Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

2,543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.31/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 477 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.17/cwt +22.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 573 lb · 75 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.75/cwt +21.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 671 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,543	1,966	2,681
Feeder cattle	1,569	1,154	1,641
Slaughter cattle	974	812	1,040

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	-15.74
350–395	381	9	300.00–332.50	$310.03	$1,181	+26.66
400–448	426	28	275.00–320.00	$300.86	$1,282	+15.41
427 value added	427	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,238	—
450–495	478	59	260.00–310.00	$293.21	$1,402	+4.10
504–542	526	58	267.50–310.00	$288.75	$1,519	+7.99
550–598	573	75	257.50–300.00	$292.17	$1,674	+22.77
600–643	619	69	235.00–299.00	$283.34	$1,754	+31.42
650–693	671	74	239.00–282.50	$271.75	$1,823	+21.26
705–740	716	21	237.50–262.50	$257.46	$1,843	+13.20
755–776	770	13	237.50–242.50	$241.08	$1,856	+2.74
801–845	815	26	227.50–230.00	$228.30	$1,861	-17.78
852–885	874	49	222.50–232.50	$231.28	$2,021	—
900–925	910	5	221.00–222.00	$221.41	$2,015	-15.59
990	990	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,079	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1395	1194	13	145.00–177.50	$166.01	$1,982	+59.16
1125–1600	1346	12	160.00–175.00	$172.35	$2,320	—
1120–1670	1406	256	177.00–188.50	$182.35	$2,564	-2.96
1435	1435	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,009	-45.31
1625	1625	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,779	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	305.00	$305.00	$863	+0.25
302–346	327	9	255.00–300.00	$285.07	$932	+20.97
355–387	368	20	250.00–300.00	$277.99	$1,023	+8.99
376 unweaned	376	10	232.50	$232.50	$874	—
400–430	416	10	250.00–270.00	$264.94	$1,102	+11.16
470–495	484	44	250.00–277.50	$266.15	$1,288	+15.59
500–548	517	31	230.00–275.00	$259.89	$1,344	+6.08
550–590	566	15	250.00–270.00	$261.95	$1,483	+14.92
600–647	608	41	220.00–262.50	$232.10	$1,411	+0.31
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	-31.79
670–690	679	9	210.00–240.00	$228.79	$1,553	-0.47
705–735	715	18	211.00–232.50	$226.11	$1,617	+11.20
755–775	767	3	220.00–230.00	$223.96	$1,718	+1.48
800	800	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,680	+10.00
872–890	889	46	205.00–220.00	$219.12	$1,948	+8.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368 unweaned	368	7	222.50	$222.50	$819	—
475	475	3	177.50–200.00	$192.50	$914	—
500–545	521	6	180.00–220.00	$204.68	$1,066	—
555	555	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,041	-31.50
600–640	620	2	180.00–206.00	$192.58	$1,194	+3.81
620	620	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,132	-6.27
670–675	673	2	182.50–217.50	$200.07	$1,346	-1.07
750–770	760	2	195.00–211.00	$202.89	$1,542	—
800	800	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,640	—
895	895	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,678	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	526	4	250.00–262.50	$258.85	$1,362	—
723	723	4	237.50	$237.50	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,010	+20.00
625	625	1	152.50	$152.50	$953	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,641	—
745	745	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,104	—
835	835	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,670	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,340	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	267.50	$267.50	$923	-21.10
375–390	383	5	242.50–300.00	$272.81	$1,045	-13.78
405–447	424	50	230.00–285.00	$259.02	$1,098	-9.93
450–497	473	50	230.00–272.50	$256.91	$1,215	+0.04
484 unweaned	484	32	240.00	$240.00	$1,162	—
500–540	521	54	230.00–267.50	$252.74	$1,317	-2.00
552–594	572	59	231.00–282.00	$261.47	$1,496	+14.97
614–645	626	53	220.00–253.00	$243.10	$1,522	+11.72
650–695	668	28	227.00–260.00	$244.65	$1,634	+16.65
731–735	732	5	227.00–230.00	$227.60	$1,666	+6.60
752–765	756	3	210.00–221.00	$217.29	$1,643	—
810–817	816	5	220.00–222.00	$221.60	$1,808	-3.65
913	913	4	204.00	$204.00	$1,863	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1045	946	4	135.00–167.00	$149.41	$1,413	—
980	980	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,568	-21.00
930–1110	1007	6	100.00–107.50	$101.24	$1,019	—
1015	1015	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,320	—
1015–1060	1037	3	170.00–182.00	$176.93	$1,835	—
1020–1265	1123	10	143.00–175.00	$165.75	$1,861	+0.95
1045–1601	1317	213	177.50–188.50	$182.19	$2,399	—
1080–1660	1342	29	110.00–176.50	$167.46	$2,247	—
1605–1720	1659	4	170.00–178.00	$174.49	$2,895	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	242.50	$242.50	$691	—
300–347	333	7	225.00–260.00	$245.96	$819	-3.23
350–395	373	14	227.50–260.00	$241.97	$903	-18.88
425	425	2	224.00–232.50	$228.25	$970	-14.44
455–487	477	13	228.00–242.50	$234.64	$1,119	+6.02
500–545	526	41	220.00–252.50	$230.01	$1,210	+10.51
550–598	581	37	217.50–241.00	$229.78	$1,335	+14.38
600–633	614	10	205.00–230.00	$220.92	$1,356	-1.30
626	626	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,502	+17.78
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	-12.24
665–695	674	15	202.50–230.00	$223.26	$1,505	+11.02
700–745	726	15	200.00–222.50	$211.72	$1,537	-0.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	385	4	200.00–225.00	$205.84	$792	-3.82
430–440	435	2	200.00–202.00	$201.01	$874	-11.49
450–495	470	8	190.00–222.50	$216.61	$1,018	+19.27
510–517	516	6	200.00–212.50	$210.44	$1,086	+10.10
550–596	581	6	200.00–211.00	$206.38	$1,199	—
601–625	606	25	190.00–210.00	$201.42	$1,221	+11.42
685	685	2	181.00–202.50	$191.75	$1,313	+4.20
705–742	725	4	150.00–215.00	$195.52	$1,418	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,023	—
461	461	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,268	—
602	602	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,535	—
650	650	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,511	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	515	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,236	—
622	622	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,437	+13.50
745	745	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	-6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	157.50	$157.50	$606	-11.38
515 thin fleshed	515	2	180.00	$180.00	$927	—
555	555	1	152.50	$152.50	$846	+1.50
666	666	3	150.00	$150.00	$999	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,012	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,116	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	235.00	$235.00	$740	—
425–430	427	3	232.00–252.00	$243.01	$1,038	—
462–463	462	5	240.00–242.50	$241.00	$1,113	-6.00
505–540	514	13	235.00–265.00	$253.77	$1,304	—
555–574	571	8	230.00–255.00	$244.43	$1,396	—
615	615	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,099	—
535	535	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,137	—
573	573	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,261	—
610–640	622	5	195.00–212.50	$205.96	$1,281	—
650–690	670	2	182.50–200.00	$190.99	$1,280	—
725–735	730	2	151.00–185.00	$168.12	$1,227	-17.88
765	765	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,232	—
830	830	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	—
385	385	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,136	—
405–437	426	8	250.00–275.00	$269.25	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	162.50	$162.50	$886	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1160	1078	80-85%	5	117.50–140.00	$127.27	$1,372	—
1025–1505	1271	80-85%	27	64.00–89.00	$82.51	$1,049	-28.10
1135–1445	1323	80-85%	6	103.50–116.00	$107.78	$1,426	—
995–1560	1343	80-85%	47	89.50–101.00	$94.93	$1,275	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1635	1478	75-80%	13	88.00–100.00	$95.59	$1,413	-4.38
1390–1725	1560	75-80%	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$1,789	—
1210–2170	1576	75-80%	36	101.00–112.50	$105.94	$1,670	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1220	1044	85-90%	6	79.00–110.00	$89.42	$934	—
795–1320	1074	85-90%	15	40.00–74.00	$61.41	$660	—
785–1295	1096	85-90%	4	87.50–91.00	$89.27	$978	—
795–1365	1169	85-90%	20	75.00–86.00	$80.24	$938	-2.42

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1895	1558	65-75%	8	91.00–119.00	$97.82	$1,524	—
1395–1865	1583	65-75%	3	132.00–145.00	$137.00	$2,169	—
1610	1610	65-75%	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,479	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,321	—
910–1895	1521	8	72.50–110.00	$97.90	$1,489	—
1245–2350	1829	7	115.00–126.00	$118.54	$2,168	-0.69
1985	1985	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,521	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	4	182.50	$182.50	$641	—
447	447	4	182.50	$182.50	$816	—
505	505	2	172.50	$172.50	$871	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,016	+54.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	182.50	$182.50	$498	—
305–337	329	8	187.50–200.00	$189.55	$624	—
350	350	1	182.50	$182.50	$639	—
485–495	490	2	172.50–192.50	$182.40	$894	—
510	510	1	187.50	$187.50	$956	—
565–595	582	3	172.50–187.50	$181.79	$1,058	—
627–635	628	9	172.50–177.50	$176.94	$1,111	—
676	676	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,284	—
725–730	728	3	152.50–172.50	$165.86	$1,207	—
750	750	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,275	—
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—
1040	1040	6	182.50	$182.50	$1,898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	6	200.00	$200.00	$692	—
375	375	6	200.00	$200.00	$750	—
470	470	20	227.50	$227.50	$1,069	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1415	1330	6	120.00–135.00	$124.94	$1,662	-10.06
1335–1506	1469	22	138.00–145.00	$140.40	$2,062	—

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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.