Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

2,913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.50/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 629 lb · 150 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.14/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 573 lb · 149 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.74/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 632 lb · 132 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,913	2,635	3,476
Feeder cattle	1,701	691	2,354
Slaughter cattle	1,212	1,283	1,122
Replacement cattle	—	661	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281	281	2	235.00	$235.00	$660	+24.43
300–345	321	6	193.00–220.00	$210.10	$674	+4.10
350–398	375	46	199.00–223.00	$210.32	$789	-1.09
400–439	419	31	187.00–212.00	$197.95	$829	-9.62
450–499	480	60	187.00–213.50	$203.35	$976	+3.71
502–546	524	66	185.00–207.00	$194.54	$1,019	+2.12
553–592	573	149	184.00–201.00	$192.14	$1,101	+0.46
601–646	632	132	183.50–196.00	$190.74	$1,205	+1.24
652–665	660	58	180.00–195.00	$190.59	$1,258	—
760	760	13	174.00	$174.00	$1,322	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,343	—
1125–1191	1180	6	121.00–126.00	$121.79	$1,437	+21.82
945–1490	1194	12	65.00–118.00	$102.05	$1,218	+2.08
1137–1580	1280	41	120.00–144.00	$130.57	$1,671	—
1285	1285	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,285	—
1215–1472	1396	17	156.00–160.00	$158.00	$2,206	+15.06
1170–1605	1407	23	110.00–146.00	$138.07	$1,943	-21.93
1430	1430	5	125.50	$125.50	$1,795	-29.16
1115–1760	1439	277	144.00–158.00	$151.78	$2,184	+28.65
1605–1885	1698	16	120.00–147.50	$140.25	$2,381	-1.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	1	177.50	$177.50	$589	-5.50
350–370	353	12	162.00–187.00	$179.95	$635	-12.05
427–449	441	7	174.00–184.00	$175.99	$776	-0.13
450–493	481	35	173.00–184.00	$177.80	$855	-4.42
500–538	532	6	169.00	$169.00	$899	-9.57
555–597	576	19	170.00–184.00	$176.21	$1,015	+1.94
600–645	618	30	165.00–182.00	$176.84	$1,093	-1.57
652–695	671	75	163.00–180.50	$173.79	$1,166	+9.07
700–746	728	21	163.00–176.00	$168.21	$1,225	—
752–784	773	82	174.00–181.50	$178.52	$1,380	—
865	865	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,375	—
916	916	4	173.00	$173.00	$1,585	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	149.00–159.00	$154.08	$493	—
350	350	1	163.00	$163.00	$570	—
435	435	2	161.00	$161.00	$700	+10.00
460	460	1	161.00	$161.00	$741	+9.11
525–530	527	5	153.00–163.00	$160.21	$844	+6.21
552–585	567	9	146.00–167.00	$158.85	$901	-0.19
615	615	1	153.00	$153.00	$941	-6.61
650–693	672	16	150.00–165.00	$160.33	$1,077	+8.82
700–745	723	6	151.00–167.00	$163.77	$1,184	+9.47
773	773	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,260	+5.79

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	—
531	531	4	160.00	$160.00	$850	+11.00
600–640	627	3	166.00–167.00	$166.32	$1,043	+29.32
755	755	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,170	+17.27

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
781	781	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,250	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–342	338	3	162.00–175.00	$170.77	$577	-6.37
380–390	383	10	171.00–179.00	$173.01	$663	-2.04
410–435	426	7	164.00–172.00	$167.13	$712	-3.77
450–497	470	53	161.00–177.00	$174.32	$819	-2.20
500–543	519	54	164.00–177.00	$172.36	$895	+4.19
555–586	571	105	164.00–176.00	$168.96	$965	-1.38
600–647	629	150	162.00–174.00	$167.50	$1,054	+2.49
650–690	663	42	163.00–174.00	$170.66	$1,131	+1.11
780	780	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,264	±0.00
830	830	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,253	—
867	867	59	159.50	$159.50	$1,383	—
906	906	5	159.50	$159.50	$1,445	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–955	928	6	80.00–136.00	$115.37	$1,071	—
945	945	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,276	—
855–1085	955	5	85.00–109.00	$99.14	$947	-26.61
1015–1270	1139	12	120.00–145.00	$134.48	$1,532	+0.19
1050–1420	1303	13	130.00–145.00	$136.70	$1,781	-17.90
1015–1565	1312	168	145.00–158.00	$152.40	$1,999	+9.66
1235–1485	1349	16	156.00–161.00	$158.12	$2,133	-2.28
1710	1710	2	145.50	$145.50	$2,488	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–218	216	4	151.00–157.00	$155.54	$336	+4.54
332–340	336	4	157.00–172.00	$164.59	$553	+14.59
385	385	2	163.00	$163.00	$628	+12.00
400–420	407	3	159.00–161.00	$159.69	$650	+8.64
465–472	469	4	157.00–162.00	$158.74	$744	+10.94
531–540	535	10	158.00–161.00	$158.91	$850	+10.41
552–587	565	23	149.00–165.00	$158.85	$898	+2.32
605–636	626	8	151.00–161.00	$155.21	$972	+2.60
655–696	678	7	151.00–162.00	$154.49	$1,047	+8.49
705–740	729	21	145.00–158.00	$152.29	$1,110	+4.29
780–790	787	10	147.00–154.00	$149.08	$1,173	+7.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	177.00	$177.00	$605	-14.24
362–372	369	10	189.00–192.00	$189.79	$700	+5.79
412–437	428	30	181.00–191.00	$184.61	$790	-4.46
450–485	465	17	173.00–183.00	$177.95	$827	-6.74
520–533	529	14	173.00–180.00	$173.49	$918	—
610	610	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–335	326	7	157.50–159.00	$158.12	$515	+16.03
356–357	356	5	147.00–159.00	$154.19	$549	—
545	545	1	157.00	$157.00	$856	+20.44
587	587	4	158.00	$158.00	$927	+27.00
670	670	1	143.00	$143.00	$958	-3.00
725	725	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,058	+10.15
770–780	777	3	151.00	$151.00	$1,173	+5.00
815	815	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	132.00	$132.00	$548	+11.00
450–480	465	2	132.00–139.00	$135.39	$630	+14.39
570	570	1	139.00	$139.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	2	161.00	$161.00	$728	-15.49
505	505	1	173.00	$173.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	2	150.00	$150.00	$758	-9.00
585	585	1	148.00	$148.00	$866	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	146.00	$146.00	$956	—
835	835	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,060	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1215	989	80-85%	8	60.00–127.50	$87.56	$866	—
990–1655	1272	80-85%	69	37.00–63.00	$56.66	$721	-15.24
1030–1735	1316	80-85%	70	55.00–75.00	$67.05	$882	—
1390–1790	1590	80-85%	2	76.00–78.00	$77.13	$1,226	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1805	1500	75-80%	25	50.00–73.00	$62.59	$939	—
1200–1940	1575	75-80%	27	65.00–85.00	$75.87	$1,195	+8.58
1590–1905	1750	75-80%	4	78.00–90.00	$85.79	$1,501	+0.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1035	983	85-90%	3	57.00–87.00	$67.32	$662	—
790–1305	1072	85-90%	22	20.00–50.00	$39.50	$423	—
1005–1175	1080	85-90%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.34	$608	—
860–1430	1145	85-90%	26	37.00–64.00	$56.47	$647	-4.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1615	1353	65-75%	12	87.00–117.50	$100.04	$1,354	—
1215–1640	1435	65-75%	3	121.00–138.00	$132.44	$1,901	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288	1288	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,417	—
890–2235	1545	19	54.00–95.00	$76.06	$1,175	—
1065–2175	1764	8	71.50–106.00	$91.59	$1,616	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1360	1344	4	60.00–77.50	$70.63	$949	—
1350–1650	1481	17	90.00–110.00	$103.25	$1,529	-16.26
1285–1700	1505	31	115.00–125.00	$120.29	$1,810	—
1435–1685	1570	4	105.00–114.00	$111.23	$1,746	—
1790	1790	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,434	—

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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.