Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special feeder cattle sale saw active trade with good demand on a quality set of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.39/cwt on 906 head.

Average price

$152.39

906 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$25.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.86

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	655	153.63	1,007	856
Medium and Large 1-2	474	134.01	635	5thin
Large 2	532	132.96	708	24
Large 1	628	128.34	805	21

One grade step is worth $25.30/cwt here — about $201 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 sale906 hd

152.39

—

IL average3 barns · 1,470 hd

143.53

+8.86

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

71 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	—	661	142.83/cwt	131.00–145.00	944	36
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	135.97/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,061	2
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	592	4
Steers	Large 1	—	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	3
Steers	Large 1	—	628	125.48/cwt	121.00–130.00	788	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	383	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	494	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	573	132.95/cwt	121.00–144.50	762	103
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	432	143.96/cwt	136.00–150.00	622	42
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	624	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	788	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	738	121.30/cwt	118.00–126.00	895	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Large 2	—	417	139.34/cwt	130.00–147.00	581	3
Steers	Large 2	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	2
Steers	Large 2	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,251	116
Steers	Large 1-2	—	477	170.59/cwt	161.00–179.00	814	92
Steers	Large 1-2	—	716	140.03/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,003	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	161.62/cwt	145.00–171.00	840	73
Steers	Large 1-2	—	577	148.74/cwt	131.00–156.00	858	116
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	523	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	710	3
Steers	Large 2	—	308	145.54/cwt	140.00–151.00	448	2
Steers	Large 2	—	833	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	987	2
Steers	Large 2	—	586	131.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	550	3
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	566	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	651	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	329	145.07/cwt	130.00–157.00	477	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	661	132.10/cwt	125.00–133.50	873	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	466	140.27/cwt	129.00–146.00	654	86
Heifers	Large 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	472	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	595	2
Heifers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	280	1
Steers	Large 1	—	535	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	647	2
Steers	Large 1	—	470	139.31/cwt	132.50–151.00	655	3
Steers	Large 1	—	718	130.27/cwt	116.00–140.00	935	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	445	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	365	172.34/cwt	165.00–183.00	629	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	169.96/cwt	157.00–182.00	722	54
Steers	Large 1-2	—	328	161.80/cwt	150.00–176.00	531	10
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	760	7
Steers	Large 1	—	569	128.22/cwt	123.00–130.00	730	4
Steers	Large 1	—	673	123.83/cwt	111.00–136.00	833	2
Steers	Large 1	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	128.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	415	119.31/cwt	111.00–126.00	495	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	392	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	357	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	529	136.18/cwt	131.00–139.50	720	57
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	375	148.10/cwt	136.00–154.00	555	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	771	120.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	931	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	616	148.32/cwt	131.00–153.00	914	114
Steers	Large 1-2	—	890	146.02/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,300	173
Steers	Large 2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	Large 2	—	673	123.67/cwt	117.00–130.00	832	2
Steers	Large 2	—	525	132.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1

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 Nov 14, 2019

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

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Special feeder cattle sale saw active trade with good demand on a quality set of feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	661	131.00–145.00	142.83
2	—	780	131.00–141.00	135.97
116	—	820	152.50	152.50
92	—	477	161.00–179.00	170.59
43	—	716	127.00–143.00	140.03
73	—	520	145.00–171.00	161.62
116	—	577	131.00–156.00	148.74
1	—	295	151.00	151.00
12	—	365	165.00–183.00	172.34
54	—	425	157.00–182.00	169.96
10	—	328	150.00–176.00	161.80
114	—	616	131.00–153.00	148.32
173	—	890	126.00–147.00	146.02
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	181.00	181.00
7	—	402	189.00	189.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	841	120.00	120.00
2	—	628	121.00–130.00	125.48
2	—	535	120.00–122.00	121.02
3	—	470	132.50–151.00	139.31
4	—	718	116.00–140.00	130.27
4	—	569	123.00–130.00	128.22
2	—	673	111.00–136.00	123.83
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
3	—	421	130.00–131.00	130.68
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	130.00–147.00	139.34
2	—	360	151.00	151.00
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
2	—	308	140.00–151.00	145.54
2	—	833	117.00–120.00	118.50
7	—	586	125.00–135.00	131.50
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
2	—	673	117.00–130.00	123.67
4	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.03
Steers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	135.00–136.00	135.67
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	49.00	49.00
1	—	445	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
4	—	508	126.00–129.00	128.26
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	129.00	129.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
2	—	472	126.00	126.00
3	—	415	111.00–126.00	119.31
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	573	121.00–144.50	132.95
42	—	432	136.00–150.00	143.96
15	—	624	120.00–130.00	126.23
3	—	738	118.00–126.00	121.30
1	—	910	114.00	114.00
14	—	329	130.00–157.00	145.07
25	—	661	125.00–133.50	132.10
86	—	466	129.00–146.00	140.27
57	—	529	131.00–139.50	136.18
22	—	375	136.00–154.00	148.10
7	—	771	116.00–125.00	120.72
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	555	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
9	—	566	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00

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.

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