Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Congerville a light offering of central Illinois feeders was met with strong buyer demand. As no recent feeder specials have been held within the last thirty days, no price comparisons can be made.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.66/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$172.66

272 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$61.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	740	186.66	1,381	110
Medium and Large 1-2	633	173.14	1,097	55
Large 1-2	1,003	165.95	1,665	65
Medium and Large 2	727	148.04	1,076	27
Large 2	1,046	144.55	1,511	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	625	136.67	854	3thin
Large 2-3	735	125.00	919	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.66/cwt here — about $463 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 sale272 hd

172.66

—

IL average4 barns · 492 hd

166.06

+6.60

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 2	—	1,253	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	168.64/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,299	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	161.84/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	164.71/cwt	163.00–165.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	159.66/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	192.65/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	183.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,169	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	200.74/cwt	186.00–217.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	172.06/cwt	170.00–180.50	964	5
Steers	Large 2	—	940	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,419	4
Steers	Large 2	—	738	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	169.30/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,205	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	172.21/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	180.89/cwt	174.00–185.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,609	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	882	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,438	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,046	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,747	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	165.51/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	171.24/cwt	165.00–182.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	154.02/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	168.34/cwt	161.00–175.00	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	154.96/cwt	149.00–159.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	976	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	149.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	153.21/cwt	153.00–154.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	162.33/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,107	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	204.94/cwt	202.50–207.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,598	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	170.16/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,002	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	179.19/cwt	166.00–185.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	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

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Receipts 525Last week 742Year ago 728

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	134.00	134.00
4	—	940	151.00	151.00
2	—	738	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	740	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	159.00–161.00	159.66
5	—	560	170.00–180.50	172.06
22	—	712	167.50–172.50	169.30
12	—	622	161.00–180.00	172.21
3	—	527	174.00–185.00	180.89
3	—	355	210.00	210.00
4	—	680	161.00–167.00	165.51
2	—	440	180.00	180.00
1	—	220	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	663	182.00	182.00
1	—	375	199.00	199.00
7	—	574	191.00–195.00	192.65
20	—	636	180.00–185.00	183.75
8	—	468	186.00–217.00	200.74
5	—	708	172.00	172.00
2	—	415	202.50–207.50	204.94
60	—	859	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	825	145.00–151.00	147.96
1	—	635	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
4	—	599	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,125	143.00	143.00
5	—	703	148.50	148.50
2	—	865	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	783	141.00	141.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	882	163.00	163.00
48	—	1,046	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	770	155.00–169.00	168.64
8	—	623	157.00–166.00	161.84
7	—	571	163.00–165.00	164.71
4	—	282	165.00–182.00	171.24
3	—	740	152.00–155.00	154.02
11	—	522	161.00–175.00	168.34
26	—	682	160.50–165.00	162.33
6	—	416	160.00–161.00	160.34
1	—	490	171.00	171.00
1	—	380	174.00	174.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	134.00	134.00
2	—	690	133.00	133.00
1	—	800	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	146.00	146.00
1	—	295	169.00	169.00
3	—	488	149.00–159.00	154.96
2	—	673	140.00–150.00	145.02
1	—	1,140	136.00	136.00
6	—	607	148.00–150.00	149.65
5	—	515	153.00–154.00	153.21
2	—	580	150.00	150.00
5	—	427	150.00–157.00	152.72
2	—	370	155.00–156.00	155.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	171.00	171.00
2	—	390	175.00	175.00
12	—	589	170.00–171.00	170.16
11	—	541	166.00–185.00	179.19
3	—	310	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
3	—	560	158.00	158.00
1	—	480	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	117.50	117.50
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	164.00	164.00

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