Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

2,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.28/cwt -32.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,483/hd at 572 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.52/cwt -24.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 523 lb · 48 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.14/cwt -12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 667 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,076	2,543	2,622
Feeder cattle	802	1,569	1,369
Slaughter cattle	765	974	939
Replacement cattle	509	—	314

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	330.00	$330.00	$891	—
302–340	316	4	285.00–313.00	$300.91	$951	+0.91
350–390	370	2	297.00–306.00	$301.74	$1,116	-8.29
400–405 fancy	403	3	311.00	$311.00	$1,253	—
405–445	433	11	251.00–293.00	$266.85	$1,155	-34.01
450–495	472	19	252.00–288.00	$273.07	$1,289	-20.14
500–545	523	48	242.50–285.00	$264.52	$1,383	-24.23
550–598	572	75	231.00–283.00	$259.28	$1,483	-32.89
615–645	625	26	231.00–245.00	$240.78	$1,505	-42.56
650–692	667	44	230.00–266.00	$259.14	$1,728	-12.61
709–745	728	30	215.00–233.00	$225.37	$1,641	-32.09
758–791	773	15	230.00–243.00	$236.80	$1,830	-4.28
840	840	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	+1.70
866	866	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,992	-1.28
905	905	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,946	-6.41

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1525	1251	22	150.00–178.00	$170.52	$2,133	—
1225–1495	1360	2	129.00–130.00	$129.45	$1,761	—
1100–1655	1397	11	152.50–178.50	$172.60	$2,411	—
1090–1691	1431	223	178.00–189.50	$182.50	$2,612	+42.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	2	271.00	$271.00	$656	—
335	335	1	257.50	$257.50	$863	-27.57
361–395	370	7	245.00–282.50	$257.94	$954	-20.05
400–440	423	5	232.00–241.00	$237.43	$1,004	-27.51
450–475	468	4	222.50–231.00	$226.32	$1,059	-39.83
525–540	534	11	233.00–244.00	$236.27	$1,262	-23.62
560–595	582	11	222.00–237.00	$228.11	$1,328	-33.84
600–620	609	6	214.00–225.00	$218.48	$1,331	-13.62
678–695	684	13	205.00–228.00	$221.70	$1,516	-7.09
708–740	714	21	191.00–216.00	$209.25	$1,494	-16.86
755–795	770	3	191.00–210.00	$200.52	$1,544	-23.44
800–835	818	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,644	-9.00
860–883	876	6	200.00–207.00	$204.17	$1,789	-14.95
1007	1007	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,923	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	255.00	$255.00	$561	—
425–440	434	5	180.00–205.00	$195.60	$849	—
473	473	3	171.00	$171.00	$809	-21.50
530	530	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	-14.68
550–595	572	3	205.00–215.00	$208.32	$1,192	+20.82
625	625	2	180.00–201.00	$190.50	$1,191	-2.08
665–697	685	4	180.00–190.00	$185.34	$1,270	-14.73
710–715	713	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,433	—
826	826	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,495	-24.00
855	855	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,548	—
1060	1060	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,866	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,311	—
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	-27.50
675	675	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,667	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,285	—
736	736	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,479	-36.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	175.00	$175.00	$726	—
690–695	693	2	151.00–163.00	$156.98	$1,088	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,251	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	131.00	$131.00	$773	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	237.50–275.00	$255.92	$717	+13.42
300	300	1	252.50	$252.50	$758	+6.54
365–380	375	3	231.00–233.00	$232.16	$871	-9.81
420–435	428	4	223.00–231.00	$226.44	$969	-1.81
455–495	476	7	219.00–231.00	$226.54	$1,078	-8.10
500–540	525	12	212.00–229.00	$217.64	$1,143	-12.37
550–598	585	23	215.00–227.00	$219.03	$1,281	-10.75
605–646	626	17	206.00–226.00	$214.47	$1,343	-25.53
650–695	675	35	193.00–219.00	$209.51	$1,414	-13.75
700–740	713	5	200.00–211.00	$204.79	$1,460	-6.93
751–761	754	12	206.00–211.00	$210.08	$1,584	—
802–845	836	14	194.00–210.00	$207.81	$1,737	—
860	860	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,643	—
975–980	976	4	191.00–192.00	$191.25	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	5	239.00–244.00	$242.69	$781	-24.81
385–387	386	3	242.00	$242.00	$934	-30.81
415–445	433	12	231.00–253.00	$239.28	$1,036	-19.74
453–495	467	24	233.00–294.00	$266.05	$1,242	+9.14
500–545	528	41	231.00–259.00	$245.44	$1,296	-7.30
560–598	579	24	229.00–248.00	$232.30	$1,345	-29.17
612–618	617	12	221.00–231.00	$229.35	$1,415	-13.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1240	1074	9	135.00–177.50	$153.87	$1,653	—
1060–1190	1107	3	122.50–140.00	$128.89	$1,427	-36.86
1005–1305	1162	10	152.00–177.00	$170.11	$1,977	—
1190	1190	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,726	—
1075–1450	1265	10	171.00–176.00	$174.06	$2,202	—
1065–1510	1279	73	178.00–189.00	$181.88	$2,326	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	377	8	199.00–225.00	$211.38	$797	+5.54
400	400	1	181.00	$181.00	$724	-20.01
455–485	479	8	182.00–215.00	$207.98	$996	-8.63
580–585	583	3	182.00–206.00	$198.05	$1,155	-8.33
600–640	615	11	172.00–201.00	$191.49	$1,178	-9.93
650–670	660	4	175.00–201.00	$190.69	$1,259	-1.06
700–705	703	3	181.00–200.00	$190.67	$1,340	-4.85
802	802	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,307	—
885	885	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,602	—
940	940	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,701	—
995	995	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,801	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	185.00	$185.00	$675	+27.50
415	415	1	159.00	$159.00	$660	—
450–480	468	4	141.00–167.00	$151.05	$707	—
680	680	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,054	+5.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,484	—
945	945	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,710	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,082	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1560	1329	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	1,500.00–2,500.00	$1,982.70	—
1225–2050	1652	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,600.00–2,900.00	$2,244.46	—
1965	1965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	232.00	$232.00	$800	-3.00
415	415	2	233.00	$233.00	$967	-10.01
495	495	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	-1.00
530	530	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,232	-21.27
565–585	575	2	211.00–213.00	$211.98	$1,219	-32.45
645	645	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,232	-14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	165.00	$165.00	$710	—
515	515	1	175.00	$175.00	$901	-37.50
675	675	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,114	-25.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1165	1054	80-85%	9	110.00–150.00	$129.05	$1,360	+1.78
1075–1420	1265	80-85%	14	72.50–91.00	$85.41	$1,080	+2.90
1025–1590	1267	80-85%	36	91.50–102.50	$97.00	$1,229	+14.49
1160–1490	1281	80-85%	4	105.00–114.00	$107.96	$1,383	+25.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—
850–1375	1043	85-90%	13	42.50–73.00	$65.45	$683	-23.97
910–1340	1121	85-90%	4	86.00–88.00	$87.03	$976	—
885–1450	1136	85-90%	32	74.00–85.00	$80.07	$910	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1725	1455	75-80%	25	102.00–113.00	$107.21	$1,560	+11.62
1305–1930	1567	75-80%	7	114.00–117.50	$115.59	$1,811	+0.92
1425–1835	1582	75-80%	3	95.00–100.00	$98.11	$1,552	-7.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	65-75%	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,199	—
1165–1485	1326	65-75%	8	125.00–145.00	$135.12	$1,792	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1965	1603	17	91.00–115.00	$106.37	$1,705	—
1620	1620	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,300	—
1135–2480	1852	7	119.00–128.00	$122.96	$2,277	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995 thin fleshed	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1030–1230	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,476.66
1020–1500	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,250.00–2,350.00	$1,895.52
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1140–1420	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1190–1491	1339	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,600.00–2,400.00	$2,167.38
1280–1372	1354	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,375.00–2,250.00	$2,053.74
1265–1446	1366	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,750.00–2,250.00	$2,025.03
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1261–1690	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	975.00–2,500.00	$1,787.91
1275–1537	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,050.00–1,800.00	$1,506.32
1470	1470	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,191.00	$1,191.00
1290–1750	1505	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,150.00–1,725.00	$1,474.66
1325–1695	1521	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	1,100.00–2,350.00	$1,714.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1052	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1040–1237	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,250.00–2,150.00	$1,612.46
1135–1225	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,251.91
1135–1230	1197	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,152.65
1165–1245	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,467.03
1246	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882–900	891	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,576.26
1058	1058	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00
992–1256	1094	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	1,300.00–2,850.00	$2,467.26
1065–1270	1152	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	1,550.00–2,650.00	$2,336.12
1167	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1030–1300	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,500.00–2,850.00	$2,261.25
1060–1355	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,912.22
1208–1515	1299	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	2,250.00–2,900.00	$2,575.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
907	907	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,925.00	$1,925.00
992	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1260	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,252.44	—
1200–1300	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,850.00	$2,516.22	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50	—
1220–1600	1307	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,850.00–4,100.00	$3,061.03	—
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,600.00	—
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1300–1420	1384	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–2,600.00	$1,865.06	—
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1400–1500	1433	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,850.00–2,750.00	$2,369.77	—
1275–1600	1438	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,600.00	$2,090.00	—
1340–1700	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,450.00–2,250.00	$1,825.51	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1375–2000	1583	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–2,800.00	$2,163.16	—
1600–1700	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00–2,875.00	$2,765.91	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1100–1210	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,050.00–1,850.00	$1,507.09	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1200–1220	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,490.00	$1,430.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1330	1290	4	125.00–141.00	$134.17	$1,731	—
1335–1755	1508	34	145.00–156.00	$147.39	$2,223	—
1320–1720	1580	3	135.00–143.00	$140.77	$2,224	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1330	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,268.70	—

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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.