Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

2,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $338.07/cwt ≈ $1,776/hd at 525 lb · 66 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.00/cwt ≈ $2,177/hd at 885 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.75/cwt ≈ $2,119/hd at 845 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,128	1,075	2,229
Feeder cattle	850	—	1,270
Slaughter cattle	1,024	1,075	959
Replacement cattle	254	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	347.50	$347.50	$980	—
307–336	319	11	325.00–357.50	$346.79	$1,106	—
362–395	371	5	321.00–365.00	$340.57	$1,264	—
410 fancy	410	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,507	—
400–447	437	24	315.00–357.00	$348.20	$1,522	—
452–485	461	17	322.50–362.50	$352.24	$1,624	—
507–510 fancy	508	28	333.00–357.00	$346.68	$1,761	—
510–547	538	38	309.00–343.00	$331.73	$1,785	—
550–595	572	57	303.00–333.00	$319.08	$1,825	—
600–643	627	35	283.00–309.00	$298.52	$1,872	—
640–648 fancy	647	24	304.50–310.00	$305.18	$1,975	—
658 fancy	658	13	304.50	$304.50	$2,004	—
650–690	672	30	277.00–289.50	$284.30	$1,910	—
707–720	710	5	251.00–258.00	$256.58	$1,822	—
755–770	766	11	241.00–256.00	$245.03	$1,877	—
835–845	845	60	236.00–251.00	$250.75	$2,119	—
885	885	63	246.00	$246.00	$2,177	—
910	910	6	232.00	$232.00	$2,111	—
981–992	981	58	230.00–230.25	$230.24	$2,259	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,497	—
815–1210	1059	5	129.00–140.00	$133.93	$1,418	-33.61
1095–1565	1269	9	150.00–178.00	$166.41	$2,112	—
1115–1610	1381	9	170.00–180.00	$177.31	$2,449	-8.65
1080–1665	1393	180	180.00–193.00	$186.49	$2,598	+36.75
1475	1475	1	195.50	$195.50	$2,884	—
1600–1805	1703	2	162.50–165.00	$163.67	$2,787	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	293	8	300.00–350.00	$328.84	$964	—
310–335	322	3	305.00–321.00	$313.87	$1,011	—
355–390	370	5	312.50–327.00	$321.03	$1,188	—
405–445	433	6	290.00–303.00	$299.76	$1,298	—
455–490	470	5	281.00–311.00	$296.65	$1,394	—
525–535	533	4	281.00–305.00	$289.43	$1,543	—
560–596	580	9	263.00–293.00	$284.29	$1,649	—
615–635	629	4	243.00–251.00	$245.00	$1,541	—
687–695	690	4	234.00–259.00	$247.71	$1,709	—
710–735	723	5	231.00–250.00	$240.22	$1,737	—
767–790	771	7	227.00–251.00	$244.06	$1,882	—
805–829	825	6	208.00–237.00	$232.28	$1,916	—
865–870	867	3	201.00–211.00	$204.35	$1,772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	280.00	$280.00	$952	—
395	395	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,110	—
430	430	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,071	—
455–490	476	5	251.00–261.00	$256.15	$1,219	—
520	520	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,378	—
630	630	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,244	—
890	890	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,655	—
890	890	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,664	—
975	975	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,765	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,505	—
1115	1115	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,974	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–660	658	2	247.50–251.00	$249.24	$1,640	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–935	860	4	145.00–185.00	$157.70	$1,356	—
970–975	973	2	165.00–173.00	$168.99	$1,644	-12.01
840–1130	1009	5	127.00–136.00	$131.62	$1,328	—
1035–1170	1115	6	146.00–167.50	$158.60	$1,768	-10.27
1050–1440	1268	16	160.00–181.00	$174.89	$2,218	-10.60
1045–1633	1284	223	180.00–192.50	$185.93	$2,387	+0.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	—
305–335	317	8	301.00–345.00	$332.88	$1,055	—
350–375	365	20	315.00–365.00	$348.93	$1,274	—
400–440	418	7	291.00–321.00	$304.67	$1,274	—
445 fancy	445	11	345.00	$345.00	$1,535	—
450–495	471	12	287.00–317.00	$307.26	$1,447	—
501–540	530	41	287.00–319.00	$312.27	$1,655	—
554–585	561	17	284.00–312.00	$305.13	$1,712	—
630–648	644	8	247.00–250.00	$249.26	$1,605	—
677–690	684	4	235.00–239.00	$236.98	$1,621	—
700–735	714	13	231.00–251.00	$244.95	$1,749	—
766	766	9	241.00	$241.00	$1,846	—
835	835	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,754	—
850	850	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,878	—
1000	1000	3	200.00	$200.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	257.50	$257.50	$592	—
290	290	2	285.00–317.50	$301.25	$874	—
320	320	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,021	—
350–385	368	2	309.00–310.00	$309.52	$1,139	—
405–435	420	4	235.00–261.00	$252.94	$1,062	—
460–495	476	10	253.00–286.00	$266.63	$1,269	—
517–535	527	5	237.50–255.00	$246.70	$1,300	—
575–595	589	5	250.00–277.00	$261.64	$1,541	—
600–645	626	10	228.00–257.00	$245.61	$1,538	—
655–682	666	7	225.00–244.00	$235.19	$1,566	—
705–730	718	2	227.00–239.00	$233.10	$1,674	—
760	760	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,710	—
785	785	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	—
820	820	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,788	—
890	890	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,887	—
1035	1035	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,801	—
1060	1060	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,866	—
1183	1183	3	181.00	$181.00	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	231.00–235.00	$233.02	$508	—
300	300	1	217.50	$217.50	$652	—
375	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	—
407–410	408	3	180.00–195.00	$189.98	$775	—
725–745	735	2	175.00–197.00	$186.15	$1,368	—
855–860	857	3	151.00–184.00	$170.34	$1,460	—
975	975	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,570	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,410	—
643	643	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,505	—
730	730	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,628	—
767	767	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,703	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,653	—
1020	1020	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,530	—
1390	1390	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,460	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	190.00	$190.00	$484	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,383	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1730	1331	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,500.00–3,100.00	$2,437.23	—
1315–2085	1649	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	2,500.00–3,150.00	$2,858.78	—
1640–2010	1825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,344.93	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,028	—
395	395	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,205	—
460	460	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,184	—
535–545	538	3	245.00–253.00	$250.30	$1,347	—
700	700	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	227.50	$227.50	$853	—
766	766	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,363	—
810	810	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,438	—
865	865	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,319	—
915	915	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1170	1065	80-85%	3	134.00–160.00	$148.26	$1,579	—
840–1950	1216	80-85%	22	105.00–124.00	$116.97	$1,422	—
860–1970	1216	80-85%	62	122.00–137.00	$128.72	$1,565	—
1275	1275	80-85%	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,052	-46.50
1100–1965	1303	80-85%	16	135.00–144.00	$139.27	$1,815	+25.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2370	1487	75-80%	63	133.00–145.00	$138.54	$2,060	-6.44
1185–2060	1545	75-80%	30	107.50–132.00	$125.39	$1,937	-12.15
1390–1655	1548	75-80%	8	145.00–148.00	$146.51	$2,268	+8.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–990	850	85-90%	7	82.50–102.00	$93.05	$791	—
820–980	890	85-90%	5	120.00–127.50	$123.15	$1,096	—
775–1315	1007	85-90%	30	105.00–122.00	$112.60	$1,134	+33.95

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1480	1443	65-75%	2	168.00–170.00	$169.03	$2,439	—
1285–2045	1686	65-75%	19	145.00–162.00	$150.67	$2,540	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2405	1483	14	80.00–147.50	$132.09	$1,959	—
1370–2250	1810	2	169.50–171.00	$170.07	$3,078	—
1475–2410	1831	9	150.00–160.00	$155.47	$2,847	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1400	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,650.00–2,550.00	$2,269.00
1126–1148	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,615.23
1015–1210	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,775.71
980–1465	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,650.00–3,000.00	$2,531.68
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1375–1390	1383	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1272–1860	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,386.61
1341–1466	1394	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,100.00–3,100.00	$2,519.78
1270–1650	1428	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,069.87
1305–1568	1476	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,450.00–2,250.00	$1,937.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
940–990	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,735.62
995–1245	1124	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,700.00	$1,473.76
1130–1191	1157	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,550.00–2,150.00	$1,964.90
1080–1198	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,620.81
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,822

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1425	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,100.00–3,100.00	$2,795.66
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
937	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1545	1303	16	175.00–182.00	$179.92	$2,344	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1590	1337	3	146.00–157.00	$149.88	$2,004	—
1350–1360	1355	2	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$2,202	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1000–1435	1161	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	3,000.00–3,450.00	$3,241.62	—
1000–1296	1222	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–3,900.00	$3,756.79	—
1200–1475	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,104.51	—
1200–1530	1384	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,550.00–3,600.00	$3,354.44	—
1300–1600	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,800.00–3,650.00	$3,318.99	—
1270–1810	1463	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,800.00–3,200.00	$3,010.85	—
1320–1600	1486	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,000.00–3,100.00	$2,789.23	—
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1000	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,825.95	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1286	1252	5	121.00–127.00	$125.93	$1,577	—
1285–1510	1402	9	129.00–137.00	$134.05	$1,879	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1465	1310	3	100.00–127.00	$116.60	$1,527	—
1320–1435	1383	3	140.00–143.00	$141.04	$1,951	+12.40
1270–1735	1385	24	145.00–154.00	$149.15	$2,066	+20.51

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
984–1130	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,900.00–3,200.00	$2,943.84	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–880	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–3,600.00	$3,265.40	—

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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.