Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

2,674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.49/cwt ≈ $2,201/hd at 882 lb · 246 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $262.58/cwt +12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,888/hd at 719 lb · 113 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.23/cwt ≈ $1,806/hd at 631 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,674	1,621	1,153
Feeder cattle	1,508	490	310
Slaughter cattle	1,129	1,131	843
Replacement cattle	37	—	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–345	335	8	352.50–375.00	$372.10	$1,247	+72.10
337 unweaned	337	2	382.50	$382.50	$1,289	—
365 fancy	365	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,469	—
365	365	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,241	+34.71
410–415 fancy	413	4	360.00–365.00	$363.51	$1,501	—
400–436	431	19	320.00–350.00	$345.33	$1,488	+57.83
455–476	470	27	322.50–359.00	$342.96	$1,612	+47.73
507–547	523	47	272.50–332.50	$311.41	$1,629	+18.07
557–583	574	30	277.00–308.00	$289.63	$1,662	-0.01
606–647	631	78	253.00–294.50	$286.23	$1,806	—
654	654	11	267.50	$267.50	$1,749	—
705–731	719	113	253.00–269.00	$262.58	$1,888	+12.58
750–785	770	37	243.00–260.00	$249.22	$1,919	-6.78
806–843	838	63	221.00–249.00	$243.46	$2,040	-5.53
870–895	882	246	233.00–256.00	$249.49	$2,201	—
902–924	919	77	234.00–240.00	$238.70	$2,194	—
968	968	55	222.50	$222.50	$2,154	-14.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,199	-68.48
970–1075	1033	3	127.50–135.00	$130.70	$1,350	-54.78
1015–1310	1183	23	150.00–170.00	$158.62	$1,876	-11.71
1365–1460	1409	4	162.50–178.50	$170.12	$2,397	-12.78
1095–1660	1417	282	177.00–190.50	$184.10	$2,609	+1.20
1670	1670	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,588	—
1665–1875	1770	2	175.00	$175.00	$3,098	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	310.00	$310.00	$914	+21.36
418–440	427	9	285.00–315.00	$303.34	$1,295	+27.78
470–498	486	9	299.00–313.00	$307.75	$1,496	+28.22
503–542	526	37	265.00–295.00	$287.20	$1,511	+21.13
529 unweaned	529	8	257.50	$257.50	$1,362	—
561–595	575	28	267.50–299.00	$287.95	$1,656	+13.14
611 unweaned	611	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,534	—
610–636	623	37	235.00–245.00	$240.17	$1,496	-5.51
651–685	668	34	236.00–276.00	$248.09	$1,657	+18.09
700–740	718	9	228.00–246.00	$237.38	$1,704	—
765–790	773	3	236.00–238.00	$237.32	$1,834	+2.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 unweaned	300	1	235.00	$235.00	$705	—
465 unweaned	465	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,181	—
490	490	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,200	+3.79
527	527	2	253.00	$253.00	$1,333	+10.50
550–590	577	6	233.00–261.00	$241.86	$1,396	+0.12
578 unweaned	578	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,422	—
600–630	610	3	231.00–253.00	$242.51	$1,479	+18.05
685	685	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,685	—
735	735	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,624	—
815	815	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,671	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,460	—
740	740	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,635	—
1005	1005	1	217.00	$217.00	$2,181	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673	673	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,110	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,195	—
850	850	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,751	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	225.00	$225.00	$889	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	320	15	310.00–332.50	$328.28	$1,050	—
375–384	383	6	285.00–322.50	$291.13	$1,115	—
401–435	428	14	327.50–329.00	$327.80	$1,403	+63.74
450–480	468	22	300.00–315.00	$312.78	$1,464	+46.70
502–548	528	65	235.00–291.00	$267.33	$1,412	+1.18
553–596	577	59	235.00–266.00	$253.42	$1,462	—
605–638	622	38	239.00–265.00	$255.60	$1,590	+18.92
652–695	660	15	225.00–265.00	$247.33	$1,632	—
700–722	718	15	226.00–252.00	$238.60	$1,713	+5.60
755–793	784	4	214.00–221.00	$215.69	$1,691	-17.31
854	854	57	230.00	$230.00	$1,964	—
920	920	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,849	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1025	948	3	110.00–133.00	$120.37	$1,141	—
970	970	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,727	—
1020	1020	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,744	-8.00
980–1170	1076	10	144.00–177.00	$157.81	$1,698	—
1155	1155	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,502	—
1080–1390	1254	13	156.00–178.00	$174.59	$2,189	—
990–1540	1265	187	177.00–190.00	$182.97	$2,315	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	2	222.50	$222.50	$963	-38.19
475	475	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,116	-21.13
510–545	534	30	225.00–265.00	$236.11	$1,261	-25.51
551–596	570	14	254.00–262.00	$257.76	$1,469	+8.14
608	608	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,411	+2.00
672–681	675	8	219.00–234.00	$224.67	$1,517	—
728	728	11	215.00	$215.00	$1,565	+5.00
795	795	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,765	—
895	895	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,745	-15.00
995	995	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–275	262	4	280.00–282.50	$281.84	$738	—
385–395	390	2	235.00–250.00	$242.40	$945	—
440–443	442	3	212.50–217.50	$214.16	$947	—
465–485	472	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,090	+21.12
567 unweaned	567	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,253	—
710	710	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,498	-2.01
810	810	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,409	—
825	825	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,394	—
1035	1035	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,656	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	260.00	$260.00	$949	—
640	640	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,485	+12.00
943	943	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,886	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,581	—
1007	1007	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,954	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,594	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	—
500	500	—	—	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,245	—
590	590	—	—	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,310	—
695	695	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,425	—
1335–1500	1418	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	137.00–165.00	$150.19	$2,130	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,136	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1125	1058	80-85%	5	123.00–165.00	$142.99	$1,513	—
1055–1445	1280	80-85%	9	102.00–128.00	$110.52	$1,415	-6.01
1000–1760	1286	80-85%	76	87.00–122.00	$111.85	$1,438	-4.68
1135–1710	1318	80-85%	30	75.00–111.00	$103.22	$1,360	-1.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1795	1486	75-80%	55	95.00–132.00	$118.72	$1,764	-6.78
1235–1900	1507	75-80%	21	111.00–120.00	$116.08	$1,749	+0.99
1830–1905	1868	75-80%	2	137.00	$137.00	$2,559	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$229	—
825–1260	1010	85-90%	3	105.00–152.50	$123.75	$1,250	-6.94
780–1230	1053	85-90%	25	72.00–100.00	$91.63	$965	—
745–1320	1077	85-90%	9	49.00–87.50	$79.13	$852	—
1040–1300	1180	85-90%	12	85.00–114.00	$100.03	$1,180	-14.34

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1315	1238	65-75%	2	170.00–175.00	$172.34	$2,134	+6.37
1335–1625	1465	65-75%	4	141.00–160.00	$147.87	$2,166	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,340	—
1220–1332	1295	3	167.00–176.00	$169.83	$2,199	—
1140–2255	1638	13	52.00–143.00	$123.21	$2,018	-13.46
1195–2115	1642	11	121.00–165.00	$147.00	$2,414	+10.33

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Stock Cows

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180	1180	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,086
1550	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,410
1365–1775	1570	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	93.00–102.00	$98.09	$1,540

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$986

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Bred Cows

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240–1355	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,600.00	$1,516.38
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1460	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1465–1600	1533	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,925.00	$1,807.54

Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1495–1570	1533	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,614.64

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1505	1398	2	173.00–179.00	$176.23	$2,464	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1650	1460	5	170.00–180.50	$175.40	$2,561	+0.71

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,464	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	1	132.00	$132.00	$2,303	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$556	—
1005–1470	1296	85-90%	6	70.00–100.00	$79.29	$1,028	—
1315	1315	85-90%	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,414	—
1280–1455	1388	80-85%	6	85.00–115.00	$100.61	$1,396	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1325	1308	2	155.00	$155.00	$2,027	—
1325–1480	1413	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,696	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047–1135	1076	3	120.00–124.00	$122.59	$1,319	—
1205–1610	1410	5	130.00–156.00	$144.68	$2,040	—
1200–1715	1487	27	150.00–167.50	$154.36	$2,295	+15.85

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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.