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Reel Livestock Auction

Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Congerville, Illinois · Wed, May 17

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2045

← Feb 15May 17Oct 18 →

Receipts

205 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 525▼ 523 vs year ago 728 · −71.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Calf Special Sale at Reel Livestock Center. Trade was active with mostly heifers sold. Many bulls were sold compared to usual numbers.

No comparison to previous numbers as there has not been a sale in the past 30 days.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.16/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$221.16

98 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$68.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.60

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	232.17	1,351	71
Medium and Large 1-2	525	211.67	1,112	16thin
Medium and Large 2	594	163.93	974	11thin

One grade step is worth $68.24/cwt here — about $378 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 sale98 hd

221.16

—

IL average4 barns · 652 hd

193.56

+27.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	252.74/cwt	250.00–259.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	226.23/cwt	222.50–230.00	934	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	279.85/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,161	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	257.93/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,174	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	271.06/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,361	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,237	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	203.46/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,125	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	986	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	218.79/cwt	191.00–228.00	1,341	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	245.86/cwt	245.00–247.50	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	220.50/cwt	215.00–226.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	937	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	232.83/cwt	231.50–235.00	1,113	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	266.52/cwt	235.00–271.00	1,426	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,198	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	230.17/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,335	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,220	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	176.66/cwt	166.00–187.50	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	163.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,083	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	685	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,411	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	153.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,098	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,599	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,253	2

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 May 17, 2023

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

Receipts 205Last week 525Year ago 728

Feeder Calf Special Sale at Reel Livestock Center. Trade was active with mostly heifers sold. Many bulls were sold compared to usual numbers.

No comparison to previous numbers as there has not been a sale in the past 30 days.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	217.00	217.00
9	—	415	269.00–285.00	279.85
2	—	623	250.00	250.00
1	—	245	257.50	257.50
3	—	334	250.00–259.00	252.74
7	—	502	267.50–275.00	271.06
5	—	455	230.00–267.50	257.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	161.00	161.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
1	—	425	194.00	194.00
7	—	557	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	191.00–228.00	218.79
2	—	553	195.00–212.00	203.46
2	—	503	246.00	246.00
2	—	413	222.50–230.00	226.23
2	—	333	225.00	225.00
1	—	765	175.00	175.00
1	—	695	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	535	235.00–271.00	266.52
3	—	478	231.50–235.00	232.83
2	—	673	210.00	210.00
3	—	277	245.00–247.50	245.86
25	—	580	222.50–237.00	230.17
1	—	420	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	445	218.00	218.00
3	—	537	223.00	223.00
4	—	588	205.00–210.00	207.54
1	—	340	212.50	212.50
2	—	370	215.00–226.00	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	166.00–187.50	176.66
4	—	662	160.00–170.00	163.52
1	—	365	153.00	153.00
2	—	713	150.00–158.00	153.93
1	—	425	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	685	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	167.00	167.00
2	—	830	151.00	151.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
2	—	558	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	180.00–181.00	180.50
1	—	400	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	637	251.00	251.00
1	—	480	225.00	225.00
1	—	400	226.00	226.00
4	—	546	220.00	220.00

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.