Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

2,417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.00/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 620 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.75/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 568 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $284.99/cwt -25.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 475 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,417	3,227	1,842
Feeder cattle	411	1,687	0
Slaughter cattle	1,329	1,540	1,105
Replacement cattle	677	—	737

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023–1130	1050	4	142.50–150.00	$147.98	$1,554	—
1113–1410	1214	4	120.00–140.00	$127.93	$1,553	—
1130–1440	1248	33	146.00–172.50	$163.98	$2,046	—
1220–1610	1414	11	135.00–172.50	$161.64	$2,286	-2.26
1110–1765	1478	246	170.00–181.50	$176.20	$2,604	-0.46
1576	1576	5	183.25	$183.25	$2,888	—
1685	1685	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,780	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	302.50–312.50	$307.58	$1,000	-6.44
350–390	377	6	302.50–328.00	$313.57	$1,182	+7.18
405–445	429	10	282.50–322.50	$305.55	$1,311	+4.43
452–497	475	19	270.00–312.50	$284.99	$1,354	-25.36
506–535	517	8	250.00–295.00	$277.53	$1,435	-22.79
550–587	568	23	250.00–295.00	$283.75	$1,612	-5.05
600–635	617	10	232.50–272.00	$262.53	$1,620	-2.47
660	660	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-21.71
655–690	678	3	232.00–256.00	$239.72	$1,625	-21.99
700–738	709	15	230.00–256.00	$251.83	$1,785	+5.10
750–762	760	7	230.00–247.00	$244.60	$1,859	+5.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	235.00–265.00	$250.10	$933	-24.90
462	462	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,074	-19.58
495	495	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,176	-14.58
560–592	581	3	241.00–247.50	$243.09	$1,412	-8.75
601–620	606	4	226.00–227.50	$226.38	$1,372	-12.08
670	670	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,481	-17.86
737	737	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,673	+1.71
865–876	874	6	210.00–216.00	$215.01	$1,879	—
955	955	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	200.00–212.50	$206.47	$888	+9.47
660–690	675	2	195.00–212.50	$203.94	$1,377	+27.94
721	721	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,334	—
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	+37.72
750–785	768	2	182.50–200.00	$191.05	$1,467	+28.77
855	855	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,603	-3.50
1037	1037	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
821	821	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,170	—
865	865	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,341	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,086	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1140	1000	7	150.00–167.50	$161.34	$1,613	-8.66
930–1325	1138	7	110.00–134.00	$125.27	$1,426	—
1050–1370	1171	15	145.00–172.50	$160.90	$1,884	+1.12
1010–1740	1335	261	170.00–183.50	$176.25	$2,353	+0.20
1165–1610	1335	14	160.00–172.50	$167.52	$2,236	-8.53
1420	1420	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,357	—
1445	1445	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,673	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–326	323	7	250.00–275.00	$259.64	$839	-11.36
350–365	360	3	247.50–265.00	$253.17	$911	-28.46
400–410	404	6	240.00–267.50	$249.12	$1,006	-24.94
460–495	483	13	245.00–266.00	$257.83	$1,245	+0.43
505–546	520	12	237.00–263.00	$249.75	$1,299	-5.28
573–595	587	12	234.00–241.00	$238.55	$1,400	-5.22
615–642	620	34	231.00–235.50	$235.00	$1,457	+2.97
652	652	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,513	+6.95
730	730	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,635	+3.61
780	780	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,724	+3.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
277–295	283	3	255.00–270.00	$264.79	$749	—
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	-21.15
350–390	364	4	220.00–247.50	$239.65	$872	-5.00
410–425	420	3	227.50–230.00	$229.19	$963	-0.81
450–460	455	3	222.50–235.00	$227.45	$1,035	-3.15
508–520	511	6	210.00–232.50	$224.45	$1,147	+4.42
605–637	615	9	208.00–222.50	$217.63	$1,338	+4.74
651–690	665	14	202.50–226.00	$214.49	$1,426	+25.49
730	730	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,533	+5.26
775	775	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,643	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	3	165.00	$165.00	$538	-15.00
365–395	385	3	175.00–190.00	$185.26	$713	-19.35
410–425	418	2	180.00–182.50	$181.23	$758	-14.09
465–495	480	2	200.00–212.50	$206.05	$989	-2.95
517–545	526	4	202.50–205.00	$204.35	$1,075	+16.52
557–590	568	3	200.00–202.50	$201.63	$1,145	—
625–640	633	2	170.00–180.00	$175.06	$1,108	+3.06
665	665	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$1,280	+17.50
730–747	744	5	150.00–179.00	$173.31	$1,289	—
768	768	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,056	-37.13
905	905	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,548	—
930	930	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,358	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,056	—
840	840	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	-38.00
925	925	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,249	-48.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	152.50	$152.50	$625	—
450	450	1	157.50	$157.50	$709	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	2	122.00	$122.00	$802	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–295	290	3	290.00–312.50	$304.86	$884	—
375–385	378	3	270.00–272.50	$271.65	$1,027	—
415–448	438	7	220.00–270.00	$241.11	$1,056	—
470–495	479	4	237.50–257.50	$243.90	$1,168	—
500–532	521	3	235.00–255.00	$241.39	$1,258	—
555–597	580	7	248.00–262.00	$252.66	$1,465	+9.66
660–670	668	4	202.50–205.00	$204.38	$1,365	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1290	1208	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,500.00–2,300.00	$1,927.33	—
1285–2050	1733	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	1,750.00–4,200.00	$2,662.19	—
1965–2205	2085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	2,350.00–2,600.00	$2,482.19	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	245.00	$245.00	$539	—
430	430	1	200.00	$200.00	$860	—
650–655	653	2	167.50–190.00	$178.71	$1,167	—
773–787	778	6	145.00–165.00	$158.25	$1,231	—
815	815	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	—
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—
1335	1335	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	2	150.00	$150.00	$610	—
690	690	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023–1105	1064	80-85%	2	132.50–140.00	$136.11	$1,448	—
980–1565	1263	80-85%	48	40.00–98.00	$89.99	$1,137	-23.54
955–1675	1266	80-85%	70	93.00–111.00	$104.80	$1,327	-8.73
1135–1770	1349	80-85%	13	112.00–117.00	$113.42	$1,530	+19.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1810	1468	75-80%	33	75.00–112.00	$104.27	$1,531	—
1170–1975	1507	75-80%	77	113.00–125.00	$117.76	$1,775	+12.31
1670–1705	1688	75-80%	2	125.00–129.00	$126.98	$2,143	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1065	943	85-90%	3	136.00–140.00	$137.63	$1,298	—
725–1495	1027	85-90%	28	55.00–82.00	$74.42	$764	-10.37
770–1490	1072	85-90%	44	74.00–93.00	$86.63	$929	—
1050–1170	1103	85-90%	3	94.00–104.00	$97.50	$1,075	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1385	1258	65-75%	6	147.50–165.00	$157.55	$1,982	—
1150–1515	1331	65-75%	7	130.00–145.00	$139.05	$1,851	—
1370	1370	65-75%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,658	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,428	—
1015–1135	1070	3	130.00–150.00	$142.61	$1,526	—
1010–2390	1500	21	70.00–122.50	$109.51	$1,643	—
945–2210	1621	23	125.00–144.00	$131.90	$2,138	—
1500–2235	1915	8	137.00–152.00	$145.10	$2,779	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
918–1376	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,350.00–2,100.00	$1,840.79
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,720.00
1217	1217	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1102–1345	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,125.00–1,850.00	$1,504.96
1010–1835	1237	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	850.00–2,900.00	$2,060.20
1100–1645	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	1,350.00–2,400.00	$1,862.78
1305 thin fleshed	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1295–1522	1414	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,325.00–1,545.00	$1,457.84
1251–1680	1419	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	1,100.00–1,700.00	$1,487.59
1272–1860	1452	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	74	1,050.00–2,075.00	$1,548.17
1265–1890	1461	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	105	1,225.00–2,600.00	$1,900.83
1260–1960	1496	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	1,275.00–2,200.00	$1,673.04
1505	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
939–1072	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,601.49
960–1025	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,801.64
1060–1225	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,500.00	$1,362.34
1070–1177	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–1,150.00	$991.22
1082–1201	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,525.00–2,150.00	$1,676.80
1055–1205	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,550.00	$1,287.77
1205–1226	1221	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,350.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,076.00	$1,076.00
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
987	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
995–1295	1145	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,850.00	$1,611.03
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
955–1290	1153	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,900.00–3,500.00	$2,786.17
1005–1420	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,550.00–2,400.00	$1,825.84
1001–1430	1166	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	1,900.00–3,700.00	$2,458.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
895–940	920	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,775.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1600	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	1,400.00–3,200.00	$2,707.98	—
1150–1250	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,376.04	—
1250–1400	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,400.00–2,350.00	$2,076.56	—
1250–1500	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,448.36	—
1250–1575	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	2,100.00–2,650.00	$2,482.78	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
888–1000	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,741.41	—
1000–1100	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–2,600.00	$2,151.85	—
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1150 thin fleshed	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1200–1227	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,101.68	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1340	1338	2	130.00–140.00	$135.01	$1,806	—
1360	1360	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,040	—
1260–1505	1365	5	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$1,570	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1400	1328	2	140.00–143.00	$141.58	$1,880	—
1355	1355	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,721	—
1275–1515	1378	6	135.00–143.00	$140.10	$1,931	—
1300–1728	1517	23	145.00–163.00	$153.94	$2,335	+5.94

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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.