Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-10-31

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Oct 31
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,226 head
657 vs last sale 1,883 1,226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2630153.86969721
Large 1577129.6774812thin
Large 2477127.3060720
Medium and Large 2516124.006403thin
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2681144.64/cwt135.00–156.0098545
SteersLarge 1-2372167.81/cwt151.00–172.0062439
SteersLarge 1-2831146.85/cwt130.00–149.501,22032
SteersLarge 1-2423164.39/cwt155.00–170.0069530
SteersLarge 1-2316180.11/cwt155.00–189.0056917
SteersLarge 1-2258156.94/cwt150.00–160.004057
SteersLarge 1-2860123.00/cwt120.00–126.001,0582
SteersLarge 1-21,070105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1241
SteersLarge 1-21,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
SteersLarge 1-2960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
SteersLarge 1585132.95/cwt131.00–139.007784
SteersLarge 1708121.06/cwt115.00–127.008572
SteersLarge 1490136.56/cwt131.00–142.006692
SteersLarge 1880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
SteersLarge 1-2474164.33/cwt152.00–173.5077968
SteersLarge 1-2526154.87/cwt140.00–163.5081565
SteersLarge 1-2903146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,31860
SteersLarge 1-2725147.52/cwt129.00–152.001,07060
HeifersLarge 1-2428140.22/cwt122.00–146.0060061
HeifersLarge 1-2685140.00/cwt121.00–143.7595949
HeifersLarge 1-2758135.60/cwt105.00–138.751,02838
HeifersLarge 1-2568137.73/cwt125.00–147.0078233
HeifersLarge 1-2480141.27/cwt126.00–151.0067832
HeifersLarge 1-2635135.20/cwt124.00–138.0085926
HeifersLarge 1-2374138.35/cwt131.00–151.0051721
HeifersLarge 1-2808117.86/cwt111.00–120.009528
HeifersLarge 1-2945107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0115
SteersLarge 2897111.00/cwt111.00–111.009962
SteersLarge 2505126.00/cwt121.00–131.006362
SteersLarge 2330141.89/cwt133.00–150.004682
SteersLarge 2900101.00/cwt101.00–101.009091
SteersLarge 1-2639155.48/cwt134.00–159.50994134
SteersLarge 1-2572149.10/cwt141.00–156.0085383
SteersLarge 1-2794150.58/cwt123.00–152.501,19676
SteersLarge 2275104.87/cwt101.00–112.002883
SteersLarge 2475133.19/cwt120.00–140.006333
SteersLarge 2418139.02/cwt133.00–140.005817
SteersMedium and Large 2516124.00/cwt124.00–124.006403
Dairy SteersLarge 349556.00/cwt56.00–56.002771
Dairy SteersLarge 365561.00/cwt61.00–61.004005
Dairy SteersMedium 332531.00/cwt31.00–31.001011
HeifersLarge 1-2523138.44/cwt126.00–149.0072482
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005873
HeifersLarge 2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
HeifersLarge 2315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
HeifersLarge 2385111.00/cwt111.00–111.004271
HeifersLarge 2650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
HeifersLarge 2270121.49/cwt121.00–122.003282
HeifersLarge 2440111.00/cwt111.00–111.004882
HeifersLarge 2470104.15/cwt100.00–111.004903
HeifersLarge 2533114.68/cwt106.00–125.006114
HeifersMedium 1-2Fleshy94582.00/cwt82.00–82.007751
HeifersMedium 1-224030.00/cwt30.00–30.00721
HeifersMedium 1-225551.00/cwt51.00–51.001301
HeifersMedium 1-2490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
HeifersMedium 1-2760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
SteersLarge 1390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005111
SteersLarge 1410132.00/cwt132.00–132.005411
SteersLarge 1505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
BullsLarge 1-2320121.00/cwt121.00–121.003871
BullsLarge 1-2495129.00/cwt129.00–129.006391
BullsLarge 1-2680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007891
BullsLarge 1-286092.00/cwt92.00–92.007911
BullsLarge 1-2413145.09/cwt140.00–150.005992
BullsLarge 1-2356139.00/cwt139.00–139.004953
BullsLarge 1-2523140.83/cwt137.00–145.007374
BullsLarge 1-21,09080.00/cwt80.00–80.008724
HeifersLarge 1515111.00/cwt111.00–111.005721
HeifersLarge 1890111.00/cwt111.00–111.009881
HeifersLarge 1458123.97/cwt122.00–125.005683
HeifersLarge 1426121.85/cwt116.00–130.005194
HeifersLarge 1571119.43/cwt115.00–132.006826
HeifersLarge 1691121.00/cwt121.00–121.008366
HeifersLarge 1-2Fancy322167.50/cwt167.50–167.5053915
HeifersLarge 1-2285127.18/cwt122.00–132.003622
HeifersLarge 1-2315128.00/cwt125.00–131.004032
HeifersLarge 1-21,002110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1022
HeifersLarge 1-2737119.49/cwt116.00–121.008814

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.