Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 91 priced lines covering 1,361 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,167 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 314 head.

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,167Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 686Year ago 683

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	375.00–380.00	377.49
5	400–450	440	345.00–360.00	347.93
15	450–500	481	340.00–362.50	348.93
10	500–550	524	350.00–370.00	359.10
6	550–600	573	335.00–352.50	344.53
1	600–650	635	322.50	322.50
7	650–700	668	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	704	302.50–312.50	307.52
1	750–800	780	307.50	307.50
13	900–950	911	275.00–285.00	283.44
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	851	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	325.00–342.50	334.16
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	565	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00
6	850–900	889	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	417.50–425.00	419.85
6	350–400	373	405.00–420.00	413.21
9	400–450	426	372.50–390.00	387.32
20	450–500	470	402.50–417.50	410.73
11	500–550	520	357.50–385.00	376.43
36	550–600	583	370.00–387.50	372.52
13	600–650	623	322.50–342.00	339.90
71	650–700	668	327.50–352.50	335.52
10	700–750	714	332.50	332.50
44	750–800	771	308.00–322.50	315.48
59	800–850	834	320.50	320.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	379	432.50–462.50	453.82
6	400–450	415	410.00–475.00	447.36
19	450–500	472	420.00–485.00	435.54
19	500–550	516	387.50–440.00	421.77
19	550–600	586	393.00–435.00	412.40
46	600–650	629	365.00–407.50	387.11
35	650–700	693	352.00–379.00	371.73
17	700–750	731	355.00–374.00	371.36
2	750–800	787	336.00	336.00
85	800–850	837	328.00–350.00	346.20
233	850–900	885	320.00–335.50	325.13
55	900–950	915	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	312.50–347.50	320.90
2	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	307.54
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	717	282.50–305.00	296.83
1	850–900	885	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	500.00–510.00	507.45
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,033	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	442	322.00–367.50	356.83
22	500–550	532	330.00–385.00	357.79
29	550–600	584	332.50–381.00	366.63
8	600–650	625	325.00–355.00	339.69
25	650–700	653	312.50–346.00	340.36
7	700–750	719	322.50–335.00	324.24
4	750–800	769	322.00–325.00	323.53
22	800–850	838	305.00–335.00	320.22
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	467	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	682	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	703	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	191.00	191.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,328	163.00–172.00	166.47
1	—	1,255	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	142.50–163.00	151.52
3	—	1,042	130.00–137.50	133.42
2	—	1,138	161.00–163.00	161.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,535	166.00–187.00	177.90
1	—	1,475	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	171.00–177.50	174.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,120	200.00–210.00	205.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,333	212.50–225.00	219.14
4	—	1,156	211.00–212.00	211.30
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	196.00–212.00	203.37
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	211.00	211.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	209.00–212.00	210.36
143	—	1,447	213.50–226.50	219.88
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	192.00–194.00	193.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,675	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	175.00–192.50	180.11
15	—	1,730	190.00–242.50	212.06
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	187.50–232.50	205.82
2	—	733	147.50–217.50	183.81

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line