Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test to compare. Today supply supplies were mostly weaned and had one to three rounds of vaccinations. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.94/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$151.94

537 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	625	154.21	964	492
Large 1	608	129.38	787	9thin
Large 2	491	128.97	634	25
Medium and Large 1-2	599	121.09	726	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $238 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 sale537 hd

151.94

—

IL average3 barns · 719 hd

143.70

+8.25

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	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Large 2	—	350	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	499	3
Steers	Large 2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	165.50/cwt	159.00–177.50	877	79
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	153.79/cwt	136.00–159.50	889	49
Steers	Large 1-2	—	489	176.83/cwt	171.00–177.75	865	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	816	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,044	3
Steers	Large 1	—	520	147.47/cwt	142.25–150.00	767	3
Steers	Large 1	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	309	1
Steers	Large 2	—	437	123.30/cwt	110.00–136.00	539	4
Steers	Large 2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	763	142.75/cwt	137.50–143.75	1,089	135
Steers	Large 1-2	—	681	149.21/cwt	142.00–153.75	1,016	64
Steers	Large 1-2	—	710	143.71/cwt	122.00–149.75	1,020	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	338	161.12/cwt	147.00–175.00	545	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	250	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	278	1
Steers	Large 1	—	890	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	908	1
Steers	Large 1	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Steers	Large 2	—	633	105.10/cwt	103.00–114.00	665	5
Steers	Large 2	—	311	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	432	3
Steers	Large 2	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	614	152.28/cwt	145.00–155.50	935	76
Steers	Large 1-2	—	431	184.20/cwt	177.00–188.50	794	31
Steers	Large 1-2	—	363	166.91/cwt	151.00–177.00	606	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	2
Steers	Large 1	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	2
Steers	Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	967	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	271	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	355	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	667	131.38/cwt	121.00–134.25	876	51
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	614	131.70/cwt	121.00–135.00	809	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	246	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	322	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	772	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	849	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	443	127.99/cwt	122.00–131.00	567	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	534	142.45/cwt	130.00–146.75	761	56
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	147.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	642	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	896	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,062	6
Steers	Large 2	—	520	143.08/cwt	141.00–148.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	333	146.91/cwt	143.00–151.00	489	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	781	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	601	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	712	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	915	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	333	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	484	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	481	138.25/cwt	126.00–145.00	665	41
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	134.09/cwt	123.00–140.00	784	65
Heifers	Large 2	—	377	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	479	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	278	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	392	3

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

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

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No recent test to compare. Today supply supplies were mostly weaned and had one to three rounds of vaccinations. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	115.00	115.00
3	—	271	131.00	131.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
3	—	443	122.00–131.00	127.99
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
2	—	377	127.00	127.00
3	—	453	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	667	121.00–134.25	131.38
21	—	614	121.00–135.00	131.70
6	—	246	131.00	131.00
2	—	772	110.00	110.00
56	—	534	130.00–146.75	142.45
27	—	435	145.00–151.00	147.51
6	—	896	118.50	118.50
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
4	—	712	128.50	128.50
13	—	333	140.00–150.00	145.45
41	—	481	126.00–145.00	138.25
65	—	585	123.00–140.00	134.09
3	—	278	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	140.00–144.00	142.67
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
4	—	437	110.00–136.00	123.30
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
5	—	633	103.00–114.00	105.10
3	—	311	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
7	—	520	141.00–148.00	143.08
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	530	159.00–177.50	165.50
49	—	578	136.00–159.50	153.79
16	—	489	171.00–177.75	176.83
3	—	816	128.00	128.00
135	—	763	137.50–143.75	142.75
64	—	681	142.00–153.75	149.21
16	—	710	122.00–149.75	143.71
6	—	338	147.00–175.00	161.12
1	—	250	111.00	111.00
76	—	614	145.00–155.50	152.28
31	—	431	177.00–188.50	184.20
14	—	363	151.00–177.00	166.91
2	—	880	116.00	116.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	142.25–150.00	147.47
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
1	—	890	102.00	102.00
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
2	—	667	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	121.00	121.00
2	—	402	148.00	148.00
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
4	—	967	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	143.00–151.00	146.91
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
3	—	781	77.00	77.00

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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