Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 147 priced lines covering 2,246 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,454 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 954 head.

Mon May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,454Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 954Last week 931Year ago 1,007

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	440.00–475.00	448.93
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
34	400–450	419	420.00–465.00	435.08
55	450–500	486	410.00–436.00	429.14
16	500–550	537	409.00–410.00	409.37
7	550–600	558	397.50–400.00	398.93
21	600–650	621	325.00–370.00	352.43
13	650–700	663	327.50–367.00	350.96
7	700–750	709	311.00–332.00	328.97
5	750–800	798	300.00	300.00
62	800–850	824	314.00	314.00
179	850–900	877	297.25–309.25	301.18
60	900–950	905	281.50	281.50
63	950–1000	985	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	410.00–440.00	424.46
4	300–350	316	395.00–435.00	412.43
8	350–400	373	410.00–432.50	425.75
9	400–450	428	375.00–415.00	401.98
10	450–500	468	350.00–402.50	390.65
8	500–550	518	330.00–380.00	355.91
39	550–600	576	335.00–392.50	380.90
5	650–700	673	277.00–287.50	279.36
4	700–750	717	291.00–309.00	297.44
10	750–800	777	278.00–305.00	287.45
22	800–850	839	262.50–289.00	275.58
32	850–900	877	249.00–278.00	263.76
8	900–950	918	244.00–254.00	248.23
6	1000–1050	1,006	252.00	252.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	572	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	631	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	345.00–375.00	358.97
2	400–450	415	330.00–355.00	342.95
4	450–500	475	325.00–355.00	345.08
5	500–550	518	345.00–355.00	350.10
10	550–600	577	295.00–325.00	315.16
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
8	650–700	686	270.00–272.50	270.92
5	700–750	720	231.00–282.50	247.94
1	1050–1100	1,055	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	780	195.00–205.00	200.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	417	475.00	475.00
20	550–600	567	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	468	290.00–315.00	302.03
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
5	950–1000	964	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	350.00–395.00	372.90
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	635	280.00–300.00	289.88
2	650–700	673	267.50–280.00	273.54
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
12	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
26	350–400	381	395.00–422.50	414.98
61	400–450	417	345.00–402.50	389.15
103	450–500	476	340.00–377.50	365.04
42	500–550	521	332.50–377.50	357.85
33	550–600	569	324.00–345.00	330.81
17	600–650	614	272.50–323.00	304.49
19	650–700	680	265.00–283.00	274.99
8	700–750	732	268.00–271.00	269.87
69	750–800	782	260.00–283.00	280.55
3	800–850	841	249.00	249.00
57	900–950	919	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	430.00	430.00
14	400–450	422	417.50	417.50
4	600–650	601	327.00–327.50	327.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	245.00–265.00	259.98
2	450–500	457	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	400.00–435.00	409.56
2	300–350	325	360.00–370.00	365.23
6	350–400	383	380.00–397.50	385.49
4	400–450	444	325.00–335.00	332.49
3	450–500	467	330.00–337.50	334.88
3	500–550	522	310.00–327.50	319.27
9	550–600	573	310.00–322.50	317.72
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	677	225.00–257.50	248.83
4	700–750	720	252.50–260.00	258.15
3	850–900	871	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	255.00–295.00	274.90
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	565	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,153	211.00–218.00	214.71
11	—	1,540	142.50–167.50	157.47
12	—	1,758	160.00–195.00	178.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,271	125.00–153.00	145.09
10	—	1,316	122.50–139.00	131.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,568	112.50–150.00	140.11
68	—	1,526	130.00–165.00	154.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	132.00–150.00	137.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,129	154.00–215.00	167.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	167.00–172.50	169.10
1	—	1,475	132.50	132.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	117.50–127.50	123.61
2	—	1,205	130.00–135.00	132.13
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	220.00	220.00
13	—	1,198	215.00–225.00	220.38
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,102	140.00–150.00	145.10
2	—	1,203	151.00–161.00	156.36
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,078	105.00–120.00	112.57
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	105.00	105.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	100.00–101.00	100.46
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,340	211.00–225.00	220.56
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	178.00–180.00	179.04
4	—	1,406	200.00–210.00	205.66
31	—	1,444	182.00–195.00	188.29
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,436	167.00–178.00	174.24
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	171.00	171.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,425	165.00–221.00	204.15
6	—	1,555	239.00	239.00
262	—	1,444	220.00–239.00	228.69
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	185.00–190.00	187.59
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,242	170.00–219.00	196.98
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,135	192.50–218.00	210.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,565	238.00	238.00
32	—	1,310	182.50–218.00	213.19
205	—	1,276	220.00–236.50	227.94
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	164.00–197.50	178.75
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	175.00	175.00

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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