Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

1,291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $266.00/cwt ≈ $2,399/hd at 902 lb · 63 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $291.50/cwt ≈ $2,277/hd at 781 lb · 60 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.66/cwt ≈ $2,025/hd at 821 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,291	397	1,320
Feeder cattle	518	—	0
Slaughter cattle	773	397	1,320

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,900	—
1150	1150	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,220	—
1005–2020	1253	16	147.00–177.00	$161.50	$2,024	-26.96
1055–1570	1282	22	177.00–190.00	$184.61	$2,367	-3.85
1145–1585	1342	18	186.00–194.50	$190.39	$2,555	—
1060–1605	1352	283	190.00–208.50	$198.46	$2,683	—
1610	1610	1	192.00	$192.00	$3,091	—
1680	1680	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,688	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	341.00	$341.00	$1,347	—
403–445	424	14	321.00–341.00	$330.90	$1,403	—
450–485	460	11	319.00–333.00	$329.12	$1,514	—
535–545	543	8	307.00–311.00	$309.50	$1,681	—
567–585	574	14	293.00–324.00	$314.38	$1,805	—
605–640	627	12	287.00–300.00	$294.81	$1,848	—
650–672	663	15	287.00–294.00	$291.00	$1,929	—
705–741	721	25	261.00–289.00	$276.90	$1,996	—
781	781	60	291.50	$291.50	$2,277	—
805–835	807	14	252.00–268.00	$266.82	$2,153	—
902	902	63	266.00	$266.00	$2,399	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	307.00	$307.00	$1,105	—
440	440	2	253.00–270.00	$261.50	$1,151	—
455–495	474	8	247.00–277.00	$267.92	$1,270	—
540	540	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,377	—
555–595	575	4	263.00–281.00	$273.98	$1,575	—
600	600	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,650	—
650–690	676	7	237.50–271.00	$258.68	$1,749	—
730	730	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,686	—
750–770	760	2	231.00–247.00	$239.11	$1,817	—
805–835	818	4	213.00–234.00	$228.39	$1,868	—
905–941	924	13	216.00–229.00	$220.54	$2,038	—
1046	1046	3	196.00	$196.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,012	—
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—
565	565	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,407	—
640	640	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,478	—
690	690	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,622	—
950	950	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,852	—
1040	1040	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,633	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1092	1057	8	190.00–194.50	$193.30	$2,043	-3.20
1080	1080	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,944	-16.50
1025–1530	1219	174	190.00–205.50	$196.87	$2,400	+10.96
1075–1415	1231	8	186.00–193.50	$189.41	$2,332	+3.50
930–1635	1242	7	180.00–185.00	$182.14	$2,262	-3.77
1100–1695	1414	6	157.50–167.50	$164.55	$2,327	—
1470	1470	1	194.00	$194.00	$2,852	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	2	313.00	$313.00	$1,149	—
440	440	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,289	—
455–482	462	11	283.00–297.00	$291.38	$1,346	—
500–537	526	7	279.00–305.00	$297.94	$1,567	—
533 fancy	533	4	309.00	$309.00	$1,647	—
552–595	577	19	253.00–289.00	$266.31	$1,537	—
614–626	618	19	239.00–290.00	$270.50	$1,672	—
650–690	681	12	244.00–263.00	$257.28	$1,752	—
721–745	729	11	227.00–249.00	$244.52	$1,783	—
767	767	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,848	—
815–845	821	27	204.00–249.00	$246.66	$2,025	—
900	900	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	330.00–345.00	$337.63	$979	—
385	385	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,040	—
415–433	429	4	252.50–275.00	$269.55	$1,156	—
452–487	473	8	226.50–276.00	$250.18	$1,183	—
505–547	524	9	250.00–267.00	$258.72	$1,356	—
525	525	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,286	—
555–590	569	5	235.00–257.00	$248.82	$1,416	—
680–690	685	4	218.00–246.00	$230.32	$1,578	—
700	700	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,353	—
660	660	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,472	—
850	850	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,564	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,561	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,066	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	235.00	$235.00	$858	—
545	545	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,041	—
552	552	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,308	—
615–640	628	2	236.00–240.00	$238.04	$1,495	—
670	670	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,347	—
745	745	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,676	—
782	782	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,181	—
965	965	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,361	—
1035–1045	1040	2	179.00–197.50	$188.29	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	291.00	$291.00	$1,295	—
460	460	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,357	—
520	520	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,222	—
560–585	568	4	221.00–251.00	$229.73	$1,305	—
640	640	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,616	—
652	652	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,418	—
875–895	885	2	203.00–207.00	$204.98	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—
875	875	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,164	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1760	1329	80-85%	53	132.00–149.00	$140.82	$1,871	+18.13
1145–1700	1357	80-85%	16	123.00–131.00	$128.16	$1,739	—
1230–1455	1388	80-85%	4	149.00	$149.00	$2,068	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1810	1519	75-80%	28	150.00–159.00	$153.27	$2,328	-8.50
1580	1580	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,370	—
2050	2050	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,768	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	85-90%	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,290	-2.00
985–1080	1033	85-90%	2	115.00–117.50	$116.19	$1,200	+0.66
1010–1545	1230	85-90%	8	105.00–120.00	$115.15	$1,416	—
1045–1535	1270	85-90%	15	122.00–130.00	$125.16	$1,590	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	65-75%	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,202	-13.93
1310	1310	65-75%	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,424	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1440	1308	2	185.00	$185.00	$2,420	—
1210–1875	1499	11	122.50–155.00	$138.33	$2,074	—
1265–2200	1860	5	157.50–172.50	$164.31	$3,056	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,128	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,358	—
1265–1360	1313	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,707	—
1360	1360	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,013	—
1425–1865	1576	25	150.00–165.00	$157.65	$2,485	—

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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.