Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

1,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $325.13/cwt ≈ $2,877/hd at 885 lb · 233 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.20/cwt ≈ $2,898/hd at 837 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.52/cwt ≈ $2,241/hd at 668 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,481	686	683
Feeder cattle	1,167	—	0
Slaughter cattle	314	686	683

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	555.00	$555.00	$1,843	—
375–385	379	4	432.50–462.50	$453.82	$1,720	—
410–420 fancy	413	4	500.00–510.00	$507.45	$2,096	—
401–440	415	6	410.00–475.00	$447.36	$1,857	—
450–492	472	19	420.00–485.00	$435.54	$2,056	—
500–535	516	19	387.50–440.00	$421.77	$2,176	—
577–590	586	19	393.00–435.00	$412.40	$2,417	—
601–643	629	46	365.00–407.50	$387.11	$2,435	—
686–697	693	35	352.00–379.00	$371.73	$2,576	—
728–733	731	17	355.00–374.00	$371.36	$2,715	—
787	787	2	336.00	$336.00	$2,644	—
821–840	837	85	328.00–350.00	$346.20	$2,898	—
867–893	885	233	320.00–335.50	$325.13	$2,877	—
915	915	55	320.00	$320.00	$2,928	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	2	192.00–194.00	$193.00	$2,065	—
1175–1375	1275	2	196.00–212.00	$203.37	$2,593	-16.09
1170–1695	1447	143	213.50–226.50	$219.88	$3,182	-13.37
1140–1687	1499	5	209.00–212.00	$210.36	$3,153	—
1755	1755	1	211.00	$211.00	$3,703	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,332	—
430–445	442	5	322.00–367.50	$356.83	$1,577	—
500–546	532	22	330.00–385.00	$357.79	$1,903	—
550–597	584	29	332.50–381.00	$366.63	$2,141	—
600–645	625	8	325.00–355.00	$339.69	$2,123	—
650–667	653	25	312.50–346.00	$340.36	$2,223	—
700–722	719	7	322.50–335.00	$324.24	$2,331	—
750–790	769	4	322.00–325.00	$323.53	$2,488	—
812–848	838	22	305.00–335.00	$320.22	$2,683	—
860	860	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–496	490	4	312.50–347.50	$320.90	$1,572	—
565–585	575	2	305.00–310.00	$307.54	$1,768	—
605	605	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—
700–730	717	3	282.50–305.00	$296.83	$2,128	—
885	885	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,611	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1033	1033	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,892	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	417.50–425.00	$419.85	$1,406	—
360–385	373	6	405.00–420.00	$413.21	$1,541	—
400–435	426	9	372.50–390.00	$387.32	$1,650	—
469–472	470	20	402.50–417.50	$410.73	$1,930	—
500–545	520	11	357.50–385.00	$376.43	$1,957	—
555–586	583	36	370.00–387.50	$372.52	$2,172	—
619–645	623	13	322.50–342.00	$339.90	$2,118	—
652–681	668	71	327.50–352.50	$335.52	$2,241	—
714	714	10	332.50	$332.50	$2,374	—
750–798	771	44	308.00–322.50	$315.48	$2,432	—
834	834	59	320.50	$320.50	$2,673	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1130	1120	2	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$2,296	—
1083–1375	1156	4	211.00–212.00	$211.30	$2,443	-10.29
1200	1200	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,520	—
1030–1570	1333	65	212.50–225.00	$219.14	$2,921	—
1385–1535	1438	3	171.00–177.50	$174.15	$2,504	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	3	375.00–380.00	$377.49	$1,333	—
430–443	440	5	345.00–360.00	$347.93	$1,531	—
465–495	481	15	340.00–362.50	$348.93	$1,678	—
510–547	524	10	350.00–370.00	$359.10	$1,882	—
562–581	573	6	335.00–352.50	$344.53	$1,974	—
635	635	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,048	—
662–682	668	7	320.00	$320.00	$2,138	—
700–707	704	4	302.50–312.50	$307.52	$2,165	—
780	780	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,398	—
909–922	911	13	275.00–285.00	$283.44	$2,582	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	325.00–342.50	$334.16	$1,263	—
530	530	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,683	—
565	565	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,766	—
785	785	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,276	—
815	815	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,404	—
889	889	6	252.50	$252.50	$2,245	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851	851	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,340	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,351	—
385	385	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,636	—
467	467	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,705	—
590	590	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,858	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,552	—
682	682	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,807	—
703	703	3	267.50	$267.50	$1,881	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	75-80%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,448	—
1150–1835	1535	75-80%	17	166.00–187.00	$177.90	$2,731	+8.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1115	1042	85-90%	3	130.00–137.50	$133.42	$1,390	—
1095–1180	1138	85-90%	2	161.00–163.00	$161.96	$1,843	—
995–1435	1155	85-90%	10	142.50–163.00	$151.52	$1,750	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	80-85%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,134	+7.93
1085–1520	1328	80-85%	9	163.00–172.00	$166.47	$2,211	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1810	1623	65-75%	2	191.00	$191.00	$3,100	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–760	733	2	147.50–217.50	$183.81	$1,347	—
805–1010	935	3	187.50–232.50	$205.82	$1,924	—
1165–2205	1525	3	175.00–192.50	$180.11	$2,747	—
1125–2275	1730	15	190.00–242.50	$212.06	$3,669	-6.01

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,345	—
1705	1705	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,705	—

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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.