Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

1,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $284.74/cwt ≈ $2,648/hd at 930 lb · 126 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.61/cwt ≈ $2,197/hd at 824 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.53/cwt ≈ $1,741/hd at 519 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,137	—	—

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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	475.00	$475.00	$1,568	—
427	427	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,783	—
468	468	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,685	—
505–543	522	18	347.50–397.50	$378.88	$1,978	—
555–583	577	5	340.00–357.50	$354.14	$2,043	—
607–640	620	8	315.00–331.00	$325.91	$2,021	—
652–697	661	20	311.00–365.00	$349.63	$2,311	—
700–728	717	32	292.00–315.00	$303.44	$2,176	—
780	780	6	291.00	$291.00	$2,270	—
810–842	836	11	280.00–311.00	$285.46	$2,386	—
923–936	930	126	283.00–286.50	$284.74	$2,648	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,022	—
344	344	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,410	—
375–395	390	5	342.50–410.00	$364.56	$1,422	—
400–445	424	4	360.00–402.50	$377.96	$1,603	—
450–498	472	25	330.00–405.00	$371.94	$1,756	—
525–545	534	20	335.00–377.50	$361.81	$1,932	—
560–580	566	4	325.00–350.00	$334.94	$1,896	—
605–645	627	5	272.50–302.50	$283.51	$1,778	—
650–680	660	8	272.50–301.00	$288.12	$1,902	—
705–710	708	2	290.00–293.00	$291.51	$2,064	—
750–792	787	20	268.00–286.00	$283.94	$2,235	—
800–845	824	41	259.00–278.00	$266.61	$2,197	—
887	887	28	262.00	$262.00	$2,324	—
940	940	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,275	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1370	1232	12	166.00–204.00	$195.18	$2,405	—
1200–1445	1371	6	152.20–202.00	$184.63	$2,531	-18.24
1225–1630	1438	137	203.00–217.50	$208.85	$3,003	-1.72
1441–1665	1518	8	218.00–220.00	$219.01	$3,325	—
1655–1755	1698	3	185.00–202.00	$195.48	$3,319	—
1865	1865	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–391	381	6	315.00–325.00	$318.15	$1,212	—
430–445	438	2	320.00–325.00	$322.46	$1,412	—
480	480	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,512	—
530	530	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,643	—
555–590	576	5	281.00–325.00	$303.77	$1,750	—
600	600	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,755	—
680	680	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,802	—
760–785	771	8	202.50–264.00	$252.41	$1,946	—
825	825	1	263.00	$263.00	$2,170	—
955	955	1	226.00	$226.00	$2,158	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	2	301.00	$301.00	$2,032	—
880	880	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,244	—
975	975	1	238.00	$238.00	$2,320	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	205.00	$205.00	$800	—
545	545	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,172	—
585	585	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	—
800	800	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,688	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	320	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,232	—
360–399	388	14	355.00–402.50	$385.72	$1,497	—
415–435	423	11	330.00–365.00	$353.43	$1,495	—
450–494	479	24	334.00–360.00	$344.89	$1,652	—
500–548	519	35	315.00–347.50	$335.53	$1,741	—
555–595	578	11	312.50–343.00	$327.17	$1,891	—
600–645	628	15	285.00–302.50	$292.06	$1,834	—
650–695	672	27	265.00–283.00	$279.47	$1,878	—
708	708	3	274.00	$274.00	$1,940	—
785	785	1	266.00	$266.00	$2,088	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,049	—
1065–1070	1068	2	199.00	$199.00	$2,125	—
1095–1605	1268	8	150.00–204.00	$193.89	$2,459	—
1040–1580	1313	80	203.00–217.00	$206.69	$2,714	-4.10
1425	1425	1	220.00	$220.00	$3,135	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	262	3	350.00–370.00	$360.32	$944	—
300–345	330	3	320.00–330.00	$326.97	$1,079	—
365–390	378	4	310.00–365.00	$340.53	$1,287	—
405–440	423	2	305.00–317.50	$310.99	$1,315	—
450–490	476	6	300.00–325.00	$311.85	$1,484	—
545	545	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,717	—
555–595	587	20	275.00–311.00	$293.01	$1,720	—
610–627	620	6	251.00–273.00	$263.19	$1,632	—
655–680	663	3	237.50–266.00	$247.24	$1,639	—
710–745	728	2	252.00–266.00	$259.17	$1,887	—
790–797	795	4	239.00–243.00	$239.99	$1,908	—
815–845	830	2	222.50–226.00	$224.22	$1,861	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,009	—
385	385	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,078	—
424	424	4	297.50	$297.50	$1,261	—
470	470	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,363	—
515	515	6	301.00	$301.00	$1,550	—
685	685	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,514	—
733	733	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,730	—
760–770	763	3	216.00–235.00	$222.39	$1,697	—
810–845	828	2	213.00–221.00	$216.92	$1,796	—
893	893	2	226.00	$226.00	$2,018	—
925	925	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,841	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	200.00	$200.00	$870	—
703	703	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,455	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,952	—
950	950	1	216.00	$216.00	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	295.00	$295.00	$767	—
365	365	1	222.50	$222.50	$812	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,806	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,711	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	395.00	$395.00	$908	—
340	340	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,394	—
373	373	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,361	—
451	451	4	335.00	$335.00	$1,511	—
533	533	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,759	—
575–588	586	6	305.00–331.00	$326.75	$1,915	—
610	610	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,708	—
695	695	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,389	—
470	470	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,269	—
510–515	511	4	295.00–317.50	$311.83	$1,593	—
635	635	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,714	—
670	670	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,558	—
715	715	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,552	—
860	860	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,677	—
944	944	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,348	—
357	357	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,499	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,446	—
1090	1090	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,744	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,251	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,606	—
875–1360	1177	80-85%	16	142.50–195.00	$157.45	$1,853	—
1040–1405	1225	80-85%	4	129.00–131.00	$130.21	$1,595	—
950–1535	1271	80-85%	9	132.00–144.00	$137.73	$1,751	+0.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,271	—
1415–1860	1554	75-80%	4	124.00–133.00	$128.42	$1,996	-19.33
1280–1885	1593	75-80%	25	142.00–154.00	$146.70	$2,337	+13.03

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–1980	1466	20	155.00–168.00	$158.01	$2,316	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1190	1015	85-90%	2	95.00–100.00	$97.07	$985	+0.84
930–1585	1149	85-90%	8	122.00–156.00	$136.61	$1,570	+11.61
1005–1270	1157	85-90%	3	115.00–122.50	$118.09	$1,366	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1155	980	2	162.50–199.00	$177.49	$1,739	—
1385	1385	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,216	—
1685–1900	1792	3	189.00–192.50	$190.55	$3,415	—
1830–2285	2045	4	200.00–208.00	$205.95	$4,212	+11.38

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1315	1280	4	190.00–200.00	$197.01	$2,522	—
1310–1510	1447	11	176.00–180.00	$179.48	$2,597	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1380	1343	4	190.00–198.00	$192.28	$2,582	—
1425–1510	1445	5	170.00–178.00	$174.35	$2,519	—
1595	1595	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,712	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	85-90%	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,056	—
1280–1620	1487	80-85%	7	127.50–137.00	$130.85	$1,946	—
1595	1595	75-80%	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,265	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1485	1465	2	175.00	$175.00	$2,564	+5.62
1365–1590	1484	22	160.00–173.00	$166.28	$2,468	-3.10

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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.