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Reel Livestock Auction

Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Congerville, Illinois · Wed, Dec 18

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2045

← Nov 8Dec 18Feb 19 →

Receipts

602 head

▼ 408 vs last sale 1,010▲ 222 vs year ago 380 · +58.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Congerville, moderate demand on active trade. Flseshy and non vaccinated feeder cattle at a notable discount.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.82/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$297.82

87 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.20

vs IL average

−28.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	530	310.00	1,643	2thin
Medium and Large 1	561	304.00	1,707	67
Medium and Large 1-2	561	279.21	1,567	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	227.50	1,229	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $415 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale87 hd

297.82

—

IL average3 barns · 407 hd

309.02

−11.20

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−28.81

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

Every lot

70 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,051	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	369.60/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,397	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	348.49/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,516	8
Steers	400–450	Medium 2Full	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,346	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	306.62/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,453	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	336.87/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,607	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	276.07/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,452	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	313.13/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,660	28
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,229	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	280.25/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,606	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	297.44/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,737	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	282.21/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,724	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	243.59/cwt	222.00–265.00	1,505	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	249.34/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,668	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	282.62/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,911	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,534	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	271.62/cwt	244.00–283.50	1,953	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	209.94/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,518	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,702	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	254.96/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,978	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	259.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,040	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	242.40/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,939	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,260	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	204.14/cwt	186.00–211.00	1,888	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	2,378	28
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	316.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,035	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	384.49/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,307	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	350.20/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,306	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	316.94/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,223	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,144	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	309.75/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,354	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 3	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	296.84/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,437	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	297.94/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,546	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	250.31/cwt	233.00–272.50	1,329	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	258.55/cwt	234.00–275.00	1,487	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	260.02/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,529	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	600	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,488	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	260.91/cwt	231.00–268.00	1,631	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	672	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,687	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	229.60/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,554	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	235.24/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,602	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	696	219.03/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,524	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,686	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,841	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,670	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,596	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,738	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,050	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,796	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	336.09/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,277	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,371	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	236.54/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,396	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 2-3	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Receipts 602Last week 1,010Year ago 380

Today at Congerville, moderate demand on active trade. Flseshy and non vaccinated feeder cattle at a notable discount.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	330.00–342.50	336.09
1	400–450	425	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	232.00–238.00	236.54
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	540	227.50	227.50
3	650–700	688	223.00	223.00
3	700–750	723	205.00–212.50	209.94
1	750–800	765	222.50	222.50
4	900–950	925	186.00–211.00	204.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	445	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	474	275.00–317.50	306.62
4	500–550	526	272.50–285.00	276.07
12	550–600	573	268.00–290.00	280.25
2	600–650	618	222.00–265.00	243.59
3	650–700	669	246.00–256.00	249.34
8	750–800	776	238.00–258.00	254.96
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	407.50	407.50
2	350–400	378	350.00–390.00	369.60
8	400–450	435	330.00–375.00	348.49
23	450–500	477	322.50–360.00	336.87
28	500–550	530	299.00–325.00	313.13
39	550–600	584	291.00–314.00	297.44
16	600–650	611	276.00–287.50	282.21
37	650–700	676	273.00–285.00	282.62
24	700–750	719	244.00–283.50	271.62
8	750–800	785	250.00–270.00	259.82
5	800–850	800	240.00–252.00	242.40
60	850–900	897	252.00	252.00
28	950–1000	956	248.75	248.75
1	1000–1050	1,010	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	340	362.50–395.00	384.49
2	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	350.20
8	400–450	437	300.00–322.50	309.75
4	450–500	484	295.00–302.50	296.84
19	500–550	519	275.00–305.00	297.94
23	550–600	588	242.00–262.00	260.02
32	600–650	625	231.00–268.00	260.91
8	650–700	681	230.00–239.00	235.24
4	700–750	701	240.50	240.50
7	750–800	767	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	248.00	248.00
3	650–700	672	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	696	211.00–227.00	219.03
3	750–800	760	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,050	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	327	310.00–330.00	316.63
5	350–400	386	305.00–322.50	316.94
1	400–450	405	282.50	282.50
8	500–550	531	233.00–272.50	250.31
17	550–600	575	234.00–275.00	258.55
1	600–650	625	231.00	231.00
4	650–700	677	224.00–247.00	229.60
2	750–800	775	215.00–216.00	215.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	798	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	130.00	130.00

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.