Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Congerville, well attended feeder special with good feeder steer and heifer demand over 600lbs. Moderate demand and trade on feeder calves under 600lbs. Mostly quality offering, notablable discount for non vaccinated calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.06/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$328.06

44 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$87.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−13.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	337.46	1,818	26
Medium and Large 1-2	547	322.53	1,763	16thin
Medium and Large 2	595	250.00	1,488	2thin

One grade step is worth $87.46/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

328.06

—

IL average1 barns · 44 hd

328.06

+0.00

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−13.15

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

67 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	600–650	630	278.89/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,757	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	723	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,923	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,438	1
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	974	225.23/cwt	224.00–234.00	2,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	265.41/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,218	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,013	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	284.59/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	252.37/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	265.22/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	322.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	321.24/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	260.17/cwt	252.00–264.75	2,292	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	280.68/cwt	277.00–284.00	2,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	333.64/cwt	327.50–347.00	1,902	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	237.63/cwt	231.00–244.00	2,203	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	302.32/cwt	298.00–310.00	2,013	27
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	985	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	259.33/cwt	259.25–260.00	2,173	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	340.74/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	362.12/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	286.96/cwt	275.00–288.50	2,190	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,499	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	243.92/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.71/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,973	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,073	192.46/cwt	187.50–195.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	247.60/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	264.79/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	296.74/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	259.37/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	234.24/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	278.04/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	287.37/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	302.73/cwt	298.00–312.50	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	219.11/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	340.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	308.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,966	10

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	414	330.00–350.00	340.06
4	450–500	456	302.00	302.00
14	500–550	524	305.00–310.00	308.58
24	550–600	564	290.00–316.00	296.74
17	600–650	630	271.00–286.00	278.89
12	650–700	670	273.00–292.00	287.37
5	700–750	705	268.00	268.00
10	750–800	759	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	723	266.00	266.00
8	950–1000	974	224.00–234.00	225.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	230.00–265.00	247.60
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	535	247.00	247.00
6	550–600	560	237.50–260.00	243.92
2	650–700	693	231.00–237.50	234.24
1	700–750	740	202.50	202.50
2	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
3	1050–1100	1,073	187.50–195.00	192.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	298.00–312.50	302.73
7	550–600	587	271.00–287.00	278.04
2	600–650	625	254.00–265.00	259.37
5	650–700	676	264.00–266.00	264.79
1	700–750	740	262.00	262.00
9	800–850	821	216.00–221.00	219.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	505	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	343	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	488	320.00–322.50	321.24
5	500–550	504	315.00–325.00	322.98
11	550–600	566	320.00–325.00	322.33
8	600–650	638	252.50–275.00	265.22
17	650–700	689	260.00–287.00	265.41
9	750–800	776	241.00–262.00	252.37
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	280.00–289.00	284.59
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	425.00	425.00
12	450–500	482	360.00–365.00	362.12
14	500–550	512	332.50–357.50	340.74
12	550–600	570	327.50–347.00	333.64
39	600–650	635	301.00–319.00	310.71
27	650–700	666	298.00–310.00	302.32
15	700–750	723	277.00–284.00	280.68
22	750–800	763	275.00–288.50	286.96
45	800–850	838	259.25–260.00	259.33
108	850–900	881	252.00–264.75	260.17
14	900–950	927	231.00–244.00	237.63
2	950–1000	960	243.00	243.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	234.00	234.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	155.00	155.00

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