Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

2,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.24/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,876/hd at 879 lb · 193 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $432.42/cwt +43.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,499/hd at 578 lb · 61 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.75/cwt ≈ $2,635/hd at 832 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,137	1,084	798
Feeder cattle	1,279	600	0
Slaughter cattle	858	484	798

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	410.00–420.00	$415.28	$926	—
315–330	323	2	500.00–555.00	$526.86	$1,702	+36.93
365–371	370	6	496.00–505.00	$503.52	$1,863	+28.48
445	445	2	415.00–425.00	$420.00	$1,869	-74.85
492	492	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,820	-91.52
517–544	533	51	445.00–472.50	$466.47	$2,486	+38.00
550–567	560	8	350.00–365.00	$357.58	$2,002	-17.40
607–648	622	53	367.50–414.00	$408.76	$2,542	+34.68
655–672	665	41	369.00–402.50	$389.20	$2,588	+10.27
717	717	12	365.00	$365.00	$2,617	+16.02
768–780	771	47	327.50–348.00	$346.65	$2,673	+7.05
800–821	816	4	295.00–325.00	$302.36	$2,467	-22.64
868–898	879	193	300.00–332.00	$327.24	$2,876	-2.76
978	978	55	308.00	$308.00	$3,012	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–981	903	5	235.00	$235.00	$2,122	—
1030–1095	1063	2	175.00–181.00	$177.91	$1,891	—
1005–1290	1168	21	191.00–215.00	$207.53	$2,424	-5.47
1170	1170	4	223.00	$223.00	$2,609	+10.00
1030–1670	1332	17	202.00–215.00	$209.71	$2,793	—
1097–1775	1420	257	215.00–227.25	$222.21	$3,155	—
1330–1590	1439	4	181.00–198.00	$191.36	$2,754	—
1275–1578	1528	23	217.00–230.00	$228.08	$3,485	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,298	—
330	330	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,749	+42.48
355	355	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,740	-35.00
423–425 fancy	423	15	510.00–515.00	$514.33	$2,176	—
420–437	427	8	380.00–485.00	$462.73	$1,976	—
450–495	482	52	437.50–501.00	$486.67	$2,346	+24.78
500–545	540	13	375.00–436.00	$423.31	$2,286	-25.76
550–586	578	61	417.50–447.50	$432.42	$2,499	+43.89
605–639	616	3	322.50–385.00	$344.10	$2,120	-14.81
652–666	655	18	376.00–401.00	$395.35	$2,590	-72.15
735	735	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,462	+12.50
767–780	772	6	302.50–312.50	$307.53	$2,374	—
845	845	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,556	-9.47
855	855	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,642	—
460	460	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,001	+63.00
540–545	541	5	322.50–345.00	$327.03	$1,769	-47.97
550–590	569	7	320.00–385.00	$367.02	$2,088	—
662	662	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,615	+89.05
756	756	3	292.50	$292.50	$2,211	—
805	805	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,314	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	477.50	$477.50	$1,647	+30.73
365–372	370	6	425.00–450.00	$441.77	$1,635	-23.55
435	435	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,849	-47.72
450–487	466	9	402.50–442.50	$427.85	$1,994	+7.90
512–523	520	39	417.50–440.00	$433.32	$2,253	+34.77
586–591	590	52	340.00–381.00	$370.72	$2,187	-11.02
603–625	607	11	332.50–377.00	$370.54	$2,249	+28.43
650–696	682	26	322.50–359.00	$345.44	$2,356	+4.03
705–748	725	49	320.00–344.00	$332.44	$2,410	+2.44
760	760	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,242	-21.58
832	832	58	316.75	$316.75	$2,635	—
855	855	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,582	—
942	942	50	299.75	$299.75	$2,824	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
961–970	966	8	260.00	$260.00	$2,512	+37.50
990	990	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,930	-27.50
980–1020	1000	2	216.00–232.50	$224.42	$2,244	—
1022	1022	5	200.00	$200.00	$2,044	—
960–1400	1129	18	197.50–215.00	$205.92	$2,325	-1.22
1025–1560	1274	127	215.00–227.25	$221.16	$2,818	—
1102–1383	1277	16	205.00–215.50	$213.35	$2,724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–447	434	42	335.00–500.00	$470.18	$2,041	+50.18
450–495	471	40	425.00–490.00	$479.18	$2,257	—
502	502	9	445.00	$445.00	$2,234	+61.90
550–560	559	19	382.50–430.00	$396.95	$2,219	—
601	601	15	395.00	$395.00	$2,374	+49.84
835	835	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,129	—
1067	1067	3	320.00	$320.00	$3,414	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,068	—
497	497	2	387.50	$387.50	$1,926	+36.04
507–520	510	5	342.50–347.50	$343.52	$1,752	+23.52
552	552	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,987	+35.57
640	640	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,064	+10.50
760–765	763	2	250.00–317.50	$283.86	$2,166	—
839	839	32	315.75	$315.75	$2,649	—
870–885	878	2	282.50	$282.50	$2,480	—
945	945	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,315	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,248	—
650	650	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,438	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1205	1102	80-85%	10	172.00–207.50	$194.46	$2,143	—
1105–1380	1242	80-85%	30	154.00–164.00	$158.06	$1,963	—
1050–1490	1265	80-85%	21	140.00–152.00	$147.62	$1,867	-10.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1700	1457	75-80%	13	157.00–167.00	$161.15	$2,348	—
1305–1675	1522	75-80%	14	141.00–155.00	$147.98	$2,252	-28.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1040	943	85-90%	2	148.00–152.50	$150.02	$1,415	—
1050–1215	1116	85-90%	10	125.00–143.00	$135.53	$1,513	+36.85
1025–1245	1121	85-90%	5	100.00–115.00	$108.77	$1,219	+10.09

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1755	1488	65-75%	6	174.00–182.00	$177.20	$2,637	—
1776	1776	65-75%	1	203.00	$203.00	$3,605	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	3	215.00	$215.00	$2,193	—
1120–1770	1508	3	167.50–177.50	$174.12	$2,626	—
1130–2065	1564	12	180.00–197.50	$187.61	$2,934	—
1865	1865	1	210.00	$210.00	$3,916	+32.22

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1340	1298	4	210.00–215.00	$212.28	$2,755	+12.28

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	1	213.00	$213.00	$2,918	+27.00
1450–1609	1515	16	212.50–223.00	$221.44	$3,355	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1304–1548	1439	27	188.00–192.00	$189.56	$2,728	—
1400–1535	1468	2	185.00–186.00	$185.52	$2,723	-3.92
1596	1596	9	205.00	$205.00	$3,272	—

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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.