Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

1,938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.32/cwt ≈ $1,650/hd at 858 lb · 183 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $210.13/cwt ≈ $1,939/hd at 923 lb · 142 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $273.54/cwt +15.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 479 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,938	1,434	2,738
Feeder cattle	1,108	205	1,626
Slaughter cattle	830	1,229	1,112

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	275.00–303.00	$293.78	$817	—
325–335	330	2	247.50–269.00	$258.09	$852	+5.35
355–395	383	22	251.00–295.00	$287.51	$1,101	—
406–437	423	13	251.00–295.00	$272.60	$1,153	-7.25
455–496	479	74	255.00–281.00	$273.54	$1,310	+15.61
500–543	514	35	231.00–272.00	$264.42	$1,359	-6.64
555–587	573	36	231.00–251.00	$242.99	$1,392	—
600–639	612	18	230.00–235.00	$231.75	$1,418	-18.25
658	658	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,448	—
735	735	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,521	-10.00
781	781	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,570	—
829–843	830	68	212.50–220.50	$220.14	$1,827	—
915–931	923	142	204.00–212.75	$210.13	$1,939	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,421	—
1135	1135	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,033	—
1045–1510	1249	17	140.00–172.00	$157.25	$1,964	+6.25
970–1405	1256	7	81.00–130.00	$115.57	$1,452	—
1020–1605	1390	146	173.00–183.50	$178.77	$2,485	+1.39
1325–1570	1440	3	185.00–186.00	$185.36	$2,669	—
1230–1650	1470	10	155.00–172.50	$166.86	$2,453	—
1610	1610	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,270	-24.02
1600–1715	1651	5	160.00–175.50	$166.35	$2,746	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	6	211.00–247.50	$232.23	$855	—
445	445	1	210.00	$210.00	$934	-16.23
505–540	527	5	215.00–223.00	$219.01	$1,154	-26.99
550–582	567	4	201.00–229.00	$214.64	$1,217	+11.18
606–640	618	8	201.00–215.00	$212.45	$1,313	-6.34
665–685	675	4	189.00–211.00	$203.33	$1,372	-20.67
730–740	737	7	191.00–196.00	$194.59	$1,434	—
823	823	9	193.00	$193.00	$1,588	—
865	865	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,678	—
905–947	937	17	181.00–194.00	$183.95	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	220.00	$220.00	$495	—
500–515	508	2	170.00–181.00	$175.42	$891	-4.58
590	590	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,133	+15.00
620	620	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,110	—
675–685	680	2	174.00–177.00	$175.51	$1,193	-4.49
690	690	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,125	-17.00
715–725	722	3	174.00–181.00	$178.69	$1,290	+17.69
780–785	783	3	169.00–175.00	$172.33	$1,349	—
880–885	882	3	163.00–173.00	$169.65	$1,496	—
965	965	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,679	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,324	—
630	630	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,418	—
770–793	788	5	188.00–191.00	$188.59	$1,486	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	151.00	$151.00	$589	—
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
811	811	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,322	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,213	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,479	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	172.50	$172.50	$880	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–330	320	7	232.00–285.00	$257.74	$825	—
360–386	378	18	245.00–249.00	$246.25	$931	—
403–445	429	37	221.00–253.00	$238.46	$1,023	+15.46
457–496	474	53	221.00–247.00	$241.93	$1,147	+9.10
510–540	526	57	221.00–246.00	$240.55	$1,265	-25.97
560–595	583	3	213.00–221.00	$215.56	$1,257	-14.61
645	645	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,251	—
698	698	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,333	-15.00
717	717	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,362	—
856–863	858	183	191.75–192.75	$192.32	$1,650	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–940	900	3	137.50–145.00	$142.39	$1,282	—
1000	1000	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,500	+15.00
1095	1095	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,927	—
990–1470	1119	11	136.00–166.00	$152.27	$1,704	+40.40
975–1345	1153	3	76.00–130.00	$101.93	$1,175	—
1035–1560	1248	81	172.50–184.00	$178.84	$2,232	—
1324–1452	1361	7	184.00–186.00	$184.61	$2,513	—
1075–1545	1407	6	160.00–170.00	$162.84	$2,291	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	338	7	207.00–235.00	$228.01	$771	+15.51
355–395	380	7	225.00–229.00	$225.59	$857	+5.09
400 thin fleshed	400	1	211.00	$211.00	$844	—
425–435	430	2	197.00–207.00	$201.94	$868	-16.06
480–496	491	7	203.00–221.00	$208.75	$1,025	—
525–531	530	6	225.00–229.00	$225.66	$1,196	+2.66
530	530	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,208	+5.00
573–596	589	13	198.00–216.00	$210.05	$1,237	+2.51
605–631	614	24	193.00–219.00	$211.27	$1,297	+31.27
653–685	664	9	181.00–192.00	$185.85	$1,234	—
795	795	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,439	—
810–845	836	4	168.00–176.00	$174.06	$1,455	—
857–882	878	18	161.00–180.00	$173.59	$1,524	—
995	995	6	166.00	$166.00	$1,652	—
1073	1073	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	192.50	$192.50	$645	—
400	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	-15.00
455–480	468	2	179.00–185.00	$181.92	$851	+36.92
470 thin fleshed	470	1	170.00	$170.00	$799	—
535	535	3	172.50–199.00	$181.33	$970	—
570–585	578	3	161.00–187.00	$171.88	$993	-4.78
608–647	622	7	170.00–187.00	$178.60	$1,111	—
705	705	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,206	+17.07
845	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
920	920	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,628	—
965	965	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,640	—
990	990	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,505	—
1260	1260	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,814	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,152	—
697	697	4	179.00	$179.00	$1,248	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	185.00	$185.00	$731	—
460	460	2	201.00	$201.00	$925	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	131.00	$131.00	$681	—
595	595	1	142.00	$142.00	$845	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	167.00	$167.00	$802	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	263.00	$263.00	$842	—
435	435	3	262.50	$262.50	$1,142	+36.50
450	450	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,120	+24.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	171.00	$171.00	$718	+1.00
620–635	628	2	169.00–175.00	$171.96	$1,080	—
657	657	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,071	—
700	700	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,176	+35.00
895	895	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	227.50	$227.50	$819	—
445	445	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,055	—
565	565	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,215	—
657	657	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,229	+6.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	153.00	$153.00	$520	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1320	1088	80-85%	4	112.50–145.00	$122.57	$1,334	—
875–1825	1212	80-85%	22	79.00–99.00	$93.37	$1,132	+9.72
1065–1550	1237	80-85%	7	99.00–116.00	$112.09	$1,387	+13.85
850–1595	1275	80-85%	57	100.00–112.00	$106.95	$1,364	+2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	75-80%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,452	+8.00
1265–1710	1465	75-80%	15	98.50–111.00	$106.44	$1,559	-0.12
1235–1945	1480	75-80%	44	112.00–123.50	$117.78	$1,743	+11.22
1315–1935	1587	75-80%	22	124.00–131.00	$127.45	$2,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–910	895	85-90%	3	96.00–104.00	$98.99	$886	-1.65
770–1140	910	85-90%	9	40.00–83.00	$73.25	$667	—
880–1380	1076	85-90%	11	84.00–94.00	$88.36	$951	+7.45
1000–1250	1117	85-90%	3	99.00–104.00	$101.24	$1,131	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1435	1388	65-75%	4	140.00–160.00	$148.40	$2,060	+40.30
1315–1590	1435	65-75%	4	110.00–115.00	$111.66	$1,602	—
1180–1895	1504	65-75%	7	130.00–139.00	$133.66	$2,010	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1655	1258	7	94.00–115.00	$107.43	$1,351	—
1345–1805	1597	5	117.00–127.00	$121.83	$1,946	—
1465–1905	1776	6	130.00–139.00	$134.58	$2,390	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1505	1365	2	124.00–135.00	$128.94	$1,760	-2.74
1320–1585	1433	4	150.00–155.00	$151.45	$2,170	—
1385–1485	1435	2	140.00	$140.00	$2,009	—
1475	1475	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,918	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1475	1405	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,897	-35.00
1370–1530	1443	6	150.00–151.00	$150.17	$2,167	+36.41
1290–1750	1450	48	138.00–148.00	$141.81	$2,056	—
1545	1545	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,086	-8.39

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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.