Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 183 priced lines covering 3,358 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,189 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,236 head. replacement cattle receipts at 147 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,189Last week 509Year ago 2,506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,236Last week 1,274Year ago 1,152

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 350Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	272.50	272.50
5	550–600	555	262.50–291.00	278.76
2	650–700	678	241.00–277.00	258.67
6	700–750	715	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	770	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	837	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	385.00–400.00	392.57
15	350–400	384	385.00–402.00	391.68
8	400–450	420	333.00–385.00	362.28
42	450–500	476	330.00–375.00	342.65
104	500–550	525	305.00–352.00	335.67
121	550–600	580	305.00–334.00	319.05
89	600–650	625	293.00–316.00	305.90
95	650–700	668	285.00–310.00	295.26
120	700–750	718	275.00–300.00	284.98
39	750–800	772	261.00–278.00	274.22
117	800–850	824	254.00–278.25	272.38
206	850–900	883	253.00–264.00	260.89
65	900–950	901	252.00	252.00
55	950–1000	993	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	351.00–370.00	353.51
10	350–400	381	325.00–370.00	356.92
5	400–450	438	310.00–327.50	322.53
12	450–500	465	287.50–328.00	312.74
15	500–550	513	280.00–303.00	294.02
16	550–600	572	264.00–296.00	279.53
33	600–650	616	261.00–293.00	280.40
25	650–700	669	249.00–283.00	271.82
49	700–750	729	231.00–277.00	252.80
13	750–800	766	232.00–269.00	261.21
22	800–850	814	224.00–253.00	243.08
1	850–900	855	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	905	217.00	217.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
8	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	255.00–264.00	259.40
1	800–850	830	221.00	221.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	280	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	913	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	431	390.00–400.00	392.09
17	600–650	613	318.00–319.00	318.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	423	260.00–265.00	262.57
4	450–500	478	242.50–277.50	263.68
7	500–550	536	242.50–277.50	261.75
4	550–600	559	245.00–272.50	260.81
7	600–650	631	231.00–257.00	245.64
8	650–700	669	231.00–241.00	234.85
9	750–800	773	228.00	228.00
3	800–850	816	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	870	224.00	224.00
3	950–1000	990	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	377.50	377.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	603	242.00	242.00
5	650–700	688	215.00–229.00	223.37
1	800–850	815	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	251.00	251.00
1	350–400	390	251.00	251.00
2	450–500	460	218.00–220.00	219.01
1	500–550	535	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	377	267.00–285.00	272.10
4	400–450	406	255.00–261.00	259.26
12	450–500	486	231.00–295.00	249.58
6	500–550	516	223.00–241.00	231.31
4	550–600	571	221.00–225.00	224.02
1	650–700	665	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	775	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	329	301.00–330.00	318.79
7	350–400	372	275.00–312.50	298.61
14	400–450	419	265.00–297.50	276.77
14	450–500	473	251.00–296.00	287.86
16	500–550	532	250.00–289.00	272.82
43	550–600	573	243.00–281.00	261.12
8	600–650	630	231.00–243.00	238.49
19	650–700	681	211.00–247.00	231.67
4	700–750	746	226.00	226.00
8	800–850	824	201.00–221.00	215.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	320	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	385	205.00–225.00	214.87
1	450–500	470	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	321.00	321.00
8	350–400	390	317.00–327.50	319.44
31	400–450	428	301.00–325.00	311.76
25	450–500	473	295.00–329.00	311.07
106	500–550	531	281.00–314.00	300.11
139	550–600	566	270.00–303.00	286.09
81	600–650	620	237.00–287.50	270.13
62	650–700	663	245.00–283.00	259.31
14	700–750	722	230.00–246.00	235.37
1	750–800	790	232.00	232.00
23	800–850	838	233.00–243.00	233.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	667	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	483	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	386	299.00	299.00
3	450–500	466	252.00	252.00
4	550–600	558	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	2,200.00–3,500.00	3,117.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,452	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,829.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,392	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,363.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,796.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,219	3,025.00–3,500.00	3,258.60
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,163	2,300.00–3,800.00	3,133.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,198	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,304.23
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,219	2,000.00–3,650.00	3,032.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	882	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,324	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,137.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,484	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,575.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,852.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,284	1,800.00–3,600.00	2,730.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,861.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,527	150.00–168.00	155.67
2	—	1,458	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,278	130.00–145.00	140.71
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	162.50	162.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,962	130.00–159.00	150.12
14	—	1,723	90.00–147.50	130.88
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	121.00–148.00	134.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,138	86.00–110.00	100.74
6	—	1,307	98.00–119.00	111.77
24	—	1,031	55.00–92.50	75.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,310	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,570	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,508	107.00–124.50	116.65
2	—	1,800	137.00–140.00	138.60
48	—	1,555	110.00–135.00	124.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	125.00–132.00	127.96
45	—	1,351	103.00–124.00	116.04
21	—	1,394	82.50–112.50	105.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	128.00	128.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	180.00	180.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,975	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,428	145.00–152.50	150.77
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,245	148.00–187.00	175.43
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,640	170.00–182.00	178.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
348	—	1,438	183.00–199.50	192.15
30	—	1,340	130.00–188.00	179.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	130.00–155.00	141.04
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	170.00–206.00	198.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,217	170.00–188.00	183.67
298	—	1,273	183.00–200.50	190.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,103	152.50–184.50	174.89
1	—	1,145	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	181.00	181.00

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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