Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

3,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.07/cwt +25.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 573 lb · 126 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.71/cwt +11.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 672 lb · 119 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.46/cwt +43.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 526 lb · 115 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,227	1,828	1,800
Feeder cattle	1,687	979	1,128
Slaughter cattle	1,540	639	672
Replacement cattle	—	210	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	2	325.00	$325.00	$965	—
310–346	333	7	297.50–329.00	$314.02	$1,046	+43.02
350–398	384	20	284.00–327.00	$306.39	$1,177	—
389 fancy	389	6	331.00	$331.00	$1,288	—
430–435 fancy	430	21	323.00–337.00	$335.65	$1,443	—
415–448	436	22	273.00–315.00	$301.12	$1,313	+30.35
450–498	475	76	272.50–331.00	$310.35	$1,474	+46.93
518 fancy	518	27	335.00	$335.00	$1,735	—
501–546	529	88	271.00–317.00	$300.32	$1,589	+35.50
562 fancy	562	2	306.00	$306.00	$1,720	—
551–595	573	124	265.00–303.00	$288.80	$1,655	+25.53
600–647	608	82	232.00–284.00	$275.47	$1,675	+16.92
615 fancy	615	6	299.00	$299.00	$1,839	—
620	620	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,643	+6.45
650–692	672	119	241.00–274.50	$261.71	$1,759	+11.62
702–742	719	92	234.00–255.50	$246.73	$1,774	+10.44
727	727	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,694	-3.29
750–782	776	10	238.50–241.50	$239.08	$1,855	—
810–830	818	37	207.00–239.50	$237.74	$1,945	—
857–895	881	8	205.00–208.00	$205.75	$1,813	—
940	940	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,021	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,783	+25.00
1195	1195	6	172.00	$172.00	$2,055	—
1100–1640	1306	36	140.00–171.00	$159.72	$2,086	—
1150–1590	1370	2	111.00–131.00	$122.61	$1,680	—
1240–1720	1423	24	140.00–172.50	$163.90	$2,332	—
1110–1735	1465	358	170.00–184.50	$176.66	$2,588	+0.42
1455–1640	1531	15	184.00–187.50	$185.80	$2,845	—
1620–1980	1762	9	146.00–172.00	$154.96	$2,730	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	338	6	253.00–292.50	$264.47	$894	+36.66
367	367	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,009	+29.38
400–445	412	12	230.00–269.00	$248.58	$1,024	+10.04
450–485	466	9	243.00–263.00	$252.08	$1,175	+1.63
505–545	529	14	231.00–262.50	$244.31	$1,292	-4.69
555–595	585	33	232.50–260.00	$251.84	$1,473	+24.30
603–647	624	24	230.00–247.00	$238.46	$1,488	+27.92
650–695	678	17	206.00–245.00	$238.86	$1,619	+19.31
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	-4.55
710–742	732	29	210.00–238.00	$225.29	$1,649	+5.85
750–785	761	10	200.00–230.00	$222.74	$1,695	+14.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	—
410	410	1	197.00	$197.00	$808	+37.00
450–475	462	3	201.00–229.00	$213.53	$987	+18.53
546	546	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,010	+10.16
550–595	573	2	179.00–182.00	$180.44	$1,034	—
610–630	620	2	202.50–210.00	$206.19	$1,278	+23.62
660	660	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,162	—
750–790	770	2	154.00–171.00	$162.28	$1,250	-34.07
800–805	803	3	181.00–191.00	$186.32	$1,496	-12.68
855	855	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,633	+3.00
905–945	925	2	175.00–186.00	$180.62	$1,671	—
945	945	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,663	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	289.00	$289.00	$1,402	—
625	625	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,656	—
687	687	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,621	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	227.00–247.00	$236.91	$1,256	—
582	582	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,362	—
750–760	753	3	211.00–227.00	$216.38	$1,629	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,425	—
807	807	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,453	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327 fancy	327	2	301.00	$301.00	$984	—
335	335	3	271.00	$271.00	$908	+36.98
350–397	375	12	277.00–288.00	$281.63	$1,056	+31.13
405–444	429	52	259.00–287.00	$274.06	$1,176	+38.58
432 fancy	432	24	287.00	$287.00	$1,240	—
463–498	479	59	245.00–267.00	$257.40	$1,233	+12.18
503–541	527	110	231.00–264.00	$255.03	$1,344	+20.94
550–596	572	89	231.00–253.00	$243.77	$1,394	+13.90
608–647	619	61	222.00–239.00	$232.03	$1,436	+14.06
656–697	666	62	215.00–229.00	$225.05	$1,499	+11.32
703–745	724	10	218.00–225.00	$220.39	$1,596	+10.39
755	755	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,631	—
775–777	775	30	199.00–219.00	$217.66	$1,687	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1060	945	6	137.50–165.00	$153.71	$1,453	—
1020	1020	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,734	—
890–1350	1100	5	101.00–130.00	$115.90	$1,275	—
1030–1435	1166	21	140.00–170.00	$159.78	$1,863	—
1110–1700	1314	43	150.00–172.50	$163.46	$2,148	-1.48
1065–1655	1317	290	170.00–184.00	$176.05	$2,319	+11.11
1350–1558	1481	14	182.00–186.50	$185.36	$2,745	—
1660	1660	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	8	231.00–260.00	$241.15	$786	+8.08
352–365	359	4	236.00–253.00	$244.65	$878	—
442	442	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,017	+21.99
460–495	473	14	221.00–235.00	$230.60	$1,091	+14.22
517–540	526	7	212.00–227.00	$220.03	$1,157	+11.92
550–592	578	9	214.00–229.00	$224.63	$1,298	+14.87
605–646	629	21	202.50–224.00	$212.89	$1,339	+10.29
670	670	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,266	-16.41
650–698	681	16	189.00–215.00	$205.91	$1,402	+0.50
715–745	724	7	199.00–214.00	$204.74	$1,482	+8.48
758	758	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,508	+8.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	253.00	$253.00	$557	—
260–297	286	6	215.00–227.50	$220.42	$630	+43.40
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	-0.86
365–395	383	7	170.00–217.50	$204.61	$784	+47.61
400–445	423	2	189.00–201.00	$195.32	$826	+4.32
487	487	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,018	+34.00
515–540	528	4	181.00–195.00	$187.83	$992	+10.49
615	615	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,058	—
660	660	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,155	-0.93
755–794	786	7	171.00–189.00	$174.63	$1,373	-5.37
830	830	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,345	-15.00
830	830	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,403	-8.00
870	870	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,514	—
1065	1065	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,757	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	239.00	$239.00	$789	—
525–531	529	5	241.00–243.00	$242.21	$1,281	—
580	580	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,444	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572–590	578	3	225.00–230.00	$228.30	$1,320	—
622	622	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,225	—
975	975	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,736	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712	712	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,360	—
845	845	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,504	—
925	925	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,693	-4.50
1095	1095	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,697	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
350	350	1	165.00	$165.00	$578	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	10	291.00	$291.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	3	302.50	$302.50	$1,047	—
592	592	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,439	—
605	605	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
605	605	1	162.50	$162.50	$983	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	175.00	$175.00	$508	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1400	1115	80-85%	11	93.00–150.00	$125.08	$1,395	—
1015–1620	1286	80-85%	19	112.00–117.00	$113.53	$1,460	—
960–2015	1305	80-85%	80	100.00–114.00	$106.74	$1,393	+2.26
860–1680	1325	80-85%	38	82.50–99.00	$93.84	$1,243	-10.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2180	1521	75-80%	40	80.00–113.00	$105.45	$1,604	—
1175–1965	1557	75-80%	59	109.00–125.00	$118.71	$1,848	—
1885	1885	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,375	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1035	983	85-90%	7	89.00–145.00	$101.64	$999	—
680–1455	986	85-90%	20	40.00–77.50	$68.92	$680	—
840–1420	1037	85-90%	21	80.00–91.00	$84.79	$879	—
835–1410	1176	85-90%	10	92.00–96.00	$93.90	$1,104	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1575	1425	65-75%	3	128.00–135.00	$132.49	$1,888	—
1370–1535	1453	65-75%	2	113.00–125.00	$119.34	$1,734	—
1160–1770	1502	65-75%	10	145.00–164.00	$152.41	$2,289	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2255	1689	13	90.00–127.00	$110.93	$1,874	—
1410–2410	1848	12	123.00–132.00	$125.37	$2,317	+24.99
1505–2265	1871	5	135.00–159.00	$146.37	$2,739	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1525	1465	3	145.00	$145.00	$2,124	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1485	1295	4	115.00–125.00	$121.39	$1,572	—
1275–1600	1431	8	130.00–145.00	$137.54	$1,968	—
1435–1440	1438	3	135.00–138.00	$136.00	$1,956	—
1325–1719	1548	34	140.00–155.50	$148.00	$2,291	—

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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.