Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Congerville, fall harvest drove a light offering of local feeders. Demand was moderate to good with good buyer attendance. No recent sales within the last thirty days, thus no price comparison for today's sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.49/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$247.49

161 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,402

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

$101.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+40.67

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	251.52	2,062	137
Medium and Large 1-2	502	245.44	1,231	15thin
Medium and Large 2	581	200.00	1,162	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	450	178.00	801	2thin
Medium 2-3	440	150.00	660	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.52/cwt here — about $1,402 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 sale161 hd

247.49

—

IL average5 barns · 581 hd

206.82

+40.67

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

51 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	Medium 2-3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	204.59/cwt	201.00–208.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	245.66/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	233.74/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	218.50/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	241.42/cwt	231.00–263.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	273.98/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	297.97/cwt	296.00–300.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	269.26/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	254.30/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	213.41/cwt	200.00–227.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	240.69/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	218.45/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	216.57/cwt	205.00–230.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,817	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	222.43/cwt	220.00–227.50	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	256.23/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	230.55/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,207	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	254.32/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	171.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	942	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

Wed Oct 18, 2023

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

Receipts 315Last week 205Year ago 728

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	201.00–208.00	204.59
1	—	810	181.00	181.00
2	—	373	200.00–227.00	213.41
1	—	995	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	215.00–222.00	218.50
4	—	530	231.00–263.00	241.42
2	—	378	267.50–271.00	269.26
3	—	423	240.00–261.00	254.30
1	—	680	222.50	222.50
2	—	473	241.00	241.00
1	—	345	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	254.00–285.00	273.98
2	—	1,018	206.00	206.00
2	—	325	296.00–300.00	297.97
3	—	467	291.00	291.00
3	—	508	261.00	261.00
61	—	835	250.00	250.00
55	—	897	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	242.00–254.00	245.66
1	—	560	234.00	234.00
61	—	775	234.50	234.50
10	—	539	242.00–262.00	256.23
7	—	437	249.00–270.00	254.32
2	—	380	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
2	—	270	205.00–230.00	216.57
1	—	775	201.00	201.00
1	—	560	201.00	201.00
1	—	710	207.00	207.00
1	—	405	207.00	207.00
3	—	680	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	227.50–237.00	233.74
4	—	569	214.00–223.00	218.45
1	—	240	250.00	250.00
4	—	424	220.00–227.50	222.43
3	—	525	222.00–235.00	230.55
5	—	373	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	149.00	149.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
3	—	582	165.00–175.00	171.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	279.00	279.00
1	—	240	260.00	260.00
3	—	479	240.00–241.00	240.69
1	—	440	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
2	—	668	186.00–190.00	187.99

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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