Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

2,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $252.36/cwt ≈ $2,090/hd at 828 lb · 244 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.65/cwt ≈ $2,015/hd at 773 lb · 75 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.64/cwt ≈ $1,619/hd at 626 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,199	452	1,201
Feeder cattle	987	—	0
Slaughter cattle	1,212	452	1,201

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	—
356–396	374	7	305.00–320.00	$315.49	$1,180	—
388 fancy	388	7	337.50	$337.50	$1,310	—
405–440	420	13	283.00–327.50	$312.42	$1,312	—
425 fancy	425	6	329.00	$329.00	$1,398	—
465–491	481	21	291.00–314.00	$307.22	$1,478	—
500–527	509	32	289.00–317.00	$303.68	$1,546	—
518 fancy	518	3	329.00	$329.00	$1,704	—
560–588	568	13	265.00–292.00	$281.02	$1,596	—
602–646	626	40	246.00–269.00	$258.64	$1,619	—
661–694	683	31	266.00–269.00	$268.06	$1,831	—
730–745	740	38	250.00–257.00	$255.22	$1,889	—
771–785	773	75	251.00–262.00	$260.65	$2,015	—
800–843	828	244	251.25–253.00	$252.36	$2,090	—
876	876	14	238.50	$238.50	$2,089	—
935	935	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,973	—
951	951	4	220.00	$220.00	$2,092	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,527	-37.00
895–1055	995	11	138.00–200.00	$175.82	$1,749	—
1005–1325	1177	10	110.00–147.00	$132.63	$1,561	—
1055–1415	1211	36	145.00–183.00	$171.73	$2,080	-1.93
1075–1655	1317	338	180.00–193.00	$186.97	$2,462	—
1200–1565	1345	19	150.00–183.00	$175.92	$2,366	—
1400–1485	1452	3	120.00–169.00	$147.64	$2,144	—
1403–1570	1476	15	192.50–194.00	$193.06	$2,850	—
1615–1770	1693	2	165.00–185.00	$174.54	$2,955	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	312.00–315.00	$313.53	$1,044	—
360–395	378	2	287.50–302.50	$295.35	$1,116	—
425–445	441	5	230.00–251.00	$238.31	$1,051	—
460–497	482	14	235.00–267.50	$248.14	$1,196	—
500–549	534	12	230.00–277.00	$246.42	$1,316	—
560–590	572	18	231.00–277.00	$259.85	$1,486	—
605–635	618	7	235.00–247.00	$239.87	$1,482	—
655–675	668	3	221.00–246.00	$237.83	$1,589	—
705–715	710	3	207.00–225.00	$217.70	$1,546	—
757–790	777	7	215.00–241.00	$231.25	$1,797	—
850–866	863	5	221.00–227.00	$222.18	$1,917	—
905	905	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,819	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	270.00	$270.00	$770	—
345	345	1	230.00	$230.00	$794	—
420–445	428	3	201.00–203.00	$202.02	$865	—
460–495	480	3	222.50–227.00	$224.85	$1,079	—
500–545	521	9	215.00–225.00	$222.51	$1,159	—
585–595	590	3	203.00–220.00	$211.38	$1,247	—
600–610	605	2	212.50–215.00	$213.74	$1,293	—
650–695	664	4	195.00–212.00	$202.89	$1,347	—
700–740	714	4	193.00–217.00	$202.45	$1,445	—
770	770	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,478	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	195.00–222.50	$209.12	$592	—
330	330	1	210.00	$210.00	$693	—
355	355	1	203.00	$203.00	$721	—
535	535	1	161.00	$161.00	$861	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,282	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	235.00	$235.00	$940	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1045	930	2	135.00–176.00	$158.03	$1,470	—
885–995	952	6	125.00–190.00	$169.41	$1,613	—
915–1280	1088	10	140.00–177.50	$167.16	$1,819	—
1025–1225	1125	2	125.00–136.00	$130.01	$1,463	-41.80
1000–1555	1206	308	180.00–193.00	$187.34	$2,259	+0.48
1155–1315	1248	15	140.00–182.00	$172.67	$2,155	-14.19
1250–1272	1269	7	193.00–193.50	$193.43	$2,455	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	3	276.00	$276.00	$1,052	—
400–449	422	27	245.00–279.00	$266.80	$1,126	—
451–499	486	27	241.00–259.00	$257.27	$1,250	—
517–542	528	21	250.00–281.00	$264.08	$1,394	—
556–598	583	19	234.00–251.00	$245.90	$1,434	—
606–615	607	13	233.00–253.00	$248.82	$1,510	—
650–675	670	5	231.00–253.00	$247.52	$1,658	—
707–713	712	16	229.00–235.00	$234.26	$1,668	—
762–785	770	3	217.00–225.00	$222.28	$1,712	—
856	856	11	215.00	$215.00	$1,840	—
989	989	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,988	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217–230	221	3	231.00–260.00	$249.95	$552	—
260–297	286	4	241.00–271.00	$263.93	$755	—
300–335	322	3	245.00–251.00	$248.64	$801	—
350–375	364	5	240.00–262.50	$247.92	$902	—
406–445	416	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,003	—
450–495	465	10	221.00–243.00	$236.33	$1,099	—
503–546	527	10	217.50–240.00	$233.24	$1,229	—
570–585	578	5	223.00–255.00	$238.69	$1,380	—
620–630	625	2	223.00–225.00	$223.99	$1,400	—
651–685	665	5	217.00–221.00	$218.65	$1,454	—
700–742	724	4	200.00–220.00	$205.08	$1,485	—
750–792	778	3	206.00–219.00	$210.18	$1,635	—
810–820	815	2	186.00–196.00	$191.03	$1,557	—
850	850	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,615	—
955	955	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,834	—
1137	1137	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	201.00–223.00	$211.49	$567	—
305–345	325	2	201.00–215.00	$208.43	$677	—
360–395	382	3	212.50–233.00	$222.41	$850	—
405–440	421	4	175.00–203.00	$192.95	$812	—
465–497	484	7	183.00–213.00	$200.65	$971	—
525–535	530	2	180.00–187.50	$183.71	$974	—
625	625	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,206	—
700	700	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,169	—
757–760	758	3	189.00–201.00	$196.99	$1,493	—
805	805	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,465	—
930	930	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,720	—
1085	1085	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,953	—
1125–1135	1130	2	157.00–177.00	$167.04	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	161.00	$161.00	$523	—
405–445	427	5	135.00–170.00	$151.63	$647	—
463–465	464	4	145.00–177.00	$168.97	$784	—
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	—
686	686	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,104	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,341	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
907	907	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,170	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	181.00	$181.00	$543	—
400	400	1	189.00	$189.00	$756	—
450	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	—
540	540	5	180.00	$180.00	$972	—
725–730	728	3	159.00–182.50	$166.80	$1,214	—
800–815	808	2	142.50–179.00	$160.58	$1,297	—
965	965	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,231	—
610	610	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	283.00	$283.00	$1,132	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1150	1043	80-85%	3	119.00–140.00	$127.41	$1,329	—
935–1560	1183	80-85%	36	95.00–111.00	$105.37	$1,247	-1.87
950–1565	1204	80-85%	26	70.00–99.00	$88.85	$1,070	—
1240–1335	1284	80-85%	6	112.00–116.00	$113.67	$1,460	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1615	1456	75-80%	7	93.00–104.00	$100.09	$1,457	—
1190–1790	1495	75-80%	28	105.00–115.00	$111.45	$1,666	—
1450–1715	1602	75-80%	3	120.00–122.00	$120.68	$1,933	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1230	991	85-90%	5	64.00–81.00	$72.71	$721	-36.79
935–1085	1012	85-90%	3	93.00–99.00	$95.21	$964	—
830–1260	1062	85-90%	13	73.00–92.00	$85.52	$908	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1555	1333	65-75%	2	150.00–151.00	$150.58	$2,007	—
1135–1540	1371	65-75%	6	122.00–134.00	$128.67	$1,764	+1.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1075	1038	2	127.00–136.00	$131.34	$1,363	—
1120–2255	1613	18	122.00–132.50	$126.60	$2,042	—
1255–2370	1685	10	90.00–121.00	$112.63	$1,898	—
1740–2105	1976	4	135.00–138.00	$136.99	$2,707	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1380	1282	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,795	—
1225–1415	1320	2	105.00–115.00	$110.36	$1,457	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1500	1420	2	130.00–141.00	$135.19	$1,920	—
1450	1450	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,320	—
1245–1805	1535	32	144.00–153.00	$148.74	$2,283	—
1570–1645	1608	2	142.00	$142.00	$2,283	—
1610	1610	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,689	—

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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.