Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

2,187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.15/cwt ≈ $1,844/hd at 771 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.00/cwt ≈ $1,725/hd at 704 lb · 76 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.00/cwt ≈ $2,146/hd at 883 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,187	812	2,227
Feeder cattle	952	—	1,411
Slaughter cattle	1,235	812	816

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1005	1000	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$1,495	—
920–1155	1063	6	124.00–142.00	$135.67	$1,442	—
1100–1255	1169	7	166.00–183.00	$173.06	$2,023	+32.45
1210–1605	1381	18	155.00–183.00	$172.40	$2,381	—
1055–1830	1389	436	180.00–195.75	$188.49	$2,618	—
1480–1595	1538	2	140.00–160.00	$150.37	$2,313	—
1670	1670	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,006	+7.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	335.00–350.00	$342.71	$936	—
355–380	368	2	370.00–372.50	$371.29	$1,366	—
411–445	417	26	305.00–323.00	$312.89	$1,305	—
450 fancy	450	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,462	—
465–499	489	40	299.00–320.00	$311.96	$1,525	—
505–542	537	28	283.00–297.00	$290.45	$1,560	—
563	563	38	309.00	$309.00	$1,740	—
602–640	617	43	271.00–295.00	$281.77	$1,739	—
652–685	682	19	270.00–272.00	$271.80	$1,854	—
700–715	701	24	242.00–258.00	$255.48	$1,791	—
782	782	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,924	—
883	883	60	243.00	$243.00	$2,146	—
951	951	55	232.00	$232.00	$2,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,206	—
427–430	429	4	281.00–285.00	$283.01	$1,214	—
457–493	484	28	267.00–293.00	$283.32	$1,371	—
525–548	542	12	243.00–279.00	$272.48	$1,477	—
550–588	568	47	249.00–281.00	$272.17	$1,546	—
600–645	621	4	257.00–265.00	$262.09	$1,628	—
650–698	682	24	231.00–264.00	$251.81	$1,717	—
730	730	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,745	—
770	770	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,856	—
835	835	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,712	—
880–890	885	2	216.00–226.00	$220.97	$1,956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	212.50	$212.50	$839	—
460	460	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,155	—
540–545	543	3	200.00–240.00	$213.25	$1,158	—
550	550	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,106	—
615–630	623	2	197.50–226.00	$211.92	$1,320	—
650	650	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,436	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,102	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	205.00	$205.00	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–995	965	2	164.00–183.00	$173.80	$1,677	-7.20
925–1050	988	2	135.00–138.00	$136.59	$1,350	-44.41
890–1195	1057	9	161.00–180.00	$171.67	$1,815	—
1095	1095	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,960	—
1005–1600	1259	315	180.00–194.75	$186.79	$2,352	-0.22
1075–1400	1300	12	160.00–180.00	$175.52	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	312.50	$312.50	$875	—
325	325	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,024	—
385	385	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,155	—
405–435	412	11	271.00–290.00	$281.85	$1,161	—
420–439 fancy	434	7	303.00–305.00	$303.55	$1,317	—
455–485	468	23	270.00–295.00	$286.10	$1,339	—
515–540	529	44	252.50–276.00	$267.51	$1,415	—
552–592	571	21	250.00–267.00	$263.38	$1,504	—
600–618	618	44	248.00–267.50	$267.07	$1,650	—
657	657	11	251.00	$251.00	$1,649	—
704	704	76	245.00	$245.00	$1,725	—
767–793	771	78	232.00–240.50	$239.15	$1,844	—
805	805	3	231.50	$231.50	$1,864	—
955–956	956	6	197.00–198.00	$197.50	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–325	322	5	263.00–267.00	$264.58	$852	—
385	385	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,055	—
405–421	418	7	265.00–271.00	$268.45	$1,122	—
450–488	475	16	254.00–269.00	$260.06	$1,235	—
507–522	515	4	233.00–249.00	$240.88	$1,241	—
572–590	575	6	231.00–247.00	$244.26	$1,404	—
605–622	617	5	225.00–241.00	$232.54	$1,435	—
705–735	719	7	201.00–231.00	$223.49	$1,607	—
790	790	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,627	—
850	850	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,067	—
502–525	510	3	213.00–214.00	$213.34	$1,088	—
550–572	565	3	203.00–225.00	$217.86	$1,231	—
620–635	628	2	197.00–217.00	$207.12	$1,301	—
695	695	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,300	—
1005–1045	1025	2	148.00–164.00	$156.16	$1,601	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,453	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	151.00	$151.00	$763	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	292.50	$292.50	$980	—
382	382	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,117	—
420–432	423	7	242.00–293.00	$275.28	$1,164	—
475	475	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,297	—
560–590	583	4	229.00–231.00	$229.48	$1,338	—
600–610	607	3	217.50–220.00	$219.18	$1,330	—
789	789	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,069	—
555	555	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,127	—
600–640	620	2	197.00–201.00	$199.06	$1,234	—
800	800	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,544	—
860–880	875	4	176.00–179.00	$178.26	$1,560	—
1330	1330	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	322.50–385.00	$353.51	$1,160	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1180	1153	80-85%	2	136.00–140.00	$137.95	$1,591	—
950–1550	1279	80-85%	48	118.00–132.00	$126.32	$1,616	+7.91
1145–1495	1300	80-85%	11	130.00–141.00	$136.04	$1,769	—
1290–1570	1386	80-85%	4	112.00–119.00	$115.99	$1,608	-22.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1945	1444	75-80%	49	123.00–142.00	$135.80	$1,961	—
1100–1920	1498	75-80%	8	110.00–130.00	$122.00	$1,828	-5.40
1535–1835	1683	75-80%	6	143.00–147.00	$145.04	$2,441	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,133	—
655–1405	915	85-90%	6	60.00–105.00	$92.73	$848	-13.80
745–1315	1072	85-90%	11	101.00–120.00	$114.12	$1,223	-0.83
1110–1405	1230	85-90%	5	120.00–132.00	$124.31	$1,529	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	65-75%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,974	—
1320–1880	1598	65-75%	9	144.00–165.00	$150.06	$2,398	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–2405	1538	15	115.00–155.00	$139.70	$2,149	—
1185–2260	1712	11	149.00–167.00	$160.62	$2,750	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1402	1326	5	180.00–185.50	$182.33	$2,418	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1578	1416	6	175.00–187.00	$182.61	$2,586	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1445	985	85-90%	6	50.00–81.00	$65.97	$650	—
1020–1810	1466	85-90%	4	85.00–118.00	$95.96	$1,407	—
1905	1905	75-80%	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,210	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1400	1393	2	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$2,124	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,331	—
1180–1556	1380	33	154.00–162.00	$156.66	$2,162	—
1045–1643	1450	13	140.00–149.00	$141.64	$2,054	—

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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.