
550–597	574	80	162.00–194.00	$181.32	$1,041	+17.32
600–645	619	44	163.00–190.00	$174.77	$1,082	+0.28
650–695	674	108	161.00–192.00	$175.28	$1,181	+0.98
700–748	723	71	163.00–180.00	$172.03	$1,244	+3.93
762–796	773	67	156.00–180.00	$171.41	$1,325	-2.48
812–845	817	18	156.00–170.00	$167.63	$1,370	+10.65
850–896	884	173	156.00–173.00	$169.71	$1,500	+12.71

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1580	1281	19	120.00–154.50	$135.39	$1,734	—
1130–1655	1353	23	132.00–163.50	$148.69	$2,012	—
1115–1650	1406	172	155.00–166.50	$159.77	$2,246	-1.44
1275–1555	1446	10	167.00–170.00	$167.99	$2,429	+6.78
1595–1935	1714	14	136.00–154.00	$146.90	$2,518	+25.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	153.00	$153.00	$566	—
400–440	425	3	150.00–160.00	$153.79	$654	+0.88
455–495	470	7	151.00–176.00	$159.74	$751	—
505–545	517	21	147.50–170.00	$160.62	$830	+4.61
570	570	1	159.00	$159.00	$906	+4.01
610–640	621	5	150.00–170.00	$158.17	$982	+1.82
665–675	671	4	150.00–170.00	$159.46	$1,070	+1.38
702–740	719	16	147.00–165.00	$154.95	$1,114	-6.06
755–785	772	19	140.00–160.00	$151.82	$1,172	-1.42
815–830	825	4	151.00–155.00	$152.49	$1,258	+10.17
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	+0.14
956–985	962	5	145.00–148.00	$145.61	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	—
520	520	1	121.00	$121.00	$629	—
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	-14.00
680	680	1	133.00	$133.00	$904	—
730	730	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,007	+1.00
782	782	5	135.50	$135.50	$1,060	—
835	835	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,136	+12.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	520	3	180.00–192.00	$184.31	$958	—
622–637	630	4	190.00–195.00	$192.47	$1,213	—
670–680	675	2	180.00–195.00	$187.44	$1,265	—
807	807	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,372	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	181.00	$181.00	$462	—
305–341	331	19	182.00–215.00	$193.33	$640	+3.21
350–396	381	27	175.00–217.00	$197.31	$752	+11.09
400–445	418	42	170.00–206.00	$191.31	$800	+13.17
450–495	472	88	171.00–202.00	$184.62	$871	+1.64
500–548	530	138	173.00–191.00	$184.32	$977	-0.56
569–599	582	40	170.00–190.00	$176.27	$1,026	-0.90
603–640	621	47	161.00–168.00	$164.45	$1,021	-13.96

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–960	940	2	100.00–111.00	$105.62	$993	-7.91
1005–1305	1139	21	120.00–153.00	$134.99	$1,538	—
1090–1405	1200	3	107.00–117.50	$112.65	$1,352	—
1058–1710	1316	36	130.00–153.00	$147.15	$1,936	-14.15
1020–1615	1321	234	155.00–166.50	$161.39	$2,132	+0.09
1428	1428	3	167.00	$167.00	$2,385	—
1605–1717	1665	4	141.00–151.00	$144.63	$2,408	-7.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	162.00	$162.00	$543	-3.00
360–385	368	3	171.00–185.00	$175.56	$646	+8.44
410–435	427	13	168.50–173.00	$170.56	$728	+2.36
450–495	470	26	160.00–180.00	$168.10	$790	-0.13
500–541	522	35	163.00–183.00	$173.59	$906	+2.76
550–597	580	48	159.00–180.00	$166.71	$967	-1.50
600–642	618	73	160.00–175.00	$164.95	$1,019	-3.32
650–697	681	15	152.00–171.00	$161.57	$1,100	-1.52
700–730	715	42	152.00–170.00	$159.23	$1,138	+4.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	3	145.00–155.00	$150.39	$417	+7.89
300	300	1	151.00	$151.00	$453	-9.00
365–380	370	10	147.00–160.00	$154.31	$571	+5.24
415	415	1	151.00	$151.00	$627	-2.09
450–490	465	3	151.00–171.00	$159.81	$743	+8.31
510–548	537	5	137.00–156.00	$152.39	$818	+1.40
550–560	556	6	141.00–152.00	$149.68	$832	-2.33
600–642	632	20	141.00–165.00	$154.24	$975	-2.08
660–695	678	18	146.00–161.00	$151.75	$1,029	+6.20
707–745	727	16	135.00–160.00	$146.06	$1,062	-7.71
785–795	790	2	135.00–141.00	$138.02	$1,090	-14.98
825	825	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,196	+9.00
885	885	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	120.00	$120.00	$516	—
500–535	518	2	131.00–133.00	$131.97	$684	—
565–595	585	3	131.00–139.00	$136.42	$798	—
600–635	618	2	130.00–133.00	$131.46	$812	—
780–791	786	18	131.00–131.50	$131.25	$1,032	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	170.00	$170.00	$901	—
632	632	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,043	—
677	677	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,022	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	—
430	430	1	157.00	$157.00	$675	-18.00
560	560	1	161.00	$161.00	$902	-22.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	138.00	$138.00	$704	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1190	1036	80-85%	9	60.00–132.50	$80.75	$837	—
890–1485	1254	80-85%	25	31.00–63.50	$56.37	$707	-0.28
1105–1500	1288	80-85%	7	70.00–83.00	$77.65	$1,000	+21.00
1030–1575	1295	80-85%	76	55.00–75.50	$68.29	$884	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1780	1367	75-80%	21	35.00–73.50	$64.07	$876	—
1220–1810	1532	75-80%	60	60.00–85.50	$77.94	$1,194	—
1335–1895	1562	75-80%	14	81.00–95.00	$87.11	$1,361	+9.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1045	865	85-90%	3	60.00	$60.00	$519	—
855–1055	954	85-90%	4	55.00–68.00	$62.14	$593	-12.86
825–1370	1059	85-90%	10	30.00–47.00	$41.46	$439	+1.79
855–1490	1125	85-90%	28	48.00–59.00	$55.02	$619	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1665	1425	65-75%	2	75.00–80.00	$77.08	$1,098	—
1365–1530	1448	65-75%	2	127.50–146.00	$137.28	$1,988	—
1205–1775	1476	65-75%	8	81.00–111.00	$94.94	$1,401	-39.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–2100	1376	15	55.00–96.00	$81.51	$1,122	—
1485–2205	1814	12	88.00–110.00	$101.56	$1,842	—
2010	2010	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,332	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1578	1337	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,800.00–2,700.00	$2,301.31
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1488–1900	1657	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	1,600.00–3,700.00	$2,519.82
1576–1747	1683	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	850.00–1,550.00	$1,381.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1077–1175	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,332.35
1025–1967	1189	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	145	1,650.00–3,400.00	$2,460.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	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
1400–1415	1407	3	123.00–131.00	$125.68	$1,768	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,627	+8.39
1440–1530	1485	2	100.00–105.00	$102.58	$1,523	—
1390–1654	1507	38	120.00–144.00	$128.54	$1,937	-2.77
1695	1695	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,288	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–410	409	4	152.00–166.00	$160.49	$656	—
540	540	1	165.00	$165.00	$891	—
595	595	1	156.00	$156.00	$928	—
610–635	629	4	148.00–166.00	$161.63	$1,017	—

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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.