Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

1,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,565	3,912	1,446
Feeder cattle	—	2,759	—
Slaughter cattle	830	1,153	1,080
Replacement cattle	735	—	366

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1590	1362	15	130.00–165.00	$151.02	$2,057	-7.89
1080–1627	1393	155	165.00–176.00	$171.11	$2,384	+12.20
1215–1590	1441	18	150.00–165.00	$162.41	$2,340	—
1400–1500	1450	3	100.00–135.00	$111.26	$1,613	-57.77
1512	1512	11	177.50	$177.50	$2,684	+40.18

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1100	1035	2	127.50–130.00	$128.83	$1,333	—
935–1305	1105	4	107.50–125.00	$116.22	$1,284	—
1010–1395	1146	5	132.00–166.00	$156.73	$1,796	—
1035–1565	1259	116	165.00–175.00	$170.11	$2,142	+10.84
1075–1475	1322	11	150.00–164.00	$158.80	$2,099	-9.88

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1430	1174	(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	1,150.00–2,000.00	$1,593.74	—
1510–1835	1680	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,900.00–3,000.00	$2,186.47	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1470	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	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
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1020	932	80-85%	3	88.00–126.00	$102.19	$952	—
775–1465	1167	80-85%	27	52.50–92.00	$86.14	$1,005	-46.18
1200–1265	1237	80-85%	3	104.00	$104.00	$1,286	+21.70
860–1600	1238	80-85%	93	93.00–103.00	$97.68	$1,209	+15.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1320	1228	75-80%	2	108.00–112.00	$109.85	$1,349	—
1310–1720	1461	75-80%	16	70.00–97.00	$90.85	$1,327	—
1095–2030	1507	75-80%	50	96.50–107.00	$101.86	$1,535	+2.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–820	805	85-90%	2	80.00–92.50	$86.37	$695	-31.60
665–1395	987	85-90%	13	52.50–81.00	$72.07	$711	—
915–1285	1091	85-90%	20	82.00–92.00	$87.37	$953	-9.31
1125–1135	1130	85-90%	2	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$1,062	+22.22

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1545	1327	65-75%	9	100.00–140.00	$126.21	$1,675	—
1280–1570	1425	65-75%	3	140.00–154.00	$148.23	$2,112	+3.41
1470	1470	65-75%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,396	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1755	1345	9	77.50–110.00	$100.07	$1,346	—
1685–2295	1982	9	116.00–127.00	$121.57	$2,410	—
1840–2365	2122	6	130.00–138.00	$134.44	$2,853	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1152	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1065–1165	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,075.00–1,600.00	$1,351.85
1025–1280	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	950.00–1,800.00	$1,397.58
1135–1570	1309	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,200.00–2,950.00	$1,902.78
1260–1382	1321	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,265.39
1190–1492	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,696.26
1275–1600	1382	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,200.00–1,650.00	$1,412.13
1260–1545	1404	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,368.06
1255–1632	1458	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,511.66
1252–1800	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	1,300.00–2,500.00	$1,690.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
926–997	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,483.57
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
980–1002	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,238.19
1020 thin fleshed	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1071–1130	1089	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	990.00–1,075.00	$1,019.63
1020–1240	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,111.22
1142–1227	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,164.74
1040–1245	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,339.18
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1202	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,357
1435	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,306
1307–1700	1514	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	96.00–105.00	$100.19	$1,517

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–980	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1189	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,189

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
907–1163	1010	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00–2,800.00	$2,080.16
1060–1108	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,909.86
995–1211	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,693.20
1052–1265	1147	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,050.00–3,100.00	$2,365.43
1087–1420	1198	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,725.00	$1,665.73
1245	1245	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
777	777	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1375	1219	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,600.00–3,500.00	$2,382.58	—
1100–1475	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	1,650.00–3,400.00	$2,490.93	—
1170–1324	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,285.23	—
1130–1675	1331	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	1,500.00–3,350.00	$2,245.90	—
1312–1375	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,498.42	—
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1250–1500	1417	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–2,050.00	$1,873.53	—
1480–1650	1553	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,341.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1061	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,050.00–1,800.00	$1,390.74	—
1020–1105	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–2,100.00	$1,714.45	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1585	1441	10	115.00–125.00	$120.40	$1,735	—
1430–1460	1445	2	143.00	$143.00	$2,066	—
1285–1625	1459	31	130.00–140.00	$136.28	$1,988	-5.74
1400–1800	1547	3	125.00–127.00	$126.38	$1,955	+6.38

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–1265	1032	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	93	1,800.00–3,500.00	$2,702.75	—
1080–1100	1090	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,098.17	—
1025–1300	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,382.43	—
1550 fancy	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–870	839	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,377.95	—

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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.