Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

2,635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.34/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 578 lb · 48 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.55/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 672 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.41/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 624 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,635	4,415	1,930
Feeder cattle	691	2,950	0
Slaughter cattle	1,283	1,465	1,097
Replacement cattle	661	—	833

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1585	1170	4	71.00–125.00	$99.97	$1,170	-10.49
1080–1465	1317	34	130.00–152.50	$143.89	$1,895	+2.39
1205–1665	1398	16	132.00–153.00	$142.94	$1,998	—
1320–1450	1401	7	160.00	$160.00	$2,242	+4.34
1080–1660	1417	222	147.00–165.00	$154.66	$2,192	-1.00
1175–1715	1445	2	115.00–135.00	$123.13	$1,779	-32.53
1610–1815	1686	17	101.00–160.50	$141.69	$2,389	-4.72
1975	1975	2	139.00	$139.00	$2,745	—
2080	2080	3	110.00	$110.00	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	4	171.00	$171.00	$472	—
320	320	1	183.00	$183.00	$586	+12.00
360	360	1	192.00	$192.00	$691	+3.74
405–420	416	5	171.00–185.00	$176.12	$733	-3.45
450–495	470	9	180.00–183.00	$182.22	$856	+3.83
517–545	528	10	167.00–185.00	$178.57	$943	+1.74
560–596	588	11	171.00–176.00	$174.27	$1,025	-10.97
607–645	624	26	165.00–185.00	$178.41	$1,113	-4.71
663–695	678	13	160.00–165.50	$164.72	$1,117	-20.73
909	909	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,463	-15.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–276	275	8	208.00–229.00	$210.57	$579	—
345	345	1	206.00	$206.00	$711	-5.19
350–395	375	12	196.00–223.00	$211.41	$793	-2.06
405–445	430	5	199.00–218.00	$207.57	$893	-1.74
465–495	477	18	190.00–209.00	$199.64	$952	-11.33
517–537	532	17	187.00–195.00	$192.42	$1,024	-16.87
550–584	579	17	184.00–193.00	$191.68	$1,110	-9.13
600	600	4	189.50	$189.50	$1,137	-11.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	151.00	$151.00	$664	-3.60
465–490	487	13	150.00–154.00	$151.89	$740	-4.41
530	530	1	154.00	$154.00	$816	-4.56
555–598	576	8	143.00–165.00	$159.04	$916	-4.89
600–635	613	4	148.00–164.00	$159.61	$978	+7.47
656–690	671	11	141.00–161.00	$151.51	$1,017	-7.13
700–740	715	4	150.00–162.00	$154.30	$1,103	+2.59
750–776	770	6	147.00–165.00	$157.21	$1,211	+2.91
810	810	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,174	-1.30
850	850	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,258	+8.00
905	905	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,403	+19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	131.00	$131.00	$419	—
515	515	1	149.00	$149.00	$767	-14.50
550–575	562	4	130.00–147.00	$140.21	$788	-10.12
620	620	1	137.00	$137.00	$849	-3.00
690–695	694	6	133.00–146.00	$143.85	$998	+7.87
710–720	715	2	131.00–136.00	$133.48	$954	—
775–795	788	3	130.00–146.00	$137.73	$1,085	+6.73
890	890	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,202	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	171.00	$171.00	$906	-11.61

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1130	961	6	102.00–135.00	$125.75	$1,208	+29.58
845–1090	988	6	100.00–125.00	$108.05	$1,068	+11.88
1010–1235	1111	21	120.00–146.00	$134.29	$1,492	—
1040–1640	1300	185	148.00–165.50	$154.60	$2,010	—
1035–1590	1315	34	130.00–154.00	$142.74	$1,877	—
1220–1430	1324	7	160.00–163.00	$160.40	$2,124	—
1695	1695	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,373	—
1883	1883	3	125.00	$125.00	$2,354	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	183.00	$183.00	$512	—
300–345	323	2	175.00–179.00	$177.14	$572	-1.14
370–385	375	8	170.00–182.00	$175.05	$656	-0.47
410–446	431	12	163.00–184.00	$170.90	$737	-6.69
451–490	464	20	167.00–181.00	$176.52	$819	+4.40
500–548	523	18	160.00–177.00	$168.17	$880	-4.08
550–598	578	48	165.00–176.00	$170.34	$985	-0.63
614–633	623	17	155.50–170.00	$165.01	$1,028	-7.27
654–699	672	32	160.00–178.00	$169.55	$1,139	-0.63
737	737	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,223	-8.27
785	785	9	162.00	$162.00	$1,272	-6.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	2	151.00	$151.00	$320	—
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
369	369	5	151.00	$151.00	$557	±0.00
425–430	428	2	142.00–160.00	$151.05	$646	-10.61
455–485	473	11	140.00–166.00	$147.80	$699	-3.52
515–546	533	10	142.00–156.00	$148.50	$792	-6.59
555–590	566	12	147.00–164.00	$156.53	$886	+1.84
620–646	633	11	146.00–166.00	$152.61	$966	-0.01
690	690	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,007	-8.49
712	712	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,054	-1.74
795	795	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,129	-10.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	273	5	196.00–207.00	$202.84	$554	—
305–325	311	4	188.00–198.00	$191.24	$595	—
380	380	1	184.00	$184.00	$699	-0.46
408–435	425	12	185.00–194.00	$189.07	$804	-0.90
450–470	457	14	182.00–188.00	$184.69	$844	-3.80

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	2	136.00	$136.00	$370	—
325–345	335	2	139.00–145.00	$142.09	$476	—
500–530	510	9	131.00–139.50	$136.56	$696	-3.44
570	570	1	131.00	$131.00	$747	-7.32
605–638	626	7	131.00–149.00	$140.19	$878	-4.96
665	665	1	146.00	$146.00	$971	+8.77
705–740	727	3	131.00–146.00	$135.85	$988	-7.15
755	755	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,102	—
987	987	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	121.00	$121.00	$502	—
480	480	1	121.00	$121.00	$581	—
615–642	633	3	124.00–127.00	$124.97	$791	—
660	660	1	127.00	$127.00	$838	—
700	700	1	121.00	$121.00	$847	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	5	168.50	$168.50	$982	-8.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,038	+26.00
746	746	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,052	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667–675	670	3	128.00–136.00	$133.31	$893	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	173.00–187.00	$180.09	$729	—
450–451	451	6	169.00–184.00	$176.49	$796	—
547–548	548	5	161.00–168.00	$165.20	$905	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	4	207.50	$207.50	$596	—
320	320	1	205.00	$205.00	$656	—
355–380	368	2	196.00–208.00	$202.20	$744	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1287–1499	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,236.80	—
1855	1855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	161.00	$161.00	$604	—
450	450	1	159.00	$159.00	$716	—
515	515	1	159.00	$159.00	$819	—
570	570	1	143.00	$143.00	$815	—
635	635	1	136.00	$136.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	4	94.00	$94.00	$832	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	159.00	$159.00	$684	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	181.00	$181.00	$570	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	151.00	$151.00	$589	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1335	1104	80-85%	23	66.00–127.50	$93.65	$1,034	—
975–1575	1203	80-85%	23	45.00–59.00	$53.19	$640	—
940–1685	1250	80-85%	106	53.00–72.00	$64.84	$810	—
930–1605	1287	80-85%	25	57.50–79.00	$71.90	$925	+15.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2020	1499	75-80%	64	55.00–83.00	$74.47	$1,116	—
1390–1740	1561	75-80%	18	51.00–71.50	$67.29	$1,050	-5.57
1615–2075	1752	75-80%	6	72.00–91.00	$85.56	$1,499	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–885	823	85-90%	2	56.00–69.00	$62.01	$510	—
695–1280	1021	85-90%	20	20.00–45.00	$34.81	$355	—
795–1396	1116	85-90%	42	32.00–57.00	$50.43	$563	—
1030–1260	1140	85-90%	7	58.00–66.00	$60.71	$692	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2205	1486	65-75%	8	70.00–117.00	$91.79	$1,364	+0.15
1420–1741	1632	65-75%	8	122.00–144.00	$129.64	$2,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–2020	1424	19	68.00–94.00	$84.79	$1,207	—
1360–1855	1608	2	100.00–109.00	$105.19	$1,691	+9.30
1175–2320	1747	23	72.00–106.00	$95.53	$1,669	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1133	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1162–1245	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,670.48
1025–1529	1237	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	825.00–1,525.00	$1,269.06
1105–1730	1257	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	89	1,225.00–2,300.00	$1,945.78
1060–1745	1272	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	1,000.00–2,600.00	$1,821.61
1147–1502	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,200.00–1,775.00	$1,620.59
1110–1491	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,537.38
1175–1425	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$654.81
1341	1341	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1257–1610	1408	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	700.00–1,300.00	$1,001.10
1273–1740	1432	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	950.00–2,500.00	$1,491.38
1342–1655	1457	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–1,025.00	$927.11
1260–1690	1474	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	775.00–1,425.00	$1,167.25
1255–1790	1482	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	74	1,050.00–2,475.00	$1,747.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1010	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–1,100.00	$814.90
960–1075	1014	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–1,300.00	$1,087.42
1030 thin fleshed	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
1040–1077	1071	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,875.00	$1,749.55
1097	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1055–1165	1126	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	575.00–875.00	$723.22
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1065–1243	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,025.00–1,600.00	$1,268.74
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1090–1235	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	560.00–1,175.00	$889.87
1115–1235	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	975.00–1,900.00	$1,633.47

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1360–1450	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,126.60

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
879–1001	939	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,394.98
985–1185	1051	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,235.34
950–1219	1118	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	1,375.00–2,100.00	$1,768.43
1077–1173	1141	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,684.27
1145–1433	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,700.00–2,450.00	$1,925.31
1185–1450	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,076.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
827–866	850	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,650.00	$1,447.87
905	905	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1100–1300	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,425.00–1,825.00	$1,574.47	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1250–1260	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,606.39	—
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1250–1300	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1250–1515	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,450.00	$1,291.04	—
1575	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1575–1650	1635	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,484.63	—
1800	1800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,175.00	$1,108.33	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1600	1472	36	118.00–123.00	$119.51	$1,759	+14.63

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1100–1250	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–2,200.00	$1,747.87	—

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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.