Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Most all of the offering today were weaned with one to three rounds of shots. High quality feeders saw active trade with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.34/cwt on 426 head.

Average price

$136.34

426 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.13

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	677	136.94	928	390
Large 1	514	134.88	693	17thin
Large 2	533	125.32	668	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $260 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 sale426 hd

136.34

—

IL average4 barns · 795 hd

123.21

+13.13

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

57 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	—	323	146.22/cwt	137.00–157.50	472	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	129.31/cwt	117.00–135.00	679	39
Steers	Large 1-2	—	413	151.72/cwt	149.00–156.00	627	8
Steers	Large 2	—	560	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	734	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	892	133.36/cwt	110.00–134.25	1,190	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	722	135.92/cwt	127.00–142.00	981	68
Steers	Large 1-2	—	333	161.42/cwt	151.00–172.00	538	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	132.78/cwt	121.00–137.00	635	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	772	115.24/cwt	115.00–116.00	890	4
Steers	Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	561	118.22/cwt	115.00–119.00	663	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	280	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	539	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	136.41/cwt	130.50–145.00	798	46
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	140.62/cwt	130.00–146.00	731	29
Steers	Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Large 2	—	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	722	127.52/cwt	115.00–130.00	921	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	618	136.79/cwt	120.00–143.00	845	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	672	135.66/cwt	125.00–141.50	912	78
Steers	Large 2	—	487	128.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	624	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	598	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	708	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Large 2	—	520	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	2
Steers	Large 2	—	690	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	866	1
Steers	Large 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	Large 1	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	634	120.60/cwt	119.00–121.00	765	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	572	133.03/cwt	121.00–147.00	761	69
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	135.54/cwt	130.00–148.00	581	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	477	149.92/cwt	143.00–168.00	715	16
Steers	Large 1	—	528	133.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	706	3
Steers	Large 1	—	460	138.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	636	3
Steers	Large 1	—	335	153.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	513	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	378	140.80/cwt	135.00–147.00	532	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	271	132.56/cwt	127.00–137.00	359	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	470	137.30/cwt	134.00–139.00	645	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	451	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	631	127.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	807	86
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	845	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	976	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	379	161.42/cwt	159.00–164.00	612	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	2
Steers	Large 1	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	444	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	582	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	3
Steers	Large 1	—	368	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	512	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	556	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	684	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	114.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	595	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 →

Reel Livestock Center Cattle Special - Congerville, IL

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Most all of the offering today were weaned with one to three rounds of shots. High quality feeders saw active trade with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	137.00–157.50	146.22
39	—	525	117.00–135.00	129.31
19	—	478	121.00–137.00	132.78
4	—	772	115.00–116.00	115.24
23	—	722	115.00–130.00	127.52
69	—	572	121.00–147.00	133.03
26	—	429	130.00–148.00	135.54
2	—	378	135.00–147.00	140.80
4	—	271	127.00–137.00	132.56
86	—	631	120.00–132.00	127.82
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	115.00–119.00	118.22
2	—	540	113.00	113.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	115.00–120.00	118.33
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	119.00–121.00	120.60
4	—	444	131.00	131.00
3	—	455	124.00	124.00
5	—	556	123.00	123.00
2	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	149.00–156.00	151.72
71	—	892	110.00–134.25	133.36
68	—	722	127.00–142.00	135.92
2	—	333	151.00–172.00	161.42
1	—	280	192.50	192.50
46	—	585	130.50–145.00	136.41
29	—	520	130.00–146.00	140.62
56	—	618	120.00–143.00	136.79
78	—	672	125.00–141.50	135.66
16	—	477	143.00–168.00	149.92
5	—	776	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	115.50	115.50
5	—	379	159.00–164.00	161.42
2	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,040	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	130.00–133.00	131.15
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
3	—	618	112.00	112.00
3	—	487	125.00–135.00	128.22
2	—	520	120.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	690	125.50	125.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
3	—	528	125.00–140.00	133.62
3	—	460	135.00–145.00	138.33
2	—	335	150.00–156.00	153.09
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
2	—	368	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	134.00–139.00	137.30
2	—	360	144.00	144.00
1	—	305	148.00	148.00

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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