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Reel Livestock Auction

Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Congerville, Illinois · Wed, Oct 15

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2045

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Receipts

290 head

▼ 311 vs last sale 601▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Congerville, a good quality light offering was met with good demand on active trade. Increased demand on long timed weaned and multi-vaccinated feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.16/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$365.16

56 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.76

vs IL average

−32.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	365.16	1,983	56

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

365.16

—

IL average2 barns · 101 hd

358.39

+6.76

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−32.70

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	390.96/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,329	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,952	10
Steers	400–450	Medium 3	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	439.82/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,918	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	384.99/cwt	370.00–396.00	1,825	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,993	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	371.90/cwt	347.00–393.00	1,986	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	403.88/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,165	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	375.53/cwt	340.00–386.00	2,178	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,456	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,484	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	361.56/cwt	321.00–376.00	2,459	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,290	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,409	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,288	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,664	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	469.23/cwt	442.50–480.00	1,417	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	360.28/cwt	339.00–380.00	1,182	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	425.01/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,607	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,511	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	366.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,582	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	417.80/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,817	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	346.26/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,627	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,028	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	378.60/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,965	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	353.51/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,994	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	353.23/cwt	347.50–359.00	2,130	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,865	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,194	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,152	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	760	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,892	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,464	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,606	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,683	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,796	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,897	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	620	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,251	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 2	443	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,573	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Receipts 290Last week 601Year ago 0

Today in Congerville, a good quality light offering was met with good demand on active trade. Increased demand on long timed weaned and multi-vaccinated feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	503.00	503.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	340	365.00–395.00	390.96
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	474	370.00–396.00	384.99
10	500–550	534	347.00–393.00	371.90
16	550–600	580	340.00–386.00	375.53
12	650–700	680	321.00–376.00	361.56
1	700–750	710	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	760	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	830	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	436	425.00–447.50	439.82
2	450–500	478	417.00	417.00
16	500–550	536	400.00–413.00	403.88
8	600–650	633	388.00	388.00
3	650–700	652	381.00	381.00
8	700–750	717	336.00	336.00
3	850–900	877	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	328	339.00–380.00	360.28
2	350–400	385	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	432	340.00–380.00	366.25
2	450–500	470	345.00–347.50	346.26
26	500–550	519	342.50–385.00	378.60
30	550–600	564	345.00–368.00	353.51
2	600–650	603	347.50–359.00	353.23
1	650–700	650	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	296.00	296.00
8	650–700	681	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	302	442.50–480.00	469.23
8	350–400	378	415.00–432.50	425.01
20	400–450	435	407.50–430.00	417.80
8	450–500	484	419.00	419.00
3	950–1000	955	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	484	392.00	392.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	397	424.00	424.00
2	400–450	425	422.50	422.50

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.