Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 146 priced lines covering 1,518 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,165 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 499 head.

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 0Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 499Last week 712Year ago 812

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	338	272.50–300.00	285.94
6	400–450	439	230.00–290.00	274.75
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	535	247.00	247.00
10	550–600	569	237.00–260.00	246.79
3	600–650	600	227.00	227.00
2	650–700	693	231.00–237.50	234.24
1	700–750	740	202.50	202.50
3	750–800	772	201.00–216.00	210.91
3	1050–1100	1,073	187.50–195.00	192.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	322.50–332.50	327.58
2	350–400	370	292.50–315.00	303.90
3	400–450	411	313.00	313.00
14	450–500	480	283.00–315.00	297.15
10	500–550	533	272.50–285.00	282.36
25	550–600	582	263.00–287.00	277.63
3	600–650	628	237.00–265.00	251.83
14	650–700	673	231.00–266.00	244.81
6	700–750	734	211.00–262.00	234.19
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
9	800–850	821	216.00–221.00	219.11
3	850–900	858	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	991	169.00–195.00	186.34
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	723	266.00	266.00
3	750–800	765	243.00	243.00
8	950–1000	974	224.00–234.00	225.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	135.00	135.00
2	350–400	372	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
18	400–450	416	317.50–350.00	340.03
18	450–500	471	302.00–331.00	324.42
34	500–550	535	299.00–313.00	309.87
38	550–600	562	286.00–316.00	299.80
64	600–650	627	241.00–286.00	273.44
40	650–700	676	239.00–292.00	260.88
12	700–750	704	245.00–268.00	256.26
25	750–800	759	245.00–259.00	254.70
3	800–850	808	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	900	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	415	247.50	247.50
4	500–550	523	271.00	271.00
11	550–600	583	260.00–281.00	270.25
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
11	700–750	721	222.00–233.00	228.76
8	750–800	758	202.00–222.00	219.48
2	900–950	938	165.00–181.00	172.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	393	330.00–375.00	352.64
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
8	450–500	473	297.00–325.00	316.10
2	500–550	515	292.50–302.50	297.40
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	356	400.00–425.00	408.51
13	400–450	417	400.00–407.00	403.33
18	450–500	483	351.00–372.50	361.54
40	500–550	523	332.50–371.00	352.53
23	550–600	571	327.50–351.00	335.52
73	600–650	632	301.00–319.00	311.11
32	650–700	667	284.00–310.00	299.44
41	700–750	724	273.00–291.00	284.73
22	750–800	763	275.00–288.50	286.96
68	800–850	832	248.00–261.00	257.57
111	850–900	880	246.00–264.75	259.80
14	900–950	927	231.00–244.00	237.63
2	950–1000	960	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	343	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	378	360.00–367.50	363.82
3	400–450	438	310.00–347.50	322.56
6	450–500	475	320.00–340.00	326.74
14	500–550	511	300.00–331.00	320.32
33	550–600	581	305.00–327.00	321.87
16	600–650	638	252.50–289.00	274.77
22	650–700	686	260.00–287.00	266.04
6	700–750	737	242.00–265.00	260.45
11	750–800	777	239.00–262.00	250.11
3	800–850	823	231.00–250.00	238.00
4	850–900	865	231.00–245.00	238.29
1	900–950	905	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	388	280.00–289.00	284.59
4	400–450	415	269.00–305.00	277.90
3	450–500	473	251.00–295.00	274.75
3	500–550	531	275.00	275.00
11	550–600	589	250.00–302.50	286.53
4	600–650	624	235.00–259.00	249.59
2	650–700	673	231.00–235.00	232.99
1	700–750	705	243.00	243.00
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
2	850–900	855	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	282.50	282.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	110.00–165.00	143.24
3	—	1,692	187.00–205.00	195.85
4	—	1,730	155.00–181.00	168.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	105.00–138.00	123.97
35	—	1,593	130.00–160.00	151.93
8	—	1,658	157.50–161.00	160.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	127.50	127.50
6	—	1,106	80.00–117.50	99.11
1	—	1,210	75.00	75.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,336	92.00–131.00	113.00
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,258	110.00–144.00	127.59
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	191.00–200.00	195.22
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,429	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,460	132.50	132.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,338	112.50–115.00	113.63
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	112.50–116.00	114.16
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	202.00–209.00	208.01
1	—	1,055	120.00	120.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	170.00–205.00	195.36
98	—	1,514	200.00–223.00	207.18
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	175.00–195.00	186.57
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	160.00–198.00	183.99
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	195.00–200.00	196.62
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	150.00–154.00	151.72
11	—	1,456	160.00–172.00	168.63
1	—	1,455	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,537	140.00–154.00	150.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	193.00–195.00	194.50
11	—	1,418	210.00–215.00	211.71
121	—	1,308	197.00–221.50	207.32
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	175.00–191.00	183.75

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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