Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

1,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.78/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 621 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.83/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 530 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.12/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 557 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,153	2,076	1,480
Feeder cattle	310	802	285
Slaughter cattle	843	765	1,195
Replacement cattle	—	509	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1453	1374	45	166.00–175.00	$170.65	$2,345	+41.20
1130–1610	1388	165	174.00–185.00	$178.10	$2,472	+5.50
1175–1582	1425	20	161.00–174.00	$169.74	$2,419	-12.76
1850	1850	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	290.00	$290.00	$986	-10.91
375	375	1	260.00	$260.00	$975	-41.74
455–490	468	10	240.00–276.00	$253.12	$1,185	-19.95
500–545	518	6	230.00–273.00	$247.72	$1,283	-16.80
551–597	557	17	232.00–253.00	$249.12	$1,388	-10.16
600–630	621	26	234.00–244.00	$239.78	$1,489	-1.00
650–673	668	5	216.00–226.00	$217.94	$1,456	-41.20
708–735	723	7	214.00–215.00	$214.42	$1,550	-10.95
790	790	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,714	-19.80
844	844	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,899	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	270.00	$270.00	$783	—
430	430	1	202.50	$202.50	$871	-34.93
450–475	467	5	210.00–232.50	$227.66	$1,063	+1.34
510–545	531	4	200.00–222.50	$211.72	$1,124	-24.55
565–585	576	4	210.00–222.50	$216.73	$1,248	-11.38
600–647	626	15	197.50–221.00	$213.44	$1,336	-5.04
690	690	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,397	-19.20
735	735	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,507	-4.25
755–771	766	5	191.00–220.00	$202.76	$1,553	+2.24
855–877	866	4	191.00–201.00	$195.49	$1,693	-8.68
900	900	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,665	—
950	950	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,758	—
1000	1000	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,810	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	175.00–182.50	$178.79	$876	+7.79
690	690	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,121	-22.84
755–785	770	2	171.00–177.50	$174.31	$1,342	—
850	850	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,454	-10.00
1310	1310	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,978	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	165.00	$165.00	$940	—
690	690	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,052	-4.48

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1000	988	4	170.00–175.00	$172.77	$1,707	—
1080	1080	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,123	-49.87
970–1230	1123	18	152.50–175.50	$171.27	$1,923	+42.38
1030–1525	1255	158	174.00–185.50	$177.56	$2,228	+3.50
1015–1500	1267	22	160.00–175.00	$168.49	$2,135	-5.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	227.50	$227.50	$785	-15.19
355–390	373	2	230.00–235.00	$232.62	$868	-9.38
405–430	418	2	227.50–232.50	$230.07	$962	-9.21
482–498	488	10	230.00–259.00	$241.83	$1,180	-24.22
500–541	530	17	230.00–252.00	$249.83	$1,324	+4.39
570–586	582	4	230.00–242.00	$239.06	$1,391	+6.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	3	235.00	$235.00	$684	-20.92
322–345	330	3	220.00–225.00	$223.26	$737	-29.24
405	405	1	225.00	$225.00	$911	-1.44
470–485	478	3	202.50–222.50	$213.44	$1,020	-13.10
502–530	514	8	197.50–227.00	$208.39	$1,071	-9.25
522 thin fleshed	522	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,070	—
550–590	568	3	197.50–202.50	$199.96	$1,136	-19.07
615–640	632	4	197.50–205.00	$200.21	$1,265	-14.26
650–680	665	2	202.00–208.00	$204.93	$1,363	-4.58
715	715	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,516	+7.21
765	765	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,538	-9.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	187.50–195.00	$191.19	$554	—
390–395	393	2	182.50–187.50	$185.02	$727	-26.36
425–430	428	3	180.00–187.50	$182.48	$781	+1.48
465	465	1	185.00	$185.00	$860	-22.98
510–545	532	3	175.00–195.00	$184.33	$981	—
570–590	580	2	170.00–182.50	$176.14	$1,022	-21.91
610–645	631	5	162.50–192.00	$177.32	$1,119	-14.17
695	695	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,105	-31.69
730–745	738	2	185.00–190.00	$187.53	$1,384	-3.14
975–995	985	2	160.00–175.00	$167.42	$1,649	-13.58
1060	1060	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,654	—
1120	1120	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,803	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	172.50	$172.50	$690	+13.50
460–495	478	2	150.00–155.00	$152.41	$729	+1.36
535	535	1	152.50	$152.50	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 unweaned	285	1	202.50	$202.50	$577	—
320	320	1	197.50	$197.50	$632	—
417–445	426	3	182.50–212.50	$202.06	$861	+37.06
460–467	465	3	182.50–212.50	$192.40	$895	—
607–610	608	5	182.50–187.50	$183.50	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241	241	3	247.50	$247.50	$596	—
300–342	328	3	267.50–280.00	$276.19	$906	+44.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	157.50	$157.50	$953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1230	1102	80-85%	9	115.00–137.50	$127.18	$1,402	—
1055–1595	1280	80-85%	31	45.00–91.00	$82.84	$1,060	-25.12
1160–1540	1330	80-85%	26	92.00–103.00	$98.27	$1,307	—
1285–1455	1375	80-85%	3	105.00–115.00	$108.45	$1,491	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1885	1497	75-80%	21	77.50–102.00	$94.53	$1,415	—
1280–1825	1500	75-80%	31	103.00–114.00	$108.86	$1,633	—
1365–1960	1617	75-80%	6	115.00–125.00	$116.81	$1,889	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	85-90%	1	107.50	$107.50	$994	—
855–1515	1060	85-90%	11	55.00–74.00	$65.39	$693	—
900–1360	1166	85-90%	20	75.00–86.00	$81.37	$949	—
1185–1360	1273	85-90%	2	87.00–89.00	$88.07	$1,121	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1460	1376	65-75%	4	124.00–136.00	$129.44	$1,781	—
1370–1475	1423	65-75%	2	112.00–116.00	$113.93	$1,621	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2180	1556	7	90.00–114.00	$103.52	$1,611	—
1095–2160	1665	9	116.00–129.00	$122.69	$2,043	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1390	1273	2	107.50–112.50	$110.23	$1,403	—
1470	1470	1	149.50	$149.50	$2,198	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1535	1400	3	80.00–118.00	$102.27	$1,432	—
1255–1685	1406	7	127.00–140.00	$136.53	$1,920	—
1495	1495	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,392	—
1240–1820	1528	36	143.00–155.00	$147.28	$2,250	-0.11
1425–1775	1563	4	134.00–144.00	$140.74	$2,200	-0.03
2005	2005	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,827	—

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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.