Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

2,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.39/cwt ≈ $3,051/hd at 886 lb · 182 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $421.03/cwt ≈ $2,612/hd at 620 lb · 159 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.76/cwt ≈ $2,647/hd at 674 lb · 138 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,705	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–322	320	3	445.00–510.00	$488.65	$1,564	—
350–395	367	6	435.00–502.50	$461.14	$1,692	—
400–448	429	24	440.00–500.00	$462.27	$1,983	—
455–498	479	91	440.00–510.00	$470.65	$2,254	—
482 fancy	482	14	522.50	$522.50	$2,518	—
500–544	525	89	437.50–499.00	$472.36	$2,480	—
555–594	576	30	410.00–472.00	$451.02	$2,598	—
615 fancy	615	16	447.00	$447.00	$2,749	—
600–648	621	143	380.00–450.00	$418.12	$2,597	—
655–696	674	138	377.00–403.00	$392.76	$2,647	—
705–735	724	61	335.00–385.00	$367.43	$2,660	—
752–797	781	102	325.00–375.00	$343.55	$2,683	—
800–812	808	50	330.00–349.00	$340.93	$2,755	—
884–888	886	182	342.00–345.75	$344.39	$3,051	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1565	1301	15	140.00–175.00	$159.05	$2,069	-0.95
1060–1555	1316	20	180.00–190.00	$183.89	$2,420	+23.89
1235–1605	1414	4	210.50–219.00	$214.68	$3,036	-15.32
1155–1970	1443	32	191.00–215.00	$205.14	$2,960	-18.56
1110–1970	1496	292	218.50–234.00	$226.96	$3,395	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	420.00–430.00	$425.09	$1,169	—
340	340	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,394	—
356–395	367	9	387.50–450.00	$415.34	$1,524	—
400–415	408	2	375.00–410.00	$392.82	$1,603	—
450–490	465	14	370.00–422.50	$402.69	$1,873	—
500–515	509	5	360.00–402.50	$384.50	$1,957	—
550–592	574	28	362.50–420.00	$387.16	$2,222	—
600–645	611	13	335.00–372.50	$350.44	$2,141	—
657–680	662	19	330.00–370.00	$360.89	$2,389	—
705–735	712	12	312.50–342.50	$332.18	$2,365	—
750–785	773	10	290.00–312.50	$300.97	$2,326	—
805–818	812	16	310.00–321.00	$315.46	$2,562	—
860	860	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,516	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	320.00	$320.00	$976	—
355	355	3	365.00–370.00	$366.67	$1,302	—
545	545	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,853	—
565	565	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,681	—
730	730	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,172	—
750–785	764	4	282.50–300.00	$291.82	$2,230	—
820	820	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,968	—
881	881	61	339.50	$339.50	$2,991	—
945	945	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,528	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,806	—
603	603	8	332.50	$332.50	$2,005	—
705	705	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,168	—
797	797	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,411	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
221	221	3	340.00	$340.00	$751	—
362	362	2	250.00	$250.00	$905	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	311	11	405.00–427.50	$424.30	$1,320	—
370–395	385	12	420.00–440.00	$431.62	$1,662	—
401–442	422	47	402.50–455.00	$437.97	$1,848	—
455–498	475	57	382.50–445.00	$409.25	$1,944	—
500–546	525	83	375.00–422.50	$397.97	$2,089	—
550–573	562	65	362.50–400.00	$382.49	$2,150	—
602–649	623	109	335.00–370.00	$352.24	$2,194	—
654–682	670	90	327.50–342.00	$334.06	$2,238	—
711–733	724	41	301.00–322.50	$308.61	$2,234	—
753–791	773	64	303.00–324.00	$310.24	$2,398	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1180	1079	9	205.50–225.00	$211.78	$2,285	—
1160–1375	1233	3	200.50–211.00	$207.32	$2,556	-11.56
1135–1675	1306	6	196.00–219.00	$208.90	$2,728	-3.78
1055–1672	1359	212	215.50–234.50	$226.80	$3,082	+2.85
1140–1610	1388	3	171.00–190.00	$176.20	$2,446	-47.75
1360–1630	1495	2	140.00–145.00	$142.73	$2,134	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	402.50–420.00	$411.31	$1,390	—
365–395	382	5	365.00–387.50	$379.58	$1,450	—
406–445	419	6	360.00–400.00	$371.36	$1,556	—
485–497	492	13	345.00–395.00	$373.31	$1,837	—
502–530	514	5	340.00–377.50	$353.62	$1,818	—
578–597	588	35	330.00–360.00	$349.92	$2,058	—
600–645	620	10	315.00–330.00	$325.03	$2,015	—
668	668	3	327.50	$327.50	$2,188	—
745	745	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,049	—
775	775	2	287.50	$287.50	$2,228	—
810	810	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,369	—
890	890	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,470	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,941	—
665	665	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,042	—
835	835	8	260.00	$260.00	$2,171	—
963	963	3	232.00	$232.00	$2,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,012	—
420	420	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,176	—
495	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	—
530–545	538	2	265.00–302.50	$283.49	$1,525	—
625–635	630	2	245.00–270.00	$257.60	$1,623	—
665	665	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,945	—
755–775	765	2	280.00–282.50	$281.27	$2,152	—
800	800	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,200	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511–525	522	4	337.50–365.00	$358.26	$1,870	—
635	635	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,968	—
677	677	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,166	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,268	—
885	885	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,390	—
1135	1135	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,156	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,168	—
785	785	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,727	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	367.50	$367.50	$1,819	—
790	790	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,291	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,888	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	80-85%	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,493	—
1270–1560	1396	80-85%	7	120.00–152.00	$140.98	$1,968	—
1030–2030	1497	80-85%	73	130.00–171.00	$157.95	$2,365	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1605	1335	75-80%	4	177.00–185.00	$180.40	$2,408	—
1330–1940	1537	75-80%	33	153.00–178.00	$171.39	$2,634	+17.92
1375–1955	1708	75-80%	5	161.00–169.00	$165.71	$2,830	—
1820–1830	1825	75-80%	2	151.00–157.50	$154.26	$2,815	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1025	963	85-90%	2	141.00–163.00	$152.71	$1,471	—
970–1500	1228	85-90%	6	90.00–146.00	$111.15	$1,365	—
995–1765	1327	85-90%	17	110.00–144.00	$124.42	$1,651	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1225	1210	2	187.00–193.00	$189.96	$2,299	—
1595–1700	1683	8	201.00–219.25	$213.47	$3,593	—
1975	1975	1	185.50	$185.50	$3,664	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2000	1535	2	135.00–151.00	$140.58	$2,158	-11.37
1250–1975	1693	6	155.00–202.00	$172.84	$2,926	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1625	1478	15	213.00–217.00	$216.20	$3,195	—
1630	1630	1	227.00	$227.00	$3,700	—
1765	1765	1	196.00	$196.00	$3,459	—
1785	1785	1	220.00	$220.00	$3,927	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1720	1539	6	210.00–216.00	$212.91	$3,277	-9.45

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1475	1395	85-90%	2	85.00–90.00	$87.36	$1,219	—
1330–1555	1457	85-90%	3	117.00–161.00	$139.11	$2,027	—
1505	1505	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,956	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,782	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1575	1379	7	185.00–188.00	$187.56	$2,586	—
1370–1740	1491	4	182.00–187.00	$184.89	$2,757	—
1548	1548	2	174.00	$174.00	$2,694	—
1430–1830	1673	16	192.00–205.00	$201.26	$3,367	—

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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.