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Reel Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Congerville, Illinois · Wed, Feb 15

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2045

← Jan 6Feb 15May 17 →

Receipts

525 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 742▼ 203 vs year ago 728 · −27.9%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	204.94/cwt	202.50–207.50	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	200.74/cwt	186.00–217.00	939	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	180.89/cwt	174.00–185.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	172.06/cwt	170.00–180.50	964	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	192.65/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,106	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	599	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	863	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	172.21/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,071	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	183.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,169	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,207	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	165.51/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,125	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,218	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	169.30/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,205	22
Steers	—	Large 2-3	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	—	Large 2	738	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,166	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	159.66/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,298	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,221	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,598	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,349	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	882	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,438	17
Steers	—	Large 2	940	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,419	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,046	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,747	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,609	1
Steers	—	Large 2	1,253	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,679	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	171.24/cwt	165.00–182.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	667	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	5
Heifers	—	Large 2	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	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 1-2	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	153.21/cwt	153.00–154.00	789	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	168.34/cwt	161.00–175.00	879	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	179.19/cwt	166.00–185.00	969	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	164.71/cwt	163.00–165.00	940	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	170.16/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,002	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	149.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	908	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	161.84/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,008	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	976	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	162.33/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,107	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	154.02/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,140	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	168.64/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,299	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,161	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	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

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 15, 2023

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

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	882	163.00	163.00
48	—	1,046	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	164.00	164.00

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.