Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 171 priced lines covering 3,325 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,938 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,292 head. replacement cattle receipts at 228 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,938Last week 0Year ago 2,027

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,292Last week 710Year ago 980

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 0Year ago 163

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	590	350.00–357.50	353.75
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	730	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	885	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	802	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	510.00	510.00
7	450–500	495	507.50	507.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	710	338.00	338.00
3	750–800	773	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	475.00–505.00	493.34
8	350–400	378	465.00–480.00	471.19
12	400–450	428	472.50–500.00	481.78
29	450–500	471	430.00–495.00	462.90
76	500–550	520	430.00–491.00	455.74
96	550–600	571	421.00–483.00	461.87
102	600–650	617	405.00–457.00	433.99
86	650–700	683	395.00–415.00	402.96
76	700–750	718	382.50–418.00	407.05
36	750–800	761	354.00–397.50	384.05
100	800–850	839	341.00–355.00	350.17
283	850–900	870	346.00–361.50	351.99
5	900–950	925	297.50	297.50
1	1100–1150	1,105	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	405.00–450.00	421.40
2	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	472	375.00–420.00	411.24
29	500–550	527	375.00–415.00	401.41
19	550–600	571	370.00–400.00	380.90
50	600–650	619	340.00–395.00	374.88
59	650–700	669	330.00–390.00	367.80
17	700–750	715	320.00–367.50	349.62
35	750–800	769	315.00–340.00	335.02
5	800–850	812	305.00–332.50	322.08
8	850–900	868	322.50	322.50
10	900–950	936	275.00–285.00	276.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	450.00–550.00	503.85
4	300–350	328	475.00–500.00	490.31
18	350–400	379	425.00–460.00	441.81
28	400–450	427	400.00–435.00	415.26
34	450–500	464	395.00–435.00	411.86
70	500–550	528	375.00–433.00	402.84
60	550–600	561	350.00–400.00	376.97
95	600–650	621	340.00–375.00	367.37
93	650–700	677	332.50–367.50	353.61
23	700–750	721	330.00–335.00	332.23
23	750–800	764	302.50–330.00	325.00
11	800–850	814	302.50–317.50	308.85
4	850–900	865	290.00–292.50	291.24
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	431	370.00–380.00	372.83
14	450–500	482	367.50–390.00	375.90
26	500–550	527	330.00–380.00	358.77
32	550–600	571	337.50–375.00	361.22
2	600–650	643	337.50–345.00	341.26
1	650–700	680	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	985	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	527	310.00–322.50	316.25
6	550–600	572	275.00–312.50	304.92
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	681	287.50–315.00	304.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	235.00–275.00	249.00
2	500–550	533	200.00–265.00	232.04
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	502	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	782	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	573	355.00–390.00	372.12
4	600–650	628	330.00–360.00	352.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	638	250.00–280.00	265.18
2	650–700	690	290.00–297.50	293.78
3	700–750	710	297.50–300.00	298.32
1	850–900	855	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,486	185.00–206.00	192.02
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,481	181.00–214.50	199.80
2	—	1,525	190.00	190.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	55.00–95.00	70.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	143.00–145.00	143.82
29	—	1,145	105.00–139.00	125.84
19	—	1,099	40.00–117.50	94.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,157	130.00–230.00	182.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	180.00	180.00
35	—	1,514	160.00–178.00	171.04
50	—	1,527	137.00–166.00	156.87
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	194.00–195.00	194.23
24	—	1,639	179.00–189.00	184.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,335	70.00–155.00	144.12
4	—	1,240	171.00–174.00	172.48
59	—	1,370	128.00–169.00	156.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	142.50–167.50	151.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,387	203.00–227.00	220.24
247	—	1,344	220.00–240.00	229.83
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	224.00–228.00	226.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	978	180.00–232.50	212.38
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,131	190.00–220.00	211.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,872	197.50–200.00	198.75
13	—	1,630	130.00–175.00	161.17
13	—	2,014	150.00–192.50	182.87
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	227.00	227.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,193	201.00–215.00	207.78
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	175.00–184.00	179.67
4	—	1,839	207.00–308.00	232.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	216.00–222.50	219.72
31	—	1,441	206.00–227.00	221.90
500	—	1,474	220.00–240.00	231.01
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	215.00–216.00	215.34
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	181.00–208.00	195.58

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,204	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,434.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,378	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,462.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,399	2,400.00–2,749.00	2,619.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,150	3,400.00–4,550.00	4,148.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,460	3,600.00–4,150.00	3,955.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,444	2,400.00–4,100.00	3,645.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,477	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,898.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,713	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,361	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,681.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,396	1,800.00–3,300.00	3,023.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,179	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,245.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,902.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,191	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,188.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,181	2,000.00–3,400.00	3,020.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,232	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	4,500.00	4,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,356	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,400.31
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,680	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,145	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,804.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,179	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,491.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	776	151.00–265.00	236.36
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	3,250.00–4,050.00	3,656.09

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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