Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with good demand on a quality offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.16/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$147.16

451 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$25.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.50

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	577	148.59	858	420
Large 1	544	134.62	733	13thin
Large 2	491	122.82	602	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.77/cwt here — about $255 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 sale451 hd

147.16

—

IL average3 barns · 779 hd

136.66

+10.50

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

79 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 2	—	273	133.06/cwt	127.00–139.00	363	2
Steers	Large 2	—	315	123.49/cwt	117.00–135.00	389	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	465	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	678	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	611	116.77/cwt	106.00–122.00	713	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	307	114.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	353	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	857	119.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	674	123.35/cwt	115.00–128.00	831	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	423	134.15/cwt	126.00–140.00	567	31
Heifers	Large 1-2Replacement	—	797	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	972	4
Bulls	Large 1-2Fancy	—	446	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	745	3
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	867	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	561	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	561	7
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	114.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	932	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	709	123.11/cwt	118.00–125.00	873	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	373	135.82/cwt	131.00–143.00	507	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	482	133.77/cwt	121.00–140.00	645	36
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	295	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	322	1
Steers	Large 1	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,035	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,195	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	816	126.01/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,028	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	327	163.57/cwt	147.00–175.00	535	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	163.29/cwt	150.00–174.00	767	35
Steers	Large 1-2	—	523	154.94/cwt	141.00–167.00	810	54
Steers	Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Large 2	—	570	118.24/cwt	111.00–126.00	674	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,035	106.98/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,107	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	339	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	433	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	573	123.87/cwt	118.00–129.00	710	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	632	125.63/cwt	116.00–129.00	794	68
Heifers	Large 2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	506	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	582	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	581	113.44/cwt	106.00–116.00	659	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	475	115.79/cwt	111.00–126.00	550	11
Steers	Large 1	—	525	142.04/cwt	141.00–143.00	746	2
Steers	Large 1	—	378	150.47/cwt	146.00–152.00	569	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	246	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	403	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	120.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,053	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	428	168.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	722	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	135.22/cwt	124.00–142.00	980	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	679	139.63/cwt	126.00–152.50	948	58
Steers	Large 2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	518	130.36/cwt	121.00–140.00	675	72
Heifers	Large 2	—	288	121.69/cwt	117.00–124.00	350	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	623	112.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	702	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	359	122.04/cwt	112.00–125.00	438	9
Steers	Large 1	—	225	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	272	1
Steers	Large 1	—	870	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	958	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	373	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	435	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	475	126.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	599	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	289	168.93/cwt	154.00–181.00	488	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	372	167.44/cwt	161.00–178.00	623	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	776	129.48/cwt	116.00–137.00	1,005	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	623	142.34/cwt	130.00–146.00	887	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	576	146.91/cwt	131.00–158.00	846	100
Steers	Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	Large 2	—	385	136.13/cwt	131.00–141.00	524	2
Steers	Large 2	—	661	119.97/cwt	111.00–126.00	793	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	419	120.98/cwt	111.00–126.00	507	11
Heifers	Large 2	—	234	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	260	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	363	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	111.66/cwt	107.00–116.00	642	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	136.77/cwt	124.00–152.00	698	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	154.98/cwt	153.00–157.00	674	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	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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Thu Jan 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,046Last week 1,464Year ago 0

Trade was active with good demand on a quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	127.00–139.00	133.06
4	—	315	117.00–135.00	123.49
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	111.00–126.00	118.24
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	131.00–141.00	136.13
4	—	661	111.00–126.00	119.97
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	178.00	178.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	142.00	142.00
2	—	525	141.00–143.00	142.04
4	—	378	146.00–152.00	150.47
1	—	225	121.00	121.00
2	—	870	105.00–115.00	110.06
1	—	1,080	97.00	97.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	115.50	115.50
4	—	816	121.00–132.00	126.01
18	—	327	147.00–175.00	163.57
35	—	470	150.00–174.00	163.29
54	—	523	141.00–167.00	154.94
3	—	246	164.00	164.00
4	—	870	117.00–125.00	120.99
18	—	428	160.00–175.00	168.78
37	—	725	124.00–142.00	135.22
58	—	679	126.00–152.50	139.63
4	—	289	154.00–181.00	168.93
16	—	372	161.00–178.00	167.44
20	—	776	116.00–137.00	129.48
43	—	623	130.00–146.00	142.34
100	—	576	131.00–158.00	146.91
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
2	—	465	142.00–150.00	145.87
6	—	611	106.00–122.00	116.77
1	—	295	109.00	109.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	86.00	86.00
2	—	685	106.00	106.00
5	—	510	124.00–152.00	136.77
2	—	435	153.00–157.00	154.98
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,015	108.00	108.00
3	—	307	110.00–125.00	114.97
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
2	—	373	116.00–117.00	116.50
3	—	475	121.00–131.00	126.05
2	—	575	107.00–116.00	111.66
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	857	110.00–121.00	119.42
21	—	674	115.00–128.00	123.35
31	—	423	126.00–140.00	134.15
3	—	815	111.00–116.00	114.31
13	—	709	118.00–125.00	123.11
23	—	373	131.00–143.00	135.82
36	—	482	121.00–140.00	133.77
3	—	1,035	100.00–110.50	106.98
15	—	339	125.00–132.00	127.66
27	—	573	118.00–129.00	123.87
68	—	632	116.00–129.00	125.63
72	—	518	121.00–140.00	130.36
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	797	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
3	—	506	115.00	115.00
4	—	581	106.00–116.00	113.44
11	—	475	111.00–126.00	115.79
3	—	288	117.00–124.00	121.69
3	—	623	110.00–114.00	112.63
9	—	359	112.00–125.00	122.04
11	—	419	111.00–126.00	120.98
4	—	234	111.00	111.00
3	—	300	121.00	121.00

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