Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Congerville, a solid offering of locally produced feeder cattle was met with strong buyer demand with a noted higher undertone. Due to the holiday break and no recent sales, no price comparison is available for today's auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.74/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$181.74

418 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	188.70	1,192	258
Medium and Large 1-2	684	173.30	1,186	126
Medium and Large 2	729	160.19	1,168	34

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $24 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 sale418 hd

181.74

—

IL average5 barns · 1,996 hd

179.84

+1.90

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	176.88/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,113	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	173.36/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,319	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	187.62/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,094	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	211.62/cwt	193.00–221.00	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	162.80/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	166.84/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	213.24/cwt	205.00–222.50	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	171.30/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,146	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,084	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	174.75/cwt	168.00–178.25	1,277	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	201.09/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,064	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	181.59/cwt	172.00–182.75	1,491	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	176.32/cwt	173.50–181.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	177.43/cwt	176.00–179.00	916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.73/cwt	189.00–221.00	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	182.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,151	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	207.53/cwt	199.00–217.50	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	146.42/cwt	143.00–150.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	164.38/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,299	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	165.99/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,042	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.49/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,244	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	138.26/cwt	136.00–139.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	162.18/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,190	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	158.98/cwt	155.00–161.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	164.53/cwt	161.00–169.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.04/cwt	161.00–165.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.96/cwt	168.50–170.00	975	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	147.53/cwt	144.00–151.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,296	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	160.53/cwt	160.00–164.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	152.68/cwt	151.00–156.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	165.15/cwt	162.00–167.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	164.25/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,128	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,055	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 6, 2023

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

Receipts 742Last week 420Year ago 728

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	163.00	163.00
2	—	483	162.00	162.00
25	—	790	159.00–165.00	164.38
58	—	628	164.00–167.00	165.99
20	—	734	155.00–164.00	162.18
3	—	392	155.00–161.00	158.98
9	—	582	161.00–169.00	164.53
8	—	513	160.00–164.00	160.53
6	—	424	162.00–167.00	165.15
21	—	687	162.00–168.00	164.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	439	170.00–175.00	172.54
8	—	464	173.50–181.00	176.32
3	—	337	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	171.00	171.00
15	—	516	176.00–179.00	177.43
13	—	577	168.50–170.00	168.96
18	—	744	174.25	174.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	143.00–150.00	146.42
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
2	—	535	144.00–151.00	147.53
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
2	—	400	153.00	153.00
6	—	641	151.00–156.00	152.68
1	—	685	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	136.00–139.00	138.26
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	629	173.00–178.00	176.88
3	—	538	168.00–170.00	168.67
15	—	761	165.00–175.00	173.36
9	—	417	169.00	169.00
5	—	877	162.00–168.00	166.84
19	—	669	167.00–178.00	171.30
2	—	813	165.00	165.00
51	—	731	168.00–178.25	174.75
1	—	340	179.00	179.00
2	—	573	168.00–170.00	169.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	874	170.00	170.00
40	—	583	181.00–196.00	187.62
12	—	389	193.00–221.00	211.62
6	—	421	205.00–222.50	213.24
20	—	658	180.00	180.00
26	—	529	183.00–210.00	201.09
54	—	821	172.00–182.75	181.59
13	—	470	189.00–221.00	207.73
57	—	630	180.00–185.00	182.77
6	—	330	199.00–217.50	207.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	155.00	155.00
7	—	631	152.00–167.00	162.80
2	—	710	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,005	157.00	157.00
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
18	—	775	154.00–168.00	160.49
2	—	525	161.00–165.00	163.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	193.50	193.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00

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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