Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

2,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.62/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 775 lb · 90 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.33/cwt -15.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 518 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.04/cwt -13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 568 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,171	2,040	2,000
Feeder cattle	879	923	1,156
Slaughter cattle	1,036	932	844
Replacement cattle	256	185	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1183	1183	7	195.00	$195.00	$2,307	+10.00
1155–1705	1402	17	169.00–181.00	$177.48	$2,488	+8.20
1065–1718	1484	206	178.00–192.50	$186.49	$2,768	+60.56
1260–1640	1496	14	160.00–180.00	$171.08	$2,559	+45.15
1315–1760	1521	6	159.00–175.00	$169.39	$2,576	—
1665–1715	1696	4	145.00–168.00	$157.05	$2,664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302 fancy	302	2	362.50	$362.50	$1,095	—
300–330	315	2	332.50–340.00	$336.07	$1,059	-5.02
355	355	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,189	-0.13
400–440	424	17	305.00–324.00	$315.20	$1,336	-24.02
441 fancy	441	4	331.00	$331.00	$1,460	-29.00
450–497	478	26	295.00–320.00	$311.41	$1,489	-20.02
511 fancy	511	9	311.00	$311.00	$1,589	-25.00
500–530	514	17	285.00–307.00	$300.55	$1,545	-16.32
551–593	567	37	282.00–305.00	$294.01	$1,667	-3.60
610–645	630	45	251.00–287.00	$272.81	$1,719	-4.69
662–691	671	26	254.00–278.00	$271.46	$1,821	-8.57
700–746	722	22	235.00–265.00	$253.45	$1,830	-15.44
782	782	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,885	-19.00
855	855	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	-10.73
936	936	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,956	-21.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	335.00	$335.00	$770	—
319–330	321	6	300.00–320.00	$316.57	$1,016	+36.57
365–395	383	14	287.50–319.00	$311.41	$1,193	+21.72
400–445	426	10	263.00–289.00	$276.24	$1,177	-17.66
460–495	483	16	233.00–289.00	$268.13	$1,295	-28.23
506–545	530	17	231.00–277.00	$255.01	$1,352	-17.49
550–596	568	50	235.00–284.00	$271.04	$1,540	-13.03
603–645	619	16	220.00–249.00	$240.72	$1,490	-1.78
670–690	682	5	207.00–245.00	$230.56	$1,572	-28.28
700–712	705	7	209.00–231.00	$222.93	$1,572	—
750–797	786	7	219.00–226.00	$224.91	$1,768	-14.38
840	840	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,739	-20.50
866–895	870	8	191.00–217.00	$210.41	$1,831	-16.82
920	920	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,868	—
975	975	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	205.00–260.00	$233.09	$548	—
325	325	1	245.00	$245.00	$796	—
375	375	2	210.00–257.00	$233.50	$876	—
470–490	480	2	227.50–229.00	$228.23	$1,096	+15.73
500–530	516	4	190.00–219.00	$202.07	$1,043	-6.31
630–640	635	2	209.00–211.00	$210.01	$1,334	-16.00
750	750	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,568	—
805–840	823	2	190.00–191.00	$190.49	$1,568	—
875	875	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,199	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	337.50	$337.50	$945	—
320–345	337	4	280.00–303.00	$287.07	$967	-14.22
351 fancy	351	3	309.00	$309.00	$1,085	—
400–445	413	22	279.00–295.00	$286.41	$1,183	-23.79
450–496	477	37	285.00–303.00	$295.17	$1,408	-13.59
501 fancy	501	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,528	-17.24
500–538	521	44	265.00–297.00	$292.15	$1,522	-9.39
570–592	578	11	250.00–261.00	$256.21	$1,481	-36.06
602–642	628	25	232.00–248.00	$241.62	$1,517	-9.40
651–692	665	46	221.00–247.00	$237.75	$1,581	-3.74
702–742	727	10	221.00–230.00	$226.67	$1,648	-10.83
757–781	775	90	201.00–235.00	$231.62	$1,795	-3.33
885	885	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,814	-27.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,058	—
995	995	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,811	—
1131–1215	1150	5	132.50–170.00	$150.27	$1,728	+10.50
1065–1245	1162	3	152.50–180.00	$170.75	$1,984	+30.98
1010–1330	1196	10	150.00–180.00	$171.82	$2,055	—
1005–1640	1304	227	178.00–192.50	$185.63	$2,421	-1.83
1180–1600	1371	11	163.00–180.00	$173.45	$2,378	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	259.00–310.00	$289.06	$818	+39.06
310–342	334	4	257.00–275.00	$262.61	$877	+3.91
355–395	373	6	245.00–283.00	$268.06	$1,000	-4.98
410–441	435	22	243.00–283.00	$273.20	$1,188	-3.28
455–495	474	7	241.00–257.00	$250.19	$1,186	-26.03
510–547	534	17	227.00–255.00	$235.62	$1,258	-40.46
550–587	576	13	225.00–247.00	$235.52	$1,357	-32.32
600–630	611	7	209.00–236.00	$225.06	$1,375	-22.36
640	640	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,370	-8.50
668–685	675	8	194.00–223.00	$208.00	$1,404	-29.63
702–745	725	11	195.00–221.00	$213.59	$1,549	+3.59
860–870	864	4	197.00–200.00	$197.76	$1,709	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	270.00	$270.00	$702	—
385–395	390	3	187.50–215.00	$201.44	$786	-15.14
405–415	410	2	213.00–227.50	$220.16	$903	-17.34
470–490	480	2	207.00–215.00	$211.08	$1,013	-11.42
500–531	523	4	217.00–221.00	$217.96	$1,140	—
560–590	575	2	201.00–210.00	$205.62	$1,182	—
625–635	630	2	177.00–192.00	$184.56	$1,163	-40.44
657–675	666	5	187.00–217.00	$205.68	$1,370	—
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	-6.13
835	835	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,553	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	185.00	$185.00	$962	—
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	—
695	695	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,049	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	—
685–695	690	4	185.00–203.00	$198.04	$1,366	—
720	720	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,170	—
760	760	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—
985	985	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,389	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1680	1427	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	2,300.00–4,900.00	$3,376.80	—
1400–1720	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	4,100.00–4,200.00	$4,155.13	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1215	1049	80-85%	12	110.00–172.50	$150.23	$1,576	—
775–1540	1234	80-85%	27	107.50–123.00	$116.91	$1,443	—
980–1670	1321	80-85%	54	123.00–135.00	$129.90	$1,716	+15.23
1265–1505	1358	80-85%	3	136.00–138.00	$137.06	$1,861	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–2185	1536	75-80%	23	85.00–133.00	$126.85	$1,948	—
1540–1835	1644	75-80%	8	146.00–148.50	$147.06	$2,418	—
1315–2265	1645	75-80%	48	133.00–145.00	$139.36	$2,292	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1050	933	85-90%	4	80.00–95.00	$88.70	$828	—
935	935	85-90%	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,145	—
770–1415	1142	85-90%	13	102.50–112.50	$107.36	$1,226	+8.74
1135–1190	1157	85-90%	3	114.00–120.00	$116.39	$1,347	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	65-75%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,259	—
1110–1620	1365	65-75%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,638	—
1300–1485	1393	65-75%	2	162.50–170.00	$166.00	$2,312	—
1275–1760	1535	65-75%	11	148.00–166.00	$155.46	$2,386	+2.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–2195	1203	16	95.00–146.00	$134.65	$1,620	—
1190–2370	1808	16	145.00–173.00	$157.95	$2,856	—
1620–2275	1985	8	160.00–182.00	$168.20	$3,339	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
702–1215	887	(<2 yrs)	Open	27	1,450.00–2,800.00	$1,988.14

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1166	1166	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1135–1222	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,242.89
1075–1330	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–2,800.00	$2,151.87
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1325–1645	1473	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,937.10
1222–1870	1501	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	1,900.00–3,100.00	$2,313.75
1300–1765	1592	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,850.00–2,500.00	$2,195.72

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1250–1460	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	130.00–139.00	$134.85	$1,827
1380–1455	1418	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	135.00–142.00	$138.59	$1,965
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,130
1290–1555	1423	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	126.00–128.00	$127.09	$1,808
1280–1700	1433	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	126.00–134.00	$130.38	$1,868
1285–1705	1452	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$1,960

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1185–1230	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–2,500.00	$1,922.72
1155–1231	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,115.31
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1220	1166	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	128.00–140.00	$133.47	$1,556
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,621

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
865–1105	981	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,950.00–3,400.00	$2,741.16
1193–1260	1214	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,200.33

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,202	—
1255–1465	1327	15	177.00–182.00	$178.35	$2,367	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1470	1344	7	169.00–182.00	$178.17	$2,395	—
1750	1750	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,205	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	-487.20
1170–1450	1277	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	2,400.00–3,450.00	$3,358.71	+271.51
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	+512.80
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+450.00
1140–1460	1353	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,450.00	$3,435.96	—
1250–1700	1509	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,500.00–3,400.00	$3,181.40	+415.58
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1475–1700	1570	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,300.00–3,600.00	$3,027.39	—
1500–1650	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,880.95	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1080	1030	85-90%	2	116.00–117.00	$116.48	$1,200	—
1055	1055	80-85%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,255	—
1830	1830	80-85%	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,324	—
1910	1910	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,445	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1330	1310	2	145.00–153.00	$149.06	$1,953	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,940	—
1260–1375	1312	8	140.00–143.00	$140.89	$1,848	+4.92
1205–1530	1386	21	145.00–155.00	$149.69	$2,075	+6.69
1500	1500	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,500	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1230	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	3,300.00–3,700.00	$3,556.72	—
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.