Illinois feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Jul 13 – Jul 19 · Cornbelt + SE region

These figures are not current

Read before the tables

USDA has not filed a complete Illinois week recently — steers last on Jul 13, 39 days ago; heifers on Jul 13, 39 days ago. The prices below are what was reported then, not what cattle are worth this week.

They are shown because they are the last real trade USDA published here, and a reader is better served by a dated figure than by an empty page. For a current market, the region ladder and the neighbouring states below are trading now.

Summary

Week of Jul 13

Illinois steers sold lower in the classes that carried real volume in the week of Jul 13. The busiest, 800–900 lb at 153 head, averaged $344.94/cwt, down $23.65 on the week and up $11.81 on the year.

Steers

507 head
Week of Jul 13 · change vs week of Jun 15 · year-ago vs week of Jul 14, 2025
Not current — this is USDA's last complete steers week for this market, 39 days ago. USDA has missed at least one week here.
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lbtoo thin to quote221
400–500 lbtoo thin to quote401
500–600 lbtoo thin to quote461
600–700 lbtoo thin to quote271
700–800 lb372.52−29.58+35.552,794971
800–900 lb344.94−23.65+11.812,9321531
900 lb +332.46−15.40+13.921221
4 of 7 classes are not quoted. Those traded, but under 50 head — too few to average into a market price. The head count is still shown, so nothing is hidden; only the average is withheld. Across every state over the last year, cells under 50 head are 29% of the cells and 1.4% of the cattle. $/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

195 head
Week of Jul 13 · change vs week of Jun 15 · year-ago vs week of Jul 14, 2025
Not current — this is USDA's last complete heifers week for this market, 39 days ago. USDA has missed at least one week here.
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lbtoo thin to quote191
400–500 lbtoo thin to quote141
500–600 lbtoo thin to quote471
600–700 lbtoo thin to quote351
700–800 lbtoo thin to quote141
800–900 lb329.09+2.99+62.372,797641
900 lb +too thin to quote21
6 of 7 classes are not quoted. Those traded, but under 50 head — too few to average into a market price. The head count is still shown, so nothing is hidden; only the average is withheld. Across every state over the last year, cells under 50 head are 29% of the cells and 1.4% of the cattle. $/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Where these cattle sold