Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

1,621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $237.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 985 lb · 120 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.34/cwt -27.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 517 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.53/cwt -9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 477 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,621	3,324	1,153
Feeder cattle	490	1,942	310
Slaughter cattle	1,131	1,140	843
Replacement cattle	—	242	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	1	107.50	$107.50	$994	—
860–1115	971	5	169.00–197.50	$187.93	$1,825	-2.83
1005–1055	1018	4	184.00–186.00	$185.48	$1,888	—
1145	1145	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,660	—
1040–1305	1196	23	142.00–179.00	$170.33	$2,037	—
1085–1675	1432	277	175.00–192.50	$182.90	$2,619	-6.15
1262–1845	1432	8	140.00–179.00	$169.20	$2,423	-19.85
1585–1635	1612	3	160.00	$160.00	$2,579	—
1765–1860	1813	2	150.00–178.00	$163.63	$2,967	—
2350	2350	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	300.00	$300.00	$990	-55.31
365–395	377	6	300.00–310.00	$305.29	$1,151	-42.35
410–418	417	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,199	-55.35
452–480	460	9	292.50–297.50	$295.23	$1,358	-31.56
501–548	517	27	282.00–299.50	$293.34	$1,517	-23.12
552	552	7	282.50–292.50	$289.64	$1,599	-3.63
725	725	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,812	-8.93
768	768	9	256.00	$256.00	$1,966	-5.39
835–845	836	15	235.00–250.00	$248.99	$2,082	-6.51
985	985	120	237.00	$237.00	$2,334	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	282.50–295.00	$288.64	$837	-51.36
310–330	315	5	272.50–295.00	$281.43	$887	+10.43
360–390	378	3	262.50–285.00	$273.40	$1,033	+2.40
400–431	417	10	270.00–285.00	$275.56	$1,149	-31.44
455–481	477	21	272.50–282.50	$279.53	$1,333	-9.17
500–530	516	7	250.00–277.50	$266.07	$1,373	-22.16
550–588	567	17	270.00–280.00	$274.81	$1,558	+3.22
605–640	612	6	230.00–255.00	$245.68	$1,504	-25.42
650–667	661	4	235.00–260.00	$249.09	$1,646	-8.08
665	665	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,530	-27.17
775	775	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,821	-6.99
915	915	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,922	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	242.50	$242.50	$873	-12.50
400–445	423	4	242.50–257.50	$248.38	$1,051	-19.73
462–495	479	4	222.50–257.50	$241.21	$1,155	-19.79
515	515	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,249	+5.00
555–595	579	4	222.50–252.50	$241.74	$1,400	-1.33
620–645	632	3	221.00–227.50	$224.46	$1,419	-18.01

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,680	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	252.50	$252.50	$871	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	202.50	$202.50	$719	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,368	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–910	852	3	135.00–177.50	$156.11	$1,330	—
885–935	910	2	117.50–140.00	$128.44	$1,169	-49.55
1040	1040	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,862	+47.86
1045	1045	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,285	-8.14
965–1245	1106	13	145.00–175.00	$162.75	$1,800	—
1120–1545	1320	17	130.00–176.00	$169.40	$2,236	-19.21
1070–1645	1339	212	175.00–188.00	$182.81	$2,448	-5.80
1700–1740	1713	3	150.00–175.00	$166.54	$2,853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–417	412	13	262.50–267.50	$264.06	$1,088	-32.40
455–490	467	18	265.00–267.50	$266.08	$1,243	-38.46
505–545	532	13	257.50–277.50	$266.15	$1,416	-16.64
605–610	608	3	230.00–240.00	$236.68	$1,439	-16.70
722	722	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,682	-5.61
780	780	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,817	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	379	5	247.50–257.50	$252.05	$955	-21.00
400–430	421	5	245.00–265.00	$260.69	$1,098	+13.79
450–485	464	9	242.50–262.50	$256.13	$1,188	-12.20
510–530	523	3	260.00–265.00	$261.62	$1,368	+3.91
550–565	558	4	242.50–261.00	$249.62	$1,393	+3.01
600–625	613	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,410	+9.00
720	720	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	-16.00
895	895	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	4	222.50–252.50	$242.33	$763	-7.67
405	405	1	222.50	$222.50	$901	—
450–465	458	2	202.50–217.50	$209.88	$961	-21.78
550	550	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,224	-10.95
700–710	705	2	211.00–215.00	$213.01	$1,502	+20.01

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,282	—
615	615	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,353	-11.00
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—
840	840	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,596	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,380	—
1010	1010	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	162.50	$162.50	$699	—
665	665	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,214	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,466	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	3	217.50	$217.50	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,313	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2130	1493	75-80%	76	110.00–131.00	$125.50	$1,874	+2.35
1305–1915	1518	75-80%	26	106.00–119.00	$115.09	$1,747	-18.16
1415–1770	1618	75-80%	18	132.00–138.00	$134.06	$2,169	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1420	1150	80-85%	19	111.00–161.00	$140.87	$1,620	—
1080–1810	1298	80-85%	53	103.00–122.00	$116.53	$1,513	-15.51
1115–1520	1328	80-85%	17	90.00–109.00	$105.00	$1,394	—
1220–1580	1376	80-85%	7	123.00–126.00	$123.55	$1,700	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1105	1024	85-90%	4	108.00–153.00	$130.69	$1,338	—
695–1360	1026	85-90%	16	45.00–100.00	$75.76	$777	—
1090–1255	1173	85-90%	2	112.50–116.00	$114.37	$1,342	—
885–1580	1188	85-90%	26	74.00–111.00	$103.72	$1,232	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1260	1223	65-75%	2	165.00–167.00	$165.97	$2,030	—
1510–1595	1562	65-75%	3	145.00–160.00	$151.67	$2,369	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1372–1960	1456	7	141.50–162.50	$145.54	$2,119	—
1185–1835	1507	10	70.00–145.00	$122.33	$1,844	—
1100–2230	1644	20	119.00–157.50	$136.67	$2,247	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1255	1238	3	175.00–178.00	$177.00	$2,191	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,386	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1585	1467	10	170.00–180.00	$174.69	$2,563	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,258	—
845	845	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695	1695	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,814	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	80-85%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,603	—
1250–1800	1550	85-90%	6	70.00–80.00	$77.73	$1,205	-38.82

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	100.00	$100.00	$555	—
900	900	1	100.00	$100.00	$900	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,244	—
1205	1205	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,747	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,594	—
1280–1670	1387	25	150.00–160.00	$153.30	$2,126	+3.30
1395–1565	1478	3	140.00–145.00	$141.76	$2,095	-16.93
1215–1745	1481	11	130.00–145.00	$138.51	$2,051	-20.18

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,024	—
615	615	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,230	—
773	773	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,469	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,042	—
677	677	12	170.00	$170.00	$1,151	—
845	845	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	122.50	$122.50	$570	—
683	683	4	100.00	$100.00	$683	—
960	960	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	115.00	$115.00	$385	—

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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.