Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers were steady to 9.00 lower on the steers under 500#, and steady to 5.00 higher on the steers 500# and over. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher on all weights. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.23/cwt on 799 head.

Average price

$150.23

799 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.78

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	594	150.91	896	776
Medium and Large 1	586	136.00	797	4thin
Large 2	545	125.81	686	10thin
Large 1	642	124.93	802	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about $93 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 sale799 hd

150.23

—

IL average3 barns · 1,024 hd

141.45

+8.78

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

62 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
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	670	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	285	129.42/cwt	128.00–131.00	369	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	432	144.38/cwt	137.00–155.00	624	40
Heifers	Large 2Fancy	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	429	125.16/cwt	116.00–133.00	537	4
Steers	Large 1	—	673	116.19/cwt	106.00–126.00	782	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	970	125.97/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,222	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	169.96/cwt	152.00–177.00	731	47
Steers	Large 1-2	—	627	146.32/cwt	135.00–158.00	917	181
Steers	Large 2	—	617	124.87/cwt	117.00–138.00	770	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	524	119.83/cwt	115.00–129.00	628	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	918	90.83/cwt	88.00–105.00	834	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	850	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,084	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	134.46/cwt	121.00–148.00	766	77
Heifers	Large 2	—	360	120.21/cwt	110.00–131.00	433	2
Steers	Large 1	—	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,125	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	758	147.09/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,115	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	569	149.93/cwt	133.00–157.00	853	157
Steers	Large 2	—	523	130.82/cwt	123.00–136.00	684	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	777	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	894	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	828	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	369	149.23/cwt	140.00–166.00	551	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	526	137.25/cwt	125.00–144.00	722	76
Heifers	Large 2	—	890	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	676	1
Steers	Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	687	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	879	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	326	166.74/cwt	151.00–173.50	544	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	148.60/cwt	135.50–157.00	994	101
Steers	Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	235	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	308	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	776	124.97/cwt	124.00–125.50	970	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	474	143.89/cwt	131.00–152.00	682	67
Heifers	Large 2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Steers	Large 1	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	375	161.95/cwt	149.00–175.00	607	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	731	145.28/cwt	136.00–151.50	1,062	97
Steers	Large 2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	583	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	723	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	728	125.21/cwt	123.00–129.00	912	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	133.30/cwt	123.00–140.00	813	60
Heifers	Large 2	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	Large 1	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	275	166.98/cwt	159.00–175.00	459	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	527	152.69/cwt	141.00–165.50	805	67
Steers	Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	840	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	245	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	247	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	323	138.90/cwt	124.00–145.00	449	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	133.01/cwt	121.00–139.50	904	55
Heifers	Large 2	—	255	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	283	1
Steers	Large 1	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Steers	Large 1	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	809	144.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,169	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	158.51/cwt	147.00–167.00	753	67
Steers	Large 2	—	265	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	285	128.00–131.00	129.42
40	—	432	137.00–155.00	144.38
6	—	918	88.00–105.00	90.83
22	—	850	127.00–128.00	127.50
77	—	570	121.00–148.00	134.46
2	—	828	122.00–123.00	122.50
19	—	369	140.00–166.00	149.23
76	—	526	125.00–144.00	137.25
1	—	235	131.00	131.00
15	—	776	124.00–125.50	124.97
67	—	474	131.00–152.00	143.89
14	—	728	123.00–129.00	125.21
60	—	610	123.00–140.00	133.30
10	—	323	124.00–145.00	138.90
55	—	680	121.00–139.50	133.01
Heifers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	116.00–133.00	125.16
2	—	360	110.00–131.00	120.21
1	—	890	76.00	76.00
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
1	—	255	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	115.00–129.00	119.83
2	—	777	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	245	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	124.00	124.00
2	—	525	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	106.00–126.00	116.19
1	—	910	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
2	—	755	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	121.00–131.00	125.97
47	—	430	152.00–177.00	169.96
181	—	627	135.00–158.00	146.32
1	—	930	121.00	121.00
13	—	758	142.00–148.00	147.09
157	—	569	133.00–157.00	149.93
11	—	326	151.00–173.50	166.74
101	—	669	135.50–157.00	148.60
10	—	375	149.00–175.00	161.95
97	—	731	136.00–151.50	145.28
8	—	275	159.00–175.00	166.98
67	—	527	141.00–165.50	152.69
6	—	809	142.00–145.00	144.48
67	—	475	147.00–167.00	158.51
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	117.00–138.00	124.87
3	—	523	123.00–136.00	130.82
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	687	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	166.00	166.00
2	—	430	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	131.00	131.00
1	—	420	151.00	151.00

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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