Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

1,966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.25/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 818 lb · 130 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.08/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,006/hd at 815 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.87/cwt +11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 475 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,966	1,419	2,003
Feeder cattle	1,154	507	990
Slaughter cattle	812	912	1,013

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	322.50	$322.50	$871	—
300–325	316	5	307.00–327.50	$315.74	$998	+17.77
390–395	393	5	279.00–290.00	$283.37	$1,114	—
413 fancy	413	4	323.00	$323.00	$1,334	—
401–437	419	20	270.00–307.00	$285.45	$1,196	—
477 fancy	477	2	326.00	$326.00	$1,555	—
461–498	478	26	261.00–317.00	$289.11	$1,382	+9.51
505–546	532	35	265.00–303.00	$280.76	$1,494	+27.99
550–585	567	26	259.00–272.00	$269.40	$1,527	+5.53
600–649	626	52	240.00–258.00	$251.92	$1,577	+15.90
655–675	666	35	245.00–260.00	$250.49	$1,668	+20.49
710–740	727	57	233.00–250.50	$244.26	$1,776	+16.26
761–776	767	8	234.00–241.00	$238.34	$1,828	—
814–817	815	115	245.00–247.00	$246.08	$2,006	-3.44
903	903	58	237.00	$237.00	$2,140	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1107	1107	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,993	+48.47
885–1505	1189	10	97.50–120.00	$106.85	$1,270	—
980–1635	1232	18	153.00–179.50	$167.83	$2,068	—
1150–1555	1355	17	161.00–178.00	$174.48	$2,364	—
1005–1655	1405	255	178.50–191.50	$185.31	$2,604	-1.46
1620–1830	1725	2	155.00–170.00	$162.04	$2,795	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	302.50–307.00	$304.75	$853	—
310–345	334	4	253.00–272.50	$264.10	$882	-8.90
375–391	387	13	243.00–285.00	$269.00	$1,041	+2.04
415–435	426	7	231.00–269.00	$253.78	$1,081	-0.52
450–495	473	14	239.00–259.00	$250.56	$1,185	+13.26
510–548	533	23	237.50–264.00	$253.81	$1,353	+14.59
550–595	573	14	231.00–263.00	$247.03	$1,415	+22.03
607–640	626	12	222.00–241.00	$231.79	$1,451	+11.14
655–695	666	18	220.00–240.00	$229.26	$1,527	+1.12
715–745	724	6	201.00–225.00	$214.91	$1,556	-5.61
752–760	756	4	218.00–227.00	$222.48	$1,682	+22.48
812	812	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,624	—
855–890	873	2	205.00–216.00	$210.39	$1,837	—
948	948	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,896	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	245.00	$245.00	$502	—
285	285	1	240.00	$240.00	$684	—
335	335	1	205.00	$205.00	$687	—
410–435	423	2	201.00–217.00	$208.76	$883	—
560	560	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,226	—
610–630	622	3	180.00–205.00	$188.77	$1,174	-16.23
655–685	667	10	182.50–205.00	$201.14	$1,342	-0.11
735	735	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,477	+16.00
905–925	914	4	170.00–181.00	$173.04	$1,582	—
995	995	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,821	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–792	791	5	220.00–235.00	$232.02	$1,835	—
845	845	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	165.00	$165.00	$874	—
550–595	573	2	170.00–185.00	$177.79	$1,019	+5.29
635 unweaned	635	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,067	—
705–710	708	2	151.00–163.00	$157.02	$1,112	—
795	795	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,280	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,431	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	314	5	269.00–305.00	$288.60	$906	+11.10
350–388	379	16	267.00–293.00	$286.59	$1,086	+32.59
400–436	421	17	250.00–290.00	$268.95	$1,132	+17.55
457–495	475	60	233.00–267.00	$256.87	$1,220	+11.21
500–544	527	41	234.00–262.00	$254.74	$1,342	+3.42
551–597	576	58	239.00–254.50	$246.50	$1,420	+15.22
611–630	618	5	226.00–235.00	$231.38	$1,430	+3.38
662	662	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,509	—
739	739	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,633	—
794	794	19	219.50	$219.50	$1,743	-15.00
817–819	818	130	225.00–225.50	$225.25	$1,843	+13.03

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	2	180.00–182.00	$181.00	$1,774	+11.00
1100	1100	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,045	—
1010–1330	1127	5	150.00–176.00	$164.80	$1,857	-10.41
1005–1545	1227	184	177.00–191.00	$184.02	$2,258	+5.64
1355–1540	1453	6	170.00–179.50	$175.55	$2,551	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	272.50	$272.50	$613	+22.50
300–345	323	3	243.00–255.00	$249.19	$805	—
360–375	365	6	242.50–277.00	$260.85	$952	+9.85
422–438	435	12	231.00–246.00	$242.69	$1,056	+20.26
470–497	486	5	225.00–231.00	$228.62	$1,111	-5.12
500–545	525	17	212.00–229.00	$219.50	$1,152	-9.71
570	570	5	213.00–225.00	$215.40	$1,228	-4.76
600–635	624	7	210.00–229.00	$222.22	$1,387	+1.88
655–680	671	7	201.00–237.00	$212.24	$1,424	-7.76
715–745	728	7	202.00–216.00	$212.43	$1,546	-1.04
763–781	771	7	200.00–205.00	$202.17	$1,559	+2.17
800–805	803	3	195.00–200.00	$198.34	$1,593	—
860–865	863	3	190.00–200.00	$193.32	$1,668	—
930	930	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	200.00–220.00	$209.66	$782	-17.84
435	435	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$924	+5.50
455–485	465	7	181.00–210.00	$197.34	$918	-10.16
500–540	528	8	182.50–210.00	$200.34	$1,058	-3.01
640	640	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,216	—
660	660	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,188	-25.42
655–680	672	3	170.00–196.00	$187.55	$1,260	-17.87
800	800	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,264	—
820–845	837	3	160.00–185.00	$176.83	$1,480	—
935	935	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,683	-6.54

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	163.00–175.00	$168.88	$647	—
520–535	528	2	142.50–170.00	$156.05	$824	-7.54
587	587	2	151.00	$151.00	$886	-16.64
725–735	730	2	151.00–167.00	$158.95	$1,160	+6.45
915	915	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,327	-5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	216.00–219.00	$217.50	$1,381	—
715	715	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,544	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	218	3	265.00–285.00	$271.87	$593	+81.87
730	730	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,358	+33.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,186	+6.31

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1680	1391	75-80%	14	81.00–94.00	$89.67	$1,247	—
1250–1725	1481	75-80%	17	95.00–107.00	$99.97	$1,481	-13.93
1420–1715	1544	75-80%	4	108.00–121.00	$112.34	$1,735	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–965	955	80-85%	2	102.00–103.00	$102.51	$979	—
815–1550	1149	80-85%	8	70.00–85.00	$78.62	$903	—
985–1495	1214	80-85%	21	86.00–105.00	$93.20	$1,131	—
1205–1315	1260	80-85%	2	108.00–113.00	$110.61	$1,394	+26.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1200	988	85-90%	5	57.50–72.00	$65.91	$651	—
1045–1310	1170	85-90%	7	80.00–85.00	$82.66	$967	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1445	1403	65-75%	2	153.00–158.00	$155.42	$2,181	—
1465–1620	1548	65-75%	3	120.00–141.00	$127.05	$1,967	—
1940	1940	65-75%	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–865	845	2	87.50–114.00	$101.06	$854	—
1130–1905	1412	6	70.00–106.00	$89.04	$1,257	—
1545–2155	1842	10	110.00–127.00	$119.23	$2,196	-22.40

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,534	—
1390	1390	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,265	—
1290–1575	1433	4	145.00–148.00	$146.25	$2,096	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,809	—
1420–1475	1448	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,593	-26.62
1265–1765	1532	27	142.00–150.00	$146.24	$2,240	+8.46
1685–1725	1698	3	135.00–140.00	$136.69	$2,321	—

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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.