Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

1,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.00/cwt ≈ $2,642/hd at 740 lb · 78 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.96/cwt ≈ $2,678/hd at 668 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $427.46/cwt ≈ $2,471/hd at 578 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,567	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	1	249.00	$249.00	$2,266	—
1065–1187	1156	8	241.00–250.00	$246.90	$2,854	—
1310–1330	1320	2	205.00–220.00	$212.44	$2,804	-3.17
1142–1480	1367	5	224.00–226.00	$224.77	$3,073	—
1260–1515	1388	2	184.00–192.00	$188.37	$2,615	—
1256–1642	1405	15	205.00–229.50	$223.89	$3,146	-9.44
1110–1685	1439	241	222.00–240.00	$231.77	$3,335	-1.56
1385–1770	1594	11	180.00–195.00	$185.66	$2,959	—
1805	1805	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,068	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,323	—
280–290	283	3	580.00–600.00	$593.18	$1,679	—
300–340	330	4	550.00–555.00	$551.14	$1,819	—
350–375	358	16	470.00–520.00	$493.67	$1,767	—
405–445	438	9	445.00–490.00	$467.13	$2,046	—
451–481	467	22	425.00–480.00	$460.11	$2,149	—
505–548	537	24	420.00–457.50	$434.96	$2,336	—
570–593	578	60	415.00–440.00	$427.46	$2,471	—
636–640	637	12	380.00–393.00	$390.82	$2,490	—
653–668 fancy	661	32	413.00–419.00	$415.97	$2,750	—
666–680	675	31	370.00–400.00	$385.46	$2,602	—
708–720	715	11	350.00–360.00	$354.11	$2,532	—
750–772	762	20	365.00–385.00	$376.56	$2,869	—
802–848	825	16	335.00–360.00	$349.01	$2,879	—
940	940	3	330.00	$330.00	$3,102	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,034	—
340	340	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,564	—
355–385	373	5	405.00–455.00	$420.42	$1,568	—
400–445	425	6	395.00–420.00	$400.15	$1,701	—
470–495	481	20	400.00–412.50	$408.73	$1,966	—
502–538	521	19	375.00–410.00	$384.41	$2,003	—
566–592	582	28	370.00–410.00	$388.95	$2,264	—
605–640	621	15	330.00–360.00	$348.81	$2,166	—
655–693	676	12	320.00–365.00	$340.63	$2,303	—
705–745	723	9	305.00–347.50	$333.38	$2,410	—
750–775	763	2	320.00–340.00	$330.16	$2,519	—
825–848	844	6	302.50–310.00	$303.72	$2,563	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,386	—
420–445	433	7	335.00–385.00	$349.44	$1,513	—
450–485	469	4	320.00–365.00	$343.85	$1,613	—
508–547	530	9	305.00–360.00	$338.27	$1,793	—
560–595	569	17	300.00–355.00	$346.80	$1,973	—
685–698	694	15	290.00–315.00	$312.35	$2,168	—
730	730	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,880	—
822	822	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,137	—
850	850	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,274	—
890	890	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,203	—
1010	1010	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,702	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,320	—
550	550	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,952	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,128	—
620	620	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	240.00	$240.00	$732	—
575	575	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,581	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,265	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1010	933	2	232.50–260.00	$245.11	$2,287	-15.55
970	970	1	223.00	$223.00	$2,163	—
1000	1000	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,425	—
1185	1185	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,074	—
1085–1253	1201	15	211.00–229.00	$223.71	$2,687	-2.42
1115–1685	1265	6	180.00–221.00	$208.15	$2,633	—
1050–1600	1303	206	223.00–238.00	$232.16	$3,025	+0.49
1250–1615	1377	5	166.00–195.00	$187.38	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,260	—
310–347	342	9	420.00–460.00	$455.58	$1,558	—
355–395	377	14	405.00–460.00	$423.47	$1,596	—
405–439	434	19	417.50–445.00	$429.19	$1,863	—
460–477	468	27	397.50–435.00	$417.07	$1,952	—
520–535	529	5	360.00–425.00	$409.27	$2,165	—
552	552	8	400.00	$400.00	$2,208	—
620–649	641	23	327.50–350.00	$346.62	$2,222	—
665	665	43	379.50	$379.50	$2,524	—
715–742	740	78	327.50–360.00	$357.00	$2,642	—
850	850	4	318.00	$318.00	$2,703	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,292	—
365–370	368	5	380.00–405.00	$389.92	$1,435	—
410–437	430	4	360.00–375.00	$371.20	$1,596	—
453–498	477	24	360.00–395.00	$375.54	$1,791	—
510–545	523	9	335.00–375.00	$358.13	$1,873	—
561–595	565	11	310.00–357.50	$350.34	$1,979	—
620–630	623	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,869	—
655–690	669	6	305.00–317.50	$309.08	$2,068	—
735	735	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,205	—
785–790	788	2	282.50–332.50	$307.42	$2,422	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
310–325	318	2	355.00–370.00	$362.32	$1,152	—
440	440	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,540	—
485	485	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,649	—
515–540	528	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,584	—
555	555	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—
614–637	624	9	265.00–295.00	$281.39	$1,756	—
650–675	663	2	255.00–275.00	$265.19	$1,758	—
710–725	718	2	265.00–285.00	$274.90	$1,974	—
802–815	804	6	255.00–270.00	$267.47	$2,150	—
837	837	4	242.50	$242.50	$2,030	—
855	855	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,138	—
950	950	1	257.50	$257.50	$2,446	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	—
505–522	519	5	275.00–300.00	$295.13	$1,532	—
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—
605	605	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,603	—
680	680	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,768	—
770	770	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—
540	540	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,485	—
575	575	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,236	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	—
490	490	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,838	—
583	583	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,924	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,485	—
700–706	705	5	245.00–280.00	$251.95	$1,776	—
775	775	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	260.00	$260.00	$702	—
460–490	470	3	235.00–250.00	$244.79	$1,151	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1365	1202	80-85%	12	155.00–205.00	$190.88	$2,294	—
1290	1290	80-85%	1	52.50	$52.50	$677	-122.50
1250–1480	1330	80-85%	3	175.00–179.00	$176.99	$2,354	+10.99
1065–1635	1338	80-85%	22	120.00–157.50	$147.04	$1,967	-18.96
1035–1800	1360	80-85%	21	135.00–169.00	$159.83	$2,174	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1451	1422	75-80%	14	196.00–201.00	$199.69	$2,840	—
1290–1895	1559	75-80%	23	155.00–169.00	$162.23	$2,529	-14.72
1585	1585	75-80%	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,964	+10.05
1315–1965	1616	75-80%	19	171.00–182.00	$175.47	$2,836	+13.50
1795	1795	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,436	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–975	858	85-90%	4	177.50–187.50	$184.09	$1,579	—
885–1265	1045	85-90%	19	80.00–125.00	$109.65	$1,146	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$385	-126.90
875–1455	1217	85-90%	9	130.00–147.50	$139.67	$1,700	—
1295	1295	85-90%	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,033	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,128	—
1395–1560	1477	5	190.00–204.00	$196.96	$2,909	—
1275–1840	1498	10	182.00–186.00	$184.27	$2,760	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–2000	1639	8	146.00–200.00	$169.07	$2,771	+4.18
1235–2270	1716	8	135.00–182.50	$169.36	$2,906	—
1915	1915	1	233.00	$233.00	$4,462	+58.52

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	191.00	$191.00	$2,292	—
1255–1335	1295	2	220.00–221.00	$220.52	$2,856	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,521	—
1385–1510	1467	4	215.00–225.50	$220.32	$3,232	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,080	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,728	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1340	1095	85-90%	4	110.00–125.00	$118.58	$1,298	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1349–1780	1424	18	182.00–195.00	$190.41	$2,711	—
1280–1588	1466	6	164.00–180.00	$170.17	$2,495	—

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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.