Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

3,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $254.44/cwt ≈ $2,336/hd at 918 lb · 238 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $260.49/cwt ≈ $2,282/hd at 876 lb · 127 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $332.48/cwt ≈ $1,732/hd at 521 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,276	1,102	2,543
Feeder cattle	2,282	—	1,569
Slaughter cattle	994	1,102	974

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	349.00	$349.00	$1,012	—
315–340	330	4	351.00–377.50	$358.34	$1,183	—
350–382	361	13	343.00–375.00	$360.34	$1,301	—
400–445	435	17	212.50–346.00	$321.52	$1,399	—
460–495	481	9	300.00–345.00	$329.23	$1,584	—
502–540	521	101	290.00–344.00	$332.48	$1,732	—
550–595	574	57	240.00–341.00	$326.68	$1,875	—
602–645	628	55	262.50–318.00	$298.70	$1,876	—
665–678	677	10	281.00–282.00	$281.90	$1,908	—
703–713	708	15	248.00–269.00	$257.93	$1,826	—
755–785	779	18	250.00–270.00	$260.91	$2,032	—
845	845	60	264.50	$264.50	$2,235	—
862–891	876	127	259.25–261.75	$260.49	$2,282	—
906–934	918	238	252.25–256.25	$254.44	$2,336	—
982	982	57	248.75	$248.75	$2,443	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1265	1198	4	120.00–152.50	$136.83	$1,639	—
1045–1450	1221	16	160.00–187.00	$177.15	$2,163	—
1065–1450	1242	18	160.00–187.00	$181.24	$2,251	—
1350	1350	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,106	—
1070–1790	1433	298	183.00–198.00	$190.24	$2,726	—
1645	1645	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,714	—
1695	1695	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,882	-7.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	292.50	$292.50	$804	—
315	315	1	302.50	$302.50	$953	—
355–390	376	12	301.00–365.00	$329.32	$1,238	—
405	405	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,134	—
415–445	429	25	300.00–350.00	$326.74	$1,402	—
450–499	477	54	289.00–325.00	$306.81	$1,463	—
505–541	532	74	280.00–315.50	$305.66	$1,626	—
552–591	575	35	267.50–317.50	$296.70	$1,706	—
612–645	627	21	266.00–281.00	$275.46	$1,727	—
650–681	671	28	261.00–284.00	$273.87	$1,838	—
701–743	721	13	226.00–272.00	$247.33	$1,783	—
750–797	768	21	231.00–241.00	$235.28	$1,807	—
820–840	830	2	228.00–231.00	$229.48	$1,905	—
850–890	880	37	211.00–235.00	$227.20	$1,999	—
900–947	934	4	210.00–221.00	$216.78	$2,025	—
950–985	968	2	203.00–216.00	$209.38	$2,027	—
1035	1035	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,142	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	320.00–335.00	$327.36	$900	—
343 unweaned	343	4	270.00	$270.00	$926	—
365–380	372	3	300.00–360.00	$332.89	$1,238	—
384 unweaned	384	7	272.50	$272.50	$1,046	—
400–440	427	9	300.00–322.50	$314.66	$1,344	—
450–497	483	14	300.00–325.00	$316.75	$1,530	—
495	495	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,324	—
512 unweaned	512	56	280.00	$280.00	$1,434	—
500–545	525	35	250.00–312.50	$297.64	$1,563	—
550–597	582	49	237.50–292.50	$287.36	$1,672	—
600–635	618	34	275.00–292.50	$284.43	$1,758	—
650–685	667	20	230.00–287.50	$280.61	$1,872	—
700–735	714	10	231.00–274.00	$258.37	$1,845	—
750–765	758	5	231.00–267.50	$249.67	$1,892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	261.00–271.00	$266.11	$873	—
360–380	374	5	273.00–293.00	$280.92	$1,051	—
410–443	433	9	241.00–307.50	$267.86	$1,160	—
455–495	473	10	202.50–281.00	$255.85	$1,210	—
505–546	531	21	242.00–287.00	$268.21	$1,424	—
550–595	583	42	243.00–279.00	$266.75	$1,555	—
600–645	626	8	237.00–247.00	$240.42	$1,505	—
667–685	673	3	231.00–251.00	$237.79	$1,600	—
825	825	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,732	—
865	865	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,765	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	282.50–350.00	$315.81	$1,216	—
410–430	420	2	212.50–272.50	$243.21	$1,021	—
475	475	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,354	—
502–540	521	5	290.00–315.00	$300.16	$1,564	—
555–577	568	6	270.00–290.00	$283.26	$1,609	—
605–635	615	6	271.00–285.00	$275.82	$1,696	—
650–695	673	2	280.00–285.00	$282.42	$1,901	—
720–725	723	3	260.00–267.50	$262.49	$1,898	—
750–775	761	8	236.00–270.00	$251.60	$1,915	—
815	815	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,956	—
880	880	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,024	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	230.00–239.00	$234.53	$980	—
465–480	473	2	211.00–232.00	$221.33	$1,047	—
500–505	504	4	200.00–231.00	$216.71	$1,092	—
565–570	568	2	218.00–232.00	$225.03	$1,278	—
880	880	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,522	—
900	900	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,539	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
407	407	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,018	—
550–595	567	3	240.00–275.00	$257.96	$1,463	—
612–620	615	3	267.50–287.50	$280.78	$1,727	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	202.50	$202.50	$476	—
385	385	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	—
425	425	1	102.50	$102.50	$436	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	122.50	$122.50	$539	—
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	—
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,702	—
665–1035	923	13	177.50–235.00	$200.76	$1,853	—
990	990	1	145.50	$145.50	$1,440	—
970–1280	1123	21	157.50–185.00	$172.50	$1,937	—
1070–1545	1282	14	170.00–185.50	$182.36	$2,338	—
1030–1640	1295	291	183.00–199.50	$190.63	$2,469	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	312.50	$312.50	$875	—
355–382	377	7	271.00–285.00	$276.20	$1,041	—
400–447	432	37	240.00–312.50	$278.08	$1,201	—
455–498	482	50	245.00–303.00	$274.93	$1,325	—
505–545	526	50	231.00–285.00	$268.09	$1,410	—
565–592	575	31	233.00–290.00	$261.50	$1,504	—
600–645	618	19	221.00–260.00	$252.47	$1,560	—
655–695	665	7	219.00–250.00	$235.89	$1,569	—
710–748	735	16	203.00–249.00	$228.08	$1,676	—
750–790	770	2	203.00–245.00	$223.45	$1,721	—
845	845	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,673	—
855–885	870	2	201.00–214.00	$207.39	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	311.00	$311.00	$715	—
320 fancy	320	1	333.00	$333.00	$1,066	—
315–332	326	3	293.00–299.00	$297.07	$968	—
352–395	368	6	282.50–295.00	$289.88	$1,067	—
407 fancy	407	12	313.00	$313.00	$1,274	—
400–420	409	14	202.50–299.00	$288.22	$1,179	—
450–485	475	5	250.00–282.00	$274.92	$1,306	—
490 fancy	490	3	301.00	$301.00	$1,475	—
506 fancy	506	9	301.00	$301.00	$1,523	—
507–549	531	72	268.00–299.00	$285.17	$1,514	—
550–595	584	11	235.00–281.00	$262.53	$1,533	—
600–645	615	21	238.00–247.00	$243.43	$1,497	—
675	675	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,613	—
720	720	2	226.00–227.00	$226.50	$1,631	—
750–763	756	17	220.00–245.00	$229.81	$1,737	—
800	800	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,736	—
874	874	9	217.00	$217.00	$1,897	—
920	920	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,840	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334 unweaned	334	7	260.00	$260.00	$868	—
345	345	1	282.50	$282.50	$975	—
360–385	374	8	282.50–322.50	$310.10	$1,160	—
394 unweaned	394	10	250.00	$250.00	$985	—
415–430	421	6	270.00–317.50	$297.28	$1,252	—
455–492	476	17	230.00–280.00	$270.34	$1,287	—
476 unweaned	476	29	250.00	$250.00	$1,190	—
490	490	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,139	—
500–535	516	41	257.50–347.50	$304.60	$1,572	—
555–595	582	16	250.00–280.00	$269.76	$1,570	—
616 fancy	616	12	280.00	$280.00	$1,725	—
605–640	621	22	235.00–260.00	$251.30	$1,561	—
655–685	676	8	226.00–250.00	$241.64	$1,633	—
726–740	733	6	245.00–256.00	$250.45	$1,836	—
765	765	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,855	—
800–822	815	3	215.00–222.50	$217.45	$1,772	—
850	850	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	3	215.00–236.00	$227.19	$727	—
350–365	359	4	231.00–312.50	$263.99	$948	—
435	435	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,005	—
450–495	474	7	221.00–245.00	$236.32	$1,120	—
580–590	583	3	201.00–212.00	$204.71	$1,193	—
660	660	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,419	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,274	—
430–435	432	3	250.00–285.00	$269.68	$1,165	—
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—
495 fancy	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	—
517–540	528	6	240.00–287.50	$268.91	$1,420	—
590	590	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,431	—
630	630	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,418	—
699	699	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,555	—
710	710	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,761	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,045	—
495	495	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,423	—
520	520	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,430	—
630	630	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,531	—
676	676	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,731	—
870	870	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	2	221.00	$221.00	$855	—
780	780	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,271	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	122.50	$122.50	$484	—
432	432	2	122.50	$122.50	$529	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	202.50	$202.50	$780	—
525	525	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,050	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	250.00	$250.00	$625	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	80-85%	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$1,510	—
1010–1410	1235	80-85%	16	110.00–143.00	$132.09	$1,631	+15.15
1025–1505	1277	80-85%	31	90.00–132.00	$119.17	$1,522	-33.25
1275–1455	1343	80-85%	6	80.00–120.00	$105.35	$1,415	-29.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–1230	951	85-90%	9	50.00–105.00	$95.70	$910	—
960	960	85-90%	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,603	—
1040	1040	85-90%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,290	—
775–1230	1089	85-90%	17	70.00–123.00	$110.20	$1,200	—
1120–1215	1168	85-90%	2	20.00	$20.00	$234	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1720	1418	75-80%	9	100.00–128.00	$115.64	$1,640	—
1165–1855	1555	75-80%	18	115.00–140.00	$133.95	$2,083	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1256	1256	65-75%	3	173.00	$173.00	$2,173	—
1100–1560	1390	65-75%	4	146.00–160.00	$155.10	$2,156	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2155	1777	15	100.00–153.00	$141.36	$2,512	—
1635–2080	1828	10	145.00–165.00	$160.50	$2,934	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1410	1308	3	173.00–180.00	$176.18	$2,304	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1435	1361	5	180.00–188.00	$182.70	$2,487	—
1345–1435	1400	4	170.00–172.00	$171.52	$2,401	-5.15

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1420	1288	85-90%	4	105.00–112.00	$107.86	$1,389	-11.17
1355	1355	80-85%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,152	—
1170–1780	1483	80-85%	3	100.00–125.00	$114.97	$1,705	—
1620	1620	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,944	—
1890	1890	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,381	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,689	—
1420	1420	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,201	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–583	579	5	102.50–132.50	$126.65	$733	—
606–607	606	21	200.00–225.00	$219.04	$1,327	—
625 fancy	625	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,000	—
715	715	12	155.00–173.00	$171.50	$1,226	—
812	812	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,413	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1170–1470	1284	4	135.00–140.00	$137.19	$1,762	—
1270–1405	1330	3	120.00–130.00	$123.52	$1,643	—
1205–1580	1390	22	152.00–160.00	$158.36	$2,201	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
585	585	1	161.00	$161.00	$942	—
605	605	1	147.50	$147.50	$892	—

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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.