Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special feeder calf sale, saw active trade with good demand on a high quality offering. Most were weaned with one or more rounds of shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.72/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$148.72

311 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$31.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.53

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	641	150.79	967	277
Large 1	505	136.98	692	12thin
Large 2	497	132.07	656	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	119.00	687	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.79/cwt here — about $280 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 sale311 hd

148.72

—

IL average5 barns · 2,441 hd

143.19

+5.53

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

75 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 1-2	—	541	149.36/cwt	139.00–153.00	808	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	633	158.03/cwt	138.00–160.50	1,000	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	458	155.43/cwt	152.00–157.00	712	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	431	163.44/cwt	151.00–172.50	704	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	627	131.82/cwt	118.00–135.00	827	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	695	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	205	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	343	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	140.46/cwt	131.00–144.00	799	86
Steers	Large 1-2	—	272	202.93/cwt	200.00–207.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	131.65/cwt	131.00–134.00	902	18
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	477	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	656	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	783	3
Steers	Large 1	—	583	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	585	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	188.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	698	7
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	413	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	582	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Large 1	—	457	141.56/cwt	132.50–144.00	647	5
Steers	Large 1	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Large 1	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	904	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,284	55
Steers	Large 1-2	—	318	207.36/cwt	202.50–212.00	659	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	767	131.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	542	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	610	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	723	137.73/cwt	130.50–145.50	996	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	961	127.57/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,226	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	143.96/cwt	130.00–151.00	832	28
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	649	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	668	137.84/cwt	130.00–143.00	921	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	366	185.74/cwt	172.50–190.00	680	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	432	144.19/cwt	141.25–149.00	623	14
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Heifers	Large 2Unweaned	—	547	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	574	3
Steers	Large 2	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	521	142.20/cwt	137.50–145.00	741	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	471	141.89/cwt	134.50–146.00	668	43
Steers	Large 2	—	410	140.88/cwt	131.00–151.00	578	2
Steers	Large 2	—	472	124.05/cwt	110.00–130.00	586	5
Steers	Large 2	—	544	130.84/cwt	110.00–136.00	712	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	323	156.40/cwt	152.50–160.00	505	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	728	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	819	2
Steers	Large 2	—	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Steers	Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Large 2	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	338	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	578	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	423	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	537	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	525	103.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	377	141.16/cwt	133.00–144.00	532	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	467	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	580	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	345	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	474	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	388	157.73/cwt	150.00–170.00	612	10
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Steers	Large 1	—	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	2
Steers	Large 1	—	850	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	125.65/cwt	120.00–131.50	710	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2

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 →

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Special feeder calf sale, saw active trade with good demand on a high quality offering. Most were weaned with one or more rounds of shots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	541	139.00–153.00	149.36
56	—	633	138.00–160.50	158.03
7	—	458	152.00–157.00	155.43
31	—	431	151.00–172.50	163.44
1	—	205	167.50	167.50
5	—	272	200.00–207.50	202.93
55	—	904	142.00	142.00
2	—	318	202.50–212.00	207.36
3	—	767	125.00–135.00	131.59
28	—	723	130.50–145.50	137.73
7	—	961	113.00–130.00	127.57
28	—	578	130.00–151.00	143.96
5	—	668	130.00–143.00	137.84
6	—	366	172.50–190.00	185.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	121.00	121.00
1	—	503	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	130.00–132.00	130.98
5	—	457	132.50–144.00	141.56
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
2	—	300	152.50	152.50
1	—	850	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
3	—	470	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
2	—	410	131.00–151.00	140.88
5	—	472	110.00–130.00	124.05
5	—	544	110.00–136.00	130.84
1	—	350	152.50	152.50
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	167.50	167.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	627	118.00–135.00	131.82
86	—	569	131.00–144.00	140.46
18	—	685	131.00–134.00	131.65
14	—	432	141.25–149.00	144.19
11	—	521	137.50–145.00	142.20
43	—	471	134.50–146.00	141.89
2	—	323	152.50–160.00	156.40
2	—	728	110.00–115.00	112.56
5	—	880	119.00	119.00
10	—	388	150.00–170.00	157.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
4	—	579	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	190.00	190.00
7	—	370	180.00–190.00	188.53
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	141.00	141.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
3	—	548	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	110.00–115.00	112.47
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
2	—	423	126.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	525	100.00–110.00	103.40
4	—	377	133.00–144.00	141.16
8	—	467	124.00–125.00	124.25
1	—	345	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	120.00–131.50	125.65
2	—	493	135.00	135.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	137.50	137.50
3	—	687	114.00	114.00
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
6	—	567	120.00	120.00
2	—	508	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	129.00	129.00
4	—	338	171.00	171.00

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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