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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

2,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $221.00/cwt ≈ $1,850/hd at 837 lb · 190 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $217.84/cwt ≈ $1,998/hd at 917 lb · 184 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $225.15/cwt ≈ $1,966/hd at 873 lb · 179 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,874 1,121 1,417
Feeder cattle 1,640 — 830
Slaughter cattle 1,234 1,121 587

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 —
350–390 366 20 240.00–287.50 $263.23 $963 —
405–445 436 18 232.50–269.00 $254.17 $1,108 —
450–497 466 41 227.50–278.00 $261.52 $1,219 —
500–545 529 32 227.00–272.00 $247.80 $1,311 —
550–596 570 40 230.00–251.00 $244.34 $1,393 —
600–648 619 42 223.00–257.00 $245.82 $1,522 —
658–699 675 31 207.00–243.00 $233.25 $1,574 —
706–747 733 18 209.00–234.50 $226.05 $1,657 —
755–790 777 19 208.00–234.50 $224.99 $1,748 —
832–843 837 190 220.50–221.50 $221.00 $1,850 —
858–895 873 179 201.00–231.25 $225.15 $1,966 —
915–919 917 184 211.50–222.50 $217.84 $1,998 —
1099 1099 49 184.00 $184.00 $2,022 —
1324 1324 10 178.50 $178.50 $2,363 —
1360 1360 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,489 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,619 —
1045–1480 1184 49 140.00–183.00 $177.08 $2,097 +9.84
1190–1635 1349 28 171.00–183.00 $179.43 $2,421 —
1120–1611 1375 274 180.00–193.50 $187.29 $2,575 -0.19
1545 1545 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,487 -31.51
1690–1760 1725 2 174.00–178.00 $175.96 $3,035 +9.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 —
370–390 385 4 222.00–242.50 $226.93 $874 —
440 440 2 221.00 $221.00 $972 —
452–472 462 6 203.00–227.50 $213.63 $987 —
500–540 519 7 202.50–225.00 $215.94 $1,121 —
550–595 575 5 212.00–227.50 $218.80 $1,258 —
613–640 623 7 195.00–221.00 $214.40 $1,336 —
650–697 687 10 192.00–213.00 $197.81 $1,359 —
783–795 785 5 201.00–202.00 $201.80 $1,584 —
807–835 809 21 181.00–203.00 $201.63 $1,631 —
870–896 889 7 186.00–195.00 $193.17 $1,717 —
900–920 905 7 178.00–185.00 $182.21 $1,649 —
1010 1010 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 195.00 $195.00 $682 —
475 475 1 171.00 $171.00 $812 —
505–525 515 2 190.00–195.00 $192.45 $991 —
560–595 576 5 179.00–195.00 $191.21 $1,101 —
600 600 1 161.00 $161.00 $966 —
620 620 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,070 —
655 655 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —
770–790 780 2 162.50–173.00 $167.82 $1,309 —
800 800 3 169.00–171.00 $170.33 $1,363 —
1015 1015 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,573 —
1010–1040 1025 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 152.50 $152.50 $640 —
455 455 1 152.50 $152.50 $694 —
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 —
595 595 1 153.00 $153.00 $910 —
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 —
735 735 1 131.00 $131.00 $963 —
920 920 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,260 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,234 —
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
840 840 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,352 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–293 283 8 250.00–262.50 $257.05 $727 —
310–345 325 3 240.00–245.00 $242.47 $788 —
350–380 366 13 221.00–254.00 $239.12 $875 —
400–438 420 24 227.00–242.00 $235.90 $991 —
460–498 477 12 215.00–234.00 $224.41 $1,070 —
510–548 534 28 218.00–240.00 $234.31 $1,251 —
550–588 568 51 216.00–237.50 $228.26 $1,297 —
606–649 637 17 203.00–226.00 $219.14 $1,396 —
655–697 682 25 197.00–215.50 $209.16 $1,426 —
702–747 719 33 199.00–221.50 $212.86 $1,530 —
772 772 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,629 —
833–841 837 125 208.50–209.00 $208.75 $1,747 —
1021 1021 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,807 —
1051 1051 33 170.00 $170.00 $1,787 —
1250 1250 4 179.50 $179.50 $2,244 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1035 960 5 110.00–120.00 $113.72 $1,092 —
885–1045 965 3 145.00–174.00 $155.75 $1,503 —
990–1000 995 2 144.00–182.00 $162.90 $1,621 —
955–1325 1078 27 150.00–183.00 $176.35 $1,901 —
1040–1575 1274 19 168.00–182.50 $177.67 $2,264 -8.84
1020–1585 1280 243 180.00–193.50 $186.98 $2,393 +0.47
1640 1640 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,886 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 268 6 210.00–250.00 $223.40 $599 —
310–342 321 7 229.00–238.00 $232.01 $745 —
355–395 379 8 200.00–223.00 $206.30 $782 —
410–445 433 9 197.00–227.50 $219.28 $949 —
467–471 470 11 209.00–219.00 $215.41 $1,012 —
505–545 528 22 187.50–216.00 $204.43 $1,079 —
565–597 584 8 189.00–215.00 $206.59 $1,206 —
605–645 624 10 181.00–229.00 $200.63 $1,252 —
671–681 675 9 173.00–213.00 $183.16 $1,236 —
717 717 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,341 —
795 795 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,471 —
805–813 812 8 173.00–183.00 $174.24 $1,415 —
1025 1025 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,717 —
1270 1270 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 195.00 $195.00 $575 —
335 335 1 197.50 $197.50 $662 —
350 350 1 161.00 $161.00 $564 —
410 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
468–495 480 6 162.50–183.00 $171.97 $825 —
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 —
545 545 1 175.00 $175.00 $954 —
551–565 555 5 152.00–180.00 $157.60 $875 —
605–642 615 10 180.00–186.00 $182.69 $1,124 —
671 671 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,201 —
940 940 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,307 —
968 968 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,762 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 583 2 202.50–211.00 $206.80 $1,206 —
640 640 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,299 —
825 825 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,493 —
865 865 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 147.50–151.00 $149.23 $634 —
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 —
595 595 1 143.00 $143.00 $851 —
740 740 1 132.50 $132.50 $980 —
795 795 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,010 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 —
827 827 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,398 —
880 880 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,584 —
1325 1325 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,226 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 —
900 900 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,197 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 154.00 $154.00 $932 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 277.50 $277.50 $722 —
305–320 313 2 250.00–275.00 $262.20 $821 —
385 385 1 232.50 $232.50 $895 —
435 435 1 222.50 $222.50 $968 —
450–470 463 3 222.50–237.50 $232.64 $1,077 —
507–515 510 3 222.50–225.00 $224.16 $1,143 —
557 557 6 222.00–230.00 $223.33 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 190.00 $190.00 $703 —
497 497 4 198.00 $198.00 $984 —
515 515 1 192.50 $192.50 $991 —
550–592 581 6 190.00–210.00 $199.77 $1,161 —
630–635 633 2 182.00–192.50 $187.23 $1,185 —
745 745 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,178 —
690 690 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,014 —
750 750 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,294 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 3 123.00 $123.00 $775 —
815 815 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
847 847 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,203 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,126 —
635 635 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,286 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1100 1083 80-85% 3 105.00–129.00 $120.66 $1,307 —
960–1770 1251 80-85% 48 57.50–93.50 $87.27 $1,092 -25.34
975–1630 1285 80-85% 90 92.00–105.00 $99.35 $1,277 -13.26
1090–1505 1289 80-85% 9 106.00–110.00 $107.89 $1,391 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1875 1488 75-80% 26 72.50–104.50 $98.87 $1,471 -14.13
1330–1955 1575 75-80% 34 100.00–116.00 $108.58 $1,710 —
1605–1870 1718 75-80% 3 117.00–119.00 $117.88 $2,025 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1535 1139 85-90% 15 57.50–79.00 $72.44 $825 -29.12
1030–1350 1152 85-90% 6 93.00–101.00 $96.26 $1,109 —
705–1540 1183 85-90% 18 80.00–91.50 $84.42 $999 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 65-75% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,372 —
1310–1345 1328 65-75% 2 155.00–170.00 $162.40 $2,157 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1670 1513 3 130.00–132.50 $130.76 $1,978 —
965–2700 1534 15 87.00–113.00 $101.95 $1,564 —
1510–2345 1832 12 116.00–128.00 $123.68 $2,266 -8.65

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1445 1361 7 140.00–146.00 $142.61 $1,941 —
1315–1465 1412 3 135.00–136.00 $135.31 $1,911 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,480 —
1405 1405 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,939 -16.08
1245–1795 1461 31 140.00–150.00 $143.17 $2,092 +10.86
1415–1760 1604 4 130.00–141.50 $136.77 $2,194 +0.98

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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.