Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 194 priced lines covering 2,731 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,025 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 773 head. replacement cattle receipts at 188 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,025Last week 0Year ago 2,215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 773Last week 819Year ago 809

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 0Year ago 369

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	110.00–125.00	117.32
12	—	1,079	120.00–144.00	134.51
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,460	184.00–192.00	187.80
5	—	1,462	212.00–222.00	215.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	190.00–247.50	224.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	210.00–215.00	212.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,505	150.00–183.00	174.82
16	—	1,523	157.50–171.00	166.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,294	135.00–174.00	159.76
23	—	1,256	128.00–159.00	150.99
1	—	1,285	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	249.00	249.00
153	—	1,308	234.00–246.00	239.06
6	—	1,156	230.00–233.00	231.40
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	202.00–212.50	204.39
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,137	220.00–234.00	226.40
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	235.00	235.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,952	180.00–237.50	219.59
6	—	1,832	247.50–272.50	260.39
6	—	1,511	140.00–200.00	183.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,424	195.00–200.00	196.91
1	—	1,490	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	190.00–192.00	191.27
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,275	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	186.00	186.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,321	232.00–240.00	238.89
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	216.00	216.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	221.00–235.00	226.98
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	211.00	211.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,191	215.00–235.00	226.99
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	182.00	182.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,434	234.00–246.50	241.16
5	—	1,463	248.00	248.00
6	—	1,356	220.00–235.50	231.55
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	228.00	228.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	200.00–235.00	229.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	382.50–445.00	413.95
2	400–450	430	355.00–500.00	426.66
6	450–500	472	325.00–480.00	420.43
11	500–550	530	370.00–470.00	437.98
19	550–600	583	380.00–480.00	439.67
2	600–650	615	290.00–355.00	322.50
1	950–1000	965	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	490.00–625.00	556.38
7	350–400	365	457.50–625.00	491.74
18	400–450	428	355.00–595.00	502.18
44	450–500	472	387.50–587.50	516.37
26	500–550	527	432.50–565.00	495.78
33	550–600	570	380.00–545.00	465.39
14	600–650	621	393.00–442.50	417.19
15	650–700	676	387.50–455.00	414.94
21	700–750	730	332.50–372.50	363.95
22	750–800	761	342.50–390.00	356.79
4	800–850	810	320.00–345.00	333.11
26	850–900	884	325.00–340.00	338.03
2	900–950	913	309.00–322.50	315.84
2	950–1000	997	290.00	290.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	285.00	285.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	408	352.50–545.00	506.35
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	286.69
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	463	547.50	547.50
2	550–600	555	550.00	550.00
14	650–700	677	355.00–445.00	380.77
2	750–800	783	350.00–375.00	362.62
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
3	850–900	885	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	550.00–700.00	630.50
10	300–350	332	545.00–710.00	607.41
23	350–400	369	515.00–685.00	621.96
18	400–450	430	550.00–670.00	619.47
28	450–500	474	535.00–625.00	565.66
45	500–550	524	465.00–580.00	528.41
109	550–600	567	472.00–535.00	500.47
85	600–650	626	415.00–470.00	451.34
46	650–700	682	411.00–475.00	423.82
78	700–750	732	367.50–435.00	389.37
43	750–800	759	386.00–420.00	391.78
76	800–850	821	350.00–377.00	363.63
230	850–900	877	335.00–370.00	352.72
94	900–950	907	345.00–354.50	351.13
1	1050–1100	1,050	321.00	321.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	460.00	460.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	700.00	700.00
2	800–850	802	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	630.00–720.00	676.90
2	350–400	390	625.00	625.00
14	400–450	415	620.00–625.00	620.69
22	600–650	634	473.00	473.00
1	650–700	660	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	435.00–440.00	437.60
3	500–550	508	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	810	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	370	397.50	397.50
1	800–850	810	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	405	487.50	487.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	562	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	560.00–640.00	620.42
2	250–300	280	620.00–650.00	634.46
11	300–350	317	510.00–665.00	563.78
24	350–400	375	497.50–605.00	514.79
31	400–450	427	407.50–600.00	497.69
12	450–500	484	432.50–565.00	487.50
20	500–550	525	405.00–525.00	462.07
37	550–600	562	400.00–515.00	433.85
95	600–650	631	367.50–555.00	393.57
18	650–700	670	342.50–383.00	371.93
74	700–750	723	330.00–400.00	371.40
6	750–800	761	345.00–377.50	360.08
83	800–850	828	341.00–369.00	349.95
3	850–900	878	315.00–345.00	329.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	40	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	341	360.00–405.00	374.94
2	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	407.15
7	400–450	422	350.00–430.00	373.93
4	450–500	486	325.00–375.00	355.73
5	500–550	526	305.00–370.00	348.92
21	550–600	575	290.00–430.00	376.30
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
2	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	283	500.00–550.00	517.06
2	300–350	320	460.00–550.00	507.11
9	350–400	378	395.00–540.00	491.34
31	400–450	425	400.00–525.00	443.20
19	450–500	467	380.00–525.00	467.57
25	500–550	523	375.00–485.00	444.30
13	550–600	571	380.00–495.00	412.64
10	600–650	631	325.00–440.00	415.36
15	650–700	675	350.00–417.50	363.00
4	700–750	722	335.00–363.00	352.69
2	750–800	778	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	885	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	397.50	397.50
4	700–750	728	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	660.00	660.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	860	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00–345.00	311.20
2	350–400	375	310.00–322.50	316.17
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	510.00	510.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,835	3,950.00	3,950.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,183	222.50–350.00	294.46
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,368	2,800.00–6,500.00	5,157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,223	211.00–212.50	211.68
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	222.50	222.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	5,600.00	5,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,272	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,364.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,434	3,800.00–5,600.00	4,721.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,296	3,300.00–5,000.00	4,391.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	3,400.00–4,500.00	3,776.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,102	3,300.00–4,700.00	4,387.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	5,100.00	5,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	860	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,212.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	836	2,300.00–3,600.00	2,794.82
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,330.00	1,330.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	101	—	1,027	2,000.00–4,900.00	4,392.07
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,945.41
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	996	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,547.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	3,100.00–4,600.00	3,809.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,467	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,777.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,451	2,600.00–4,300.00	3,715.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	866	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,220	3,100.00–4,300.00	3,776.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,500.00	3,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	941	4,000.00–5,400.00	4,638.20

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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