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Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 29

● As filed26 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2041

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State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Illinois reported 26 priced lines covering 372 head across slaughter cattle. USDA puts receipts at 710 head.

Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 29, 2025

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

Receipts 710Last week 289Year ago 598

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	70.00–122.50	108.34
1	—	1,070	151.00	151.00
6	—	1,136	135.00–145.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	175.00–212.50	193.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,561	137.50–169.00	158.21
18	—	1,523	173.00–184.00	177.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,291	102.50–158.00	139.69
2	—	1,428	175.00	175.00
14	—	1,313	161.00–172.00	165.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	190.00–216.00	205.17
81	—	1,277	218.00–228.00	224.11
3	—	1,302	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,426	190.00–195.00	191.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	230.00	230.00
163	—	1,397	219.00–232.00	225.16
2	—	1,398	206.00–218.00	212.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	156.00–190.00	171.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	200.00–210.00	203.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	150.00–173.00	165.17
4	—	1,929	185.00–199.00	189.10

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.