Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Congerville, a light offering was met with good demand for steer calves, with moderate demand for heifer calves. Long timed weaned and mulitple vaccinated feeders continue to drive receipts higher, with demand noticably less for unvaccinated cattle. As the last reported auction was more than 30 days prior, no price comparisons are made for todays auction. Next feeder special on January 5, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.14/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$213.14

159 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$91.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	230.71	1,278	89
Medium and Large 1-2	665	212.59	1,413	28
Medium and Large 2	600	178.17	1,068	40
Large 2	770	139.00	1,070	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.71/cwt here — about $208 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 sale159 hd

213.14

—

IL average6 barns · 1,277 hd

209.93

+3.21

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

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	262.65/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,258	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	370	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	201.30/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	214.44/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	164.69/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	225.53/cwt	221.00–229.50	1,543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	209.31/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	218.70/cwt	215.00–222.50	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	234.48/cwt	234.00–235.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	238.01/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,095	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	237.25/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	583	173.75/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Large 2Fleshy	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	835	167.96/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	790	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	226.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,413	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	216.68/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	216.47/cwt	212.50–222.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	233.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	238.90/cwt	235.00–242.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	229.03/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,308	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	181.29/cwt	171.00–197.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	219.98/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	192.21/cwt	185.00–200.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	181.79/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	175.30/cwt	162.00–182.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	168.59/cwt	160.50–173.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	191.15/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	236.86/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,625	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	266.79/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	268.15/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	243.24/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,540	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	257.87/cwt	230.50–273.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	246.07/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,444	8

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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Receipts 380Last week 315Year ago 420

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	152.50	152.50
2	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	248.00–268.00	262.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	161.00	161.00
2	—	835	162.00–174.00	167.96
2	—	790	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	460	231.00–245.00	238.01
9	—	537	231.00–238.00	237.25
35	—	625	220.00–235.00	226.13
7	—	407	230.00–237.00	233.50
2	—	370	235.00–242.50	238.90
22	—	571	223.00–237.00	229.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	162.00–185.00	173.75
Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	669	216.00–218.00	216.68
5	—	580	212.50–222.00	216.47
4	—	625	215.00–222.00	219.98
3	—	787	208.00	208.00
4	—	705	191.50	191.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	162.00	162.00
6	—	522	171.00–197.00	181.29
7	—	380	185.00–200.00	192.21
4	—	569	170.00–187.00	181.79
5	—	674	162.00–182.00	175.30
4	—	723	160.50–173.00	168.59
1	—	770	164.00	164.00
3	—	618	177.00–198.00	191.15
1	—	310	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	181.00	181.00
1	—	355	195.00	195.00
2	—	925	166.00	166.00
2	—	585	180.00–181.00	180.51
2	—	718	164.00	164.00
2	—	808	156.00	156.00
2	—	750	170.00	170.00
2	—	428	177.50	177.50
3	—	880	162.00–166.00	164.69
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	180.00–185.00	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	173.00	173.00
1	—	655	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	195.00–205.00	201.30
4	—	720	201.00–219.00	214.44
10	—	684	221.00–229.50	225.53
8	—	771	201.00–216.00	209.31
2	—	415	215.00–222.50	218.70
1	—	640	225.00	225.00
2	—	378	234.00–235.00	234.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	272.50	272.50
3	—	355	280.00	280.00
4	—	706	231.00	231.00
36	—	686	232.00–244.00	236.86
8	—	436	253.00–271.00	266.79
4	—	490	252.00–277.00	268.15
26	—	633	231.00–251.00	243.24
9	—	523	230.50–273.00	257.87
8	—	587	239.00–262.00	246.07

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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