Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

1,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $333.67/cwt ≈ $3,026/hd at 907 lb · 116 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $380.25/cwt ≈ $2,901/hd at 763 lb · 79 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.49/cwt ≈ $2,975/hd at 844 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,537	768	1,621
Feeder cattle	787	—	689
Slaughter cattle	750	768	932

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–333	329	14	550.00–610.00	$571.07	$1,879	—
380	380	3	570.00	$570.00	$2,166	—
405–432	425	19	492.50–555.00	$508.08	$2,159	—
450–482	478	8	455.00–470.00	$461.93	$2,208	—
502–548	537	29	385.00–445.00	$418.45	$2,247	—
560–566	563	7	410.00–415.00	$412.13	$2,320	—
625	625	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,375	—
686–698	692	8	384.00–397.00	$390.56	$2,703	—
707–725	714	4	382.00–390.00	$384.78	$2,747	—
750–797	763	79	352.50–381.00	$380.25	$2,901	—
802–847	844	69	338.00–362.50	$352.49	$2,975	—
864	864	64	345.50	$345.50	$2,985	—
906–908	907	116	329.00–338.50	$333.67	$3,026	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	256.00	$256.00	$2,726	+7.14
1110–1210	1160	2	160.00–201.00	$181.38	$2,104	-19.62
1130–1195	1171	8	243.00–247.00	$244.49	$2,863	+43.49
1050–1320	1190	7	216.00–236.00	$229.40	$2,730	+28.40
1235	1235	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,248	-59.09
1060–1760	1406	322	236.00–248.50	$242.29	$3,407	-15.19
1210–1690	1422	6	216.00–242.00	$227.10	$3,229	-30.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,100	—
315	315	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,701	—
400–430	417	8	400.00–475.00	$452.90	$1,889	—
475–485	480	2	385.00–412.50	$398.61	$1,913	—
535	535	3	385.00–390.00	$388.33	$2,078	—
550–565	558	2	372.50–380.00	$376.20	$2,099	—
625–645	636	7	322.50–372.50	$355.69	$2,262	—
650–685	669	9	325.00–370.00	$358.77	$2,400	—
700	700	3	350.00–367.50	$355.83	$2,491	—
767–780	770	9	337.50–342.50	$338.63	$2,607	—
810–845	835	15	300.00–332.50	$320.44	$2,676	—
855–895	863	5	307.00–307.50	$307.10	$2,650	—
905–941	934	5	316.00–323.00	$317.36	$2,964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	410.00	$410.00	$964	—
395	395	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,600	—
455–480	468	2	350.00–365.00	$357.30	$1,672	—
500	500	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,625	—
575	575	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,027	—
697	697	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,903	—
732	732	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,610	—
1060	1060	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,836	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	—
530	530	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,404	—
577	577	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,789	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	3	520.00–545.00	$535.42	$1,703	—
359–395	366	10	460.00–470.00	$468.39	$1,714	—
400–430	416	8	470.00–510.00	$494.60	$2,058	—
505–540	517	6	392.50–460.00	$406.71	$2,103	—
558–581	564	11	367.50–387.00	$381.52	$2,152	—
605–646	636	25	337.50–367.00	$360.98	$2,296	—
655–685	677	9	350.00–353.00	$352.57	$2,387	—
700–740	724	9	320.00–349.00	$341.12	$2,470	—
770–775	773	3	312.50–337.50	$323.34	$2,499	—
821	821	5	312.50	$312.50	$2,566	—
855–865	865	57	315.00–331.50	$331.21	$2,865	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	1	221.00	$221.00	$2,221	-27.00
1012	1012	2	231.00	$231.00	$2,338	-17.00
1030–1500	1248	109	235.00–248.00	$240.86	$3,006	—
1445	1445	1	219.00	$219.00	$3,165	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,290	—
390	390	2	445.00–465.00	$455.00	$1,774	—
415	415	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,681	—
467–470	468	3	370.00–410.00	$396.61	$1,856	—
515–540	529	16	352.50–385.00	$373.86	$1,978	—
580–585	584	8	350.00–372.50	$369.71	$2,159	—
655	655	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,112	—
725	725	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,211	—
770	770	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,464	—
820	820	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,604	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	3	335.00–385.00	$363.98	$1,394	—
480	480	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,716	—
540–547	546	5	337.50–342.50	$338.49	$1,848	—
800	800	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,420	—
945	945	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,646	—
970	970	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,328	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,332	—
515	515	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,416	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,938	—
410	410	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,578	—
495	495	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,807	—
505	505	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,742	—
550–588	575	9	345.00–380.00	$371.30	$2,135	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,622	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1900	1509	75-80%	25	176.00–190.00	$180.72	$2,727	—
1055–1900	1571	75-80%	12	162.00–175.00	$170.75	$2,682	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1275	1101	80-85%	5	180.00–212.50	$189.62	$2,088	—
945–1455	1221	80-85%	10	169.00–178.00	$173.85	$2,123	—
1125–1385	1255	80-85%	2	150.00–163.00	$157.17	$1,972	—
1330	1330	80-85%	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,434	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1140	1014	85-90%	4	152.50–168.00	$161.12	$1,634	+16.93
795–1270	1050	85-90%	4	127.50–140.00	$134.98	$1,417	-45.13
1140–1255	1198	85-90%	2	153.00–157.50	$155.14	$1,859	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1745	1443	65-75%	5	190.00–204.00	$197.10	$2,844	-17.99
1215–1657	1527	65-75%	5	204.00–208.00	$205.37	$3,136	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2135	1718	5	202.00–215.00	$209.26	$3,595	—
1485–2305	1919	9	220.00–240.00	$230.96	$4,432	—
1905–2237	2107	3	245.00–257.50	$250.18	$5,271	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1400	1273	8	230.00–235.00	$232.11	$2,955	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1640	1449	8	228.00–232.00	$229.76	$3,329	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	65-75%	1	189.00	$189.00	$2,911	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1500	1480	2	215.00	$215.00	$3,182	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1800	1554	21	205.00–215.00	$209.36	$3,253	—
1565–1623	1608	13	220.00–225.00	$220.38	$3,544	—
1465–1810	1610	7	200.00	$200.00	$3,220	—

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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.