Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 132 priced lines covering 1,963 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,308 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 763 head. replacement cattle receipts at 153 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,308Last week 1,125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 763Last week 722Year ago 989

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 163Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
25	400–450	420	500.00–530.00	518.34
10	450–500	475	500.00–525.00	507.93
18	500–550	530	485.00–545.00	527.82
35	550–600	566	450.00–485.00	464.66
64	600–650	618	415.00–462.50	446.51
59	650–700	672	404.00–422.50	406.77
82	700–750	716	375.00–404.00	393.18
30	750–800	761	392.50–397.50	393.65
36	800–850	842	330.00–340.00	335.82
124	850–900	892	324.50–332.00	328.17
182	900–950	923	325.50–334.25	330.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	460.00–520.00	493.91
4	350–400	361	465.00–525.00	502.87
2	400–450	428	490.00–495.00	492.57
7	450–500	476	425.00–445.00	440.11
20	500–550	525	405.00–455.00	439.28
22	550–600	581	382.50–447.50	437.18
20	600–650	636	345.00–401.00	388.58
26	650–700	683	330.00–400.00	392.31
10	700–750	741	340.00–370.00	351.23
23	750–800	758	317.50–365.00	355.73
3	850–900	868	320.00–327.50	323.30
1	1050–1100	1,070	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	405.00–445.00	425.53
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	352.50	352.50
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	485.00–540.00	497.96
2	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
27	400–450	435	465.00–505.00	477.11
21	450–500	480	465.00–485.00	472.02
23	500–550	516	425.00–465.00	448.31
56	550–600	565	395.00–457.00	434.58
78	600–650	624	362.50–417.50	398.91
23	650–700	679	340.00–380.00	364.35
11	700–750	710	370.00	370.00
26	750–800	761	330.00–340.00	339.61
2	800–850	847	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	865	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	455.00–500.00	484.65
6	300–350	342	445.00–455.00	453.37
4	350–400	388	420.00–470.00	442.31
12	400–450	436	385.00–460.00	434.45
33	450–500	485	370.00–460.00	433.25
7	500–550	531	367.50–405.00	384.65
12	550–600	574	360.00–405.00	388.81
12	600–650	643	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	671	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	840	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	935	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	480	305.00–385.00	345.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	480.00	480.00
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
1	1200–1250	1,240	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	631	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	198.00–208.00	203.92
38	—	1,509	195.00–208.00	201.01
2	—	1,585	170.00–190.00	179.12
1	—	2,025	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,496	190.00–192.00	190.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	221.00	221.00
11	—	1,442	183.00–193.00	187.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	185.00–235.00	204.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,571	101.00–169.00	157.64
11	—	1,522	170.00–182.00	174.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,274	112.50–159.00	139.56
19	—	1,325	160.00–170.00	165.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	100.00–125.00	109.68
7	—	1,283	130.00–150.00	137.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,734	195.00–217.50	205.53
9	—	1,306	120.00–195.00	169.69
6	—	2,032	227.50–242.50	233.12
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	210.00	210.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	134.00	134.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	93.00–105.00	98.28
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,446	225.00–235.00	230.12
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,341	225.00–235.00	230.02
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	184.00–190.00	187.19
2	—	1,448	195.00–197.00	195.91
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,497	209.00–230.00	225.33
156	—	1,413	230.00–242.50	237.71
2	—	1,405	243.00–244.00	243.52
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	160.00–175.00	167.27
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	190.00	190.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,239	180.00–228.00	211.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	1,313	230.00–243.00	237.81
1	—	1,400	245.00	245.00
10	—	1,366	215.50–230.00	222.78
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	217.00–226.50	221.23
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,047	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	5,500.00–5,700.00	5,584.28
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,103	4,200.00–5,100.00	4,805.71
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	4,900.00–5,700.00	5,415.45
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	932	3,600.00–5,200.00	4,319.72
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	3,900.00	3,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	834	2,700.00–4,800.00	4,421.08
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,778	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,882.56
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,435	2,200.00–6,000.00	4,243.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,594	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,046.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,875	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,291	4,700.00–5,200.00	4,857.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,658	5,500.00–6,100.00	5,802.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,700	5,600.00–6,200.00	5,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,615	5,500.00–6,700.00	5,921.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	9,000.00	9,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,608	5,600.00–7,200.00	6,133.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	7,000.00	7,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,610	5,500.00–5,900.00	5,673.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	6,000.00–6,200.00	6,095.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	7,100.00	7,100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,900	6,100.00	6,100.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	58	—	1,389	3,200.00–12,000.00	6,875.36

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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