Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

1,880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.39/cwt ≈ $1,907/hd at 774 lb · 84 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.06/cwt ≈ $1,759/hd at 626 lb · 74 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $235.07/cwt ≈ $1,996/hd at 849 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,880	704	1,701
Feeder cattle	908	—	1,092
Slaughter cattle	972	704	609

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–335	319	4	322.50–347.50	$331.52	$1,058	—
366	366	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,226	—
402–440	413	10	300.00–332.50	$314.13	$1,297	—
405–419 fancy	417	6	330.00–347.50	$344.67	$1,437	—
450–485	465	15	305.00–332.50	$315.49	$1,467	—
500–547	517	20	290.00–327.50	$307.22	$1,588	—
530 fancy	530	15	335.00	$335.00	$1,776	—
553–592	575	29	290.00–320.00	$304.82	$1,753	—
600–641	626	74	260.00–295.00	$281.06	$1,759	—
650–698	680	26	250.00–287.50	$272.71	$1,854	—
700–734	718	36	232.50–263.00	$251.82	$1,808	—
750–791	774	84	240.00–270.00	$246.39	$1,907	—
835–849	849	74	235.00–240.00	$235.07	$1,996	—
870–898	888	5	236.00–252.50	$241.01	$2,140	—
905	905	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,855	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1520	1195	12	161.00–183.00	$174.47	$2,085	—
1065–1670	1364	346	181.00–195.00	$187.69	$2,560	—
1185–1520	1386	5	171.00–183.00	$178.95	$2,480	—
1437–1453	1445	13	196.50–197.00	$196.54	$2,840	+19.84
1675	1675	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,680	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	—
305–345	334	4	260.00–317.50	$295.61	$987	—
363–380	369	5	300.00–312.50	$307.38	$1,134	—
440	440	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,243	—
450–491	482	7	287.50–300.00	$295.40	$1,424	—
500–525	519	7	242.50–287.50	$278.57	$1,446	—
550–595	575	52	252.50–289.00	$280.93	$1,615	—
606–620	612	5	230.00–242.50	$235.07	$1,439	—
660–663	662	5	250.00–260.00	$251.99	$1,668	—
735	735	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	—
790–793	793	6	200.00–224.00	$220.01	$1,745	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	255.00	$255.00	$982	—
425	425	1	212.50	$212.50	$903	—
530	530	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,179	—
607–610	608	3	202.50–222.50	$215.81	$1,312	—
684	684	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,505	—
731–745	733	7	212.00–212.50	$212.07	$1,554	—
785–797	795	5	192.50–201.00	$199.32	$1,585	—
915	915	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,738	—
990	990	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,881	—
1240–1245	1243	2	141.00–160.00	$150.48	$1,870	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
686–695	687	9	261.00–262.00	$261.11	$1,794	—
700–720	707	3	242.50–252.50	$245.90	$1,739	—
765	765	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,912	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,465	—
825	825	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,691	—
850–885	868	2	200.00–220.00	$210.20	$1,825	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,396	—
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	162.50	$162.50	$691	—
515	515	1	140.00	$140.00	$721	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,810	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
957	957	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,665	-7.01
1000–1625	1254	268	180.00–194.00	$186.98	$2,345	—
1280	1280	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,664	—
1040–1440	1292	28	155.00–182.00	$174.83	$2,259	—
1100–1446	1295	14	165.00–181.00	$176.07	$2,280	—
1365	1365	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,788	—
1675	1675	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,680	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	337.50	$337.50	$911	—
320–345	328	6	302.50–322.50	$312.40	$1,025	—
360–390	375	2	302.50–320.00	$310.90	$1,166	—
405–431	421	26	292.50–322.50	$308.64	$1,299	—
450–490	473	12	290.00–312.50	$305.26	$1,444	—
487 fancy	487	6	332.50	$332.50	$1,619	—
503–541	520	24	297.50–322.50	$306.45	$1,594	—
556–588	574	11	266.00–297.50	$281.92	$1,618	—
600–628	618	26	265.00–292.50	$272.60	$1,685	—
650–697	677	11	230.00–250.00	$247.31	$1,674	—
700–720	710	15	237.50–250.00	$245.69	$1,744	—
800–820	815	4	212.50–221.00	$218.91	$1,784	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	340.00	$340.00	$782	—
271	271	4	330.00	$330.00	$894	—
315	315	1	262.50	$262.50	$827	—
390	390	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,102	—
405–440	423	4	270.00–282.50	$275.99	$1,167	—
455–485	473	8	232.50–280.00	$264.72	$1,252	—
505–545	517	16	242.50–280.00	$272.36	$1,408	—
551–599	577	11	260.00–275.00	$268.92	$1,552	—
602	602	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,550	—
690	690	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,725	—
760–775	768	2	212.50–230.00	$221.34	$1,700	—
950	950	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,805	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,509	—
640	640	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	—
715–743	736	4	227.50–230.00	$228.11	$1,679	—
810	810	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,114	—
605–620	613	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,226	—
660	660	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	—
770–795	783	2	200.00–210.00	$205.08	$1,606	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,472	—
620–630	628	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,357	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1335	1101	80-85%	13	79.00–133.00	$126.85	$1,397	—
875–1325	1103	80-85%	6	150.00–167.00	$159.41	$1,758	—
1175–1220	1198	80-85%	2	147.00–149.00	$148.02	$1,773	—
1010–1665	1289	80-85%	71	112.00–146.00	$138.98	$1,791	-0.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1770	1458	75-80%	20	115.00–143.00	$132.04	$1,925	—
1065–1730	1473	75-80%	38	131.00–155.00	$147.02	$2,166	-2.36
1655–1720	1688	75-80%	2	157.00	$157.00	$2,650	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1165	991	85-90%	5	90.00–118.00	$106.75	$1,058	—
720–1265	1082	85-90%	27	86.00–132.00	$123.45	$1,336	—
1045–1160	1100	85-90%	3	133.00–138.00	$136.34	$1,500	+18.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1515	1369	65-75%	5	151.00–161.00	$156.11	$2,137	—
1372	1372	65-75%	2	169.00	$169.00	$2,319	—
1390	1390	65-75%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1965	1289	19	117.00–151.00	$135.33	$1,744	—
1385–2135	1786	10	139.00–169.00	$156.39	$2,793	—
1735–2190	1926	7	171.00–178.00	$173.26	$3,337	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,439	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1306	1273	4	181.50–182.00	$181.62	$2,312	+2.25

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1745	1595	2	165.00–180.00	$171.79	$2,740	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,322	—
1435	1435	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,310	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,048	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,186	—
518–549	530	38	236.00–260.00	$254.08	$1,347	—
607	607	12	256.00	$256.00	$1,554	—
680	680	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,428	—
726	726	28	241.00	$241.00	$1,750	—
810	810	7	182.00	$182.00	$1,474	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1575	1376	28	148.00–160.00	$154.19	$2,122	—
1570	1570	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,198	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	205.00–217.50	$211.18	$908	—
475	475	1	182.50	$182.50	$867	—
520	520	3	182.50	$182.50	$949	—
554	554	7	232.50	$232.50	$1,288	—
633	633	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,377	—
710–745	729	5	150.00–202.50	$171.69	$1,252	—
830–840	835	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,440	—

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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.