Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 179 priced lines covering 1,911 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 850 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,024 head. replacement cattle receipts at 254 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 0Year ago 1,270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 1,075Year ago 959

Replacement CattleReceipts 254Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	257.50	257.50
2	250–300	290	285.00–317.50	301.25
1	300–350	320	319.00	319.00
2	350–400	368	309.00–310.00	309.52
4	400–450	420	235.00–261.00	252.94
10	450–500	476	253.00–286.00	266.63
5	500–550	527	237.50–255.00	246.70
5	550–600	589	250.00–277.00	261.64
10	600–650	626	228.00–257.00	245.61
7	650–700	666	225.00–244.00	235.19
2	700–750	718	227.00–239.00	233.10
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	820	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	890	212.00	212.00
4	1000–1050	1,035	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
3	1150–1200	1,183	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	231.00–235.00	233.02
1	300–350	300	217.50	217.50
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	408	180.00–195.00	189.98
2	700–750	735	175.00–197.00	186.15
3	850–900	857	151.00–184.00	170.34
1	950–1000	975	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	317	301.00–345.00	332.88
20	350–400	365	315.00–365.00	348.93
7	400–450	418	291.00–321.00	304.67
12	450–500	471	287.00–317.00	307.26
41	500–550	530	287.00–319.00	312.27
17	550–600	561	284.00–312.00	305.13
8	600–650	644	247.00–250.00	249.26
4	650–700	684	235.00–239.00	236.98
13	700–750	714	231.00–251.00	244.95
9	750–800	766	241.00	241.00
6	850–900	850	221.00	221.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	643	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	730	223.00	223.00
2	750–800	767	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	167.00	167.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	150.00	150.00
1	1350–1400	1,390	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
3	500–550	538	245.00–253.00	250.30
1	700–750	700	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	227.50	227.50
3	750–800	766	178.00	178.00
1	800–850	810	177.50	177.50
1	850–900	865	152.50	152.50
1	900–950	915	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	293	300.00–350.00	328.84
3	300–350	322	305.00–321.00	313.87
5	350–400	370	312.50–327.00	321.03
6	400–450	433	290.00–303.00	299.76
5	450–500	470	281.00–311.00	296.65
4	500–550	533	281.00–305.00	289.43
9	550–600	580	263.00–293.00	284.29
4	600–650	629	243.00–251.00	245.00
4	650–700	690	234.00–259.00	247.71
5	700–750	723	231.00–250.00	240.22
7	750–800	771	227.00–251.00	244.06
6	800–850	825	208.00–237.00	232.28
3	850–900	867	201.00–211.00	204.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	281.00	281.00
1	400–450	430	249.00	249.00
5	450–500	476	251.00–261.00	256.15
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	890	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	975	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	347.50	347.50
11	300–350	319	325.00–357.50	346.79
5	350–400	371	321.00–365.00	340.57
24	400–450	437	315.00–357.00	348.20
17	450–500	461	322.50–362.50	352.24
38	500–550	538	309.00–343.00	331.73
57	550–600	572	303.00–333.00	319.08
35	600–650	627	283.00–309.00	298.52
30	650–700	672	277.00–289.50	284.30
5	700–750	710	251.00–258.00	256.58
11	750–800	766	241.00–256.00	245.03
60	800–850	845	236.00–251.00	250.75
63	850–900	885	246.00	246.00
6	900–950	910	232.00	232.00
58	950–1000	981	230.00–230.25	230.24
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
2	1100–1150	1,115	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	367.50	367.50
28	500–550	508	333.00–357.00	346.68
24	600–650	647	304.50–310.00	305.18
13	650–700	658	304.50	304.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	247.50–251.00	249.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,435	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,318.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,486	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,789.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,463	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,010.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,222	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,756.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,384	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,354.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,260	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,104.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,161	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,241.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	937	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,153	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,795.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,124	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,473.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,157	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,964.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,735.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,235	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,160	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,620.81
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,155	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,775.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,428	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,069.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,391	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,386.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	135.00	135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,394	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,519.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,139	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,615.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,476	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,937.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,191	1,650.00–3,000.00	2,531.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,133	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,269.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,265.40
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	999	2,900.00–3,200.00	2,943.84
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,649	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,858.78
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,331	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,437.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,825	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,344.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,548	145.00–148.00	146.51
30	—	1,545	107.50–132.00	125.39
63	—	1,487	133.00–145.00	138.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	850	82.50–102.00	93.05
5	—	890	120.00–127.50	123.15
30	—	1,007	105.00–122.00	112.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	82.50	82.50
16	—	1,303	135.00–144.00	139.27
62	—	1,216	122.00–137.00	128.72
22	—	1,216	105.00–124.00	116.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,686	145.00–162.00	150.67
2	—	1,443	168.00–170.00	169.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	134.00–160.00	148.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	146.00–167.50	158.60
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	165.00–173.00	168.99
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	145.00–185.00	157.70
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	1,284	180.00–192.50	185.93
16	—	1,268	160.00–181.00	174.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	127.00–136.00	131.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,393	180.00–193.00	186.49
1	—	1,475	195.50	195.50
9	—	1,381	170.00–180.00	177.31
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	150.00–178.00	166.41
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	162.50–165.00	163.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	129.00–140.00	133.93
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	147.50	147.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	169.50–171.00	170.07
9	—	1,831	150.00–160.00	155.47
14	—	1,483	80.00–147.50	132.09
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	146.00–157.00	149.88
2	—	1,355	160.00–165.00	162.51
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	100.00–127.00	116.60
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,385	145.00–154.00	149.15
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	140.00–143.00	141.04
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	121.00–127.00	125.93
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,402	129.00–137.00	134.05
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,303	175.00–182.00	179.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Illinois barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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