Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

2,687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.89/cwt ≈ $3,039/hd at 889 lb · 280 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $422.51/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,442/hd at 578 lb · 149 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.15/cwt +17.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,510/hd at 621 lb · 143 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,687	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	8	440.00–507.50	$480.08	$1,555	—
360–390	373	7	480.00–502.50	$498.44	$1,859	—
407–430 fancy	417	13	450.00–505.00	$480.49	$2,004	—
400–445	427	22	427.50–480.00	$451.21	$1,927	-12.60
462 fancy	462	2	472.50	$472.50	$2,183	—
450–498	482	67	407.50–490.00	$450.38	$2,171	-2.12
500–549	523	110	390.00–501.00	$442.57	$2,315	+27.57
550–596	578	149	390.00–500.00	$422.51	$2,442	+17.51
600–634	621	143	370.00–450.00	$404.15	$2,510	+17.89
660–695	670	32	375.00–425.00	$390.26	$2,615	—
700–720	710	67	350.00–372.00	$363.62	$2,582	-1.38
821–835	829	9	322.50–332.50	$328.10	$2,720	—
873–896	889	280	332.00–346.00	$341.89	$3,039	—
950–977	976	56	300.00–323.50	$322.77	$3,150	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1137	1108	3	241.00–252.50	$244.63	$2,711	—
1085–1465	1207	12	202.00–222.00	$214.55	$2,590	—
1100–1565	1389	7	130.00–212.00	$178.05	$2,473	-60.09
1245–1555	1445	3	237.00–240.00	$237.86	$3,437	-4.28
1455	1455	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,546	—
1105–1705	1471	335	223.00–236.75	$231.03	$3,398	—
1255–1670	1501	19	190.00–224.00	$216.67	$3,252	—
1340–1780	1532	6	220.00–228.00	$223.56	$3,425	—
1555–1740	1648	2	200.00–205.00	$202.36	$3,335	—
1730	1730	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,941	—
1695–1790	1742	3	225.00	$225.00	$3,920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,364	—
300–330	315	2	355.00–375.00	$365.48	$1,151	—
355–390	377	5	370.00–440.00	$404.06	$1,523	—
415–445	433	3	340.00–390.00	$369.88	$1,602	-0.12
450–475	464	6	370.00–409.00	$397.87	$1,846	—
500–540	529	32	345.00–427.50	$379.25	$2,006	—
555–575	559	5	400.00–422.50	$404.63	$2,262	+61.46
550–598	577	28	335.00–427.50	$380.54	$2,196	+37.37
602–645	622	29	320.00–420.00	$363.67	$2,262	—
650–695	671	64	315.00–365.00	$344.62	$2,312	—
701–737	717	12	335.00–382.50	$358.25	$2,569	+58.25
750–782	766	5	327.50–392.50	$363.73	$2,786	—
827–830	829	4	290.00–349.00	$319.55	$2,649	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541–545	541	14	437.50–472.50	$469.98	$2,543	—
620–630	625	2	382.50–420.00	$401.40	$2,509	—
650–670	665	7	402.50–435.00	$429.74	$2,858	—
817	817	51	355.00	$355.00	$2,900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	325.00–352.50	$338.13	$1,116	—
395	395	2	355.00–405.00	$380.00	$1,501	—
406	406	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,238	—
485–495	488	3	280.00–305.00	$295.90	$1,444	—
500–545	520	3	305.00–345.00	$323.78	$1,684	—
550–595	566	12	302.50–352.50	$329.26	$1,864	—
600–640	627	3	285.00–345.00	$312.61	$1,960	—
655–695	669	4	305.00–360.00	$333.19	$2,229	—
775	775	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,054	—
880–895	888	2	220.00–237.50	$228.82	$2,032	-31.18
950	950	2	262.00	$262.00	$2,489	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–645	628	2	382.50–415.00	$398.30	$2,501	—
680	680	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,618	—
730	730	1	392.50	$392.50	$2,865	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–330	318	3	520.00–565.00	$549.43	$1,747	—
550	550	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,448	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,528	—
545	545	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,553	—
595	595	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,547	—
640	640	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,259	—
535	535	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,097	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–338	334	12	355.00–475.00	$412.47	$1,378	—
358–395	377	14	390.00–460.00	$425.30	$1,603	—
415–445	433	47	352.50–450.00	$402.27	$1,742	-20.90
455–496	475	53	372.00–435.00	$410.91	$1,952	+4.02
500–545	523	49	342.50–450.00	$392.97	$2,055	—
560	560	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,960	—
607–645	617	61	322.50–437.50	$361.93	$2,233	—
657–699	680	36	322.50–382.50	$341.81	$2,324	+10.81
700–746	727	29	320.00–332.50	$326.46	$2,373	—
802–805	803	5	300.00–310.00	$307.99	$2,473	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–995	968	4	203.00–227.00	$219.39	$2,124	-11.60
1105–1205	1156	4	206.00–221.00	$212.96	$2,462	+7.96
1020–1585	1269	9	210.00–224.00	$218.97	$2,779	-21.45
1040–1605	1340	214	223.00–236.50	$230.41	$3,087	-8.29
1360–1780	1570	2	214.00–219.00	$216.17	$3,394	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,109	—
305–335	327	6	335.00–380.00	$356.07	$1,164	—
355–392	377	6	340.00–420.00	$377.94	$1,425	—
405–445	429	11	320.00–425.00	$376.89	$1,617	—
455–497	479	13	330.00–400.00	$371.30	$1,779	-36.20
505–545	527	29	320.00–400.00	$379.37	$1,999	+21.87
565	565	1	392.50	$392.50	$2,218	+67.50
550–592	570	53	307.50–397.50	$350.88	$2,000	+25.88
612–647	629	11	302.50–377.50	$334.51	$2,104	—
650	650	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,031	—
710–745	723	3	302.50–322.50	$313.46	$2,266	—
750–757	754	4	322.50–332.50	$327.52	$2,470	—
885	885	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	—
365–395	379	4	270.00–400.00	$305.24	$1,157	—
405–447	435	4	305.00–355.00	$325.36	$1,415	—
455–480	465	5	275.00–380.00	$322.03	$1,497	—
532	532	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,689	—
552–595	566	22	237.50–377.50	$292.13	$1,653	—
605–632	623	3	252.50–352.50	$284.87	$1,775	—
785	785	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,100	—
835	835	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,213	—
910–920	915	2	250.00–272.50	$261.31	$2,391	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	6	435.00	$435.00	$1,988	—
503	503	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,062	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	4	450.00	$450.00	$1,746	—
532	532	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,849	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	372.50	$372.50	$2,049	—
675	675	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,447	—
750	750	2	342.50	$342.50	$2,569	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,762	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,009	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,528	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	402.50	$402.50	$966	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	270.00	$270.00	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	272.50	$272.50	$858	—
465–485	468	6	290.00–295.00	$290.86	$1,361	—
535	535	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,725	—
587	587	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,468	—
615–630	623	2	240.00–270.00	$255.18	$1,590	—
710	710	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,810	—
830	830	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,784	—
895	895	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,461	+7.50
945	945	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–330	320	4	310.00–325.00	$321.13	$1,028	—
385	385	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	—
400–440	420	2	320.00–380.00	$351.43	$1,476	—
470	470	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,292	—
515–530	523	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,752	—
595	595	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,815	—
630	630	2	300.00–320.00	$310.00	$1,953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1050	1045	80-85%	2	180.00–202.50	$191.20	$1,998	—
945–1525	1281	80-85%	32	102.50–162.00	$148.59	$1,903	—
1120–1740	1355	80-85%	38	130.00–174.00	$163.16	$2,211	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1760	1520	75-80%	27	132.00–172.00	$156.67	$2,381	—
1210–2160	1593	75-80%	27	150.00–184.00	$175.89	$2,802	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1195	1092	85-90%	10	50.00–131.00	$104.82	$1,145	—
920–1420	1153	85-90%	15	110.00–148.00	$134.50	$1,551	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1547	1449	4	201.00–208.00	$205.98	$2,985	—
1390–1760	1575	2	190.00–192.00	$191.12	$3,010	-18.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2055	1533	11	55.00–172.50	$141.32	$2,166	—
1690–2035	1855	5	205.00–217.50	$212.07	$3,934	—
1730–2245	2041	7	150.00–187.50	$168.68	$3,443	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1490	1384	6	205.00–215.00	$213.29	$2,952	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1820	1632	9	180.00–216.00	$200.08	$3,265	—
1770	1770	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,540	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	192.50	$192.50	$2,493	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,496	—
1475–1545	1500	3	150.00	$150.00	$2,250	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1297–1365	1311	5	185.00–186.00	$185.21	$2,428	—
1460	1460	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,745	+5.89
1310–1699	1505	16	195.00–205.00	$200.43	$3,016	—

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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.