Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 157 priced lines covering 1,747 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 918 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 759 head. replacement cattle receipts at 269 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 759Last week 511Year ago 931

Replacement CattleReceipts 269Last week 0Year ago 164

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	605.00–620.00	612.33
14	350–400	390	545.00–595.00	578.25
7	400–450	429	525.00–542.50	531.68
9	450–500	478	515.00–555.00	531.19
30	500–550	533	490.00–530.00	517.55
34	600–650	611	437.50–490.00	459.67
31	650–700	688	421.00–440.00	422.15
5	700–750	715	395.00–411.00	407.73
53	800–850	830	360.00–369.00	365.80
63	850–900	876	342.50–359.50	358.69
113	900–950	925	338.00–355.00	347.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	335	370.00–430.00	400.90
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	481	410.00–460.00	434.61
4	550–600	561	355.00–385.00	368.61
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	565.00	565.00
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	383	530.00–540.00	535.16
2	400–450	400	495.00	495.00
16	450–500	488	440.00–507.50	499.03
12	500–550	527	440.00–482.50	463.76
3	550–600	567	445.00–455.00	448.29
12	600–650	620	365.00–420.00	401.96
30	650–700	672	380.00–412.50	400.30
8	700–750	720	355.00–390.00	373.10
11	750–800	787	360.00–375.00	366.74
2	800–850	838	321.00–337.50	329.32
5	850–900	850	342.50	342.50
1	950–1000	965	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	620.00–625.00	623.43
1	350–400	365	625.00	625.00
7	400–450	435	590.00	590.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	540	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	515.00	515.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	475.00–545.00	509.74
8	350–400	365	470.00–525.00	507.83
11	400–450	444	445.00–502.50	493.23
35	450–500	464	432.50–480.00	465.29
29	500–550	533	425.00–492.50	443.96
25	550–600	576	400.00–405.00	401.63
21	600–650	608	382.50–412.50	401.76
37	650–700	672	360.00–391.00	378.34
23	700–750	732	352.50–367.50	356.31
1	750–800	780	337.50	337.50
68	800–850	827	320.00–343.50	342.02
6	850–900	865	310.00–342.50	337.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	365	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	515	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	425	400.00–435.00	414.13
4	450–500	479	390.00–425.00	402.25
4	500–550	521	395.00–417.50	407.25
6	550–600	578	397.50–405.00	400.41
5	600–650	623	365.00–372.50	371.04
4	650–700	693	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	583	365.00–395.00	379.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	460.00–500.00	480.26
2	450–500	492	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	539	425.00–440.00	428.62
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	657	345.00–393.00	388.10
10	700–750	731	307.50–360.00	345.78
5	950–1000	971	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,316	245.00–258.50	251.78
8	—	1,363	237.00–246.00	242.34
8	—	1,274	257.00–264.00	262.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	260.00–275.00	268.52
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	231.00–235.00	232.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	220.00–237.50	228.64
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	312.50	312.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,451	160.00–185.00	180.68
14	—	1,521	150.00–173.00	166.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,151	145.00–163.00	157.01
23	—	1,220	164.00–175.00	170.90
6	—	1,271	176.00–181.00	178.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	156.00–171.00	163.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	217.50	217.50
20	—	1,505	186.00–194.00	188.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	149.00–156.00	151.27
5	—	1,043	132.50–141.00	137.66
3	—	1,215	117.00–126.00	122.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,143	176.00–273.00	208.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,312	230.00–246.00	242.65
1	—	1,890	244.00	244.00
8	—	1,541	257.00–268.00	265.77
163	—	1,418	246.00–262.50	253.34
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	185.00–230.00	211.47
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	205.00–247.00	235.46
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	258.00	258.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,409	235.00–249.00	241.10
2	—	1,298	230.00–231.00	230.46
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	182.50–215.00	199.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	220.00–230.00	223.59
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,465	215.00	215.00
17	—	1,470	202.00–212.00	205.93
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	192.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	238.00–243.00	239.94
3	—	1,277	230.00–232.00	230.64
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	190.00–205.00	197.53
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	221.00–251.00	245.86
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	245.00–270.00	260.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,919	202.00–245.00	228.58
6	—	1,724	205.00–219.00	213.31
8	—	1,965	250.00–262.50	256.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	867	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,815	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,083.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,135	4,800.00	4,800.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	4,550.00	4,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,383	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,822.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	4,400.00–4,700.00	4,557.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,531	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,528.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,363	3,250.00–4,200.00	3,860.09
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,476	3,400.00–4,450.00	3,842.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,583	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,587.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	1,392	4,100.00–5,300.00	4,746.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,543.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,221	2,350.00–5,000.00	4,295.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,299	2,450.00–4,500.00	3,588.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,369	3,150.00–4,000.00	3,815.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,327	2,150.00–4,700.00	3,692.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,071	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,149	2,250.00–4,000.00	3,650.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,072	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,162	1,800.00–4,750.00	4,066.26
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,108	3,000.00–4,700.00	3,950.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,207	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,442.71
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	4,200.00	4,200.00

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.

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