Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 1, 2024

2,577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $245.30/cwt ≈ $1,514/hd at 617 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.71/cwt ≈ $1,487/hd at 522 lb · 90 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.89/cwt ≈ $1,354/hd at 569 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,577	395	3,971
Feeder cattle	1,412	—	2,473
Slaughter cattle	1,013	395	1,124
Replacement cattle	152	—	374

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–340	331	4	252.50–295.00	$268.03	$887	—
350–395	371	15	249.00–317.50	$287.09	$1,065	—
403–440	416	18	247.50–315.00	$297.64	$1,238	—
425 fancy	425	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	—
460–490	481	50	250.00–295.00	$268.25	$1,290	—
482 fancy	482	6	317.00	$317.00	$1,528	—
520 fancy	520	19	311.00	$311.00	$1,617	—
500–546	523	71	239.00–300.00	$277.68	$1,452	—
551–590	563	41	237.00–290.00	$268.57	$1,512	—
600–645	617	105	232.00–264.00	$245.30	$1,514	—
654–690	668	53	221.00–245.00	$238.85	$1,596	—
704–723	718	16	235.50–240.50	$236.73	$1,700	—
742 fancy	742	27	255.50	$255.50	$1,896	—
753	753	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,754	—
751–792	766	29	220.00–239.50	$235.19	$1,802	—
800–826	821	5	204.00–226.50	$222.11	$1,824	—
855	855	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,924	—
865	865	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,799	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1485	1276	30	139.00–169.00	$156.45	$1,996	—
1335	1335	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,602	-47.94
1195–1685	1381	36	145.00–169.50	$166.89	$2,305	—
1150–1715	1468	138	170.00–181.00	$174.17	$2,557	—
1485–1525	1505	2	181.00–182.00	$181.51	$2,732	—
1600–1800	1701	6	155.00–171.00	$163.72	$2,785	+13.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	237.50	$237.50	$760	—
370–390	377	3	219.00–221.00	$220.31	$831	—
445	445	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,001	—
505–535	516	8	225.00–233.00	$230.33	$1,189	—
555–595	571	36	213.00–245.00	$233.70	$1,334	—
615–646	632	10	202.00–229.00	$220.51	$1,394	—
650–695	675	9	200.00–219.00	$209.52	$1,414	—
706–742	719	8	204.00–216.00	$212.40	$1,527	—
760–785	771	30	201.00–226.00	$206.95	$1,596	—
825	825	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,650	—
875–890	883	2	181.00–197.00	$189.07	$1,669	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	3	155.00	$155.00	$400	—
300–340	325	3	180.00–201.00	$192.45	$625	—
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
400–435	418	2	200.00–201.00	$200.48	$838	—
470	470	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—
550–555	554	4	171.00–199.00	$190.49	$1,055	—
605–625	611	4	171.00–199.00	$187.36	$1,145	—
678	678	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,146	—
710–745	734	7	171.00–191.00	$180.81	$1,327	—
760–775	768	2	173.00–179.00	$175.97	$1,351	—
800–810	806	4	181.00–188.00	$184.50	$1,487	—
860	860	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,488	—
852–895	884	8	171.00–181.00	$178.59	$1,579	—
910–920	913	4	159.00–179.00	$171.02	$1,561	—
950	950	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,586	—
1020	1020	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,530	—
1150	1150	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	140.00–165.00	$152.63	$371	—
385	385	1	177.50	$177.50	$683	—
470	470	3	155.00	$155.00	$728	—
496 unweaned	496	3	171.00	$171.00	$848	—
505	505	1	167.50	$167.50	$846	—
920	920	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,334	—
1200	1200	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,644	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,125	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1000	855	12	132.50–162.50	$142.98	$1,222	—
735–995	907	3	93.00–127.50	$113.53	$1,030	—
1000–1435	1125	13	130.00–168.00	$152.65	$1,717	—
1030–1675	1316	56	127.50–169.50	$163.24	$2,148	—
1005–1628	1340	229	169.00–181.50	$173.71	$2,328	—
1625–1715	1671	4	155.00–165.00	$158.68	$2,652	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	2	235.00	$235.00	$733	—
360–395	371	11	231.00–251.00	$240.70	$893	—
417–428	423	11	232.00–247.00	$239.99	$1,015	—
458–490	476	40	228.00–251.00	$238.61	$1,136	—
501–545	519	61	221.00–267.00	$244.00	$1,266	—
555–587	569	68	222.00–241.00	$237.89	$1,354	—
600–629	623	22	231.00–236.00	$231.88	$1,445	—
650–688	672	29	222.00–230.00	$227.78	$1,531	—
720–749	737	9	210.00–219.00	$214.39	$1,580	—
760–766	765	6	207.00–209.00	$208.67	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–295	275	5	203.00–240.00	$228.54	$628	—
320–348	333	13	209.00–247.00	$229.13	$763	—
367–385	371	6	209.00–225.00	$211.93	$786	—
400–445	431	18	202.00–222.00	$213.69	$921	—
468–495	476	35	205.00–229.00	$219.42	$1,044	—
510–530	517	17	207.00–228.00	$217.49	$1,124	—
553–596	582	29	214.00–228.00	$220.05	$1,281	—
600–645	631	13	201.00–226.00	$216.23	$1,364	—
655–691	669	13	192.00–217.00	$201.34	$1,347	—
724	724	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,376	—
780–790	785	2	191.00–195.00	$193.01	$1,515	—
820–825	825	19	180.00–181.00	$180.05	$1,485	—
860	860	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,660	—
943	943	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	2	187.50	$187.50	$454	—
280–295	288	2	157.50–160.00	$158.78	$457	—
300–345	329	7	180.00–201.00	$189.46	$623	—
355–395	371	8	175.00–201.00	$191.56	$711	—
415–420	416	5	170.00–192.50	$181.73	$756	—
450–483	468	7	181.00–201.00	$194.89	$912	—
512–545	528	10	171.00–203.00	$187.33	$989	—
555–580	574	9	174.00–202.00	$194.64	$1,117	—
640	640	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,030	—
672–695	684	5	172.00–186.00	$178.23	$1,219	—
705–740	719	5	171.00–181.00	$176.93	$1,272	—
765–797	786	3	177.00–181.00	$179.70	$1,412	—
815	815	6	174.00	$174.00	$1,418	—
870–895	883	3	149.00–169.00	$159.76	$1,411	—
990	990	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,445	—
1005–1025	1018	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	165.00	$165.00	$544	—
365–380	372	4	160.00–167.50	$164.34	$611	—
400–440	423	4	157.50–165.00	$160.15	$677	—
531–535	532	4	153.00–165.00	$156.02	$830	—
550–580	560	3	152.00–153.00	$152.65	$855	—
615–640	628	2	131.00–144.00	$137.37	$863	—
650	650	1	142.00	$142.00	$923	—
805–840	823	2	131.00–132.00	$131.49	$1,082	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	225.00	$225.00	$855	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	131.00	$131.00	$393	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	250.00	$250.00	$675	—
310–320	317	3	252.50–270.00	$264.11	$837	—
350–356	355	5	211.00–217.50	$212.28	$754	—
375 unweaned	375	4	259.00	$259.00	$971	—
405–440	414	6	205.00–243.00	$233.66	$967	—
475 unweaned	475	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,059	—
470–497	493	6	223.00–233.00	$224.59	$1,107	—
500–545	523	4	205.00–219.00	$211.70	$1,107	—
568–570	569	6	209.00–225.00	$216.99	$1,235	—
654	654	19	196.00	$196.00	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	169.00	$169.00	$532	—
480	480	1	187.00	$187.00	$898	—
586 unweaned	586	7	197.00	$197.00	$1,154	—
610–635	623	2	150.00–169.00	$159.31	$993	—
675	675	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,019	—
720	720	2	161.00–181.00	$171.00	$1,231	—
757	757	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,226	—
830–837	835	3	123.00–141.00	$128.97	$1,077	—
1065	1065	5	102.00	$102.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	280.00	$280.00	$854	—
405	405	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,089	—
470	470	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,340	—
567	567	8	237.00	$237.00	$1,344	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345	1345	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1775–2020	1898	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,326.61	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	141.00	$141.00	$733	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1250	1080	80-85%	11	95.00–117.50	$102.55	$1,108	—
990–1680	1266	80-85%	27	95.00–109.00	$100.31	$1,270	—
895–1690	1309	80-85%	50	83.00–98.00	$89.27	$1,169	—
985–1620	1338	80-85%	9	72.50–85.00	$78.48	$1,050	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1695	1454	75-80%	20	83.00–103.00	$97.62	$1,419	—
1265–1955	1566	75-80%	51	103.00–116.00	$109.09	$1,708	—
1550–1855	1693	75-80%	9	115.00–118.00	$116.32	$1,969	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
813–960	850	85-90%	5	86.00–107.50	$92.60	$787	—
935–1175	1032	85-90%	6	30.00–65.00	$54.44	$562	—
820–1415	1119	85-90%	14	70.00–83.00	$75.37	$843	—
1150–1400	1253	85-90%	7	82.00–106.00	$87.90	$1,101	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	65-75%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,420	—
1260–2010	1545	65-75%	8	119.00–132.50	$124.39	$1,922	—
1650	1650	65-75%	3	142.00	$142.00	$2,343	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–2315	1425	11	92.50–112.00	$102.92	$1,467	—
1445–2305	1832	17	115.00–125.00	$119.49	$2,189	—
1440–2330	1879	7	126.00–130.00	$128.52	$2,415	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1070–1565	1337	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,375.00–1,875.00	$1,631.25
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1260–1610	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,559.24
1280–1736	1451	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,600.00–2,350.00	$1,998.53
1430–1465	1453	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,434.81
1363–1627	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,650.00–2,025.00	$1,846.17
1235–1602	1480	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,900.00	$1,719.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–868	854	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,450.00	$1,347.00
875–935	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,355.99

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887	887	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
940	940	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
927–1076	991	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,300.00–1,800.00	$1,532.70
1115–1245	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,375.00–1,750.00	$1,588.97
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1450–1500	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00–1,850.00	$1,813.14	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,618	—
1295–1325	1310	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,441	—
1370–1730	1426	36	135.00–145.00	$137.80	$1,965	+6.07
1465–1615	1540	2	148.00–155.00	$151.67	$2,336	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1057	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.