Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

1,782 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $320.98/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 623 lb · 108 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $307.60/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 676 lb · 90 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.70/cwt +8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 630 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,782	2,127	3,227
Feeder cattle	1,125	1,514	1,687
Slaughter cattle	657	482	1,540
Replacement cattle	—	131	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,402	-25.03
350	350	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,540	—
406–430	421	20	390.00–410.00	$400.60	$1,687	+11.92
432 fancy	432	15	418.00	$418.00	$1,806	—
455–497	479	27	369.00–400.00	$382.59	$1,833	-9.05
506–547	534	56	345.00–399.00	$362.37	$1,935	+6.70
552–595	578	43	336.00–362.50	$346.33	$2,002	-13.44
602–649	623	108	301.00–331.00	$320.98	$2,000	+5.22
652–699	676	90	291.00–316.50	$307.60	$2,079	+4.13
712–748	732	56	280.00–303.50	$288.13	$2,109	+3.33
755–792	779	15	266.00–277.00	$270.29	$2,106	-11.91
805–811	810	8	255.00–263.00	$256.75	$2,080	-20.75
858–892	861	11	253.00–271.00	$269.30	$2,319	+12.09
928	928	4	251.00	$251.00	$2,329	-24.26

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,654	—
1025	1025	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,486	—
1075–1530	1234	12	181.00–195.00	$188.15	$2,322	—
1245–1505	1343	4	171.00–176.00	$173.37	$2,328	-35.63
1135–1730	1389	22	195.00–205.50	$200.81	$2,789	—
1175–1640	1399	9	131.00–177.50	$163.09	$2,282	—
1085–1725	1427	201	200.00–220.00	$207.74	$2,964	—
1490	1490	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,682	-29.56
1730	1730	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,028	—
1740	1740	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,045	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,184	-10.00
370–372	371	3	410.00–415.00	$411.66	$1,527	+1.66
417–432	425	4	347.00–355.00	$351.07	$1,492	+10.78
457–490	461	17	350.00–365.00	$357.63	$1,649	+6.63
525–540	533	8	300.00–332.50	$321.40	$1,713	+3.90
560–592	575	17	303.00–327.50	$319.87	$1,839	+4.25
602–644	621	28	251.00–299.00	$285.56	$1,773	+19.77
659–692	676	58	251.00–289.00	$281.21	$1,901	+9.40
705–748	733	12	237.50–264.00	$249.83	$1,831	-11.82
750–770	758	12	235.00–262.00	$254.16	$1,927	-6.66
800–802	801	3	237.00–247.50	$240.49	$1,926	—
865–880	870	3	222.00–247.50	$238.90	$2,078	-8.10
1150	1150	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 unweaned	300	1	330.00	$330.00	$990	—
310–320	315	2	302.50–360.00	$330.79	$1,042	+15.79
360 unweaned	360	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,242	—
350–387	369	4	305.00–345.00	$324.00	$1,196	—
412	412	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,133	+7.50
465	465	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,442	+16.95
582	582	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,397	-35.00
645	645	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,322	-65.00
690–695	693	2	225.00–231.00	$228.01	$1,580	—
700–745	723	2	220.00–226.00	$223.09	$1,613	—
770–775	773	10	205.00–236.00	$231.81	$1,792	+1.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 unweaned	270	1	230.00	$230.00	$621	—
285	285	1	240.00	$240.00	$684	—
525	525	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,076	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	362.50	$362.50	$1,432	—
403–448	427	43	325.00–365.00	$352.67	$1,506	+7.27
455–493	480	28	320.00–335.00	$331.95	$1,593	+4.15
507 fancy	507	12	339.00	$339.00	$1,719	—
500–548	533	53	297.00–335.00	$322.59	$1,719	+13.74
552–586	566	62	299.00–323.00	$312.43	$1,768	+3.45
625 fancy	625	10	305.00	$305.00	$1,906	—
605–645	631	67	260.00–303.00	$293.16	$1,850	+7.28
661–692	667	29	253.00–267.00	$264.13	$1,762	+1.18
700–732	721	33	245.00–263.00	$257.25	$1,855	+11.51
755	755	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,925	+11.30
825	825	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,955	-28.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1155	1106	4	196.00–197.00	$196.74	$2,176	—
1135–1475	1315	3	132.00–160.00	$143.78	$1,891	—
1090–1635	1329	149	200.00–221.00	$208.56	$2,772	—
1115–1775	1415	10	180.00–196.00	$192.09	$2,718	—
1335–1431	1415	6	208.00–223.00	$220.64	$3,122	—
1275–1685	1495	6	196.00–205.00	$201.71	$3,016	—
1860	1860	1	192.00	$192.00	$3,571	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	330.00–335.00	$331.67	$945	-30.05
328–347	338	11	312.50–335.00	$324.72	$1,098	-21.40
350–395	385	9	347.50–365.00	$359.20	$1,383	+24.24
396 unweaned	396	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,287	—
413–435	417	6	292.50–307.50	$295.11	$1,231	-16.80
440 unweaned	440	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	—
470	470	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,480	+11.45
495 unweaned	495	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,485	—
505–535	528	6	265.00–289.00	$271.50	$1,434	+13.52
580–581 unweaned	581	6	270.00–287.00	$284.17	$1,651	—
585	585	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,462	-17.19
635–647	643	3	250.00–255.00	$253.35	$1,629	-2.02
668–695	676	15	252.00–255.00	$254.80	$1,722	-0.63
750–788	779	6	226.00–237.00	$228.44	$1,780	-7.87
835	835	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,804	-6.00
985	985	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,068	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	332.50	$332.50	$931	+37.50
290 unweaned	290	1	315.00	$315.00	$914	—
331	331	4	292.00	$292.00	$967	+32.50
370	370	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,166	—
495	495	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,262	-14.61
602	602	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,264	—
795	795	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 unweaned	220	1	275.00	$275.00	$605	—
230	230	1	235.00	$235.00	$540	—
305	305	1	270.00	$270.00	$824	—
677	677	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,049	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532–538	535	8	320.00–345.00	$332.57	$1,779	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	370.00	$370.00	$740	—
330	330	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,006	—
960	960	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,526	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	75-80%	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,445	—
1325	1325	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,616	—
1205–1640	1358	75-80%	8	141.00–142.00	$141.53	$1,922	—
1090–1845	1462	75-80%	43	131.00–140.00	$135.50	$1,981	+35.38
1805	1805	75-80%	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,184	-17.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	80-85%	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,646	—
1215	1215	80-85%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,592	+12.13
1125–1620	1313	80-85%	8	102.50–117.00	$108.81	$1,429	—
1065–1695	1404	80-85%	29	120.00–132.00	$126.15	$1,771	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1780	1440	65-75%	23	142.00–155.00	$146.82	$2,114	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,424	—
825–1290	1114	85-90%	9	112.50–125.00	$118.87	$1,324	—
1175	1175	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,175	+1.81
1115–1225	1177	85-90%	3	107.50–110.00	$109.16	$1,285	+10.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2170	1792	6	172.50–177.50	$175.99	$3,154	—
1740–2340	2075	8	183.00–189.00	$185.34	$3,846	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,829	—
1400–2060	1701	7	137.50–155.00	$147.72	$2,513	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1630	1445	2	180.00	$180.00	$2,601	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1615	1545	2	150.00–152.00	$151.05	$2,334	—
1575–1665	1620	2	180.00–200.00	$189.72	$3,073	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1350	1263	85-90%	3	107.50–125.00	$114.61	$1,448	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1500	1361	6	150.00–165.00	$156.85	$2,135	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1835	1492	25	158.00–175.00	$165.53	$2,470	—
1470–1660	1553	3	150.00–158.00	$155.15	$2,409	—
1626	1626	4	140.00	$140.00	$2,276	—

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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.