Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

3,572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $260.89/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 883 lb · 206 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.09/cwt +11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 566 lb · 139 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $319.05/cwt -9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 580 lb · 121 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,572	2,133	3,658
Feeder cattle	2,189	509	2,506
Slaughter cattle	1,236	1,274	1,152
Replacement cattle	147	350	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	385.00–400.00	$392.57	$1,131	+50.07
350–395	384	15	385.00–402.00	$391.68	$1,504	+40.15
405–440	420	8	333.00–385.00	$362.28	$1,522	+19.25
425 thin fleshed	425	2	377.50	$377.50	$1,604	—
410–437 fancy	431	12	390.00–400.00	$392.09	$1,690	—
455–497	476	42	330.00–375.00	$342.65	$1,631	-1.07
500–541	525	104	305.00–352.00	$335.67	$1,762	+2.84
550–596	580	121	305.00–334.00	$319.05	$1,850	-3.45
611–619 fancy	613	17	318.00–319.00	$318.41	$1,952	—
603–645	625	89	293.00–316.00	$305.90	$1,912	+19.44
650–687	668	95	285.00–310.00	$295.26	$1,972	+4.34
703–741	718	120	275.00–300.00	$284.98	$2,046	+16.85
762–796	772	39	261.00–278.00	$274.22	$2,117	+6.72
817–843	824	117	254.00–278.25	$272.38	$2,244	+8.46
856–890	883	206	253.00–264.00	$260.89	$2,304	+5.89
901	901	65	252.00	$252.00	$2,271	-8.00
913	913	3	236.00	$236.00	$2,155	-24.00
993	993	55	254.00	$254.00	$2,522	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1150	1138	3	130.00–155.00	$141.04	$1,605	—
1025–1445	1245	17	148.00–187.00	$175.43	$2,184	—
1025–1595	1340	30	130.00–188.00	$179.64	$2,407	—
1315–1466	1428	4	145.00–152.50	$150.77	$2,153	-40.59
1030–1720	1438	348	183.00–199.50	$192.15	$2,763	+0.79
1590–1745	1640	11	170.00–182.00	$178.17	$2,922	—
1800	1800	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,970	—
1975	1975	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	9	351.00–370.00	$353.51	$1,167	+18.51
360–390	381	10	325.00–370.00	$356.92	$1,360	—
415–448	438	5	310.00–327.50	$322.53	$1,413	+30.03
450–480	465	12	287.50–328.00	$312.74	$1,454	+10.25
500–540	513	15	280.00–303.00	$294.02	$1,508	-10.68
550–597	572	16	264.00–296.00	$279.53	$1,599	+17.03
600–635	616	33	261.00–293.00	$280.40	$1,727	+31.81
650–682	669	25	249.00–283.00	$271.82	$1,818	-5.73
665–695	680	2	255.00–264.00	$259.40	$1,764	-18.15
708–746	729	49	231.00–277.00	$252.80	$1,843	-3.16
756–795	766	13	232.00–269.00	$261.21	$2,001	-8.79
808–845	814	22	224.00–253.00	$243.08	$1,979	-1.92
830	830	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,834	-31.00
855	855	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,975	—
905	905	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,964	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	250.00	$250.00	$988	—
410–435	423	2	260.00–265.00	$262.57	$1,111	-16.43
470–490	478	4	242.50–277.50	$263.68	$1,260	-16.32
520–547	536	7	242.50–277.50	$261.75	$1,403	-14.65
550–585	559	4	245.00–272.50	$260.81	$1,458	-1.78
605–645	631	7	231.00–257.00	$245.64	$1,550	—
657–690	669	8	231.00–241.00	$234.85	$1,571	—
773	773	9	228.00	$228.00	$1,762	+5.50
816	816	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,820	—
820	820	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,648	—
870	870	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,949	—
990	990	3	206.00	$206.00	$2,039	—
1005	1005	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,819	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	4	272.50	$272.50	$1,466	—
550–560	555	5	262.50–291.00	$278.76	$1,547	—
665–690	678	2	241.00–277.00	$258.67	$1,754	-22.70
715	715	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,652	-28.00
770	770	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,856	—
837	837	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,766	-39.00
840	840	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,856	-29.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	—
603	603	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,459	—
685–692	688	5	215.00–229.00	$223.37	$1,537	—
815	815	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,475	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	—
800	800	8	260.00	$260.00	$2,080	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	290.00	$290.00	$696	—
280	280	1	265.00	$265.00	$742	—
535	535	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,097	—
565	565	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	165.00	$165.00	$644	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	321.00	$321.00	$1,075	+8.50
362–399	390	8	317.00–327.50	$319.44	$1,246	-0.62
400–448	428	31	301.00–325.00	$311.76	$1,334	-9.50
450–490	473	25	295.00–329.00	$311.07	$1,471	-9.00
483 fancy	483	28	331.00	$331.00	$1,599	-14.00
501–548	531	106	281.00–314.00	$300.11	$1,594	+12.08
552–592	566	139	270.00–303.00	$286.09	$1,619	+11.41
600–640	620	81	237.00–287.50	$270.13	$1,675	+7.63
650–692	663	62	245.00–283.00	$259.31	$1,719	+9.05
700–732	722	14	230.00–246.00	$235.37	$1,699	—
790	790	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,833	-49.97
820–839	838	23	233.00–243.00	$233.43	$1,956	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,182	-54.41
961–1005	970	5	170.00–206.00	$198.54	$1,926	+21.63
990	990	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,792	-21.46
935–1250	1103	23	152.50–184.50	$174.89	$1,929	—
1145	1145	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,632	—
1000–1400	1217	23	170.00–188.00	$183.67	$2,235	+0.88
1030–1570	1273	298	183.00–200.50	$190.04	$2,419	—
1620	1620	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,916	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	329	21	301.00–330.00	$318.79	$1,049	+17.18
353–395	372	7	275.00–312.50	$298.61	$1,111	-0.86
405–440	419	14	265.00–297.50	$276.77	$1,160	-1.56
450–496	473	14	251.00–296.00	$287.86	$1,362	+10.85
507–545	532	16	250.00–289.00	$272.82	$1,451	+7.64
550–591	573	43	243.00–281.00	$261.12	$1,496	+0.64
610–641	630	8	231.00–243.00	$238.49	$1,502	-4.30
660–696	681	19	211.00–247.00	$231.67	$1,578	-14.57
745–746	746	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,686	-5.43
805–832	824	8	201.00–221.00	$215.96	$1,780	—
975	975	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	285.00	$285.00	$627	—
280	280	1	280.00	$280.00	$784	—
340	340	1	275.00	$275.00	$935	—
350–390	377	5	267.00–285.00	$272.10	$1,026	+52.10
400–410	406	4	255.00–261.00	$259.26	$1,053	—
450–496	486	12	231.00–295.00	$249.58	$1,213	—
505–540	516	6	223.00–241.00	$231.31	$1,194	—
560–575	571	4	221.00–225.00	$224.02	$1,279	-15.98
665	665	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,380	-9.78
670	670	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,424	-4.78
775	775	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,566	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,564	—
667	667	9	246.00	$246.00	$1,641	+1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
320	320	1	235.00	$235.00	$752	—
380–390	385	2	205.00–225.00	$214.87	$827	—
470	470	1	205.00	$205.00	$964	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	251.00	$251.00	$841	—
390	390	1	251.00	$251.00	$979	—
455–465	460	2	218.00–220.00	$219.01	$1,007	—
535	535	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,188	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,658	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,559	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,667	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	330.00	$330.00	$825	—
386	386	3	299.00	$299.00	$1,154	—
466	466	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,174	—
558	558	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,367	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1730	1730	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,375	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1200	1185	80-85%	2	121.00–148.00	$134.33	$1,592	—
950–1715	1351	80-85%	45	103.00–124.00	$116.04	$1,568	—
1130–1730	1394	80-85%	21	82.50–112.50	$105.20	$1,466	—
1315–1620	1477	80-85%	3	125.00–132.00	$127.96	$1,890	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–1295	1031	85-90%	24	55.00–92.50	$75.92	$783	—
860–1370	1138	85-90%	38	86.00–110.00	$100.74	$1,146	+75.86
1155–1610	1307	85-90%	6	98.00–119.00	$111.77	$1,461	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,645	-25.00
1190–1660	1508	75-80%	14	107.00–124.50	$116.65	$1,759	—
1160–2010	1555	75-80%	48	110.00–135.00	$124.59	$1,937	-0.71
1685–1915	1800	75-80%	2	137.00–140.00	$138.60	$2,495	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	65-75%	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,937	—
1310	1310	65-75%	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,253	—
1570	1570	65-75%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,609	—
1080–2440	1723	14	90.00–147.50	$130.88	$2,255	—
1475–2420	1962	14	130.00–159.00	$150.12	$2,945	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1155–1387	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,200.00–3,500.00	$3,117.84
1265–1755	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,950.00–2,700.00	$2,363.65
1415–1490	1452	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,829.51
1455	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1110–1245	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,796.32

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
967–1357	1163	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	2,300.00–3,800.00	$3,133.72
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1015–1407	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,100.00–3,700.00	$3,304.23
1085–1425	1219	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,000.00–3,650.00	$3,032.05
1158–1265	1219	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	3,025.00–3,500.00	$3,258.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882	882	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,826	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	-884.92
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-584.92
1220–1350	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00–3,600.00	$2,730.84	-654.08
1297–1450	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	2,500.00–3,500.00	$3,137.76	-357.66
1350–1400	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,852.73	—
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1300–1520	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,861.70	-750.06
1250–1695	1484	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–3,000.00	$2,575.06	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1395	1278	7	130.00–145.00	$140.71	$1,798	—
1455–1460	1458	2	162.00	$162.00	$2,362	—
1265–1875	1527	32	150.00–168.00	$155.67	$2,377	-13.61

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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.