Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

2,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.76/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 575 lb · 132 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.46/cwt +34.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 871 lb · 132 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $200.97/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 628 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,622	2,815	2,647
Feeder cattle	1,369	1,641	1,524
Slaughter cattle	939	1,040	554
Replacement cattle	314	134	569

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	325	5	189.00–196.00	$193.08	$628	-2.23
350–398	390	12	189.00–222.00	$207.70	$810	+12.93
400–437	419	21	192.00–235.00	$216.48	$907	+18.40
441 fancy	441	28	227.50	$227.50	$1,003	—
460–492 fancy	477	26	217.00–227.50	$221.67	$1,057	—
450–495	478	27	194.00–233.50	$214.10	$1,023	+20.86
511 fancy	511	18	211.00	$211.00	$1,078	—
508–546	521	47	187.00–221.00	$210.36	$1,096	+18.93
550–593	575	132	185.00–206.50	$197.76	$1,137	+10.80
608–645	628	76	191.00–209.00	$200.97	$1,262	-0.29
653–697	670	52	189.00–207.00	$201.12	$1,348	+4.64
718–719	719	24	183.00–199.50	$194.01	$1,395	+13.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	+11.00
325	325	5	172.00	$172.00	$559	+5.85
395	395	2	168.00–180.00	$174.00	$687	+2.89
402–440	425	9	162.00–185.00	$174.70	$742	+10.61
455–498	484	17	152.00–187.00	$170.99	$828	+6.60
505–545	535	13	167.00–184.00	$178.24	$954	+13.03
557–595	574	13	162.00–181.00	$173.01	$993	+1.53
600–625	608	20	155.00–186.00	$176.01	$1,070	+15.02
650–693	668	16	159.00–185.00	$175.71	$1,174	+8.16
700–749	729	20	160.00–178.00	$175.14	$1,277	+8.34
755–797	776	5	164.00–172.00	$168.89	$1,311	+18.81
855–877	871	132	170.00–180.00	$179.46	$1,563	+34.55
907–935	934	64	160.00–173.75	$173.33	$1,619	+15.33
962	962	61	171.25	$171.25	$1,647	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1415	1133	5	102.00–120.00	$112.01	$1,269	—
1165–1455	1269	21	107.00–148.00	$135.08	$1,714	+1.46
1275–1525	1353	20	130.00–151.00	$146.74	$1,985	+2.88
1130–1665	1409	171	145.00–162.50	$153.48	$2,163	+1.67
1195–1524	1439	17	156.00–165.50	$161.13	$2,319	+9.32
1600–1815	1674	12	125.00–145.00	$136.48	$2,285	—
1670–1755	1727	3	106.00–117.00	$113.45	$1,959	-29.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	152.00	$152.00	$555	—
465	465	1	137.00	$137.00	$637	—
585	585	1	132.00	$132.00	$772	—
695	695	1	142.00	$142.00	$987	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	143.00	$143.00	$972	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–318	315	4	176.00–184.00	$177.94	$561	+0.97
360–366	364	3	161.00–165.00	$163.68	$596	-4.00
400–448	433	17	165.00–187.00	$178.01	$771	+18.18
453–495	480	38	171.00–183.00	$179.21	$860	+11.06
505–548	534	71	165.00–182.00	$177.13	$946	+19.15
552–576	568	42	170.00–180.00	$176.14	$1,000	+26.02
616–641	627	36	163.00–174.00	$168.29	$1,055	+15.29
655–698	691	10	160.00–165.00	$164.24	$1,135	+28.24
730	730	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,102	—
735	735	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,139	—
780	780	66	172.00	$172.00	$1,342	—
855 thin fleshed	855	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,334	—
870	870	61	166.50	$166.50	$1,449	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1060	972	3	115.00–127.00	$120.72	$1,173	—
970–1150	1077	6	106.00–121.00	$114.13	$1,229	+20.43
980–1440	1161	6	120.00–144.00	$134.02	$1,556	+1.50
1050–1630	1285	149	145.00–162.50	$153.31	$1,970	+0.46
1120–1472	1293	17	140.00–150.00	$145.94	$1,887	-6.91
1190–1500	1356	21	156.00–164.50	$159.67	$2,165	—
1620–1705	1658	3	135.00–143.00	$139.26	$2,309	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–397	384	42	184.00–199.00	$190.64	$732	+5.26
412–445	418	31	184.00–195.00	$188.17	$787	+5.58
495	495	11	185.00	$185.00	$916	—
512–532	520	18	183.00–184.00	$183.67	$955	+8.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	4	157.00	$157.00	$529	—
478 thin fleshed	478	3	141.00	$141.00	$674	—
480	480	1	145.00	$145.00	$696	—
515	515	1	129.00	$129.00	$664	—
595	595	1	142.00	$142.00	$845	—
630	630	1	145.00	$145.00	$914	—
678	678	3	130.00	$130.00	$881	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1003	1003	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,364	—
1295	1295	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,321	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	131.00	$131.00	$452	—
405–446	436	4	141.00–145.00	$141.93	$619	—
480	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	-46.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245–1495	1412	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,350.00–2,000.00	$1,720.66	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1435	1393	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,077.29	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1145	1109	80-85%	4	77.00–86.00	$81.74	$906	—
975–1675	1253	80-85%	47	55.00–74.00	$68.56	$859	-10.98
1050–1410	1254	80-85%	5	75.00–77.00	$75.76	$950	-3.78
935–1600	1273	80-85%	25	49.00–63.00	$57.81	$736	-21.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1700	1469	75-80%	38	74.00–84.00	$78.70	$1,156	—
1260–1705	1526	75-80%	4	85.00–87.00	$86.05	$1,313	+7.06
1355–1890	1586	75-80%	14	60.00–73.00	$69.44	$1,101	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1105	981	85-90%	4	60.00–93.00	$72.12	$707	+19.85
875–1255	1057	85-90%	9	34.00–46.00	$42.20	$446	-23.32
835–1310	1101	85-90%	18	50.00–60.00	$55.99	$616	—
1090–1210	1153	85-90%	4	63.00–66.00	$64.50	$744	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1315	1303	65-75%	3	82.00–114.00	$101.92	$1,328	—
1310–1385	1348	65-75%	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,901	—
1410	1410	65-75%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,283	-37.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–2385	1424	18	55.00–95.00	$76.30	$1,087	-7.76
1515–1880	1678	3	109.00–112.00	$110.58	$1,856	+12.16
1310–2330	1738	26	85.00–107.00	$100.23	$1,742	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1078–1665	1256	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	1,300.00–2,300.00	$1,888.85
1135–1495	1266	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,300.00	$2,069.88
1280–1337	1318	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$948.56
1255–1580	1393	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–1,175.00	$958.91
1400–1515	1458	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,277.96
1282–1610	1476	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,500.00–2,300.00	$1,989.00
1355–1700	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,000.00–2,150.00	$1,793.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
905–1070	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,750.00	$1,481.68
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1130–1175	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,178.42
1100–1247	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–1,650.00	$1,098.79
1170–1200	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,505.06

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
862–1090	964	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,247.15
960–1565	1149	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	72	1,100.00–2,600.00	$1,871.25
1116–1225	1164	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,600.00–2,400.00	$1,956.34
1017–1330	1213	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,050.00–2,000.00	$1,640.25
1115–1318	1227	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,050.00–2,200.00	$1,767.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
841–935	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,593.41
905	905	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
865	865	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1132	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1250–1350	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,625.00	-75.00
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-650.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	+200.00
1278–1360	1319	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,500.00	-200.00
1250–1475	1347	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,200.00–2,000.00	$1,542.31	+8.22

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,722	—
1265–1390	1328	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$1,653	—
1650	1650	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,815	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1390	1322	9	100.00–108.00	$104.99	$1,388	—
1325–1495	1394	4	128.00–130.00	$129.50	$1,805	—
1340–1805	1477	27	115.00–130.00	$121.41	$1,793	+12.45

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1175–1360	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,200.00–2,700.00	$2,530.00	—
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.