Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 145 priced lines covering 1,610 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 668 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 765 head. replacement cattle receipts at 291 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 1,125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 765Last week 657Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 291Last week 0Year ago 0

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,461	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,372	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,559	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,641.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,487	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,310	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,955.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,478	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,474.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,498.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,494	1,650.00–2,300.00	1,992.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,343	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,383	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,021.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,478	1,950.00–3,700.00	2,919.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,830	119.00–132.00	128.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,144	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,506.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,011	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,654.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,350.00–2,300.00	2,111.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,179	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,269.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,197	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,426.21
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	808	800.00–1,400.00	1,152.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	5,500.00	5,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,178	3,100.00–4,100.00	3,880.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,235	2,200.00–5,000.00	3,798.50
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,232.42
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,100	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,544.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	953	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,652.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	842	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,077	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,135.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,748	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,959.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,171	110.00–120.00	113.70
18	—	1,134	65.00–107.50	96.40
2	—	1,160	122.00–125.00	123.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,373	135.00–143.00	138.29
28	—	1,323	100.00–122.50	116.47
35	—	1,329	123.00–134.00	128.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	125.00–177.50	151.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,518	135.00–146.00	139.83
32	—	1,584	110.00–134.00	125.77
8	—	1,664	147.00–159.00	152.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,679	168.00–177.00	172.10
11	—	1,711	151.00–161.00	157.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	120.00–160.00	137.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,737	160.00–173.00	168.15
8	—	1,893	182.50–193.00	186.95
9	—	1,442	117.50–157.50	149.09
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	110.00	110.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	95.00–105.00	101.41
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	190.00–196.00	193.14
1	—	1,425	202.00	202.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,490	150.00–155.00	153.24
36	—	1,505	160.00–170.00	161.86
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	202.00	202.00
3	—	1,452	190.00–195.00	191.95
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	195.00–203.50	198.06
7	—	1,600	220.50	220.50
167	—	1,381	198.00–214.00	204.99
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	163.00	163.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	152.50–182.50	167.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,195	175.00–196.00	190.45
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,259	200.00–215.00	204.15
8	—	1,208	192.00–202.00	195.15
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	945	145.00–200.00	175.80
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	173.00–195.00	184.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	242.00–253.00	248.45
5	550–600	559	252.50–257.00	256.06
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	840	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	325.00	325.00
22	450–500	471	315.00–330.00	322.87
17	500–550	534	295.00–310.00	306.77
6	550–600	561	292.00–299.00	297.85
34	600–650	628	250.00–285.00	267.14
25	650–700	685	245.00–261.00	251.62
12	700–750	723	245.00–257.00	253.98
1	800–850	830	224.00	224.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	340.00–344.00	341.02
2	300–350	325	310.00–312.50	311.23
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	477	309.00	309.00
34	500–550	530	268.00–286.00	281.18
10	550–600	588	260.00–271.00	268.97
9	650–700	675	236.00–255.00	244.86
2	750–800	750	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	825	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	426	342.50–360.00	346.03
5	450–500	483	336.00–345.00	337.83
19	550–600	588	310.00–333.00	322.91
1	600–650	620	284.00	284.00
8	650–700	666	275.00–281.00	276.54
2	700–750	730	255.00–262.00	258.50
10	750–800	786	245.00–254.00	249.44
1	850–900	890	241.00	241.00
2	950–1000	955	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	432.50	432.50
17	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	496	373.00–380.00	375.64
14	500–550	515	347.50–370.00	360.30
6	550–600	557	344.00	344.00
56	600–650	619	294.00–320.00	311.87
29	650–700	680	293.00–300.00	294.86
26	700–750	730	270.00–295.00	284.64
62	750–800	786	269.00–271.00	269.34
1	800–850	820	245.00	245.00
85	850–900	891	243.00–255.00	253.73
64	900–950	906	253.00	253.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	725	267.00	267.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	478	297.50–327.50	311.95
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
7	550–600	589	278.00–286.00	284.14
1	800–850	805	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	915	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	582	227.50	227.50

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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