Cattle AuctionPrices

Illinois cattle auction prices

4 sales at 3 USDA-reported barns from Oct 15 to October 21, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$357.50/cwt
4-week average
$357.50
13-week average
$391.24
4-week vs 13-week
−8.6%
52-wk low $357.34high $510.44

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of September 14, 2026)
$346.25/cwt
4-week average
$339.90
13-week average
$349.41
4-week vs 13-week
−2.7%
52-wk low $305.09high $402.10

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$355.02/cwt
4-week average
$355.02
13-week average
$369.37
4-week vs 13-week
−3.9%
52-wk low $322.61high $465.18

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Walnut Auction Sales, Walnut Wed Oct 21 54 ——— —
Greenville Livestock, Greenville Wed Oct 21 202 ——— —
Walnut Auction Sales, Walnutspecial Tue Oct 20 59 $357.50†—$355.02† —
Fairview Sale Barn, Fairview Tue Oct 20 242 ——— —
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

USDA direct reportWeek ofHeadSteers 800–899Steers 700–799Heifers 700–799
Eastern CornbeltIL, IN, MI, MN, OH, KY Oct 191,353 $321.00$336.50$315.17
Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Illinois barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 3 Illinois barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.