Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

2,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $159.66/cwt ≈ $1,330/hd at 833 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $181.29/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 566 lb · 57 head

light 9-weight L 1-2 heifers $137.00/cwt ≈ $1,233/hd at 900 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,097	339	1,330
Feeder cattle	637	—	842
Slaughter cattle	1,460	339	488

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111–1160	1136	9	87.00–89.00	$87.93	$999	—
1012–1445	1191	24	110.00–133.00	$124.45	$1,482	—
1130–1575	1395	37	108.00–135.00	$130.52	$1,821	—
1175–1640	1428	278	134.00–143.50	$138.61	$1,979	—
1295–1605	1476	67	143.00–152.00	$147.23	$2,173	—
1605–1720	1651	8	125.00–136.00	$131.02	$2,163	—
1645–1710	1678	2	105.00–126.00	$115.30	$1,935	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	215.00–220.00	$217.59	$587	—
325–345	330	4	205.00–214.00	$207.35	$684	—
356–391	379	10	205.00–216.00	$211.72	$802	—
405–445	423	24	190.00–205.00	$201.59	$853	—
450–495	473	2	163.00–183.00	$172.52	$816	—
460–497	479	29	186.00–206.00	$198.82	$952	—
500–547	519	35	175.00–200.00	$195.72	$1,016	—
551–590	570	45	170.00–192.00	$187.05	$1,066	—
600–649	617	46	170.00–188.00	$180.51	$1,114	—
680–690	686	9	159.00–170.00	$165.48	$1,135	—
700–726	714	11	159.00–161.00	$159.73	$1,140	—
763	763	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,259	—
800–834	833	64	150.00–160.00	$159.66	$1,330	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	—
507	507	2	182.00	$182.00	$923	—
565–590	584	4	186.00–187.00	$186.76	$1,091	—
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—
663–690	668	7	154.00–167.00	$162.10	$1,083	—
705–730	720	4	140.00–155.00	$147.47	$1,062	—
760	760	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,110	—
825	825	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,188	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	174.00–177.50	$175.75	$650	—
445	445	1	175.00	$175.00	$779	—
500	500	1	147.00	$147.00	$735	—
615–635	625	2	111.00–125.00	$118.11	$738	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
735–745	740	2	111.00–140.00	$125.60	$929	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–885	720	3	115.00–121.00	$118.86	$856	—
805	805	1	35.00	$35.00	$282	—
790–1065	957	13	64.00–87.00	$81.80	$783	—
1020	1020	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,224	—
1052–1265	1143	20	102.00–132.00	$122.17	$1,396	+32.36
1020–1510	1269	36	124.50–133.50	$129.52	$1,644	+10.54
1015–1515	1276	169	133.00–142.00	$137.85	$1,759	+18.87
1195–1560	1336	23	143.00–151.00	$146.66	$1,959	+4.66

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	192.00	$192.00	$499	—
300–345	330	5	182.00–199.00	$193.00	$637	—
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	—
355–395	383	13	181.00–204.00	$194.54	$745	—
420–445	438	11	180.00–194.00	$183.92	$806	—
462–492	478	24	170.00–190.00	$182.93	$874	—
505–541	519	30	173.00–193.00	$186.91	$970	—
552–595	566	57	162.00–189.00	$181.29	$1,026	—
610–636	629	11	150.00–170.00	$164.17	$1,033	—
655–672	669	19	140.00–162.50	$161.21	$1,078	—
722–730	725	3	130.00–141.00	$137.31	$995	—
758–775	762	4	130.00–140.00	$137.46	$1,047	—
802	802	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,203	—
900	900	52	137.00	$137.00	$1,233	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	181.00	$181.00	$597	—
415–435	422	3	171.00–180.00	$173.95	$734	—
450	450	1	185.00	$185.00	$832	—
500–545	519	6	149.00–177.00	$165.10	$857	—
585	585	2	140.00–146.00	$143.00	$837	—
610–635	623	2	140.00–147.00	$143.43	$894	—
810	810	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,094	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	142.50–166.00	$154.33	$576	—
455–485	474	4	132.00–166.00	$151.89	$720	—
520–532	528	3	160.00–166.00	$164.03	$866	—
560–565	563	2	154.00–160.00	$156.99	$884	—
655	655	1	111.00	$111.00	$727	—
742	742	2	130.00	$130.00	$965	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1365	1144	80-85%	10	54.00–101.00	$78.25	$895	+2.76
825–1695	1196	80-85%	50	31.00–53.50	$45.90	$549	—
995–1645	1302	80-85%	58	50.00–64.50	$58.38	$760	—
1225–1600	1384	80-85%	14	65.00–73.00	$67.92	$940	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1670	1415	75-80%	18	30.00–62.00	$55.37	$783	+0.67
1225–2130	1569	75-80%	60	51.00–73.00	$65.71	$1,031	—
1240–1865	1630	75-80%	11	73.50–79.00	$75.40	$1,229	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–1190	864	85-90%	6	7.00–19.00	$14.52	$125	-60.04
860–1130	995	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$60.86	$606	—
680–1380	1033	85-90%	39	23.00–43.50	$36.39	$376	—
770–1620	1153	85-90%	29	42.50–54.50	$48.88	$564	—
1075–1345	1210	85-90%	2	55.00–57.50	$56.11	$679	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1585	1350	65-75%	10	85.00–101.00	$92.34	$1,247	—
1195–1500	1384	65-75%	7	109.00–123.50	$116.31	$1,610	—
1310–1650	1437	65-75%	5	70.00–86.00	$76.09	$1,093	+8.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1805	1514	6	55.00–77.00	$68.96	$1,044	—
1335–2300	1746	13	80.00–90.00	$85.29	$1,489	—
2035–2310	2121	4	91.00–99.00	$94.65	$2,008	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1325	1208	2	66.00–86.00	$75.03	$906	—
1275–1495	1379	4	115.00–125.00	$119.01	$1,641	—
1400–1570	1485	2	105.00–108.00	$106.59	$1,583	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1700	1452	3	115.00–121.00	$117.22	$1,702	—
1190–1765	1473	37	105.00–116.50	$108.01	$1,591	—
1590–1605	1598	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,598	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	3	101.00	$101.00	$318	—
360	360	1	101.00	$101.00	$364	—
405	405	4	101.00	$101.00	$409	—
462	462	2	101.00	$101.00	$467	—
501–535	510	4	91.00–100.00	$97.64	$498	—
550–587	582	8	90.00–100.00	$98.82	$575	—
737	737	2	85.00	$85.00	$626	—

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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.