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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 6
● As filed78 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2041
← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Illinois reported 78 priced lines covering 910 head across slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts slaughter cattle receipts at 817 head. replacement cattle receipts at 290 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 6, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)
Slaughter CattleReceipts 817Last week 773Year ago 654
Replacement CattleReceipts 290Last week 188Year ago 139

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,802210.00–238.00224.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162—1,333235.00–251.00243.33
1—1,150238.00238.00
1—1,310250.00250.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,042252.00–260.00253.83
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,055200.00–235.00217.88
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—968257.50–270.00263.73
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,030205.00–260.00221.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,740170.00–232.50214.12
10—1,976237.50–262.50248.44
9—1,526182.50–207.50196.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,388187.00187.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,111156.00–175.00161.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,195120.00–147.50138.35
3—1,158120.00–127.50123.59
1—98080.0080.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,679163.00–172.00169.20
41—1,464173.00–185.00179.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
23—1,491186.00–195.00189.59
4—1,351200.00–216.00209.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16—1,183171.00–210.00185.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,180153.00–160.00155.56
16—1,278140.00–175.00164.84
3—1,272177.00–179.00178.04
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,458235.00–240.00238.38
2—1,375215.00215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,300215.00–216.00215.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,595200.00200.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,305215.00215.00
43—1,446200.00–210.00206.04
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,240191.00–192.00191.51
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,715221.00221.00
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,165225.00225.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—950230.00230.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,845201.00201.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,221221.00–240.50233.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,440248.00248.00
198—1,444235.00–250.00244.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,1772,700.002,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,1923,200.003,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,0651,900.001,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1003,750.003,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,1682,200.002,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9—1,1902,500.00–3,300.002,919.63
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—9552,750.002,750.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,3381,900.00–3,500.002,657.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—1,4613,400.00–3,600.003,536.50
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2552,200.002,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,4183,000.003,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,3693,200.00–3,800.003,511.18
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31—1,5262,000.00–3,700.003,153.75
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18—1,2953,400.00–4,600.004,256.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)47—1,4492,700.00–4,800.003,805.52
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21—1,2652,900.00–3,900.003,602.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—1,3242,400.00–3,500.003,074.93
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—8253,250.00–4,400.003,988.95
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open8—1,0114,300.00–4,500.004,402.57
Young (2-4 yrs)Open15—1,0233,200.00–5,800.004,495.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,4453,100.003,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,2854,900.00–5,100.005,001.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open16—1,4363,600.00–5,300.004,058.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5024,300.004,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,3503,750.00–4,300.004,014.81
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,3003,600.003,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,2754,600.004,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,9504,200.004,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,2883,300.00–5,400.004,441.75
Young (2-4 yrs)Open6—1,1133,500.00–4,900.004,208.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,0153,300.003,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,1652,600.00–3,500.003,055.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open5—1,0822,900.00–4,250.003,574.78
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)15—1,1082,800.00–5,300.004,636.26
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,1063,000.00–3,200.003,070.20
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,0582,200.00–3,000.002,614.18
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A1—1,9304,100.004,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A11—1,7302,700.00–4,900.004,003.91
(<2 yrs)N/A20—1,2912,400.00–4,150.003,257.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A1—8852,500.002,500.00
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.