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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 8

● As filed69 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2041

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 69 priced lines covering 2,475 head across slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts slaughter cattle receipts at 1,044 head. replacement cattle receipts at 187 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 8, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 536Year ago 1,236

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 180Year ago 147

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	173.00	173.00
49	—	1,324	106.00–159.00	145.99
30	—	1,368	130.00–171.00	156.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,371	100.00–132.50	118.67
13	—	1,143	70.00–120.00	96.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,549	120.00–167.00	153.47
33	—	1,579	168.00–179.00	172.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	180.00–192.00	184.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,247	175.00–210.00	191.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	1,370	215.00–230.00	223.95
15	—	1,311	210.00–216.00	212.68
1	—	1,425	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	200.00–229.00	218.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,179	177.00–214.00	203.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	889	182.50–247.50	209.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,363	205.00–220.50	213.10
1,729	—	1,435	215.00–232.50	223.70
1	—	1,410	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	208.00–215.00	209.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,181	192.00–216.00	201.78
1	—	1,085	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	170.00–180.00	175.44
1	—	1,310	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,873	161.00–182.00	177.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	190.00–205.00	193.60
4	—	1,500	185.00–187.00	185.48
11	—	1,763	190.00–205.00	202.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,452	175.00–188.00	185.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,532	220.00–222.50	222.36
2	—	1,460	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,070	150.00–207.50	187.67
15	—	1,543	35.00–177.50	151.95
2	—	1,780	212.50–222.50	217.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,775	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,410	3,500.00–4,350.00	4,093.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,304	2,000.00–3,850.00	2,845.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,357	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,841.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,840.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,975	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,239.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,361	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,372	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,528.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,311.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,452	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,154.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,397	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,552.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,551.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,484	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,010.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,386	2,075.00–2,900.00	2,403.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,267	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,475.00–2,600.00	1,832.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	806	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,123	3,250.00–4,100.00	3,808.13
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,172	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,828.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,230	3,050.00–4,300.00	3,875.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,218	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,955.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	222.50–229.00	225.72

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.