Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

3,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $415.69/cwt +12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,789/hd at 671 lb · 227 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $433.60/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,723/hd at 628 lb · 187 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.43/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,398/hd at 675 lb · 152 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,073	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	338	16	495.00–565.00	$534.47	$1,807	+41.13
351–397	371	6	550.00–600.00	$581.66	$2,158	+110.47
400–447	426	18	500.00–580.00	$540.23	$2,301	+58.45
460–477 fancy	471	27	557.50–602.50	$587.86	$2,769	+80.36
458–497	478	36	485.00–550.00	$506.85	$2,423	+43.95
502 fancy	502	2	560.00	$560.00	$2,811	—
500–544	528	125	452.50–570.00	$504.27	$2,663	+48.53
550–580	558	45	435.00–515.00	$467.12	$2,607	+5.25
609–648	628	187	413.00–460.00	$433.60	$2,723	-0.39
650–688	671	227	386.00–470.00	$415.69	$2,789	+12.73
700–747	722	83	350.00–422.50	$389.85	$2,815	-17.20
767–792	784	118	335.00–361.00	$355.19	$2,785	-28.86
800–848	821	103	330.00–370.00	$353.53	$2,902	+3.36
910	910	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,912	+22.50
1023	1023	3	300.00	$300.00	$3,069	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,194	—
1060–1255	1202	6	165.00–214.00	$201.62	$2,423	—
1040–1690	1365	2	200.00–210.00	$206.19	$2,814	—
1255–1650	1445	11	200.00–223.50	$216.46	$3,128	-5.44
1185–1790	1480	275	220.00–235.50	$229.19	$3,392	-1.82
1817	1817	2	176.00	$176.00	$3,198	-39.34
1800–1915	1858	2	191.00–200.00	$195.36	$3,630	—
1825–1920	1888	3	202.00–216.00	$206.51	$3,899	—
2268	2268	4	181.00	$181.00	$4,105	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,164	—
300–310	307	3	400.00–505.00	$434.24	$1,333	—
361–390	370	9	415.00–530.00	$478.90	$1,772	+57.50
400–447	427	30	435.00–490.00	$454.68	$1,941	+29.68
450–495	474	15	445.00–495.00	$475.37	$2,253	+64.13
510–546	535	18	392.50–480.00	$423.98	$2,268	+22.57
560–597	581	64	385.00–475.00	$438.17	$2,546	+57.27
605–647	635	29	325.00–420.00	$374.87	$2,380	-0.01
656–695	673	45	320.00–425.00	$370.59	$2,494	+2.79
700–747	718	26	325.00–395.00	$370.30	$2,659	+20.68
755–771	765	15	332.00–384.00	$358.93	$2,746	+23.91
805–830	818	4	305.00–330.00	$321.75	$2,632	-0.33
850–895	867	18	297.50–332.50	$326.22	$2,828	+3.72
1010	1010	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,828	+50.00
1070	1070	2	247.50	$247.50	$2,648	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	272	5	335.00–495.00	$400.92	$1,091	—
315	315	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,292	—
355–375	360	4	350.00–360.00	$356.23	$1,282	—
415	415	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,370	+20.00
460–470	465	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,883	—
505	505	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,894	+35.00
560–590	572	6	355.00–365.00	$360.84	$2,064	+7.09
611–632	619	15	307.50–362.50	$352.41	$2,181	—
660–692	675	9	290.00–342.50	$322.69	$2,178	+15.19
716	716	3	322.00	$322.00	$2,306	+39.50
768–795	773	5	302.50–330.00	$324.35	$2,507	+49.35
840–843	842	4	302.00–307.50	$306.13	$2,578	—
855	855	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,437	+32.50
901	901	5	301.00	$301.00	$2,712	—
950–975	963	2	287.50–290.00	$288.77	$2,781	—
1010–1025	1018	2	250.00–252.50	$251.26	$2,558	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,558	-10.00
470–495	487	3	402.50–425.00	$417.76	$2,034	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	535.00	$535.00	$2,140	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,203	—
910	910	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,457	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,052	—
775	775	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,957	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,729	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	3	465.00–495.00	$485.05	$1,610	-5.26
356–395	374	24	450.00–505.00	$486.32	$1,819	+44.51
400–440	426	45	395.00–480.00	$441.62	$1,881	+26.36
460–499	489	48	390.00–500.00	$451.35	$2,207	+39.49
500–532	514	93	377.50–500.00	$423.25	$2,176	+20.41
550–595	575	121	360.00–495.00	$387.08	$2,226	+10.11
581	581	13	398.00	$398.00	$2,312	+21.03
600–649	630	129	305.00–377.50	$363.84	$2,292	-3.53
653	653	26	380.00	$380.00	$2,481	+26.39
651–698	679	126	325.00–370.00	$350.36	$2,379	-3.25
703	703	13	360.00	$360.00	$2,531	+27.77
702–745	716	19	307.50–375.00	$345.96	$2,477	+13.73
751–758	757	32	335.00–360.00	$338.10	$2,559	+13.10
806–835	825	51	292.50–325.00	$313.93	$2,590	+5.08

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,936	—
1135–1310	1223	2	189.00–200.00	$194.11	$2,374	—
1095–1622	1385	169	220.00–233.50	$227.96	$3,157	+7.72
1150–1700	1402	5	190.00–218.00	$209.84	$2,942	—
1200–1488	1403	11	217.00–222.00	$218.67	$3,068	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	5	380.00–435.00	$401.87	$1,354	+6.87
363–395	382	12	375.00–390.00	$386.34	$1,476	+6.34
400–445	417	9	370.00–410.00	$387.42	$1,616	+14.59
460–495	482	6	340.00–415.00	$367.14	$1,770	-8.76
508–548	528	25	332.50–425.00	$372.73	$1,968	+13.96
550–595	571	54	320.00–425.00	$388.61	$2,219	+27.39
610–630	620	2	345.00–355.00	$349.92	$2,170	+8.66
655–690	675	12	315.00–330.00	$321.46	$2,170	+3.96
730–745	741	8	317.50–329.00	$326.57	$2,420	—
820	820	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,419	—
875	875	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,450	—
885	885	7	285.00	$285.00	$2,522	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	6	330.00–410.00	$366.09	$1,032	—
375	375	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,144	—
500–540	525	3	305.00–365.00	$339.10	$1,780	+22.85
553–575	560	5	265.00–355.00	$327.59	$1,835	+22.67
602–610	605	5	285.00–292.50	$289.48	$1,751	-15.52
680–690	684	4	240.00–292.50	$276.83	$1,894	-27.77
775	775	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,170	—
805	805	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,294	—
840	840	2	272.50	$272.50	$2,289	—
850	850	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,380	—
905	905	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,833	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,651	—
600	600	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,830	—
702	702	7	311.00	$311.00	$2,183	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	8	435.00	$435.00	$2,201	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	4	337.50	$337.50	$2,099	—
775	775	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	265.00	$265.00	$716	—
497	497	2	291.00	$291.00	$1,446	+42.00
585	585	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,366	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,884	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	345.00	$345.00	$794	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,785	+30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,690	-68.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1195	1066	80-85%	10	175.00–212.50	$187.21	$1,996	—
1295	1295	80-85%	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,292	—
1000–1760	1348	80-85%	33	55.00–157.00	$142.18	$1,917	-1.94
980–1735	1391	80-85%	24	130.00–169.00	$158.14	$2,200	+1.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–2070	1524	75-80%	38	70.00–167.00	$154.95	$2,361	-1.92
1260–2200	1535	75-80%	27	168.00–180.00	$173.01	$2,656	-6.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–965	963	85-90%	2	201.00–215.00	$207.98	$2,003	+56.01
965–1170	1068	85-90%	2	10.00–17.50	$13.39	$143	-81.22
485–1415	1073	85-90%	17	45.00–127.50	$97.71	$1,048	+3.10
1220	1220	85-90%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,818	—
990–2080	1258	85-90%	11	105.00–146.00	$121.90	$1,534	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1805	1554	8	177.00–187.00	$181.61	$2,822	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1985	1573	9	132.50–180.00	$156.37	$2,460	—
1660–2275	1941	4	187.50–195.00	$189.99	$3,688	—
1915–2220	2087	3	207.50–222.50	$215.25	$4,492	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1705	1690	2	190.00–195.00	$192.48	$3,253	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1015	998	85-90%	2	65.00–117.50	$90.79	$906	—
1135–1320	1241	85-90%	4	100.00–110.00	$106.21	$1,318	—
1260–1450	1355	80-85%	2	117.50–137.50	$126.80	$1,718	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1590	1457	3	151.00–175.00	$163.81	$2,387	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,785	—
1041	1041	3	152.50	$152.50	$1,588	—
1354–1855	1563	41	182.00–205.00	$191.33	$2,990	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,892	—
550	550	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,774	—
640	640	5	282.50–300.00	$293.00	$1,875	—
831	831	12	290.00	$290.00	$2,410	—

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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.