Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

1,564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.53/cwt -10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 574 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.00/cwt -9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 574 lb · 51 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.66/cwt -7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 559 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,564	2,913
Feeder cattle	785	1,701
Slaughter cattle	739	1,212
Replacement cattle	40	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1042	1025	8	110.00–131.00	$128.68	$1,319	—
900–1325	1140	9	92.00–120.00	$105.15	$1,199	—
1110–1275	1193	2	77.50–90.00	$83.32	$994	-18.73
1105–1363	1270	12	125.00–141.00	$134.78	$1,712	+4.21
1280–1295	1288	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,481	+15.00
1220–1490	1348	10	115.00–146.50	$136.37	$1,838	—
1135–1635	1420	155	145.00–161.00	$153.61	$2,181	+28.11
1520	1520	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,432	—
1640–1735	1680	5	120.00–135.00	$129.92	$2,183	-10.33
1780	1780	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	171.00	$171.00	$658	-8.95
410–425	418	2	171.00	$171.00	$715	-4.99
465	465	12	163.00	$163.00	$758	-14.80
518	518	2	172.00	$172.00	$891	+3.00
550–598	574	51	164.00–175.00	$167.00	$959	-9.21
636	636	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,062	-9.84
652–685	667	35	161.00–173.00	$165.41	$1,103	-8.38
703–725	722	34	161.00–171.50	$169.40	$1,223	+1.19
753–770	759	8	154.00–161.00	$158.34	$1,202	-20.18
828	828	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	186.00	$186.00	$679	-24.32
405–430	414	4	192.00–201.00	$194.83	$807	-3.12
450–495	469	4	181.00–190.00	$185.22	$869	-18.13
529–542	533	9	185.00–188.50	$187.31	$998	-7.23
550–575	559	39	183.00–190.00	$184.66	$1,032	-7.48
615–647	638	11	181.00–185.00	$183.95	$1,174	-6.79
655	655	17	174.00–184.00	$182.24	$1,194	-8.35
735–736	736	31	174.00	$174.00	$1,281	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	152.00	$152.00	$524	-2.08
433	433	5	147.00	$147.00	$637	-14.00
522–535	526	4	151.00–156.00	$153.27	$806	-6.94
580–590	583	3	142.00–160.00	$150.06	$875	-8.79
645	645	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	+12.00
660–680	670	2	141.00–150.00	$145.43	$974	-14.90
735–738	738	11	141.00–147.00	$146.46	$1,081	-17.31
795	795	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	-28.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	122.00	$122.00	$388	—
388	388	6	131.00	$131.00	$508	—
565	565	1	121.00	$121.00	$684	—
608	608	2	121.00	$121.00	$736	-45.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	152.50	$152.50	$549	-20.51
413	413	12	151.00	$151.00	$624	-16.13
463–495	475	9	149.00–157.00	$153.15	$727	-21.17
511–548	528	32	152.00–163.00	$156.73	$828	-15.63
550–591	574	65	150.00–164.00	$158.53	$910	-10.43
607–638	620	37	150.00–166.75	$160.69	$996	-6.81
683	683	8	152.50	$152.50	$1,042	-18.16
705–725	721	11	147.00–163.00	$152.94	$1,103	—
806	806	8	147.50	$147.50	$1,189	-3.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1090	1017	5	86.00–124.00	$109.66	$1,115	—
895–1160	1019	4	98.00–115.00	$110.06	$1,122	—
1005–1295	1168	5	122.00–142.00	$135.26	$1,580	—
1135–1400	1270	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	$1,799	—
1020–1550	1282	100	145.00–160.00	$151.79	$1,946	—
1440	1440	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	310	5	136.00–153.00	$145.87	$452	-18.72
368–375	371	5	141.00–152.00	$147.60	$548	-15.40
424–445	434	16	143.00–150.00	$145.05	$630	-14.64
468–495	478	14	140.00–150.00	$147.51	$705	-11.23
504–545	528	13	142.00–154.00	$147.54	$779	-11.37
551–585	561	10	141.00–148.00	$144.37	$810	-14.48
614–635	624	13	143.00–155.50	$148.51	$927	-6.70
650–698	677	14	137.00–144.00	$139.82	$947	-14.67
740	740	2	135.50	$135.50	$1,003	-16.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511–531	522	28	170.00–173.00	$170.98	$893	-2.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	121.00	$121.00	$442	-33.19
410–443	435	5	125.00–130.00	$126.94	$552	—
485	485	1	131.00	$131.00	$635	—
525–530	528	3	134.00–139.00	$137.34	$725	-19.66
555–595	575	2	120.00–135.00	$127.24	$732	-30.76
610	610	1	129.00	$129.00	$787	—
665–688	680	3	115.00–130.00	$119.89	$815	-23.11
835	835	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,069	-27.00
880	880	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,091	—
955	955	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,156	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,157	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	132.50	$132.50	$470	—
510	510	1	147.50	$147.50	$752	—
568	568	5	140.00	$140.00	$795	—
700–708	706	5	107.50–108.00	$107.90	$762	—
774	774	4	100.00	$100.00	$774	—
800	800	1	95.00	$95.00	$760	-32.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	157.00–170.00	$163.46	$659	—
473–492	484	5	157.00–172.00	$166.14	$804	+5.14
515	515	1	164.00	$164.00	$845	-9.00
567	567	3	154.00	$154.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	-25.00
722	722	3	129.00	$129.00	$931	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1220	1187	80-85%	5	76.00–114.00	$92.14	$1,094	—
775–1590	1245	80-85%	35	64.00–75.50	$67.73	$843	—
1020–1550	1268	80-85%	19	44.00–63.00	$60.11	$762	+3.45
1420–1435	1428	80-85%	2	74.00–76.00	$75.01	$1,071	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1870	1503	75-80%	30	72.50–83.00	$76.13	$1,144	+13.54
1310–1870	1570	75-80%	16	63.00–72.00	$68.30	$1,072	-7.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1060	908	85-90%	8	25.00–46.00	$38.80	$352	—
895–1335	1125	85-90%	19	52.00–65.00	$60.13	$676	+3.66

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1452	1452	65-75%	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,946	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–2275	1402	7	65.00–86.00	$77.68	$1,089	—
1190–1985	1405	9	90.00–100.00	$95.95	$1,348	—
1975–2330	2192	3	106.00–111.00	$108.33	$2,375	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1370–1600	1456	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	975.00–1,100.00	$1,043.46
1395–1690	1493	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,150.00	$1,025.45
1710	1710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1870	1870	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1535	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$841.42
1308–1590	1368	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–875.00	$823.17
1360–1410	1377	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–835.00	$826.46
1460–1520	1490	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–885.00	$841.64

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00	$775.00
1302	1302	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00	$785.00
1455	1455	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1455	1455	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1365–1685	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$763.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1163	1163	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00	$675.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1400	1310	2	128.00–130.00	$129.07	$1,691	—
1495	1495	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,719	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1370	1320	3	109.00–110.00	$109.69	$1,448	+39.06
1365–1530	1428	6	128.00–130.00	$129.17	$1,845	—
1370–1635	1532	15	118.00–125.00	$121.52	$1,862	+1.23
1615–1805	1710	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,966	—

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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.