Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

1,419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.52/cwt ≈ $2,083/hd at 835 lb · 62 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.50/cwt ≈ $1,817/hd at 775 lb · 61 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.00/cwt ≈ $2,207/hd at 897 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,419	869	793
Feeder cattle	507	182	155
Slaughter cattle	912	687	638

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1270	1126	6	110.00–140.00	$131.53	$1,481	—
1060–1575	1251	17	155.00–181.00	$175.49	$2,195	+3.89
1165–1595	1325	12	150.00–182.50	$177.12	$2,347	—
1080–1627	1406	293	182.00–193.00	$186.77	$2,626	—
1560	1560	1	194.50	$194.50	$3,034	—
1640–1750	1687	3	160.00–175.00	$168.16	$2,837	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	296.00–300.00	$297.97	$968	—
355	355	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,030	—
467	467	5	262.50–291.00	$279.60	$1,306	—
508–535	520	7	237.50–261.00	$252.77	$1,314	-13.83
565–595	583	19	242.00–285.00	$263.87	$1,538	—
604–625	607	10	234.00–242.00	$236.02	$1,433	—
651	651	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,497	—
740	740	4	225.00–231.00	$228.00	$1,687	—
835	835	62	220.00–250.00	$249.52	$2,083	—
897	897	55	246.00	$246.00	$2,207	—
1018	1018	2	206.00	$206.00	$2,097	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	273.00	$273.00	$942	-29.50
375–390	382	3	262.50–271.00	$266.96	$1,020	-14.76
405–432	423	3	240.00–261.00	$254.30	$1,076	—
473–480	475	3	230.00–241.00	$237.30	$1,127	-20.60
505–533	525	5	230.00–263.00	$239.22	$1,256	+7.98
575	575	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,294	-19.94
605–645	621	7	200.00–230.00	$220.65	$1,370	-7.18
680–686	685	4	222.50–230.00	$228.14	$1,563	—
705–740	718	4	215.00–224.00	$220.52	$1,583	—
762	762	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,524	-16.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	366	4	200.00–227.00	$216.65	$793	-23.35
455–490	473	4	200.00–208.00	$203.57	$963	—
520–525	523	2	210.00–220.00	$215.02	$1,125	—
620	620	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,271	-5.00
670–675	673	2	200.00–202.50	$201.25	$1,354	-13.75
700	700	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$1,295	—
810	810	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,466	—
995	995	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	—
480	480	1	186.00	$186.00	$893	—
570	570	1	172.50	$172.50	$983	—
610–630	620	2	177.50–180.00	$178.73	$1,108	—
1150	1150	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,495	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–960	953	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,620	—
1055–1200	1143	3	165.00–181.00	$175.21	$2,003	—
1005–1500	1246	13	170.00–182.00	$178.38	$2,223	-0.28
1010–1595	1276	167	182.00–193.50	$185.87	$2,372	+0.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	3	277.50	$277.50	$919	—
380	380	2	254.00	$254.00	$965	—
410–445	432	11	234.00–270.00	$251.40	$1,086	-6.03
470–498	484	8	242.00–254.00	$245.66	$1,189	+1.25
533–543	539	14	239.00–262.00	$251.32	$1,355	+7.10
560–595	583	3	230.00–234.00	$231.28	$1,348	-9.72
638	638	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,455	—
703	703	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,547	—
775	775	61	234.50	$234.50	$1,817	—
807–818	814	5	208.00–215.00	$212.22	$1,727	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
373	373	5	251.00	$251.00	$936	+6.55
410–440	424	4	220.00–227.50	$222.43	$943	—
455–475	462	3	227.50–237.00	$233.74	$1,080	+0.07
500	500	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,155	+2.04
500–540	519	4	222.00–235.00	$229.21	$1,190	+0.25
563–575	569	5	214.00–227.00	$220.16	$1,253	-2.63
615–617	616	3	211.00–225.00	$220.34	$1,357	+6.34
680	680	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	+19.00
705–730	718	2	212.00–215.00	$213.47	$1,533	—
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	2	230.00	$230.00	$488	—
250–290	270	2	205.00–230.00	$216.57	$585	-43.43
380	380	1	227.50	$227.50	$864	+12.50
405	405	1	207.00	$207.00	$838	—
467	467	2	207.50	$207.50	$969	—
500–530	517	3	200.00–210.00	$203.35	$1,051	—
560–590	572	3	200.00–202.50	$201.15	$1,151	+1.15
650–695	679	5	192.50–214.00	$205.42	$1,395	—
710	710	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,470	—
775	775	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,558	—
860	860	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,737	—
915–935	925	2	183.00–190.00	$186.54	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	180.00	$180.00	$774	—
490	490	3	160.00–172.50	$167.50	$821	—
500–540	515	3	150.00–175.00	$163.59	$842	+3.59
550–590	574	4	155.00–175.00	$167.64	$962	—
700	700	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,068	—
770	770	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,078	—
895	895	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,334	—
940	940	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,410	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
773	773	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,546	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	260.00	$260.00	$624	—
315	315	1	279.00	$279.00	$879	+4.00
365	365	1	265.00	$265.00	$967	+2.97
440	440	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,065	-8.00
450–493	479	3	240.00–241.00	$240.69	$1,153	-1.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	190.00	$190.00	$437	—
665–670	668	2	186.00–190.00	$187.99	$1,256	—
705	705	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	170.00	$170.00	$663	—
585	585	1	157.50	$157.50	$921	—
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1090	1035	80-85%	3	101.00–140.00	$124.49	$1,288	—
1060–1540	1251	80-85%	11	75.50–88.50	$84.13	$1,052	-11.18
1005–1605	1301	80-85%	27	89.00–100.50	$94.25	$1,226	+11.48
1070–1640	1388	80-85%	5	105.00–119.00	$109.65	$1,522	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–835	820	85-90%	2	100.00–170.00	$135.64	$1,112	—
840–1395	1061	85-90%	13	60.00–73.50	$68.01	$722	—
730–1380	1103	85-90%	18	74.50–85.50	$80.76	$891	+12.83
1075–1195	1140	85-90%	5	88.00–93.00	$89.56	$1,021	+6.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1865	1499	75-80%	21	108.00–119.00	$113.90	$1,707	—
1435–1780	1571	75-80%	6	100.00–106.50	$103.26	$1,622	—
1435–2030	1728	75-80%	3	120.00–126.00	$123.95	$2,142	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	65-75%	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,153	—
1335	1335	65-75%	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,949	—
1550	1550	65-75%	1	114.50	$114.50	$1,775	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–2090	1362	14	93.00–121.00	$110.34	$1,503	—
1325–2065	1748	10	123.50–133.00	$128.08	$2,239	—
1550–2330	1837	3	137.00–146.00	$141.63	$2,602	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1530	1404	5	120.00–125.00	$123.57	$1,735	—
1210–1550	1420	5	135.00–140.00	$136.62	$1,940	—
1415–1675	1518	4	160.00–175.00	$168.85	$2,563	+17.00
1165–1725	1529	15	144.00–152.00	$146.71	$2,243	-5.14
1365–1685	1532	14	130.00–142.00	$137.78	$2,111	-14.07
1735	1735	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,394	—

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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.