Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

1,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $352.24/cwt ≈ $2,543/hd at 722 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $376.82/cwt ≈ $2,340/hd at 621 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $357.99/cwt ≈ $2,441/hd at 682 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,575	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	435.00–475.00	$454.71	$1,546	—
375	375	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,856	—
416 unweaned	416	8	472.50	$472.50	$1,966	—
413–419 fancy	417	10	520.00–530.00	$527.03	$2,198	—
405–430	419	9	440.00–490.00	$451.82	$1,893	—
452–488	479	27	425.00–490.00	$473.30	$2,267	—
500–545	517	39	420.00–485.00	$447.20	$2,312	—
552–590	575	25	390.00–440.00	$402.54	$2,315	—
600–646	621	59	350.00–400.00	$376.82	$2,340	—
655–692	682	51	332.50–375.00	$357.99	$2,441	—
700–735	722	61	332.50–367.50	$352.24	$2,543	—
782–790	787	28	339.00–341.00	$339.85	$2,675	—
806–845	821	40	300.00–339.00	$324.94	$2,668	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1275	1167	5	200.00–211.00	$206.87	$2,414	—
955–1375	1213	3	150.00–175.00	$161.62	$1,960	—
1015–1555	1292	3	190.00–205.00	$201.07	$2,598	—
1370	1370	1	211.50	$211.50	$2,898	—
1060–1750	1454	198	210.00–227.50	$216.70	$3,151	—
1255–1670	1454	6	200.00–210.00	$205.98	$2,995	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	277	3	425.00–430.00	$426.60	$1,182	—
315–330	323	2	405.00–422.50	$413.95	$1,337	—
365–375	370	2	395.00–450.00	$422.87	$1,565	—
426–435	429	5	397.50–400.00	$398.51	$1,710	—
475–485	479	5	375.00–400.00	$381.01	$1,825	—
505–541	525	25	345.00–385.00	$361.13	$1,896	—
555–597	575	26	335.00–385.00	$366.50	$2,107	—
610–647	640	10	320.00–380.00	$359.36	$2,300	—
664–675	666	16	312.50–332.50	$324.99	$2,164	—
710–729	725	12	315.00–322.50	$318.32	$2,308	—
750–787	775	3	300.00–302.50	$301.69	$2,338	—
805	805	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,496	—
850	850	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,550	—
1120	1120	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	350.00	$350.00	$928	—
360	360	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,296	—
485	485	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,673	—
555–575	568	3	305.00–312.50	$307.44	$1,746	—
610–645	621	5	270.00–305.00	$292.62	$1,817	—
650–695	672	17	257.50–305.00	$281.34	$1,891	—
705–710	709	5	205.00–285.00	$269.09	$1,908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	260.00	$260.00	$663	—
535	535	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,444	—
555–585	570	2	190.00–205.00	$197.30	$1,125	—
625	625	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–846	843	4	312.50–325.00	$315.59	$2,660	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–785	768	2	265.00–270.00	$267.56	$2,055	—
840	840	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,242	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	250.00	$250.00	$788	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	230.00	$230.00	$494	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–449	429	25	375.00–445.00	$416.20	$1,785	—
435 fancy	435	8	450.00	$450.00	$1,958	—
450–495	467	28	375.00–410.00	$398.08	$1,859	—
500–545	532	36	365.00–395.00	$370.94	$1,973	—
557–587	573	43	325.00–367.50	$348.09	$1,995	—
601–646	622	45	325.00–360.00	$341.63	$2,125	—
668–691	682	27	300.00–332.50	$314.05	$2,142	—
704–740	710	34	305.00–322.50	$314.75	$2,235	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1225	1163	2	208.00–210.00	$209.05	$2,431	—
1220–1470	1345	2	200.00–207.00	$203.17	$2,733	—
1050–1545	1353	119	210.00–228.00	$214.78	$2,906	—
1375–1620	1498	2	209.00–210.50	$209.81	$3,143	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	368	6	355.00–405.00	$373.65	$1,375	—
435	435	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,479	—
475–490	484	5	340.00–345.00	$343.04	$1,660	—
515–535	524	5	330.00–340.00	$332.99	$1,745	—
550–599	580	21	322.50–355.00	$334.34	$1,939	—
627	627	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,756	—
660–665	663	2	272.50–307.50	$289.93	$1,922	—
705–717	716	10	275.00–305.00	$277.95	$1,990	—
983	983	3	250.00	$250.00	$2,458	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	310.00	$310.00	$744	—
310–340	323	6	310.00–350.00	$327.86	$1,059	—
355	355	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,207	—
480–490	485	2	285.00–305.00	$295.10	$1,431	—
515	515	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,494	—
558	558	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,772	—
602–635	615	5	270.00–297.50	$280.64	$1,726	—
680	680	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,530	—
710–735	725	3	240.00–265.00	$254.30	$1,844	—
765	765	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,779	—
940	940	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,983	—
1025	1025	1	202.00	$202.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,169	—
461	461	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,291	—
545	545	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	—
555–595	581	5	235.00–277.50	$246.04	$1,429	—
775	775	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,744	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,364	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,870	—
915	915	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,748	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,242	—
635	635	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,968	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	305.00	$305.00	$824	—
435	435	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,414	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	210.00	$210.00	$430	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,135	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	305.00–355.00	$329.48	$1,598	—
700–727	714	4	220.00–240.00	$230.19	$1,644	—
755	755	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,240	—
365–370	368	2	385.00–395.00	$390.03	$1,435	—
470	470	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	—
500	500	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,675	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1700–1960	1830	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,800.00–4,000.00	$3,892.90	—
2075	2075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
2140	2140	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
622–1195	813	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,700.00–2,500.00	$2,091.96	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1945	1388	80-85%	53	130.00–164.00	$150.06	$2,083	+12.16
1390–1540	1448	80-85%	3	120.00–145.00	$131.26	$1,901	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	75-80%	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,308	—
1050–1915	1469	75-80%	42	150.00–178.00	$169.68	$2,493	+18.08
1825	1825	75-80%	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,975	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	85-90%	1	112.50	$112.50	$973	—
1135	1135	85-90%	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,737	+123.00
1035–1395	1209	85-90%	20	105.00–147.00	$129.12	$1,561	—
1135–1435	1266	85-90%	4	90.00–115.00	$104.25	$1,320	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,805	—
1000–1695	1213	4	181.00–202.00	$194.66	$2,361	—
1170–1760	1433	13	173.00–197.00	$181.86	$2,606	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1685	1623	2	167.50–170.00	$168.70	$2,738	—
1590–2285	1867	9	170.00–200.00	$188.12	$3,512	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2140	2140	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,996	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315–1525	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,350.00	$2,318.58
1383–1571	1477	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,650.00–2,700.00	$2,676.59
1420–1685	1531	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,877.15
1210–1815	1542	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,350.00–2,850.00	$2,718.27
1545	1545	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1545–1568	1557	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,700.00–2,875.00	$2,786.85
1775	1775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310–1520	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,800.00	$2,589.20
1490–1570	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,748.69
1590	1590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1335	1335	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1395–1560	1478	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,025.00	$2,013.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
969	969	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,700.00	$3,700.00
878–1048	976	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	2,750.00–3,900.00	$3,359.17
1045–1740	1356	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	3,500.00–4,500.00	$3,953.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082–1295	1153	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,500.00	$2,999.51
1135–1320	1237	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	3,300.00–4,150.00	$4,068.15
1455	1455	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
904	904	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,812	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	1	205.00	$205.00	$3,065	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1485	1485	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1692	1692	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1710	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—
1720–1738	1731	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
1515–1811	1737	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,550.00–4,600.00	$4,589.10	—
1840	1840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1520	1493	85-90%	2	112.50–130.00	$121.41	$1,813	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,502	—
1425–1620	1523	2	175.00	$175.00	$2,665	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,669	—
1390–1730	1526	16	180.00–190.00	$184.04	$2,808	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1486–1608	1547	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	4,850.00–5,000.00	$4,927.96	—

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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.