Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

3,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $252.75/cwt +22.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 621 lb · 167 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $271.52/cwt +17.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 528 lb · 147 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.47/cwt +13.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 673 lb · 139 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,658	2,321	2,913
Feeder cattle	2,506	525	1,701
Slaughter cattle	1,152	1,174	1,212
Replacement cattle	—	622	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	291.00	$291.00	$800	—
310–345	330	3	284.00–312.00	$300.21	$991	+30.68
355–390	380	13	286.00–314.00	$306.04	$1,163	+23.71
400–420 fancy	412	3	318.00–320.00	$319.00	$1,314	—
400–447	431	38	265.00–316.00	$295.97	$1,276	+35.85
457–498	476	43	264.00–313.00	$289.78	$1,379	+35.35
505–545	528	147	239.00–298.00	$271.52	$1,434	+17.86
552–594	568	130	237.00–277.50	$261.93	$1,488	+9.99
600–649	621	167	231.00–265.00	$252.75	$1,570	+22.71
653–699	673	139	225.00–252.00	$238.47	$1,605	+13.44
705–738	720	105	224.00–239.00	$233.25	$1,679	—
770–774	772	19	224.00–225.50	$224.87	$1,736	—
836–847	841	129	203.00–236.00	$235.00	$1,976	—
896–897	897	122	219.00	$219.00	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	278	4	252.50–287.50	$273.04	$759	-4.46
305–335	320	9	255.00–287.00	$272.09	$871	+31.31
350–395	372	15	251.00–280.00	$261.98	$975	+19.48
410–448	421	26	233.00–285.00	$245.14	$1,032	+7.64
455–497	480	27	217.00–262.00	$247.10	$1,186	+21.29
501–537	518	54	217.00–251.00	$235.70	$1,221	+8.22
550–599	574	57	219.00–251.00	$232.56	$1,335	+19.73
600–648	622	30	200.00–224.00	$215.55	$1,341	+13.57
652–690	677	28	200.00–224.00	$215.81	$1,461	+0.81
700–740	715	68	201.00–227.00	$216.92	$1,551	+24.92
755–782	767	26	194.00–213.00	$206.93	$1,587	+7.43
910–935	922	3	180.00–191.00	$183.96	$1,696	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1180	1128	5	129.00–148.00	$136.36	$1,538	—
1045–1305	1148	3	110.00–136.00	$121.37	$1,393	—
1060–1695	1270	28	125.00–156.00	$146.34	$1,859	—
1335	1335	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,776	—
1285–1380	1339	4	173.00–175.00	$174.52	$2,337	—
1245–1590	1398	15	130.00–159.50	$153.47	$2,146	-7.06
1075–1690	1426	237	160.00–171.50	$166.05	$2,368	-4.53
1605–1870	1698	11	136.00–162.00	$154.46	$2,623	—
1705	1705	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,216	-30.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	215.00	$215.00	$462	—
315–322	320	3	196.00–204.00	$201.37	$644	—
385	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	+17.50
410	410	2	193.00	$193.00	$791	—
470–495	483	2	171.00–193.00	$182.28	$880	—
505–545	531	9	167.50–215.00	$197.00	$1,046	+15.49
553–580	563	10	173.00–211.00	$194.65	$1,096	+9.25
605–640	621	8	161.00–185.00	$178.40	$1,108	-1.60
650–695	661	11	162.00–197.00	$185.06	$1,223	+0.06
710–746	739	5	165.00–199.00	$189.26	$1,399	+20.65
789	789	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,460	—
805–831	823	6	158.00–187.00	$173.83	$1,431	-8.17
860–865	863	2	181.00–184.00	$182.50	$1,575	+11.38
922	922	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,632	—
980	980	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,676	+9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	155.00	$155.00	$542	-12.50
470	470	1	163.00	$163.00	$766	—
575–595	580	4	141.00–159.00	$151.00	$876	-9.00
620–635	630	3	148.00–156.00	$153.38	$966	+5.38
745	745	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,006	—
755	755	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,155	—
820	820	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,197	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	+22.00
815	815	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,630	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	2	240.00	$240.00	$977	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	181.00	$181.00	$688	—
575	575	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,006	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–344	337	10	249.00–270.00	$260.12	$877	—
357–387	372	13	239.00–283.00	$258.76	$963	+10.76
405–445	419	40	233.00–274.00	$261.53	$1,096	+21.53
450–492	479	78	234.00–269.00	$248.64	$1,191	+15.17
500–545	525	71	229.00–248.00	$237.81	$1,249	+10.54
552–584	569	57	231.00–235.00	$232.69	$1,324	+4.19
602–647	621	134	215.00–234.00	$224.32	$1,393	—
665–671	670	54	222.00–226.00	$222.96	$1,494	—
710–717	713	27	205.00–207.00	$206.25	$1,471	—
769	769	15	201.00	$201.00	$1,546	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1220	1079	9	90.00–136.00	$110.68	$1,194	-34.54
1055–1135	1095	2	93.00–105.00	$98.78	$1,082	-46.44
935–1390	1157	18	125.00–157.00	$145.90	$1,688	+10.90
1170	1170	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,322	-22.00
1005–1660	1320	211	158.00–170.00	$165.49	$2,184	-6.13
1196–1567	1375	20	148.00–158.00	$153.65	$2,113	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	3	230.00	$230.00	$520	+15.00
260–280	267	3	220.00–231.00	$223.85	$598	—
300–345	322	9	223.00–245.00	$233.28	$751	+33.28
350–390	371	14	221.00–248.00	$231.19	$858	-0.08
406–424	417	16	224.00–241.00	$232.85	$971	+18.03
465–495	477	10	214.00–230.00	$222.91	$1,063	+14.33
500–540	521	41	204.00–239.00	$223.36	$1,164	+20.21
553–596	575	81	205.00–228.00	$216.13	$1,243	+6.60
600–649	627	49	189.00–216.00	$207.55	$1,301	+8.59
655–668	666	17	196.00–212.00	$199.03	$1,326	+10.03
730	730	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	232	3	181.00–197.50	$191.68	$445	+1.68
295	295	1	225.00	$225.00	$664	+30.00
350–395	376	10	189.00–225.00	$199.35	$750	+21.85
400–440	426	4	180.00–210.00	$202.71	$864	+52.71
457–485	474	5	199.00–204.00	$200.93	$952	+19.60
517–545	538	9	177.00–201.00	$190.89	$1,027	+18.38
553–595	575	18	181.00–207.00	$195.41	$1,124	+19.35
600–640	624	17	163.00–205.00	$191.12	$1,193	+11.64
650–680	666	26	173.00–190.00	$186.22	$1,240	+27.14
700–740	725	5	141.00–170.00	$160.76	$1,166	-6.24
780	780	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,186	-28.05
875	875	2	154.00–160.00	$157.00	$1,374	+1.00
930	930	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,218	—
1085	1085	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,400	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,310	—
668	668	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,383	—
933	933	9	171.00	$171.00	$1,595	—
953	953	9	164.00	$164.00	$1,563	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	193.00	$193.00	$670	—
405–445	425	2	151.00–175.00	$162.44	$690	—
485	485	1	131.00	$131.00	$635	—
505–530	517	8	147.00–175.00	$157.35	$813	—
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—
695	695	1	141.00	$141.00	$980	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–595	580	3	163.00–186.00	$176.76	$1,025	+11.76
629	629	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,069	-6.63
650	650	2	145.00	$145.00	$942	-13.38
720–743	739	6	147.00–149.00	$147.32	$1,089	-23.68
750	750	1	131.00	$131.00	$982	-41.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	245.00	$245.00	$527	—
300	300	1	260.00	$260.00	$780	-3.95
391	391	3	231.00	$231.00	$903	-24.04
425	425	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,020	+6.25
530	530	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,076	—
550	550	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,084	+7.42

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1970	1533	75-80%	31	67.50–92.00	$86.37	$1,324	-1.26
1245–1920	1580	75-80%	91	93.00–105.00	$97.52	$1,541	—
1510–1860	1696	75-80%	9	106.00–115.00	$109.16	$1,851	-1.13

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1220	1131	80-85%	4	85.00–125.00	$103.41	$1,170	-9.97
1030–1545	1284	80-85%	28	61.00–79.00	$75.24	$966	-4.22
1000–1665	1325	80-85%	62	80.00–93.00	$86.39	$1,145	-5.30
1030–1695	1390	80-85%	12	92.00–103.00	$95.21	$1,323	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1280	1033	85-90%	11	45.00–63.00	$56.51	$584	—
1030–1280	1155	85-90%	7	76.00–81.00	$78.37	$905	—
895–1477	1166	85-90%	38	64.00–77.00	$70.87	$826	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	65-75%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,530	—
1155–1825	1509	65-75%	4	138.00–145.00	$142.00	$2,143	+2.06
1360–1840	1540	65-75%	12	120.00–146.00	$133.22	$2,052	-6.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–990	863	4	117.50–130.00	$126.41	$1,091	—
1120–2525	1628	12	75.00–104.00	$92.06	$1,499	—
1225–2575	1930	22	101.00–115.00	$110.08	$2,125	—
2050–2375	2177	3	122.00–123.50	$122.55	$2,668	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,470	—
1450	1450	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,885	-10.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	80.00	$80.00	$876	—
1130	1130	1	50.00	$50.00	$565	—
1360	1360	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,972	—
1330–1475	1431	6	120.00–142.00	$128.63	$1,841	—
1230–1845	1461	31	134.00–143.00	$138.85	$2,029	-3.78
1420–1565	1503	3	130.00–131.00	$130.35	$1,959	—

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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.