Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 183 priced lines covering 1,792 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 616 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,027 head. replacement cattle receipts at 307 head. Counted as USDA files them — 59 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 2,026Year ago 1,942

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 978Year ago 1,140

Replacement CattleReceipts 307Last week 0Year ago 242

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	225.00	225.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,157	257.50	257.50
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,062	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,160	187.50	187.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,305	130.00–202.00	168.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	217.00	217.00
6	—	1,369	219.00–227.00	221.89
12	—	1,463	216.50–226.00	221.66
4	—	1,645	239.50	239.50
277	—	1,505	225.00–238.50	232.53
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	187.50–220.00	208.85
1	—	1,275	172.50	172.50
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	167.00	167.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	223.00	223.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,957	140.00–210.00	192.83
20	—	1,650	137.50–190.00	170.99
2	—	1,753	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	187.50	187.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,361	85.00–158.00	141.81
6	—	1,315	172.00–176.00	173.15
34	—	1,384	159.00–171.00	164.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	200.00–208.00	205.20
13	—	1,557	179.00–187.50	181.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,148	167.50–255.00	187.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,106	80.00–127.50	114.24
1	—	1,165	151.00	151.00
17	—	1,224	105.00–145.00	129.44
2	—	915	15.00–25.00	19.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,539	150.00–180.50	171.64
54	—	1,567	130.00–167.00	156.21
1	—	1,775	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	167.50–197.00	182.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,313	195.00–226.00	218.47
186	—	1,331	220.00–238.00	230.10
5	—	1,348	223.00–227.00	224.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	140.00–162.50	152.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	190.00–217.50	206.18
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	938	152.50–267.50	223.10
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	177.50	177.50
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	201.00	201.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,319	143.00	143.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	110.00–117.50	113.86
4	—	1,305	130.00–145.00	135.56
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,435	210.00–227.50	216.83
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,540	185.00–190.00	188.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	4,300.00	4,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,510	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,576.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,411	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,867.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,609.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,373	3,600.00–4,700.00	4,116.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,488	3,125.00–4,200.00	3,703.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	2,900.00–3,950.00	3,604.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,532	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,395.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,363	141.00–148.00	144.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,516	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,635.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,488	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,526.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,268	4,900.00–5,050.00	4,980.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,350	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,680.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,133	1,700.00–4,900.00	4,080.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,394	2,300.00–3,350.00	2,932.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,480	2,550.00–3,950.00	3,244.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	149.00	149.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,820	141.00	141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,403	2,250.00–4,250.00	3,292.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	156.00	156.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,776.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,549.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	172.50	172.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,149	2,000.00–4,100.00	3,172.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,190	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,399.99	1,399.99
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	889	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,073	2,600.00–4,575.00	4,194.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,481.08
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	813	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,261.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	915	1,950.00–2,875.00	2,430.19
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,583	2,950.00–6,000.00	4,020.41
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,233	3,500.00–5,900.00	4,976.76
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	946	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,731.10
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,311	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,198.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,328	2,600.00–4,200.00	3,525.35
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,112	2,550.00–4,050.00	3,508.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,135	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,980.54
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Heifers — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,300.00	3,300.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,066	3,150.00	3,150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	755	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,549.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	345.00–370.00	360.18
5	350–400	377	335.00–385.00	359.51
4	400–450	424	315.00–347.50	338.56
8	450–500	478	305.00–360.00	336.53
15	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	318.07
10	550–600	584	300.00–326.00	319.82
6	650–700	674	280.00–302.50	292.10
1	750–800	770	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	802	267.50	267.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	298	490.00	490.00
15	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	423.53
6	400–450	406	375.00–400.00	394.17
8	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	366.31
13	550–600	567	330.00	330.00
8	600–650	611	312.50–330.00	325.20
27	650–700	680	315.00–327.50	325.93
69	750–800	798	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	340	295.00–325.00	309.78
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–300.00	295.18
4	450–500	497	300.00–302.50	301.88
3	500–550	513	265.00–282.50	274.04
13	550–600	582	240.00–297.50	272.81
2	600–650	628	265.00–287.50	275.94
4	650–700	653	245.00–257.50	248.16
3	700–750	728	255.00–265.00	258.21
1	800–850	820	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	527	362.50	362.50
2	700–750	740	300.00–302.50	301.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	420.00–425.00	421.66
8	350–400	376	370.00–420.00	399.47
4	400–450	434	345.00–380.00	364.91
7	450–500	461	335.00–382.50	367.07
12	500–550	536	320.00–370.00	327.51
23	550–600	588	315.00–337.50	327.58
14	600–650	626	315.00–326.00	321.85
4	650–700	690	302.50–320.00	308.13
6	700–750	706	305.00–327.00	314.82
13	750–800	764	292.00	292.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,115	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	358	440.00–465.00	460.41
3	400–450	445	387.50–410.00	402.50
10	450–500	459	410.00–451.00	434.95
6	500–550	513	400.00–405.00	403.30
25	550–600	569	370.00–395.00	387.59
23	600–650	620	343.00–390.00	358.68
44	650–700	673	320.00–340.00	332.50
6	700–750	718	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	500.00	500.00
20	400–450	438	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	315	205.00	205.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	300.00–325.00	318.84
6	450–500	465	310.00–327.50	319.16
3	600–650	627	260.00–262.50	261.69
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	833	257.50–267.50	262.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	282.50	282.50
10	650–700	682	242.50–247.50	245.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	507	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	262.50	262.50

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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