Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

3,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.76/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 678 lb · 214 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.36/cwt +20.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 806 lb · 173 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.08/cwt -22.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 577 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,340	2,012	4,270
Feeder cattle	2,809	923	3,205
Slaughter cattle	531	1,089	1,065

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	3	271.00–325.00	$298.95	$996	—
355–395	371	10	271.00–317.50	$303.40	$1,126	+30.40
410 fancy	410	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,414	—
400–449	436	41	251.00–316.00	$294.76	$1,285	+29.76
455–485 fancy	470	2	305.00–315.00	$309.84	$1,456	-11.13
455–495	475	56	242.50–312.50	$286.40	$1,360	-16.28
517–521 fancy	518	23	299.00–309.00	$307.69	$1,594	-7.31
500–548	522	88	210.00–292.00	$264.25	$1,379	-35.75
550–598	577	134	233.00–282.50	$264.08	$1,524	-9.23
600–647	626	119	231.00–269.00	$256.59	$1,606	+15.61
653–694	678	214	232.00–272.50	$253.76	$1,720	+18.91
701–748	715	93	227.00–242.50	$235.78	$1,686	+5.73
750–794	767	124	209.00–235.50	$231.91	$1,779	+11.91
801–836	806	173	225.00–250.00	$237.36	$1,913	+20.36
857–883	874	85	207.00–227.00	$223.70	$1,955	—
950–977	956	47	191.00–217.00	$211.35	$2,021	—
1020	1020	54	211.00	$211.00	$2,152	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	262	3	222.50–242.50	$229.76	$602	—
315–317	316	4	232.50–245.00	$238.77	$755	—
350–370	359	5	235.00–275.00	$255.47	$917	+34.47
420–430	425	2	227.50–231.00	$229.27	$974	-21.73
486	486	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,166	+1.00
505–545	526	20	210.00–250.00	$231.33	$1,217	-9.92
550–597	582	36	209.00–250.00	$231.50	$1,347	-10.66
600–645	616	31	201.00–239.00	$222.42	$1,370	+10.31
655–698	681	72	201.00–240.00	$226.62	$1,543	+22.62
700–748	726	65	191.00–226.00	$215.60	$1,565	+3.31
750–790	768	59	200.00–229.00	$219.81	$1,688	+18.81
790	790	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,588	—
800–835	819	33	206.00–218.00	$214.75	$1,759	+15.76
855–895	876	19	190.00–217.00	$209.58	$1,836	+17.68
905–936	934	61	200.00–215.00	$213.75	$1,996	—
973–977	975	132	200.00–210.00	$203.80	$1,987	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1355	1218	5	140.00–165.00	$150.71	$1,836	+0.38
1270–1585	1443	4	145.00–161.00	$152.97	$2,207	-19.24
1105–1655	1448	143	170.00–183.75	$175.40	$2,540	+3.19
1525	1525	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,288	—
1665	1665	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,164	—
1725–1810	1768	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$2,518	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	-48.00
300–340	322	3	185.00–225.00	$198.32	$639	—
360–387	369	8	180.00–245.00	$200.26	$739	—
400–420	409	4	200.00–235.00	$212.94	$871	—
455–490	474	15	150.00–215.00	$198.35	$940	—
510–545	531	12	152.50–202.50	$180.79	$960	-13.50
555–595	576	5	162.00–202.50	$184.19	$1,061	—
605–645	625	2	154.00–174.00	$164.32	$1,027	-6.68
650–690	672	5	165.00–200.00	$186.30	$1,252	+4.30
705–730	715	4	177.00–200.00	$184.95	$1,322	+1.33
755–780	768	2	183.00–191.00	$186.93	$1,436	+48.93
810–830	818	3	155.00–190.00	$171.45	$1,402	-8.43
860–885	873	3	152.00–187.50	$170.95	$1,492	+2.76
900–932	921	4	175.00–183.00	$180.03	$1,658	+18.03
1020	1020	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,703	—
1080	1080	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,847	—
1175	1175	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,868	—
1215	1215	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,871	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,147	—
386	386	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,312	—
415	415	2	337.00	$337.00	$1,399	—
487	487	24	301.00	$301.00	$1,466	—
503	503	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,434	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716	716	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,439	—
1027	1027	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,962	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	162.50	$162.50	$618	+7.50
420	420	2	152.00–160.00	$156.00	$655	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,439	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	151.00	$151.00	$619	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,194	+53.02
405–435	413	4	231.00–252.50	$236.67	$977	-34.94
468–489	479	15	233.00–280.00	$244.34	$1,170	-22.66
507–547	523	39	221.00–245.00	$235.63	$1,232	-21.32
555–598	571	32	221.00–282.50	$245.89	$1,404	+6.53
600–649	627	104	206.00–240.00	$225.07	$1,411	+2.12
650–698	662	45	191.00–240.00	$216.39	$1,433	-1.86
706–741	718	58	208.00–226.50	$217.72	$1,563	—
755–788	785	48	191.00–200.00	$199.13	$1,563	-0.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	227.50	$227.50	$562	—
280–295	288	2	220.00–225.00	$222.43	$641	—
335	335	1	245.00	$245.00	$821	+35.00
355	355	1	201.00	$201.00	$714	-29.47
400–415	409	4	201.00–221.00	$205.89	$842	-15.11
480	480	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,080	+2.03
513–539	528	22	203.00–214.00	$210.04	$1,109	-13.15
555–598	581	23	205.00–213.00	$210.94	$1,226	-8.47
605–635	621	9	199.00–214.00	$209.42	$1,300	-2.04
657–690	670	5	191.00–201.00	$196.87	$1,319	-12.17
705–745	720	16	189.00–195.00	$191.71	$1,380	+3.40
770–795	789	9	191.00–200.00	$192.95	$1,522	-2.05
1002	1002	57	182.00	$182.00	$1,824	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	1	93.00	$93.00	$851	-52.00
955–980	968	2	160.00–172.00	$166.08	$1,608	+13.08
965–1095	1033	4	134.00–161.00	$147.51	$1,524	+27.44
1050	1050	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,712	—
1015–1605	1315	105	170.00–184.50	$175.08	$2,302	+3.98
1210–1450	1338	14	155.00–169.00	$163.89	$2,193	-7.21
1500	1500	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	4	152.00–195.00	$176.31	$580	-2.69
365–391	385	8	200.00–215.00	$208.11	$801	—
405–422	416	3	201.00	$201.00	$836	—
452–495	479	8	189.00–209.00	$197.73	$947	+3.40
522–547	539	15	167.50–203.00	$194.00	$1,046	+1.98
555–572	566	3	179.00–202.00	$194.49	$1,101	+27.73
605–645	610	8	167.00–201.00	$196.51	$1,199	+24.92
650–690	675	3	185.00–199.00	$189.74	$1,281	+5.00
702–740	715	8	154.00–171.00	$161.74	$1,156	-17.36
780–795	785	3	145.00–165.00	$151.75	$1,191	-20.40
831	831	14	179.50	$179.50	$1,492	+18.50
875	875	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,269	-6.00
930	930	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,488	+5.00
950	950	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,463	+13.00
967	967	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,421	+6.00
1195	1195	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	—
775	775	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,023	—
925	925	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,230	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,118	—
620	620	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,197	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,744	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,136	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,446	—
965–1480	1233	80-85%	25	98.00–118.00	$111.71	$1,377	—
1120–1485	1318	80-85%	3	95.00–96.00	$95.66	$1,261	-7.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	75-80%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,533	+7.00
1335–1395	1374	75-80%	5	97.00–114.00	$105.42	$1,448	—
1315–1770	1560	75-80%	14	115.00–126.00	$119.87	$1,870	—
1660	1660	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,125	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1050	913	85-90%	4	80.00–89.00	$83.50	$762	—
985–1195	1090	85-90%	2	101.00–102.00	$101.45	$1,106	+10.74

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1900	1594	65-75%	6	131.00–142.00	$134.20	$2,139	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–2125	1873	4	128.00–136.00	$132.13	$2,475	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	202.50	$202.50	$719	—
415	415	2	212.50	$212.50	$882	—
560	560	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,022	—
657	657	4	172.50	$172.50	$1,133	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,599	—
1395	1395	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,051	—
1420	1420	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,917	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–370	364	9	212.50	$212.50	$774	—
412–430	425	57	210.00–232.50	$228.55	$971	—
460–470	468	46	212.50–227.50	$221.36	$1,036	—
510	510	1	192.50	$192.50	$982	—

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	—
1245–1565	1391	7	125.00–135.00	$131.81	$1,833	—
1250–1575	1393	19	138.00–146.00	$142.48	$1,985	—
1435	1435	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,152	+17.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	5	180.00	$180.00	$499	—
520	520	1	142.50	$142.50	$741	—

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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.