Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality offering was well received by a light buying crowd. Offerings were mostly weaned and had received one to three rounds of vaccinations. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.27/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$142.27

321 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$26.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	615	143.44	882	307
Large 2	468	116.65	546	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.79/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale321 hd

142.27

—

IL average4 barns · 1,265 hd

145.31

−3.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Reel Livestock Center Cattle Special - Congerville, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	717	140.50/cwt	130.00–144.75	1,007	53
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	137.80/cwt	120.00–144.00	847	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	476	147.29/cwt	138.00–153.00	701	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	369	154.50/cwt	139.00–160.00	570	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	487	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	553	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	559	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.25	784	63
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	145.66/cwt	134.00–147.50	626	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	718	129.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	928	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	402	2
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	Large 2	—	373	124.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	465	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	149.86/cwt	138.00–154.50	859	65
Steers	Large 1-2	—	516	150.20/cwt	133.00–157.00	775	50
Steers	Large 1-2	—	428	155.52/cwt	147.00–160.00	666	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	753	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	610	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	325	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	332	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	663	133.33/cwt	120.00–138.00	884	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	139.50/cwt	133.00–142.25	739	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,007	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	3
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	606	2
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	1
Steers	Large 2	—	479	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	556	9
Steers	Large 2	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	671	137.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	919	51
Steers	Large 1-2	—	822	130.66/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,074	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	791	127.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,007	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	627	85.08/cwt	70.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	624	129.25/cwt	120.00–131.50	807	38
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	477	140.77/cwt	120.00–144.00	671	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	341	146.96/cwt	135.00–151.00	501	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	815	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	518	2
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Quality offering was well received by a light buying crowd. Offerings were mostly weaned and had received one to three rounds of vaccinations. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
3	—	373	120.00–135.00	124.69
9	—	479	116.00	116.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	717	130.00–144.75	140.50
37	—	615	120.00–144.00	137.80
8	—	476	138.00–153.00	147.29
4	—	369	139.00–160.00	154.50
65	—	573	138.00–154.50	149.86
50	—	516	133.00–157.00	150.20
14	—	428	147.00–160.00	155.52
4	—	860	124.00–126.00	125.50
51	—	671	120.00–140.00	137.00
14	—	822	115.00–135.00	130.66
5	—	791	120.00–129.00	127.25
2	—	335	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	113.50	113.50
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
2	—	753	81.00	81.00
3	—	627	70.00–115.00	85.08
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	559	135.00–145.25	140.17
32	—	430	134.00–147.50	145.66
18	—	718	125.00–131.00	129.20
3	—	783	120.00	120.00
33	—	663	120.00–138.00	133.33
27	—	530	133.00–142.25	139.50
3	—	1,007	109.00	109.00
38	—	624	120.00–131.50	129.25
30	—	477	120.00–144.00	140.77
4	—	341	135.00–151.00	146.96
1	—	940	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	102.00	102.00
3	—	465	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	673	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	80.00	80.00
2	—	815	60.00–67.00	63.50
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	100.00	100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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