Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

1,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.85/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,237/hd at 620 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.56/cwt -40.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 534 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $513.39/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 521 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,604	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,352	—
300–345	329	5	490.00–560.00	$521.11	$1,714	-13.36
350–395	372	10	457.50–560.00	$511.56	$1,903	-70.10
412–440	426	11	485.00–505.00	$498.25	$2,123	-41.98
460–495	479	18	432.50–527.50	$485.11	$2,324	-21.74
500–543	521	53	447.50–527.50	$513.39	$2,675	+9.12
557–593	582	41	414.50–475.00	$448.33	$2,609	-18.79
606–641	629	46	390.00–431.00	$415.78	$2,615	-17.82
655–680	665	26	360.00–413.00	$402.36	$2,676	-13.33
709–739	722	25	350.00–377.00	$362.92	$2,620	-26.93
790	790	19	343.00	$343.00	$2,710	-12.19
801–810	807	17	339.00–340.00	$339.65	$2,741	-13.88
875	875	2	323.00	$323.00	$2,826	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,223	—
375	375	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,762	-8.90
423–435	428	6	412.50–480.00	$442.42	$1,894	-12.26
480–490	484	10	395.00–445.00	$416.80	$2,017	-58.57
510–545	530	9	372.50–435.00	$423.39	$2,244	-0.59
550–598	580	33	350.00–415.00	$396.37	$2,299	-41.80
602–640	618	42	335.00–392.50	$371.13	$2,294	-3.74
652–697	679	25	340.00–387.50	$355.01	$2,411	-15.58
707–747	725	27	328.00–357.50	$343.69	$2,492	-26.61
755–765	760	11	305.00–337.50	$314.37	$2,389	-44.56
800–825	804	8	300.00–315.00	$311.33	$2,503	-10.42
863–865	864	3	295.00–319.00	$303.01	$2,618	-23.21
1045	1045	1	274.00	$274.00	$2,863	-6.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1440	1305	7	197.00–222.00	$212.16	$2,769	—
1390	1390	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,363	-36.19
1125–1615	1414	92	223.00–232.00	$226.49	$3,203	+10.03
1290–1585	1487	3	208.00–210.00	$208.58	$3,102	-20.61
1502	1502	5	237.50	$237.50	$3,567	—
1345–1735	1530	4	187.50–221.00	$205.92	$3,151	—
1420–1610	1542	3	160.00–161.00	$160.35	$2,473	—
1300–1810	1596	4	180.00–200.00	$187.44	$2,992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–288	285	4	385.00–410.00	$391.04	$1,114	-9.88
335	335	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	-10.00
385–390	388	2	385.00–390.00	$387.52	$1,504	+31.29
485–495	490	2	330.00–385.00	$357.78	$1,753	-47.22
510–530	523	8	320.00–380.00	$361.13	$1,889	-13.87
600–630	615	2	310.00–315.00	$312.44	$1,922	-39.97
700–747	731	3	310.00–312.50	$311.70	$2,279	-10.30
770–780	775	2	297.50–307.50	$302.47	$2,344	-21.88
810	810	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,491	+1.37
888	888	5	272.50	$272.50	$2,420	-12.50
935	935	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,665	-16.00
1035	1035	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,380	-21.26

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	331.00	$331.00	$2,449	—
880	880	7	331.00	$331.00	$2,913	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	3	277.50	$277.50	$2,442	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	350.00	$350.00	$998	—
300	300	1	310.00	$310.00	$930	—
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,240	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,558	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–276	273	5	440.00–500.00	$482.17	$1,316	—
310–342	321	19	440.00–517.00	$488.86	$1,569	+3.81
365–396	379	11	440.00–490.00	$454.10	$1,721	-32.22
400–445	419	48	400.00–455.00	$426.84	$1,788	-14.78
465–487	478	21	400.00–422.50	$408.16	$1,951	-43.19
511–544	534	57	371.00–402.50	$382.56	$2,043	-40.69
585–595	589	6	361.00–375.00	$371.65	$2,189	-26.35
600–646	620	105	330.00–374.00	$360.85	$2,237	-2.99
660–695	685	40	330.00–348.00	$342.75	$2,348	-7.61
700–725	710	28	325.00–346.00	$336.45	$2,389	-9.51
751–793	757	51	310.00–337.50	$330.41	$2,501	-7.69
826	826	3	317.00	$317.00	$2,618	+3.07
855–862	861	8	307.50–314.00	$313.19	$2,697	—
905	905	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,670	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,127	—
250–290	267	5	395.00–435.00	$412.90	$1,102	—
330–340	335	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,457	+33.13
365–392	377	5	375.00–425.00	$399.34	$1,506	+13.00
402–435	418	7	330.00–405.00	$371.30	$1,552	-16.12
460–495	480	18	330.00–392.50	$368.81	$1,770	+1.67
501–540	517	18	325.00–372.50	$357.21	$1,847	-15.52
551–595	572	33	330.00–370.00	$357.00	$2,042	-31.61
615–640	630	3	297.50–355.00	$324.14	$2,042	-25.78
660–697	682	10	302.50–330.00	$316.08	$2,156	-5.38
717	717	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,348	+0.93
800–805	802	3	282.50–297.50	$287.52	$2,306	-7.48
973	973	3	252.50	$252.50	$2,457	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,932	—
1150–1165	1158	2	216.00–221.00	$218.48	$2,530	—
1090–1485	1272	15	200.00–222.00	$214.65	$2,730	—
1060–1595	1337	86	224.00–234.50	$226.68	$3,031	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,050	+8.91
315–335	324	9	330.00–390.00	$376.64	$1,220	—
362–380	367	4	355.00–390.00	$367.58	$1,349	+62.58
445	445	2	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$1,580	—
465–495	485	4	325.00–340.00	$331.12	$1,606	—
515–540	528	2	317.50–325.00	$321.34	$1,697	-17.76
580–595	588	2	290.00–302.50	$296.33	$1,742	-31.26
660–690	677	3	287.50–310.00	$299.84	$2,030	+23.01
712–730	718	3	255.00–280.00	$271.53	$1,950	—
790	790	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,094	-15.00
850	850	3	237.50	$237.50	$2,019	-42.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,935	—
678	678	6	311.00	$311.00	$2,109	—
845	845	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,514	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	380.00–405.00	$395.97	$1,259	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,016	—
845	845	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,965	-47.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,551	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,433	+45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–278	273	8	535.00–600.00	$575.18	$1,570	—
340	340	14	557.50	$557.50	$1,896	—
410–440	411	38	520.00–539.50	$538.95	$2,215	—
485	485	31	514.00	$514.00	$2,493	—
578	578	9	444.00	$444.00	$2,566	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,081	—
285	285	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,539	—
357–385	367	4	430.00–485.00	$448.71	$1,647	—
415–442	433	3	437.50–475.00	$463.02	$2,005	—
490	490	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,960	—
500–517	509	5	400.00–420.00	$409.89	$2,086	—
605	605	8	390.00	$390.00	$2,360	—
650	650	1	344.00	$344.00	$2,236	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,495	—
550	550	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,035	—
695	695	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,703	—
760–785	773	2	272.50–282.50	$277.42	$2,144	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1160	1048	80-85%	2	195.00–200.00	$197.77	$2,073	—
1165–1185	1175	80-85%	2	172.00–174.00	$173.01	$2,033	—
1000–1630	1316	80-85%	40	107.50–162.00	$141.06	$1,856	-1.12
1060–1555	1328	80-85%	17	130.00–171.00	$162.59	$2,159	+20.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1335	1071	85-90%	14	60.00–122.50	$105.19	$1,127	+7.48
1115–1200	1168	85-90%	3	151.00–177.50	$162.51	$1,898	—
1160–1215	1188	85-90%	2	143.00–147.00	$145.05	$1,723	—
1010–1500	1212	85-90%	18	85.00–139.00	$120.64	$1,462	-28.36
1230	1230	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$369	-119.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1770	1532	75-80%	15	169.00–180.00	$175.31	$2,686	+2.30
1305–1790	1557	75-80%	21	140.00–167.50	$158.08	$2,461	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1592	1592	4	216.00	$216.00	$3,439	—
2085	2085	1	182.00	$182.00	$3,795	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,843	—
1105–2425	1474	4	90.00–170.00	$137.61	$2,028	—
1435–2025	1739	6	140.00–195.00	$178.44	$3,103	—
1890–2270	2080	2	202.50–210.00	$206.59	$4,297	-8.66

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1525	1460	2	210.00	$210.00	$3,066	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,706	—
1405–1695	1552	5	210.00–220.00	$214.12	$3,323	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,048	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1350	1187	80-85%	3	167.00–168.00	$167.38	$1,987	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1255	1243	2	180.00	$180.00	$2,237	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1435	1433	2	183.00	$183.00	$2,622	—
1285–1795	1534	13	185.00–190.00	$186.90	$2,867	—

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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.