Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

2,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $258.69/cwt ≈ $2,155/hd at 833 lb · 277 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.17/cwt ≈ $2,058/hd at 794 lb · 128 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.92/cwt ≈ $1,817/hd at 724 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,227	981	2,365
Feeder cattle	1,411	—	1,327
Slaughter cattle	816	981	1,038

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	304	4	353.00–372.50	$359.04	$1,091	—
355–395	366	19	329.00–357.00	$332.54	$1,217	—
435	435	3	307.50–325.00	$313.33	$1,363	—
450–482	466	34	315.00–335.00	$323.36	$1,507	—
500–524	516	22	299.00–311.00	$308.06	$1,590	—
615–645	625	22	264.00–270.00	$268.18	$1,676	—
703–732	715	80	257.00–264.00	$262.91	$1,880	—
792–797	794	128	248.00–260.25	$259.17	$2,058	—
817–843	833	277	251.50–263.00	$258.69	$2,155	—
881–894	892	75	248.00–256.00	$254.84	$2,273	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1450	1244	13	160.00–179.00	$168.54	$2,097	—
1195–1430	1313	2	125.00–132.00	$128.19	$1,683	—
1240–1545	1360	12	160.00–180.00	$171.23	$2,329	-21.40
1055–1605	1391	273	177.00–190.50	$186.52	$2,594	-0.60
1385–1510	1448	2	189.00–190.00	$189.48	$2,744	+14.47
1215–1725	1470	2	115.00–130.00	$121.20	$1,782	—
1765	1765	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,824	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	334.00	$334.00	$902	—
325	325	2	285.00–317.50	$301.25	$979	—
370–390	385	4	241.00–282.50	$271.99	$1,047	—
410–445	439	21	251.00–301.00	$292.38	$1,284	—
450–490	466	10	257.50–293.00	$268.71	$1,252	—
500–543	525	28	251.00–289.00	$275.45	$1,446	—
552–596	565	38	244.00–288.00	$273.61	$1,546	—
600–645	623	35	230.00–262.50	$248.30	$1,547	—
657–665	660	6	238.00–245.00	$241.16	$1,592	—
705–742	724	10	221.00–237.00	$227.97	$1,651	—
760–790	770	4	229.00–233.00	$229.99	$1,771	—
800–834	820	10	236.00–241.00	$237.95	$1,951	—
862	862	2	232.00	$232.00	$2,000	—
900–925	910	3	211.00–223.00	$215.32	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	285.00	$285.00	$884	—
370	370	2	193.00–207.50	$200.25	$741	—
455	455	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,051	—
500–520	511	7	215.00–241.00	$228.97	$1,170	—
550–592	577	10	212.00–241.00	$225.53	$1,301	—
615–625	620	2	225.00–226.00	$225.50	$1,398	—
727–735	730	3	209.00–218.00	$212.02	$1,548	—
975	975	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,804	—
1051–1065	1053	7	182.00–185.00	$184.57	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	161.00–191.00	$176.17	$758	—
535	535	2	170.00–196.00	$183.00	$979	—
642	642	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,104	—
1025	1025	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,784	—
1125	1125	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,946	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,423	—
1000	1000	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	302.50–310.00	$307.16	$961	—
403–446	423	17	250.00–285.00	$275.49	$1,165	—
451–497	468	39	250.00–289.00	$264.44	$1,238	—
500–540	517	23	254.00–261.00	$258.12	$1,334	—
593	593	16	255.00	$255.00	$1,512	—
613–643	638	61	249.00–259.00	$257.43	$1,642	—
651–691	680	30	238.50–249.50	$245.34	$1,668	—
701–733	724	100	232.00–254.00	$250.92	$1,817	—
785	785	69	231.00–253.50	$253.17	$1,987	—
845	845	60	235.00	$235.00	$1,986	—
861	861	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,989	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–955	859	4	169.00–204.00	$185.62	$1,594	—
865–1055	937	3	100.00–130.00	$114.43	$1,072	—
970–1205	1122	7	140.00–180.00	$159.34	$1,788	—
1005–1525	1230	142	174.00–190.00	$184.88	$2,274	-1.25
1100–1555	1262	7	166.00–180.50	$176.09	$2,222	+2.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	282.50	$282.50	$763	—
315–346	343	12	268.00–290.00	$274.09	$940	—
350–398	372	20	262.50–297.00	$285.10	$1,061	—
400–445	423	4	221.00–240.00	$226.72	$959	—
455–497	478	8	220.00–246.00	$237.13	$1,133	—
500–545	531	9	219.00–249.00	$239.18	$1,270	—
550–595	576	11	224.00–251.00	$236.25	$1,361	—
625	625	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,281	—
655	655	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,349	—
702	702	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,580	—
815–825	821	5	207.00–222.00	$216.01	$1,773	—
915	915	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	—
355–365	362	3	200.00–240.00	$213.09	$771	—
480	480	2	193.00–207.00	$200.00	$960	—
515	515	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,056	—
555–585	570	2	191.00–200.00	$195.62	$1,115	—
820	820	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	—
860–897	889	7	177.00–187.00	$184.76	$1,643	—
985	985	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,822	—
1130	1130	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,797	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	6	267.00	$267.00	$1,081	—
568	568	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	145.00	$145.00	$573	—
440–445	443	2	167.00–175.00	$171.02	$758	—
460–490	472	3	140.00–177.00	$155.73	$735	—
570	570	1	165.00	$165.00	$940	—
625	625	1	141.00	$141.00	$881	—
805	805	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,135	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,525	—
850–865	858	2	188.00–189.00	$188.50	$1,617	—
1055	1055	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,899	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
617	617	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,092	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,026	—
400–445	422	3	270.00–287.50	$278.02	$1,173	—
455–495	475	4	230.00–270.00	$249.54	$1,185	—
505	505	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,250	—
660	660	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,459	—
750	750	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,448	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	195.00–196.00	$195.49	$1,042	—
700	700	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,102	—
760	760	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,262	—
830	830	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	309.00	$309.00	$1,165	—
415	415	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,224	—
450	450	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,372	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	80-85%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,367	—
1030–1545	1264	80-85%	21	73.00–100.50	$93.17	$1,178	-15.79
1055–1620	1315	80-85%	46	95.00–112.00	$104.87	$1,379	—
1130–1505	1347	80-85%	6	112.00–117.00	$114.45	$1,542	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–925	878	85-90%	2	95.00–108.00	$101.15	$888	-12.31
835–1225	1080	85-90%	11	45.00–85.00	$71.63	$774	-24.98
925–1325	1130	85-90%	23	75.00–97.00	$85.47	$966	—
1000–1250	1173	85-90%	8	87.00–103.00	$98.18	$1,152	+12.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1635	1452	75-80%	19	95.00–112.50	$104.13	$1,512	+2.42
1250–1935	1577	75-80%	22	103.00–124.00	$115.30	$1,818	—
1775–1860	1810	75-80%	3	115.00–125.00	$121.57	$2,200	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1490	1346	65-75%	4	120.00–144.00	$136.98	$1,844	-38.02
1150–1570	1384	65-75%	4	160.00–175.00	$170.75	$2,363	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1780	1513	10	80.00–122.00	$112.34	$1,700	—
1420–2140	1819	12	120.00–136.00	$129.20	$2,350	+6.91
1890–2290	2052	3	138.00–150.00	$143.93	$2,953	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1216–1360	1284	3	101.00–107.00	$103.12	$1,324	—
1465	1465	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,904	-22.50

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1395	1380	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$1,877	-31.38
1295–1560	1435	32	140.00–150.00	$142.33	$2,042	—
1490	1490	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,280	+13.00

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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.