Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.17/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$132.17

104 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	494	135.23	668	91
Large 2	520	110.85	576	11thin
Large 1	718	110.00	790	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale104 hd

132.17

—

IL average1 barns · 104 hd

132.17

+0.00

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

61 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	142.13/cwt	129.00–151.00	610	19
Heifers	Large 2	—	608	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	638	2
Steers	Large 1	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	956	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	668	130.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	872	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	419	152.22/cwt	144.00–157.00	638	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	147.22/cwt	136.00–151.00	766	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	462	154.87/cwt	130.00–159.00	715	8
Steers	Large 2	—	500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	515	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	457	143.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	657	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	839	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	688	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	778	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,333.56/cwt	1,320.00–1,360.00	14,856	3
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	17,423	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	723.63/cwt	670.00–780.00	7,982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,627	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,369	1
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,860	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,854	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,572	1,332.73/cwt	1,290.00–1,420.00	20,951	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	944.96/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,172	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,923	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	105.15/cwt	100.00–106.00	673	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	139.31/cwt	130.00–144.50	641	18
Heifers	Large 2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	587	110.91/cwt	105.00–117.00	651	4
Steers	Large 1	—	503	138.96/cwt	130.00–148.00	699	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	394	156.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	618	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	97.44/cwt	93.00–111.00	750	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	865	94.17/cwt	92.00–105.00	815	6
Steers	Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Large 2	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	178	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	326	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	564	135.52/cwt	120.00–148.00	764	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	536	138.84/cwt	123.00–155.00	744	14
Heifers	Large 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	469	111.56/cwt	104.50–115.00	523	3
Steers	Large 1	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	808	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	913	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	727	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	836	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	583	144.43/cwt	130.00–149.00	842	6
Steers	Large 2	—	300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	408	1
Steers	Large 2	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	313	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	463	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	664	120.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	797	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	376	145.73/cwt	130.00–157.00	548	14

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Reel Livestock Center Cattle Special - Congerville, IL

Wed Apr 15, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 628Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 0

Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	129.00–151.00	142.13
1	—	839	82.00	82.00
2	—	778	94.00	94.00
7	—	640	100.00–106.00	105.15
18	—	460	130.00–144.50	139.31
1	—	178	183.00	183.00
2	—	720	100.00	100.00
7	—	564	120.00–148.00	135.52
14	—	536	123.00–155.00	138.84
2	—	313	148.00	148.00
4	—	664	114.00–122.00	120.03
14	—	376	130.00–157.00	145.73
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
4	—	587	105.00–117.00	110.91
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
3	—	469	104.50–115.00	111.56
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
2	—	503	130.00–148.00	138.96
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	156.00	156.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	125.00–136.00	130.48
4	—	419	144.00–157.00	152.22
6	—	520	136.00–151.00	147.22
8	—	462	130.00–159.00	154.87
2	—	335	156.00	156.00
3	—	394	155.00–161.00	156.96
4	—	770	93.00–111.00	97.44
6	—	865	92.00–105.00	94.17
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
2	—	808	113.00	113.00
4	—	727	115.00	115.00
6	—	583	130.00–149.00	144.43
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	103.00	103.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
1	—	300	136.00	136.00
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	830	90.00	90.00
9	—	457	135.00–145.00	143.73
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
2	—	315	128.00	128.00
6	—	553	139.00	139.00
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
3	—	383	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,114	1,320.00–1,360.00	1,333.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,572	1,290.00–1,420.00	1,332.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,330.00	1,330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	670.00–780.00	723.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	900.00–1,000.00	944.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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