Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

2,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.60/cwt ≈ $2,005/hd at 823 lb · 241 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.28/cwt ≈ $2,062/hd at 880 lb · 118 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.20/cwt ≈ $1,923/hd at 742 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,473	1,320	1,699
Feeder cattle	1,238	—	653
Slaughter cattle	1,235	1,320	1,046

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	289	5	280.00–305.00	$300.07	$867	—
305–345	325	2	293.00–315.00	$303.32	$986	—
350–390	370	12	239.00–309.00	$278.72	$1,031	—
400–440	421	7	247.50–300.00	$276.67	$1,165	—
465–499	488	25	255.00–303.00	$295.59	$1,442	—
510–545	526	14	243.00–302.50	$273.35	$1,438	—
555–597	579	26	241.00–293.00	$272.67	$1,579	—
603–645	622	23	252.00–285.00	$275.87	$1,716	—
650–690	668	13	244.00–282.00	$262.94	$1,756	—
725–744	742	74	230.00–263.25	$259.20	$1,923	—
775–780	779	4	227.00–235.50	$232.01	$1,807	—
800–841	823	241	222.00–248.00	$243.60	$2,005	—
866–893	880	118	230.00–239.00	$234.28	$2,062	—
919	919	62	236.75	$236.75	$2,176	—
1004	1004	57	223.00	$223.00	$2,239	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1090	1064	4	143.00–168.00	$159.15	$1,693	—
1045–1375	1165	5	115.00–130.00	$120.82	$1,408	—
1040–1465	1215	23	130.00–175.00	$159.82	$1,942	—
1030–1642	1361	305	179.00–191.00	$186.89	$2,544	+4.00
1230–1570	1411	13	190.00–195.00	$192.20	$2,712	+52.20
1280–1575	1421	8	159.00–177.00	$172.45	$2,451	+32.45
1585–1595	1590	2	131.00–150.00	$140.53	$2,234	—
1670–1720	1700	4	150.00–180.00	$162.69	$2,766	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	245.00	$245.00	$710	—
310	310	1	252.50	$252.50	$783	—
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	—
410–445	433	4	203.00–221.00	$209.57	$907	—
475	475	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,007	—
482	482	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,084	—
515	515	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,133	—
555–598	583	5	201.00–237.00	$213.67	$1,246	—
600–640	618	6	211.00–223.00	$218.38	$1,350	—
650–665	657	5	201.00–225.00	$211.42	$1,389	—
715–745	730	2	207.00–211.00	$208.96	$1,525	—
750–785	753	14	207.00–218.00	$217.18	$1,635	—
884	884	7	209.00	$209.00	$1,848	—
900	900	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,863	—
1030	1030	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	225.00	$225.00	$472	—
310–345	328	2	211.00–212.50	$211.79	$695	—
480	480	1	192.50	$192.50	$924	—
520–545	533	2	191.00–205.00	$198.16	$1,056	—
560	560	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,070	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,247	—
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—
740	740	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,406	—
920	920	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	—
725	725	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,015	—
920	920	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,288	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,673	—
960	960	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,949	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,746	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,269	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–990	978	2	177.00–183.00	$179.96	$1,760	—
900–1210	1055	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,160	—
1000–1135	1068	2	141.00–153.00	$146.62	$1,566	—
1035–1502	1160	26	127.50–177.50	$160.96	$1,867	—
1090–1325	1217	16	192.00–195.00	$192.19	$2,339	+21.81
1010–1575	1240	307	180.00–191.00	$186.54	$2,313	+16.16
1045–1590	1342	14	160.00–176.00	$169.55	$2,275	+10.59
1615–1640	1628	3	160.00–180.00	$171.72	$2,796	+40.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	257.50	$257.50	$605	—
270–295	280	8	276.00–293.00	$281.40	$788	—
300–340	325	5	262.50–287.00	$273.69	$889	—
366–387	376	8	242.50–268.00	$263.58	$991	—
400–445	422	9	230.00–267.00	$251.87	$1,063	—
455–495	479	30	231.00–277.00	$257.33	$1,233	—
500–547	528	23	231.00–272.00	$247.59	$1,307	—
550–580	561	18	235.00–249.00	$245.00	$1,374	—
610–637	618	14	233.00–275.00	$246.03	$1,520	—
667	667	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,534	—
703–732	727	37	225.00–236.00	$233.75	$1,699	—
750–798	797	66	204.00–231.00	$230.62	$1,838	—
884	884	43	209.00	$209.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	213.00	$213.00	$596	—
320	320	1	245.00	$245.00	$784	—
370–395	387	3	220.00–232.50	$223.99	$867	—
400–445	421	4	221.00–225.00	$223.01	$939	—
455	455	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,033	—
515–545	529	5	194.00–229.00	$209.41	$1,108	—
550–591	578	7	201.00–223.00	$213.40	$1,233	—
622–640	629	6	201.00–224.00	$218.12	$1,372	—
650–680	668	7	182.00–225.00	$209.40	$1,399	—
720–745	733	3	185.00–200.00	$192.96	$1,414	—
752–780	761	3	194.00–199.00	$197.29	$1,501	—
1180	1180	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	167.00	$167.00	$554	—
350	350	1	135.00	$135.00	$472	—
415	415	1	136.00	$136.00	$564	—
475	475	1	131.00	$131.00	$622	—
595	595	1	150.00	$150.00	$892	—
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	—
675	675	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,063	—
880	880	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,276	—
950	950	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	172.50	$172.50	$690	—
585	585	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,135	—
605	605	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,131	—
700	700	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,120	—
750	750	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,252	—
890	890	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,282	—
910	910	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,329	—
1070	1070	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,498	—
1130	1130	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,605	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,151	—
835	835	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,653	—
955	955	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,490	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	3	327.00	$327.00	$821	—
306–340	320	11	260.00–305.00	$297.32	$951	—
380–395	391	6	289.00–299.00	$297.13	$1,162	—
420	420	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,205	—
550	550	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	2	270.00–295.00	$282.74	$749	—
360	360	3	277.00	$277.00	$997	—
410	410	4	276.00	$276.00	$1,132	—
475	475	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,221	—
515	515	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,025	—
607–640	616	7	201.00–211.00	$209.37	$1,290	—
705	705	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	215.00	$215.00	$677	—
480	480	1	205.00	$205.00	$984	—
640	640	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	167.50	$167.50	$410	—
590	590	1	155.00	$155.00	$914	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	80-85%	1	113.00	$113.00	$989	—
1005–1435	1182	80-85%	68	80.00–111.00	$104.15	$1,231	+1.84
1045–1600	1199	80-85%	12	60.00–99.50	$88.64	$1,063	-13.67
970–1630	1259	80-85%	23	96.00–120.00	$111.47	$1,403	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1860	1391	75-80%	9	74.00–113.50	$105.99	$1,474	—
1120–1800	1450	75-80%	36	106.00–125.50	$117.63	$1,706	—
1450–1570	1508	75-80%	4	127.50–129.50	$128.23	$1,934	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	65-75%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,317	—
1070–1810	1393	65-75%	23	127.00–146.00	$131.92	$1,838	—
1475–1705	1628	65-75%	3	150.00–168.00	$162.56	$2,646	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1155	985	85-90%	5	60.00–70.00	$64.60	$636	—
1015–1210	1123	85-90%	3	93.00–100.00	$96.46	$1,083	—
875–1430	1166	85-90%	17	70.00–94.00	$80.40	$937	-8.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1155	972	9	126.00–144.00	$130.37	$1,267	—
1135–1995	1483	17	111.00–130.50	$122.05	$1,810	—
1045–2790	1504	20	93.00–119.00	$114.15	$1,717	—
1730	1730	1	138.50	$138.50	$2,396	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,880	—
1330–1475	1400	3	145.00–147.00	$145.66	$2,039	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1260	1220	3	101.00–114.00	$105.48	$1,287	—
1260–1460	1348	8	125.00–145.00	$138.25	$1,864	—
1320–1595	1493	3	160.00–165.00	$161.82	$2,416	—
1335–1855	1503	38	143.00–156.00	$148.99	$2,239	—

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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.