Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

1,773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $501.88/cwt ≈ $2,369/hd at 472 lb · 64 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.62/cwt ≈ $2,961/hd at 941 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.45/cwt ≈ $2,511/hd at 667 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,773	1,107	1,290
Feeder cattle	1,151	—	753
Slaughter cattle	622	817	537
Replacement cattle	—	290	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	655.00–680.00	$667.25	$1,701	—
300–330	306	6	600.00–640.00	$627.07	$1,919	—
370–374	374	13	600.00–640.00	$636.95	$2,382	—
400–430	420	10	570.00–615.00	$589.81	$2,477	—
433 fancy	433	24	620.00	$620.00	$2,685	—
462–489	483	13	550.00–575.00	$569.24	$2,749	—
500–539	521	36	535.00–580.00	$551.94	$2,876	—
551–599	581	39	475.00–515.00	$490.80	$2,852	—
600–646	635	54	440.00–461.00	$451.32	$2,866	—
652–679	672	8	427.50–445.00	$431.74	$2,901	—
700–726	719	6	385.00–402.50	$398.00	$2,862	—
750–780	776	13	380.00–392.50	$390.82	$3,033	—
817–845	823	5	347.50–367.50	$363.39	$2,991	—
855–875	860	4	347.50–350.00	$348.74	$2,999	—
960	960	1	332.50	$332.50	$3,192	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	262.00	$262.00	$2,686	—
1112	1112	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,724	—
1165	1165	3	241.00	$241.00	$2,808	+16.00
1225	1225	1	182.50	$182.50	$2,236	-51.19
1150–1600	1273	21	225.00–245.50	$239.85	$3,053	—
1295–1505	1374	14	210.00–242.50	$239.18	$3,286	—
1175–1655	1458	143	240.00–253.00	$248.74	$3,627	—
1860	1860	2	217.00	$217.00	$4,036	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,440	—
250–285	268	4	590.00–645.00	$616.29	$1,652	—
315–330	323	2	540.00–570.00	$555.35	$1,794	—
365–395	378	6	530.00–575.00	$553.00	$2,090	—
405–440	415	7	490.00–540.00	$520.25	$2,159	—
473–495	482	12	460.00–540.00	$512.04	$2,468	—
500–540	523	13	450.00–510.00	$480.91	$2,515	—
575–590	580	4	420.00–430.00	$424.38	$2,461	—
615–635	625	7	360.00–405.00	$386.12	$2,413	—
655–695	667	11	345.00–385.00	$366.19	$2,442	—
705–745	727	6	345.00–377.50	$364.99	$2,653	—
755–795	769	8	345.00–375.00	$354.33	$2,725	—
845	845	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,915	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,134	—
305–340	323	2	400.00–430.00	$415.81	$1,343	—
395–397	396	3	405.00–455.00	$421.61	$1,670	—
425–445	435	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,762	—
450–490	472	5	405.00–440.00	$430.32	$2,031	—
500–530	509	9	380.00–445.00	$421.06	$2,143	—
550–585	570	7	375.00–430.00	$407.83	$2,325	—
625–640	633	2	340.00–382.50	$361.50	$2,288	—
655–692	671	10	335.00–375.00	$348.62	$2,339	—
795	795	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,663	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,980	—
622	622	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,612	—
760–798	793	7	375.00	$375.00	$2,974	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,625	—
802	802	2	372.50	$372.50	$2,987	—
920	920	1	335.00	$335.00	$3,082	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,170	—
385	385	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,424	—
470	470	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,340	—
560	560	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,708	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
237	237	1	615.00	$615.00	$1,458	—
306–345	323	22	520.00–575.00	$537.48	$1,736	—
360–391	387	28	515.00–550.00	$528.65	$2,046	—
402–425 fancy	417	6	540.00–545.00	$543.39	$2,266	—
400–438	426	19	470.00–520.00	$507.36	$2,161	—
455–495	472	64	450.00–525.00	$501.88	$2,369	—
502–540	524	49	420.00–475.00	$465.69	$2,440	—
559–596	585	41	417.50–445.00	$429.33	$2,512	—
600–615	610	20	415.00–432.50	$430.39	$2,625	—
650–692	667	58	347.50–385.00	$376.45	$2,511	—
718–742	728	7	355.00–362.50	$359.95	$2,620	—
750–770	767	6	355.00–357.50	$355.41	$2,726	—
806–820	810	4	337.50–365.00	$358.04	$2,900	—
870–895	886	6	330.00–337.50	$332.91	$2,950	—
900–942	941	59	314.00–335.00	$314.62	$2,961	—
975	975	1	317.50	$317.50	$3,096	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,606	—
910–1197	1089	13	200.00–242.00	$233.42	$2,542	+15.54
1125	1125	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,588	—
1075–1290	1218	5	231.00–239.00	$235.32	$2,866	—
1120–1557	1321	96	240.00–252.00	$247.99	$3,276	-2.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,608	—
310–345	324	4	425.00–515.00	$467.74	$1,515	—
355–385	371	4	455.00–485.00	$463.47	$1,719	—
435–445	437	6	430.00–460.00	$455.03	$1,988	—
465–490	480	5	435.00–485.00	$464.82	$2,231	—
540	540	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,241	—
550–595	569	37	370.00–420.00	$404.31	$2,301	—
600–645	623	2	365.00–382.50	$374.07	$2,330	—
651–680	661	6	332.50–365.00	$340.56	$2,251	—
715–725	720	2	315.00–340.00	$327.41	$2,357	—
780–786	785	8	335.00–344.00	$342.88	$2,692	—
920	920	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,668	—
1068	1068	13	283.00	$283.00	$3,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,064	—
335	335	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,223	—
425–430	427	3	380.00–410.00	$398.26	$1,701	—
485–495	488	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,879	—
560–587	573	11	350.00–380.00	$377.34	$2,162	—
685	685	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,226	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,331	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,680	—
360	360	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,476	—
400	400	5	485.00–495.00	$487.00	$1,948	—
455 unweaned	455	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,138	—
465–470	468	2	405.00–480.00	$442.70	$2,072	—
505 unweaned	505	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,146	—
500–527	519	10	450.00	$450.00	$2,336	—
560–595	578	2	395.00–445.00	$419.24	$2,423	—
600–630	615	2	370.00–405.00	$387.07	$2,380	—
650	650	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,405	—
720	720	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,304	—
857	857	2	297.50	$297.50	$2,550	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1330	1278	75-80%	2	217.50–222.50	$219.90	$2,810	—
1175–1815	1477	75-80%	44	155.00–185.00	$178.30	$2,633	-0.81
1310–1780	1567	75-80%	7	162.00–172.00	$167.91	$2,631	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1480	1217	80-85%	16	178.00–242.50	$198.40	$2,415	—
1145–1625	1281	80-85%	8	112.50–164.00	$152.49	$1,953	-12.35
1020–1900	1356	80-85%	18	135.00–175.00	$158.44	$2,148	—
1365–1410	1388	80-85%	2	176.00–177.00	$176.49	$2,450	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1360	1270	65-75%	3	201.00–212.50	$208.48	$2,648	—
1470	1470	65-75%	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,705	-5.59
1162–2055	1572	65-75%	40	186.00–198.00	$190.60	$2,996	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1240	935	85-90%	3	95.00–115.00	$105.46	$986	—
815–1250	989	85-90%	7	100.00–172.00	$141.25	$1,397	+61.25
870–1400	1061	85-90%	8	135.00–145.00	$140.64	$1,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1155	1063	5	210.00–250.00	$223.41	$2,375	—
1085–1795	1499	9	125.00–216.00	$185.71	$2,784	—
1310–2395	1862	14	155.00–235.00	$221.42	$4,123	—
1640–2095	1950	7	245.00–272.50	$257.77	$5,027	+9.33

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1655	1429	18	240.00–245.00	$240.23	$3,433	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	240.00	$240.00	$3,612	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	80-85%	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,698	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1345	1338	2	205.00	$205.00	$2,743	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,430	—
1350	1350	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,038	—
1443–1623	1493	21	200.00–210.00	$201.77	$3,012	—
1425–1690	1542	7	208.00–210.00	$209.74	$3,234	—

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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.