Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

1,743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.11/cwt ≈ $2,028/hd at 824 lb · 176 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $223.61/cwt ≈ $2,165/hd at 968 lb · 117 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.50/cwt ≈ $2,083/hd at 859 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,743	936	1,847
Feeder cattle	890	—	1,060
Slaughter cattle	853	936	787

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	374	13	317.00–335.00	$329.18	$1,231	—
408–440	426	12	297.50–326.00	$317.86	$1,354	—
479 fancy	479	5	343.00	$343.00	$1,643	—
455–488	480	18	273.00–330.00	$317.16	$1,522	—
505–530	514	17	287.50–311.00	$300.01	$1,542	—
518 fancy	518	5	334.00	$334.00	$1,730	—
565–598	587	7	280.00–287.50	$282.23	$1,657	—
607–625	614	14	257.00–290.00	$266.49	$1,636	—
650–670	660	9	251.00–257.00	$252.33	$1,665	—
700–749	731	43	242.50–259.00	$251.87	$1,841	—
756	756	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,746	—
808–840	824	176	242.50–248.50	$246.11	$2,028	—
859	859	64	242.50	$242.50	$2,083	—
955–981	968	117	223.25–224.00	$223.61	$2,165	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,437	—
1035–1280	1144	5	150.00–175.00	$165.74	$1,896	—
1110–1420	1253	12	140.00–176.00	$167.78	$2,102	+0.39
1135–1685	1410	186	177.00–192.00	$184.29	$2,598	-0.40
1420	1420	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,698	+5.31
1365–1645	1514	4	146.00–176.00	$165.85	$2,511	—
1680–1760	1730	4	145.00–150.00	$148.73	$2,573	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	245.00	$245.00	$710	—
320–325	323	2	307.50–313.00	$310.27	$1,002	—
367–395	383	7	262.00–301.00	$278.85	$1,068	—
405–445	429	4	249.00–267.00	$257.39	$1,104	—
450–495	476	9	250.00–287.50	$273.59	$1,302	—
500–545	528	6	262.00–283.00	$273.75	$1,445	—
555–585	569	10	232.00–273.00	$258.74	$1,472	—
580–595	585	3	235.00–257.00	$249.54	$1,460	—
630–645	637	3	232.00–251.00	$238.58	$1,520	—
650–690	670	7	222.00–242.00	$231.72	$1,553	—
700–740	710	5	220.00–236.00	$226.82	$1,610	—
750–795	769	11	212.00–227.00	$223.71	$1,720	—
805–845	830	6	210.00–231.00	$216.72	$1,799	—
870	870	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,879	—
905–915	910	5	198.00–212.00	$205.59	$1,871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	220.00–241.00	$231.16	$740	—
510–530	518	3	215.00–221.00	$217.64	$1,127	—
555–590	573	2	192.00–207.00	$199.27	$1,142	—
600–605	603	2	210.00–213.00	$211.51	$1,275	—
655	655	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,392	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–767	765	3	205.00–218.00	$209.31	$1,601	—
935	935	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,907	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	170.00–180.00	$175.35	$566	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1075	992	5	145.00–172.50	$157.85	$1,566	-14.15
895–1135	1032	5	124.00–142.50	$129.15	$1,333	—
1055	1055	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,004	—
1010–1320	1184	12	140.00–175.00	$163.81	$1,940	—
1190	1190	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,755	—
1100–1452	1288	12	160.00–178.00	$171.77	$2,212	-13.08
1070–1600	1305	169	177.00–189.00	$183.67	$2,397	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	308.00	$308.00	$878	—
340	340	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,080	—
360–393	380	12	299.00–311.00	$303.53	$1,153	—
401 fancy	401	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,303	—
405–440	425	16	273.00–303.00	$289.77	$1,232	—
450–495	467	8	271.00–281.00	$274.84	$1,284	—
500–538	525	9	259.00–281.00	$266.97	$1,402	—
563	563	5	281.00	$281.00	$1,582	—
602–630	613	11	231.00–263.00	$243.26	$1,491	—
657–690	683	13	220.00–228.00	$224.45	$1,533	—
702–739	725	13	221.00–225.00	$222.49	$1,613	—
765	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	—
815	815	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,744	—
870	870	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,827	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	—
310–330	321	6	239.00–277.00	$254.50	$817	—
350–385	364	8	245.00–269.00	$261.57	$952	—
400–440	426	4	235.00–265.00	$256.72	$1,094	—
460–487	478	13	220.00–267.50	$250.25	$1,196	—
505–540	516	9	221.00–255.00	$238.43	$1,230	—
555–590	574	15	221.00–251.00	$236.54	$1,358	—
605–642	624	5	207.50–225.00	$219.98	$1,373	—
650–675	663	10	213.00–227.00	$221.58	$1,469	—
700–740	718	7	201.00–215.00	$210.74	$1,513	—
798	798	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,676	—
1020	1020	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,826	—
1150	1150	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	265.00	$265.00	$543	—
325–340	330	3	215.00–230.00	$222.39	$734	—
390	390	1	245.00	$245.00	$956	—
410	410	1	215.00	$215.00	$882	—
480	480	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,042	—
555–585	575	3	197.00–211.00	$204.46	$1,176	—
850	850	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,402	—
965	965	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,616	—
980	980	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	—
270	270	1	220.00	$220.00	$594	—
445	445	1	175.00	$175.00	$779	—
570	570	1	142.50	$142.50	$812	—
625	625	1	155.00	$155.00	$969	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,328	—
693–695	694	4	193.00–208.00	$204.24	$1,417	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	292.50	$292.50	$936	—
395	395	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,017	—
420	420	2	260.00–275.00	$267.50	$1,124	—
462	462	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,294	—
505	505	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,348	—
580	580	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,398	—
640	640	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,427	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	80-85%	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,404	—
1040–1460	1235	80-85%	13	85.00–116.00	$107.39	$1,326	—
1030–1460	1256	80-85%	14	130.00–139.00	$134.53	$1,690	+6.94
990–1690	1300	80-85%	56	116.00–128.00	$121.70	$1,582	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1800	1489	75-80%	10	110.00–124.00	$119.39	$1,778	-18.82
1245–1740	1503	75-80%	40	125.00–138.00	$131.78	$1,981	—
1375–1850	1597	75-80%	8	137.00–145.00	$140.67	$2,246	+13.51

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1520	1416	65-75%	8	162.50–174.00	$168.21	$2,382	—
1325–1725	1525	65-75%	17	141.00–168.00	$150.85	$2,300	-10.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	107.50	$107.50	$908	-25.95
610–1235	881	85-90%	8	75.00–90.00	$86.64	$763	—
850–1140	1010	85-90%	7	110.00–117.50	$112.98	$1,141	+27.56
960–1270	1107	85-90%	6	95.00–107.50	$102.77	$1,138	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
932–2055	1267	8	100.00–149.00	$123.06	$1,559	—
1540–1990	1709	11	151.00–162.00	$158.04	$2,701	—
1720–2180	2014	6	168.00–176.00	$171.27	$3,449	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,371	+0.02
1165–1525	1359	9	151.00–184.00	$175.79	$2,389	+0.81
1735–1790	1763	2	130.00	$130.00	$2,292	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1640	1538	9	170.00–184.00	$178.95	$2,752	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,174	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1408–1555	1426	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,996	-20.48
1270–1770	1436	29	145.00–155.00	$149.76	$2,151	-10.72

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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.