Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

2,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $357.08/cwt ≈ $3,124/hd at 875 lb · 339 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.31/cwt ≈ $2,989/hd at 832 lb · 171 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.45/cwt ≈ $2,268/hd at 533 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,352	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–290	274	5	570.00–580.00	$574.24	$1,573	—
315–345	325	9	560.00	$560.00	$1,820	—
365	365	2	515.00–540.00	$527.50	$1,925	+52.44
409 fancy	409	5	540.00	$540.00	$2,209	—
445	445	3	510.00–525.00	$520.00	$2,314	+50.00
450–455	454	25	520.00–535.00	$532.62	$2,418	+47.71
507–543	540	71	452.50–487.00	$478.24	$2,582	+60.88
553–558	557	39	443.00–465.00	$452.12	$2,518	—
608 fancy	608	25	517.00	$517.00	$3,143	—
617–635	627	35	412.50–465.00	$456.98	$2,865	+16.99
652–677	659	44	400.00–440.00	$427.34	$2,816	+54.84
700–741	729	26	372.50–404.00	$384.91	$2,806	+12.41
753–775	762	5	350.00–358.00	$354.74	$2,703	—
800–848	832	171	345.00–366.50	$359.31	$2,989	—
854–898	875	339	335.00–365.50	$357.08	$3,124	—
920	920	1	349.00	$349.00	$3,211	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1110	1083	3	200.00–221.00	$213.83	$2,316	-8.67
950–1245	1093	8	157.50–185.00	$169.01	$1,847	—
1145	1145	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,118	—
1020–1448	1243	30	202.50–238.00	$227.69	$2,830	—
1170–1415	1293	19	231.00–238.00	$235.64	$3,047	—
1070–1739	1412	289	234.00–249.50	$243.18	$3,434	—
1545–1590	1568	2	235.00–238.00	$236.52	$3,709	—
1585–1700	1635	3	200.00–220.00	$211.78	$3,463	—
1710–1970	1810	3	200.00–234.00	$221.34	$4,006	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	400.00–435.00	$421.63	$1,425	-6.40
350–390	372	5	435.00–480.00	$463.20	$1,723	-39.30
405–441	431	15	420.00–470.00	$454.13	$1,957	-48.37
456–495	467	9	430.00–475.00	$462.97	$2,162	—
500–540	518	15	390.00–435.00	$422.65	$2,189	-78.87
550–592	572	30	392.50–430.00	$401.33	$2,296	—
600–630	620	16	360.00–400.00	$386.79	$2,398	-58.21
660–690	675	10	340.00–377.50	$362.61	$2,448	-87.39
707–745	736	14	340.00–370.00	$347.50	$2,558	—
750–795	767	3	331.00–367.50	$346.73	$2,659	-13.27
845	845	2	328.00	$328.00	$2,772	—
915	915	1	319.00	$319.00	$2,919	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	370.00–405.00	$387.03	$1,432	—
400–425	411	6	350.00–410.00	$384.48	$1,580	—
467–470	468	6	415.00	$415.00	$1,942	—
520–545	532	5	335.00–385.00	$367.30	$1,954	—
550–597	570	15	335.00–375.00	$349.78	$1,994	—
625–635	629	4	310.00–342.50	$328.09	$2,064	—
681–685	682	4	340.00–342.50	$341.87	$2,332	—
845	845	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,880	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	332.60	$332.60	$1,447	—
930	930	5	281.00	$281.00	$2,613	—
985	985	2	294.00	$294.00	$2,896	+4.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	375	8	425.00–495.00	$482.32	$1,809	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–446	445	4	480.00	$480.00	$2,136	-21.21

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	362.50	$362.50	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,534	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,070	—
268	268	3	490.00	$490.00	$1,313	—
330	330	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,732	—
355–393	386	17	485.00–510.00	$500.19	$1,931	—
402 fancy	402	7	500.00	$500.00	$2,010	—
400–447	426	23	410.00–475.00	$441.50	$1,881	+2.00
462–475	474	37	440.00–445.00	$440.40	$2,087	-35.75
507–546	533	71	420.00–450.00	$425.45	$2,268	—
560–592	577	32	382.50–400.00	$394.49	$2,276	-11.14
601–647	615	65	352.50–395.00	$381.46	$2,346	-63.54
650–692	674	10	322.50–357.50	$345.40	$2,328	—
705–735	725	25	340.00–355.00	$349.45	$2,534	—
765–782	770	24	312.50–340.00	$331.41	$2,552	—
815–844	838	8	306.00–312.50	$310.57	$2,603	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,583	—
930–965	948	2	180.00–221.00	$200.12	$1,897	—
950–985	968	3	227.50–251.00	$241.28	$2,336	+6.24
955–1180	1086	23	202.50–236.00	$224.58	$2,439	—
1075–1515	1224	13	225.00–236.00	$232.37	$2,844	-2.05
1055–1589	1267	138	235.00–248.00	$242.19	$3,069	+23.19
1615	1615	5	238.00	$238.00	$3,844	—
1718	1718	3	229.00	$229.00	$3,934	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282–295	286	9	405.00–470.00	$448.60	$1,283	—
325	325	2	410.00–420.00	$415.00	$1,349	—
360–390	371	4	390.00–440.00	$415.51	$1,542	-76.69
400–441	420	10	360.00–400.00	$379.84	$1,595	-117.66
455–499	480	36	365.00–405.00	$393.25	$1,888	-81.02
505–544	540	13	360.00–398.00	$393.86	$2,127	—
564–580	566	8	332.50–377.50	$371.74	$2,104	-47.24
665	665	2	312.50–332.50	$322.50	$2,145	-7.50
730	730	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,245	—
797	797	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,391	—
990	990	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	430.00	$430.00	$968	—
305–345	317	6	315.00–397.50	$362.52	$1,149	—
385–397	393	3	345.00–370.00	$353.16	$1,388	—
465–495	475	3	320.00–362.50	$347.82	$1,652	—
545–547	547	10	320.00–370.00	$365.02	$1,997	—
555–577	565	5	331.00–372.50	$355.61	$2,009	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	5	417.50	$417.50	$1,996	—
505–511	510	11	410.00	$410.00	$2,091	—
640	640	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,192	-57.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
864	864	5	247.50	$247.50	$2,138	—
973	973	3	245.00	$245.00	$2,384	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,717	—
857	857	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,864	—
915–935	923	3	205.00–270.00	$241.89	$2,233	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,550	—
350	350	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,592	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,701	-55.24

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	325.00	$325.00	$845	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	240.00	$240.00	$876	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–210	205	3	500.00–530.00	$510.26	$1,046	—
290	290	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,189	—
320–325	323	2	450.00–480.00	$465.12	$1,502	—
380–395	384	4	435.00–472.00	$462.48	$1,776	—
410–430	417	3	445.00–485.00	$458.76	$1,913	—
465–490	480	8	400.00–450.00	$418.24	$2,008	—
525–545	539	6	350.00–390.00	$365.72	$1,971	—
582	582	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,634	—
465–495	480	2	335.00–380.00	$356.80	$1,713	—
545	545	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,057	—
725	725	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,704	—
785	785	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,120	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–323	319	4	550.00–570.00	$554.79	$1,770	—
410	410	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,050	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1295	1170	80-85%	10	185.00–211.00	$200.24	$2,343	—
990–1615	1276	80-85%	26	115.00–164.00	$144.83	$1,848	-5.18
915–1690	1310	80-85%	47	135.00–179.00	$164.28	$2,152	-18.17
1300–1370	1335	80-85%	3	180.00–182.00	$181.01	$2,416	-1.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1970	1571	75-80%	30	143.00–179.00	$170.72	$2,682	—
1315–2925	1619	75-80%	28	179.00–191.00	$185.64	$3,006	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1120	1095	85-90%	2	10.00–15.00	$12.56	$138	-94.07
815–1360	1120	85-90%	18	65.00–125.00	$105.66	$1,183	—
690–1440	1165	85-90%	17	100.00–142.50	$131.93	$1,537	—
1165–1250	1189	85-90%	4	145.00–160.00	$153.36	$1,823	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1237–1620	1365	3	182.00–185.00	$183.19	$2,501	—
1300–1730	1515	2	215.00–221.00	$218.43	$3,309	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–2340	1576	24	100.00–190.00	$169.24	$2,667	—
1150–1910	1621	9	125.00–222.50	$180.07	$2,919	-26.15
1620–1965	1840	4	225.00–236.00	$228.56	$4,206	-5.04

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1545	1449	4	200.00–225.00	$218.33	$3,164	—

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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	123.00	$123.00	$1,587	—
1390–1505	1448	2	185.00–195.00	$190.20	$2,754	-39.80
1480–1545	1513	2	210.00	$210.00	$3,177	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,624	-77.50

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1830	1553	85-90%	3	110.00–120.00	$115.16	$1,788	—
1430–1735	1583	80-85%	2	140.00–142.50	$141.13	$2,234	—
1725–1810	1768	75-80%	2	125.00–127.50	$126.22	$2,232	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1390	1380	2	160.00–180.00	$170.07	$2,347	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,230	—
1140–1315	1228	2	186.00–188.00	$187.07	$2,297	—
1180–1570	1369	13	150.00–188.00	$180.47	$2,471	—
1370	1370	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,918	—
1195–1650	1418	28	190.00–200.00	$196.01	$2,779	+5.03
1445–1515	1485	3	210.00–220.00	$215.02	$3,193	—

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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.