Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

1,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.60/cwt ≈ $2,962/hd at 833 lb · 265 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.26/cwt ≈ $2,991/hd at 879 lb · 190 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.51/cwt ≈ $2,524/hd at 714 lb · 106 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,760	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	270	3	485.00–500.00	$489.81	$1,322	—
300–340	328	4	482.50–505.00	$489.47	$1,605	—
350–395	379	13	478.00–510.00	$489.92	$1,857	—
408–430	411	10	430.00–465.00	$459.30	$1,888	—
465–475	470	2	442.50–445.00	$443.76	$2,086	—
500–537	524	19	402.50–432.50	$417.54	$2,188	—
580–595	593	16	402.50–432.50	$428.83	$2,543	—
600–640	631	5	391.00–405.00	$394.97	$2,492	—
639 fancy	639	9	406.00	$406.00	$2,594	—
660–689	682	15	355.00–389.00	$365.19	$2,491	—
725–747	737	22	341.00–350.50	$346.03	$2,550	—
775–782	777	28	341.00–359.00	$354.83	$2,757	—
810–846	833	265	332.50–359.00	$355.60	$2,962	—
864–891	879	190	339.00–342.25	$340.26	$2,991	—
919	919	63	331.50	$331.50	$3,046	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1030	963	2	185.00–200.00	$191.97	$1,849	—
1050–1270	1163	8	150.00–171.00	$160.50	$1,867	—
1060–1445	1234	13	200.00–232.00	$222.28	$2,743	-2.27
1260	1260	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,520	—
1130–1745	1358	18	222.00–234.00	$230.48	$3,130	-8.51
1105–1593	1366	234	234.00–248.00	$241.55	$3,300	+20.83
1431	1431	6	249.00	$249.00	$3,563	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,106	—
390–395	394	4	385.00–430.00	$418.86	$1,650	—
450–495	473	2	382.50–407.50	$394.40	$1,866	—
525–540	534	6	375.00–395.00	$387.47	$2,069	—
585–590	589	4	357.50–381.00	$371.15	$2,186	—
622–630	625	3	337.50–367.50	$357.41	$2,234	—
680–695	688	2	302.50–350.00	$326.51	$2,246	—
810–833	826	10	295.00–322.50	$303.09	$2,504	—
916–934	929	33	294.00–296.00	$294.60	$2,737	—
1020	1020	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,372	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,802	—
623	623	4	372.00	$372.00	$2,318	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,632	—
725	725	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,248	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,230	—
352–355	352	7	395.00–415.00	$401.45	$1,413	—
400–440	430	13	390.00–405.00	$392.76	$1,689	—
445 fancy	445	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,958	—
450–497	475	14	387.50–421.00	$403.26	$1,915	—
507–512 fancy	510	11	429.00–430.00	$429.45	$2,190	—
510–547	533	17	380.00–415.00	$399.75	$2,131	—
550–562	560	12	392.00–420.00	$397.09	$2,224	—
603–617	605	15	365.00–387.50	$376.96	$2,281	—
652–691	673	71	337.00–367.00	$353.63	$2,380	—
711–720	714	106	328.00–359.50	$353.51	$2,524	—
770–783	783	34	320.00–324.00	$323.88	$2,536	—
801–809	804	12	302.50–311.00	$307.44	$2,472	—
853	853	43	316.00	$316.00	$2,695	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,989	—
915–1140	1028	2	157.50–200.00	$176.42	$1,814	—
1077	1077	3	217.00	$217.00	$2,337	+57.00
975–1365	1101	15	175.00–232.00	$217.44	$2,394	—
1130	1130	1	177.50	$177.50	$2,006	—
1035–1450	1207	9	167.50–234.00	$215.70	$2,603	-22.08
1025–1492	1245	143	235.00–248.00	$239.60	$2,983	+1.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,290	—
365–390	370	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,388	—
410–415	413	2	380.00–385.00	$382.52	$1,580	—
502–535	506	8	370.00–375.00	$374.34	$1,894	—
550–590	581	5	355.00–385.00	$363.82	$2,114	—
635	635	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,048	—
650–692	675	4	282.50–302.50	$293.96	$1,984	—
757	757	2	307.00	$307.00	$2,324	—
835	835	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,438	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	310.00–400.00	$352.58	$822	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	465.00–545.00	$505.00	$1,136	—
424	424	6	425.00	$425.00	$1,802	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,771	—
500	500	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$1,512	—
615	615	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,737	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,872	—
632	632	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,912	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	80-85%	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,706	—
1065–1495	1230	80-85%	10	140.00–161.00	$155.76	$1,916	—
1105–1540	1320	80-85%	21	130.00–175.00	$164.52	$2,172	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$751	—
1275–1685	1446	75-80%	4	162.50–171.00	$166.21	$2,403	—
1335–1915	1567	75-80%	23	173.00–187.00	$178.93	$2,804	+8.29
1640	1640	75-80%	1	188.00	$188.00	$3,083	+2.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1190	1065	85-90%	5	112.50–122.50	$117.59	$1,252	—
920–1455	1125	85-90%	15	120.00–147.00	$136.17	$1,532	-2.62
1145–1280	1213	85-90%	2	149.00–155.00	$151.83	$1,842	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1760	1540	2	185.00–201.00	$194.14	$2,990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1755	1539	8	172.50–207.00	$195.47	$3,008	+22.53
1110–2170	1715	11	170.00–223.00	$203.65	$3,493	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,567	-27.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	192.50	$192.50	$2,483	—
1422–1555	1486	11	203.00–244.00	$230.84	$3,430	+27.57
1603	1603	2	183.00	$183.00	$2,933	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1330	1280	2	130.00–140.00	$135.20	$1,731	-47.30
1245–1455	1370	9	180.00–191.00	$186.87	$2,560	-9.05
1305–1812	1548	29	192.00–215.00	$203.83	$3,155	—

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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.