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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

1,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.11/cwt ≈ $3,209/hd at 867 lb · 124 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $345.56/cwt ≈ $3,355/hd at 971 lb · 117 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $356.00/cwt ≈ $3,293/hd at 925 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,432 772 1,077
Feeder cattle 881 0
Slaughter cattle 551 772 1,077

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,810
325–340 333 2 620.00–645.00 $632.22 $2,105
402–440 416 14 520.00–550.00 $539.97 $2,246
470–472 472 5 500.00–527.50 $522.02 $2,464
500–543 534 11 496.00–570.00 $509.55 $2,721
555–582 567 14 492.50–495.00 $493.60 $2,799
610–648 637 11 430.00–470.00 $442.55 $2,819
652–653 653 21 430.00–447.50 $445.48 $2,909
705–708 707 27 404.00–416.00 $410.23 $2,900
807–815 807 37 360.00–381.00 $380.43 $3,070
858–871 867 124 369.25–371.00 $370.11 $3,209
925 925 63 356.00 $356.00 $3,293
958–985 971 117 334.50–356.00 $345.56 $3,355
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1130 1044 7 200.00 $200.00 $2,088
1065 1065 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,737
1075–1505 1287 8 227.50–249.00 $239.79 $3,086
1125–1668 1412 159 252.00–266.00 $256.68 $3,624 +5.61
1442 1442 2 264.50 $264.50 $3,814
1365–1472 1447 6 240.00–251.50 $247.27 $3,578
1635 1635 1 245.00 $245.00 $4,006
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 331 3 570.00–585.00 $580.47 $1,921
370 unweaned 370 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,980
378 378 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,117
435–445 440 5 475.00–490.00 $484.01 $2,130
455–470 463 3 475.00–495.00 $486.56 $2,253
510–548 533 9 445.00–485.00 $470.25 $2,506
560–595 581 8 430.00–480.00 $458.11 $2,662
610–645 629 9 395.00–427.50 $413.83 $2,603
660–695 675 6 380.00–415.00 $399.61 $2,697
757–790 764 5 362.50–374.00 $368.61 $2,816
825–845 837 3 330.00–342.50 $335.83 $2,811
851–895 872 11 328.00–352.50 $340.23 $2,967
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 450.00–460.00 $455.16 $1,457
380 380 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,786
460 460 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,874
515–532 526 3 405.00–440.00 $428.58 $2,254
570–595 583 2 410.00–415.00 $412.45 $2,405
600 600 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,070
665–685 675 2 350.00–367.50 $358.88 $2,422
825 825 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,619
860 860 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,344
987–990 988 3 287.50–297.50 $290.84 $2,873
1095 1095 1 275.00 $275.00 $3,011
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,156
395 395 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,501
555 555 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,998
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,730
805 805 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,858
870 870 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,871
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,898

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 232.00 $232.00 $2,772
1090–1490 1266 95 250.00–260.50 $255.77 $3,238 -2.43
1105–1520 1399 6 240.00–250.50 $242.10 $3,387
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 unweaned 250 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,412
280 280 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,596
300 300 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,800
355–390 381 5 525.00–550.00 $531.85 $2,026
400–432 422 6 480.00–510.00 $487.95 $2,059
506–520 508 7 440.00–502.50 $493.36 $2,506
566–587 579 9 411.00–425.00 $416.58 $2,412
600–636 616 23 400.00–427.50 $414.29 $2,552
665 665 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,411
701 701 4 347.00 $347.00 $2,432
762–768 765 8 347.50–355.00 $351.26 $2,687
809–817 812 22 327.00–340.00 $329.33 $2,674
876 876 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,812
965–990 978 2 309.00–312.50 $310.73 $3,039
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 3 445.00–520.00 $484.43 $1,633
385 385 2 487.50 $487.50 $1,877
420–446 440 15 420.00–530.00 $452.48 $1,991
472–491 483 5 420.00–440.00 $432.19 $2,087
505–544 530 22 405.00–430.00 $422.66 $2,240
563–593 585 13 390.00–430.00 $409.41 $2,395
612–618 616 5 385.00–397.50 $392.53 $2,418
688 688 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,511
755–765 760 2 315.00–322.50 $318.77 $2,423
815 815 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,628
865 865 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,595
980 980 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,793
1005 1005 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,940
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,654
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,768
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,133
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,397

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,984
592 592 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,309
658 658 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,533
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,681
1051 1051 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,838

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1215 1015 80-85% 14 165.00–192.00 $180.40 $1,831
1150 1150 80-85% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,116 -3.74
940–1605 1235 80-85% 15 159.00–169.00 $162.81 $2,011 -20.19
960–1570 1268 80-85% 23 166.00–183.00 $175.17 $2,221 -1.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2000 1500 75-80% 32 179.00–195.00 $186.70 $2,800
1500–1720 1591 75-80% 4 170.00–178.00 $174.08 $2,770
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1510 1478 65-75% 2 215.00–218.00 $216.53 $3,200
1190–1815 1506 65-75% 22 192.00–210.00 $198.50 $2,989 -0.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,749 +22.08
820–1290 1123 85-90% 6 138.00–151.00 $144.82 $1,626 +31.56
1330–1395 1363 85-90% 2 127.50 $127.50 $1,738

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–960 953 2 265.00–270.00 $267.48 $2,549
1160–1970 1574 11 200.00–218.00 $213.37 $3,358
1590 1590 1 252.00 $252.00 $4,007
1085–2205 1767 10 214.00–245.00 $228.61 $4,040

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1275 1230 3 244.00–245.00 $244.67 $3,009

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1065 1020 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,530
1325 1325 1 238.00 $238.00 $3,154
1385–1580 1483 2 231.00–240.00 $235.20 $3,488 -8.17

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 236.00 $236.00 $3,139

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1690 1552 75-80% 3 170.00 $170.00 $2,638

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1740 1453 8 190.00–202.00 $198.99 $2,891 -18.20
1350–1635 1498 4 200.00–232.00 $209.96 $3,145 -7.23
1330–1750 1561 6 215.00–234.00 $223.98 $3,496
1565–1670 1616 4 236.00–243.00 $239.99 $3,878

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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.