Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

4,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $211.19/cwt ≈ $665/hd at 315 lb · 318 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.35/cwt ≈ $1,519/hd at 824 lb · 316 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.64/cwt ≈ $1,558/hd at 872 lb · 189 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,415	348	2,097
Feeder cattle	2,950	—	637
Slaughter cattle	1,465	348	1,460

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	171.00	$171.00	$581	—
355–395	366	10	180.00–191.00	$188.26	$689	—
425–440	434	11	171.00–190.00	$179.57	$779	—
460–497	475	18	150.00–194.00	$178.39	$847	—
505	505	1	171.00	$171.00	$864	—
500–545	528	27	161.00–190.00	$176.83	$934	—
550–595	575	100	170.00–193.00	$185.24	$1,065	—
600–646	619	109	160.00–191.00	$183.12	$1,134	—
650–690	668	57	170.00–198.00	$185.45	$1,239	—
703–747	719	57	160.00–187.00	$175.81	$1,264	—
751–780	758	27	174.00–185.00	$180.06	$1,365	—
806–847	824	316	154.00–185.00	$184.35	$1,519	—
850–893	872	189	161.00–180.75	$178.64	$1,558	—
920–948	931	141	176.00–177.00	$176.59	$1,644	—
957	957	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,483	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	315	318	211.00–234.00	$211.19	$665	—
357–396	375	25	191.00–234.50	$213.47	$801	—
400–448	422	53	190.00–235.50	$209.31	$883	—
455 fancy	455	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,069	—
450–495	468	85	185.00–224.00	$210.97	$987	—
500 value added	500	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,005	—
500–547	531	124	189.00–223.00	$209.29	$1,111	—
522–547 fancy	532	5	210.00–224.00	$218.24	$1,161	—
550–590	569	73	185.00–217.00	$200.81	$1,143	—
598 value added	598	4	193.00	$193.00	$1,154	—
602–641	624	31	191.00–208.00	$200.66	$1,252	—
632 fancy	632	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,264	—
660–695	679	18	182.00–193.00	$189.23	$1,285	—
700	700	13	187.00	$187.00	$1,309	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1315	1185	5	101.00–120.00	$110.46	$1,309	—
1220	1220	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,342	—
1165–1590	1339	42	120.00–154.50	$141.50	$1,895	—
1085–1625	1361	34	130.00–157.50	$146.36	$1,992	—
1065–1615	1419	254	148.00–170.00	$155.66	$2,209	+11.05
1615–1855	1694	13	135.00–154.50	$146.41	$2,480	—
1810	1810	2	92.00	$92.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
360–385	370	3	151.00–164.00	$158.18	$585	—
410–435	423	4	151.00–165.00	$154.60	$654	—
460–495	474	7	141.00–168.00	$156.30	$741	—
500–540	508	6	140.00–171.00	$158.56	$805	—
552–596	576	40	144.00–175.00	$163.93	$944	—
625 unweaned	625	7	149.00	$149.00	$931	—
605–647	628	12	140.00–169.00	$152.14	$955	—
665 unweaned	665	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,004	—
653–696	670	14	150.00–166.00	$158.64	$1,063	—
700–745	714	24	141.00–169.00	$151.71	$1,083	—
755–785	774	5	145.00–162.00	$154.30	$1,194	—
795	795	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,129	—
813–825	816	4	142.00–159.00	$146.30	$1,194	—
857	857	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,200	—
925	925	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	135.00	$135.00	$398	—
355–370	363	2	151.00–155.00	$152.96	$555	—
402–420	408	7	121.00–150.00	$129.91	$530	—
530	530	2	160.00–167.00	$163.50	$867	—
555–560	558	3	150.00–151.00	$150.33	$839	—
620	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	—
675–692	688	5	121.00–143.00	$135.98	$936	—
770	770	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,009	—
845	845	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,149	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	533	5	181.00–183.00	$182.61	$973	—
622–645	641	11	172.00–177.00	$176.12	$1,129	—
775–780	778	2	163.00–170.00	$166.49	$1,295	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	2	131.00	$131.00	$824	—
655	655	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,087	—
707–742	719	6	141.00–161.00	$154.12	$1,108	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	337	7	170.00–184.00	$178.28	$601	—
360–395	383	34	161.00–187.00	$175.52	$672	—
410 value added	410	1	177.00	$177.00	$726	—
410–443	431	18	168.00–184.00	$177.59	$765	—
453–498	478	42	151.00–181.00	$172.12	$823	—
505–540	519	102	161.00–180.00	$172.25	$894	—
552–599	576	116	161.00–176.00	$170.97	$985	—
590 value added	590	1	168.00	$168.00	$991	—
617–645	631	25	161.00–180.50	$172.28	$1,087	—
653–695	667	26	154.00–178.50	$170.18	$1,135	—
705–725	711	20	156.00–181.00	$174.27	$1,239	—
774–783	775	76	168.00–170.00	$168.16	$1,303	—
855	855	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,291	—
957	957	51	150.00	$150.00	$1,436	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	1	88.00	$88.00	$783	-43.87
965–1025	985	3	85.00–112.50	$96.17	$947	+7.17
990–995	993	2	145.00–148.00	$146.50	$1,455	+57.50
835–1195	1089	14	87.50–120.00	$105.67	$1,151	—
1010–1445	1210	31	120.00–156.00	$142.69	$1,727	—
1025–1520	1246	39	128.00–155.50	$147.76	$1,841	—
1020–1550	1279	192	148.00–169.50	$155.18	$1,985	+15.18
1380–1470	1425	2	162.00	$162.00	$2,308	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	380	5	180.00–190.00	$184.46	$701	—
406–435	417	23	185.00–194.00	$189.97	$792	—
415–435 value added	420	4	193.00–201.00	$198.93	$836	—
450–497	479	29	182.00–190.00	$188.49	$903	—
481 fancy	481	6	192.00	$192.00	$924	—
500–539	518	62	176.00–190.00	$182.40	$945	—
550–593	582	39	180.00–186.00	$183.65	$1,069	—
603–635	620	48	179.00–184.00	$180.28	$1,118	—
681	681	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	151.00	$151.00	$589	—
400–410	402	7	150.00–169.00	$161.66	$650	—
450–495	481	9	140.00–165.00	$151.32	$728	—
500–548	530	30	145.00–165.00	$155.09	$822	—
555–598	572	25	151.00–165.00	$154.69	$885	—
605–643	617	50	144.00–160.00	$152.62	$942	—
650–696	669	34	141.00–160.00	$154.49	$1,034	—
710–740	726	10	141.00–157.00	$149.74	$1,087	—
776–785	781	22	146.00–155.00	$152.09	$1,188	—
833	833	7	147.00	$147.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	121.00	$121.00	$478	—
470–491	486	12	121.00–141.00	$137.88	$670	—
538	538	4	140.00	$140.00	$753	—
550–576	564	14	136.00–145.00	$138.32	$780	—
635–640	637	7	136.00–155.00	$145.15	$925	—
665–692	679	8	134.00–150.00	$137.23	$932	—
745	745	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,065	—
815–842	827	10	130.00–135.00	$131.39	$1,087	—
925–935	927	5	135.00–136.00	$135.20	$1,253	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–457	457	5	180.00–182.00	$180.40	$824	—
560	560	5	176.50	$176.50	$988	—
629	629	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,107	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	5	135.00	$135.00	$855	—
675	675	1	129.00	$129.00	$871	—
835	835	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,052	—
925	925	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,027	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	151.00	$151.00	$755	—
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	121.00	$121.00	$345	—
655	655	2	109.00	$109.00	$714	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	82.00	$82.00	$836	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1180	1098	80-85%	6	50.00–89.00	$71.82	$789	—
800–1585	1286	80-85%	81	30.00–63.00	$55.92	$719	-3.12
1005–1775	1319	80-85%	117	42.00–75.00	$66.06	$871	-15.57
1250–1565	1405	80-85%	12	58.00–82.00	$72.85	$1,024	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1770	1451	75-80%	30	49.00–73.00	$67.05	$973	-1.76
1250–2000	1570	75-80%	60	51.00–85.00	$72.86	$1,144	—
1345–1945	1652	75-80%	12	64.00–88.00	$73.95	$1,222	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$226	—
955–975	965	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.01	$589	—
735–1340	1062	85-90%	19	21.00–45.00	$33.03	$351	-25.36
815–1335	1099	85-90%	36	30.00–57.50	$47.73	$525	—
860–1300	1157	85-90%	9	59.00–68.00	$61.37	$710	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	65-75%	1	71.00	$71.00	$941	—
1457	1457	65-75%	2	138.00	$138.00	$2,011	—
1225–1780	1459	65-75%	10	71.00–118.00	$91.64	$1,337	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2000	1606	20	80.00–105.00	$95.89	$1,540	—
1155–2285	1656	22	35.00–91.00	$71.38	$1,182	—
2095	2095	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,367	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1445	1350	2	85.00–94.00	$89.18	$1,204	—
1305–1560	1450	4	60.00–76.00	$70.79	$1,026	—
1315–1595	1464	18	115.00–123.00	$118.14	$1,730	—
1355–1575	1478	4	100.00–110.00	$104.88	$1,550	—
1385–1585	1486	7	125.00–130.00	$126.07	$1,873	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	3	111.00	$111.00	$473	—
632–638	637	11	100.00–115.00	$102.71	$654	—
740	740	8	116.00	$116.00	$858	—
895	895	3	101.00	$101.00	$904	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	16	140.00	$140.00	$721	—

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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.