Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.10/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$160.10

379 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$35.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	646	162.79	1,051	346
Large 1	609	134.33	818	22
Large 2	496	127.11	631	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.68/cwt here — about $420 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 sale379 hd

160.10

—

IL average4 barns · 1,491 hd

160.29

−0.18

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

56 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	—	379	204.66/cwt	199.00–209.00	776	7
Steers	Large 2	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	3
Steers	Large 1	—	610	131.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	805	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	163.46/cwt	151.00–173.00	850	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Steers	Large 1	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Steers	Large 2	—	623	117.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	733	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	313	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	657	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	476	174.85/cwt	170.00–193.00	832	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	134.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,156	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	288	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	540	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	155.26/cwt	147.00–165.00	742	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	2
Steers	Large 2	—	490	126.97/cwt	121.00–130.00	622	3
Steers	Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	2
Steers	Large 1	—	542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	786	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	712	135.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	965	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	279	181.79/cwt	172.50–185.00	507	7
Steers	Large 2	—	220	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	251	1
Steers	Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	137.76/cwt	133.00–145.00	678	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	424	173.39/cwt	161.00–185.00	735	18
Heifers	Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	152.19/cwt	134.00–160.00	804	68
Heifers	Large 1	—	684	121.14/cwt	120.00–123.00	829	8
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	687	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	148.00/cwt	130.00–154.00	851	43
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	629	151.81/cwt	131.00–160.00	955	64
Heifers	Large 2	—	582	126.36/cwt	125.00–129.00	735	14
Heifers	Large 2	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	242	149.86/cwt	130.00–160.00	363	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	478	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	513	135.13/cwt	131.00–138.00	693	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	377	187.85/cwt	185.00–192.00	708	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	654	144.31/cwt	125.00–148.00	944	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,063	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	850	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	631	2
Heifers	Large 1Full	—	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	165.61/cwt	150.00–171.00	957	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	150.81/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,093	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	672	154.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,036	76
Steers	Large 1-2	—	783	162.28/cwt	138.00–165.50	1,271	89
Steers	Large 1-2	—	626	158.37/cwt	144.00–167.00	991	46
Steers	Large 1	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	198.19/cwt	172.50–205.00	842	16
Steers	Large 1	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	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.

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

Reel Livestock Center Cattle Special - Congerville, IL

Fri Jan 7, 2022

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

Receipts 728Last week 876Year ago 876

Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	199.00–209.00	204.66
37	—	520	151.00–173.00	163.46
1	—	240	157.00	157.00
1	—	905	126.00	126.00
2	—	313	210.00	210.00
13	—	476	170.00–193.00	174.85
2	—	860	129.00–140.00	134.44
3	—	288	187.50	187.50
25	—	578	150.00–171.00	165.61
25	—	725	142.00–157.00	150.81
76	—	672	140.00–160.00	154.18
89	—	783	138.00–165.50	162.28
46	—	626	144.00–167.00	158.37
16	—	425	172.50–205.00	198.19
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	146.00	146.00
2	—	623	110.00–125.00	117.65
3	—	490	121.00–130.00	126.97
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	220	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	610	130.00–139.00	131.94
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	145.00	145.00
3	—	542	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	478	147.00–165.00	155.26
4	—	712	130.00–141.00	135.49
7	—	279	172.50–185.00	181.79
18	—	424	161.00–185.00	173.39
68	—	528	134.00–160.00	152.19
43	—	575	130.00–154.00	148.00
64	—	629	131.00–160.00	151.81
3	—	242	130.00–160.00	149.86
3	—	305	167.00	167.00
22	—	377	185.00–192.00	187.85
26	—	654	125.00–148.00	144.31
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	150.00	150.00
5	—	492	133.00–145.00	137.76
8	—	684	120.00–123.00	121.14
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
14	—	582	125.00–129.00	126.36
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	130.00–138.00	133.85
2	—	765	116.00	116.00
10	—	513	131.00–138.00	135.13
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	80.00	80.00
3	—	690	105.00	105.00

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