Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

2,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $164.91/cwt ≈ $1,021/hd at 619 lb · 94 head

heavy 4-weight L 1-2 steers $184.19/cwt ≈ $877/hd at 476 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $170.80/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 574 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,598	1,124	702
Feeder cattle	1,249	—	0
Slaughter cattle	1,070	1,124	702
Replacement cattle	279	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	202.50	$202.50	$476	—
300–340	327	5	182.50–202.50	$191.15	$625	—
350–397	386	39	170.00–214.00	$201.26	$777	—
402–446	429	56	160.00–210.00	$194.31	$834	—
450–495	476	91	165.00–205.00	$184.19	$877	—
505–542	520	66	160.00–187.00	$175.14	$911	—
550–598	574	80	156.00–185.00	$171.09	$982	—
590	590	1	148.00	$148.00	$873	—
600–641	619	74	140.00–170.00	$162.18	$1,004	—
621 fancy	621	20	175.00	$175.00	$1,087	—
650–698	680	76	140.00–170.00	$161.77	$1,100	—
703–740	734	45	135.00–155.00	$151.66	$1,113	—
750 fancy	750	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,200	—
760–782	775	3	131.00–136.00	$132.64	$1,028	—
835	835	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,069	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,056	—
1085–1235	1145	3	85.00–90.00	$88.20	$1,010	—
1115–1530	1313	41	105.00–124.00	$117.15	$1,538	—
1095–1610	1364	194	125.00–132.50	$127.94	$1,745	-10.53
1135–1625	1418	29	112.00–125.50	$121.11	$1,717	—
1185–1595	1450	60	132.00–140.00	$134.14	$1,945	+4.02
1380–1595	1458	3	75.00–95.00	$88.60	$1,292	-41.52
1620–1665	1647	3	116.00–123.00	$118.30	$1,948	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	152.50	$152.50	$496	—
395	395	1	187.50	$187.50	$741	—
430–440	437	3	162.00–180.00	$171.57	$750	—
505–540	518	5	150.00–170.00	$159.74	$827	—
550–595	569	20	150.00–180.00	$166.24	$946	—
600–635	629	6	150.00–160.00	$151.59	$954	—
665–680	672	3	141.00–164.00	$151.73	$1,020	—
705–725	708	6	140.00–147.00	$143.82	$1,018	—
755–762	760	3	136.00–148.00	$139.98	$1,064	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
365–395	381	5	122.50–155.00	$147.71	$563	—
405–440	423	2	150.00–160.00	$154.79	$655	—
450–485	466	5	121.00–160.00	$147.36	$687	—
500–525	513	6	131.00–165.00	$144.63	$742	—
565–592	581	4	127.00–154.00	$145.28	$844	—
640	640	1	128.00	$128.00	$819	—
720	720	1	125.00	$125.00	$900	—
1435	1435	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	3	180.00–202.50	$187.54	$549	—
300–346	330	10	170.00–202.50	$191.64	$632	—
350–398	382	21	170.00–190.00	$182.89	$699	—
400–445	426	33	150.00–180.00	$166.55	$710	—
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	—
450–499	477	64	150.00–173.00	$166.81	$796	—
500–545	518	75	146.00–170.00	$164.90	$854	—
555–598	581	64	146.00–176.00	$159.88	$929	—
605–635	617	52	135.00–165.00	$158.82	$980	—
650–683	667	30	130.00–151.00	$144.07	$961	—
705	705	1	117.00	$117.00	$825	—
705–735	717	3	120.00–140.00	$127.97	$918	—
750–767	759	8	129.00–140.00	$134.44	$1,020	—
805–840	823	4	124.00–129.00	$126.45	$1,041	—
920	920	1	90.00	$90.00	$828	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
844–1065	927	12	94.00–123.50	$112.04	$1,039	—
975–1150	1056	6	71.00–91.00	$83.60	$883	-17.40
940–1345	1117	21	90.00–124.00	$110.53	$1,235	-1.71
996–1389	1234	24	110.00–125.00	$122.01	$1,506	—
975–1630	1240	118	125.00–133.00	$127.46	$1,581	—
1120–1435	1299	45	132.00–141.00	$134.71	$1,750	+5.83

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	140.00–155.00	$147.40	$553	—
400	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	—
460–475	468	4	130.00–155.00	$145.13	$679	—
500–535	512	11	122.50–152.00	$145.96	$747	—
550–595	568	5	136.00–160.00	$149.57	$850	—
600	600	1	121.00	$121.00	$726	—
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
755	755	2	126.00	$126.00	$951	—
890	890	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,024	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
380	380	1	105.00	$105.00	$399	—
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	—
410–445	427	3	145.00–150.00	$146.60	$626	—
460–485	473	2	120.00–140.00	$130.26	$616	—
540	540	1	120.00	$120.00	$648	—
550–560	555	2	131.00	$131.00	$727	—
610–640	622	3	120.00–130.00	$123.62	$769	—
670	670	1	125.00	$125.00	$838	—
830	830	1	91.00	$91.00	$755	—
905–915	910	2	80.00–90.00	$85.03	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360–1630	1485	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,224.24	—
1635–2070	1856	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,600.00–2,200.00	$1,982.65	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1255	1104	80-85%	10	69.00–86.00	$78.34	$865	—
970–1495	1240	80-85%	60	55.00–66.50	$61.27	$760	—
1160–1505	1280	80-85%	6	67.00–77.00	$69.78	$893	+11.75
1030–1575	1328	80-85%	23	38.00–55.00	$50.97	$677	-16.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1595	1386	75-80%	18	53.00–64.00	$60.06	$832	—
1150–1870	1516	75-80%	35	65.00–74.00	$69.40	$1,052	—
1580–2030	1775	75-80%	5	77.00–78.00	$77.50	$1,376	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1230	882	85-90%	8	27.00–45.00	$36.07	$318	—
760–1195	1003	85-90%	17	46.50–56.00	$50.78	$509	—
1035	1035	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$600	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1180	1130	65-75%	3	94.00–105.00	$97.79	$1,105	—
1320	1320	65-75%	1	75.00	$75.00	$990	—
1170–2065	1684	65-75%	8	76.00–89.00	$81.04	$1,365	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1570	1349	5	65.00–75.00	$71.78	$968	—
1320–2315	1760	16	77.00–93.00	$83.22	$1,465	—
1135–2420	1848	4	89.00–109.00	$93.61	$1,730	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1118 thin fleshed	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–575.00	$560.03
1200 thin fleshed	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1025–1625	1314	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,050.00–1,800.00	$1,397.44
1371	1371	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1310–1475	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–1,075.00	$927.98
1253–1915	1469	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	625.00–1,500.00	$1,240.15
1270–1705	1474	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	625.00–1,200.00	$974.08
1615	1615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1685	1685	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1083–1130	1097	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	535.00–675.00	$589.22
1095–1245	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–700.00	$612.26
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
962	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	485.00	$485.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1010–1295	1128	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,775.00	$1,576.40
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
859–885	863	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	925.00–1,175.00	$1,132.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1439	1299	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,925.00	$1,734.38	—
1552	1552	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1500–1845	1588	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,150.00–1,700.00	$1,492.86	—
1440–1697	1611	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,191.67	—
1615	1615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1440–1915	1669	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,153.57	—
1695	1695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1745	1745	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1265–1285	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,350.00	$1,087.50	—
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1430	1357	3	71.00–75.00	$72.41	$983	—
1385	1385	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,454	—
1315–1470	1417	5	90.00	$90.00	$1,275	—
1310–1645	1435	6	81.00–90.00	$84.43	$1,212	—
1405–1565	1493	3	93.00–100.00	$95.99	$1,433	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	146.00	$146.00	$613	—
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	3	100.00	$100.00	$303	—
362–387	376	5	101.00–116.00	$108.43	$408	—
405	405	1	102.00	$102.00	$413	—
450–492	490	21	114.00–124.00	$123.56	$605	—
505–512	512	18	101.00–121.00	$119.90	$614	—
560	560	1	95.00	$95.00	$532	—
607–619	613	51	100.00–110.00	$107.43	$659	—
700–735	718	2	78.00–96.00	$86.78	$623	—
750–795	769	4	90.00–100.00	$96.93	$745	—
830–844	842	8	96.00–102.00	$101.26	$853	—
858–880	864	6	92.00–100.00	$97.97	$846	—
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	—
1075	1075	1	90.00	$90.00	$968	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1630	1452	12	105.00–112.00	$109.71	$1,593	—
1470	1470	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,661	—
1195–1735	1494	8	85.00–97.00	$88.07	$1,316	—
1315–1765	1573	3	75.00–80.00	$78.26	$1,231	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	80.00–92.00	$85.54	$195	—
285	285	1	100.00	$100.00	$285	—
310–345	328	4	70.00–96.00	$86.92	$285	—
355	355	1	70.00	$70.00	$248	—
415–425	420	2	90.00	$90.00	$378	—
480–490	485	2	88.00–98.00	$92.95	$451	—
550–585	568	2	90.00–92.00	$91.03	$517	—
740	740	1	56.00	$56.00	$414	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—
575–590	583	2	146.00–148.00	$147.01	$857	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1186	1186	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
912	912	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.