Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $374.08/cwt ≈ $2,364/hd at 632 lb · 47 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.98/cwt ≈ $2,527/hd at 724 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $381.74/cwt ≈ $2,126/hd at 557 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,084	722	2,623
Feeder cattle	600	—	1,633
Slaughter cattle	484	722	990

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–285	281	5	440.00–500.00	$475.64	$1,337	—
340–345	343	2	480.00–500.00	$489.93	$1,680	—
375–385	382	8	455.00–500.00	$475.04	$1,815	—
420–435	430	4	470.00–510.00	$494.85	$2,128	—
456–495	479	10	440.00–480.00	$461.52	$2,211	—
502–535	520	26	420.00–430.00	$428.47	$2,228	—
555–592	571	19	352.50–400.00	$374.98	$2,141	—
600–645	632	47	342.50–380.00	$374.08	$2,364	—
650–675	654	37	350.00–381.00	$378.93	$2,478	—
705–739	724	45	335.00–370.00	$348.98	$2,527	—
785–789	789	22	310.00–341.00	$339.60	$2,679	—
837	837	26	325.00	$325.00	$2,720	—
863	863	13	330.00	$330.00	$2,848	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1145	1123	2	175.00–182.50	$178.67	$2,006	—
1165	1165	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,505	+14.05
1170	1170	1	213.00	$213.00	$2,492	+12.05
1100–1335	1248	16	202.00–212.00	$209.08	$2,609	—
1135–1545	1253	5	204.00–214.00	$210.12	$2,633	—
1090–1536	1368	114	212.50–225.75	$219.47	$3,002	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	485.00–490.00	$487.52	$1,648	—
389	389	6	525.00	$525.00	$2,042	—
463–475	467	5	400.00–477.50	$461.89	$2,157	—
505–530	508	15	400.00–457.00	$449.07	$2,281	—
575–595	593	9	335.00–395.00	$388.53	$2,304	—
600–615	604	4	350.00–385.00	$358.91	$2,168	—
665	665	2	467.50	$467.50	$3,109	—
735	735	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,370	—
805–818	815	5	310.00–320.00	$311.97	$2,543	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	405.00–455.00	$428.26	$1,383	—
420–437	431	3	425.00–430.00	$428.38	$1,846	—
450	450	1	372.00	$372.00	$1,674	—
540	540	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,025	—
630	630	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,937	—
650–675	662	3	300.00–317.50	$305.95	$2,025	—
740	740	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,276	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	335	3	440.00–450.00	$446.77	$1,497	—
367–395	381	8	445.00–500.00	$465.32	$1,773	—
405–445	428	20	420.00–490.00	$472.72	$2,023	—
450–497	467	14	385.00–445.00	$419.95	$1,961	—
505–540	517	23	375.00–406.00	$398.55	$2,061	—
550–570	557	39	367.50–390.00	$381.74	$2,126	—
605–632	624	34	331.00–352.00	$342.11	$2,135	—
663–665	664	7	320.00–350.00	$341.41	$2,267	—
734	734	38	330.00	$330.00	$2,422	—
750–794	763	33	315.00–320.00	$316.58	$2,416	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–955	925	3	155.00–180.00	$165.56	$1,531	—
995	995	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,214	+11.50
1040–1265	1134	6	200.00–213.00	$207.14	$2,349	+21.14
1145–1445	1302	3	201.00–213.50	$208.99	$2,721	—
1065–1490	1303	126	212.50–226.00	$219.21	$2,856	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	—
520–540	533	4	375.00–390.00	$383.10	$2,042	—
610–645	628	3	337.50–355.00	$345.16	$2,168	—
781 fancy	781	10	348.00	$348.00	$2,718	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,040	—
350–380	362	3	395.00–400.00	$396.75	$1,436	—
405	405	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,418	—
455–465	462	3	300.00–380.00	$351.46	$1,624	—
545	545	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,744	—
570–595	586	5	300.00–352.50	$324.43	$1,901	—
615	615	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,919	—
665	665	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,995	—
700	700	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,065	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	353.50	$353.50	$1,732	—
520–525	523	2	332.50–356.50	$344.56	$1,802	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1460	1280	80-85%	18	126.00–165.00	$157.94	$2,022	—
1095–1535	1318	80-85%	4	146.00–151.00	$148.21	$1,953	-5.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	75-80%	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,675	—
1510–1740	1585	75-80%	6	151.00–163.00	$156.83	$2,486	-2.26
1185–2040	1619	75-80%	9	164.00–175.00	$171.08	$2,770	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1325	1053	85-90%	6	110.00–125.00	$116.45	$1,226	—
895–1295	1141	85-90%	7	87.50–107.50	$98.68	$1,126	—
1150	1150	85-90%	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,524	-19.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1920	1641	6	190.00–205.00	$193.63	$3,177	—
1140–2390	1878	4	175.00–182.50	$177.78	$3,339	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1320	1220	2	186.00–195.00	$190.13	$2,320	-27.87
1275	1275	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,550	—
1325–1460	1403	3	210.00	$210.00	$2,946	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,480	—
1230–1375	1316	7	215.00	$215.00	$2,829	—
1365	1365	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,539	—
1560–1587	1572	8	220.00–222.50	$221.40	$3,480	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,723	—
1235–1480	1358	2	176.00–181.00	$178.73	$2,427	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1650	1485	20	186.00–200.00	$189.44	$2,813	—
1553	1553	14	165.00	$165.00	$2,562	—

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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.