Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special unrestricted feeder cattle sale of which most all were weaned with at least one round of shots. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.65/cwt on 756 head.

Average price

$152.65

756 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.50

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	630	153.86	969	721
Large 1	577	129.67	748	12thin
Large 2	477	127.30	607	20
Medium and Large 2	516	124.00	640	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $329 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 sale756 hd

152.65

—

IL average3 barns · 1,007 hd

141.15

+11.50

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

78 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	681	144.64/cwt	135.00–156.00	985	45
Steers	Large 1-2	—	372	167.81/cwt	151.00–172.00	624	39
Steers	Large 1-2	—	831	146.85/cwt	130.00–149.50	1,220	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	423	164.39/cwt	155.00–170.00	695	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	316	180.11/cwt	155.00–189.00	569	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	258	156.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	405	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,058	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,020	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,173	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Steers	Large 1	—	585	132.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	778	4
Steers	Large 1	—	708	121.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	857	2
Steers	Large 1	—	490	136.56/cwt	131.00–142.00	669	2
Steers	Large 1	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	474	164.33/cwt	152.00–173.50	779	68
Steers	Large 1-2	—	526	154.87/cwt	140.00–163.50	815	65
Steers	Large 1-2	—	903	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,318	60
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	147.52/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,070	60
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	428	140.22/cwt	122.00–146.00	600	61
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	140.00/cwt	121.00–143.75	959	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	758	135.60/cwt	105.00–138.75	1,028	38
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	568	137.73/cwt	125.00–147.00	782	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	141.27/cwt	126.00–151.00	678	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	135.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	859	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	374	138.35/cwt	131.00–151.00	517	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	808	117.86/cwt	111.00–120.00	952	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	945	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,011	5
Steers	Large 2	—	897	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	996	2
Steers	Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	636	2
Steers	Large 2	—	330	141.89/cwt	133.00–150.00	468	2
Steers	Large 2	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	639	155.48/cwt	134.00–159.50	994	134
Steers	Large 1-2	—	572	149.10/cwt	141.00–156.00	853	83
Steers	Large 1-2	—	794	150.58/cwt	123.00–152.50	1,196	76
Steers	Large 2	—	275	104.87/cwt	101.00–112.00	288	3
Steers	Large 2	—	475	133.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	633	3
Steers	Large 2	—	418	139.02/cwt	133.00–140.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	640	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	277	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	400	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	325	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	101	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	523	138.44/cwt	126.00–149.00	724	82
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	270	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	328	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	470	104.15/cwt	100.00–111.00	490	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	533	114.68/cwt	106.00–125.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	240	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	72	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	255	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	130	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Steers	Large 1	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Steers	Large 1	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Steers	Large 1	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	413	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	599	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	356	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	495	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	523	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	737	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,090	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	872	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	458	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	568	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	426	121.85/cwt	116.00–130.00	519	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	571	119.43/cwt	115.00–132.00	682	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	691	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	836	6
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	539	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	285	127.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	362	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	315	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	403	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,002	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	737	119.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	881	4

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 →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Oct 31, 2019

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

Receipts 1,226Last week 1,883Year ago 0

Special unrestricted feeder cattle sale of which most all were weaned with at least one round of shots. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	681	135.00–156.00	144.64
39	—	372	151.00–172.00	167.81
32	—	831	130.00–149.50	146.85
30	—	423	155.00–170.00	164.39
17	—	316	155.00–189.00	180.11
7	—	258	150.00–160.00	156.94
2	—	860	120.00–126.00	123.00
1	—	1,070	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,020	115.00	115.00
1	—	960	115.00	115.00
68	—	474	152.00–173.50	164.33
65	—	526	140.00–163.50	154.87
60	—	903	146.00	146.00
60	—	725	129.00–152.00	147.52
134	—	639	134.00–159.50	155.48
83	—	572	141.00–156.00	149.10
76	—	794	123.00–152.50	150.58
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	131.00–139.00	132.95
2	—	708	115.00–127.00	121.06
2	—	490	131.00–142.00	136.56
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	897	111.00	111.00
2	—	505	121.00–131.00	126.00
2	—	330	133.00–150.00	141.89
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
3	—	275	101.00–112.00	104.87
3	—	475	120.00–140.00	133.19
7	—	418	133.00–140.00	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	428	122.00–146.00	140.22
49	—	685	121.00–143.75	140.00
38	—	758	105.00–138.75	135.60
33	—	568	125.00–147.00	137.73
32	—	480	126.00–151.00	141.27
26	—	635	124.00–138.00	135.20
21	—	374	131.00–151.00	138.35
8	—	808	111.00–120.00	117.86
5	—	945	107.00	107.00
82	—	523	126.00–149.00	138.44
2	—	285	122.00–132.00	127.18
2	—	315	125.00–131.00	128.00
2	—	1,002	110.00	110.00
4	—	737	116.00–121.00	119.49
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	111.00	111.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
2	—	270	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	440	111.00	111.00
3	—	470	100.00–111.00	104.15
4	—	533	106.00–125.00	114.68
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	30.00	30.00
1	—	255	51.00	51.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
1	—	890	111.00	111.00
3	—	458	122.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	426	116.00–130.00	121.85
6	—	571	115.00–132.00	119.43
6	—	691	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	322	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	56.00	56.00
5	—	655	61.00	61.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	31.00	31.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
2	—	413	140.00–150.00	145.09
3	—	356	139.00	139.00
4	—	523	137.00–145.00	140.83
4	—	1,090	80.00	80.00

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