Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.32/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$154.32

498 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$37.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.16

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	590	156.28	923	458
Large 2	545	134.14	731	34
Large 1	685	119.00	815	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $108 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 sale498 hd

154.32

—

IL average3 barns · 715 hd

143.16

+11.16

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

65 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	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	758	101.97/cwt	99.00–111.00	773	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	524	138.79/cwt	124.00–146.00	727	87
Heifers	Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	478	122.42/cwt	117.50–127.50	585	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	586	118.84/cwt	100.00–127.00	696	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	380	139.08/cwt	137.00–141.00	529	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	332	152.17/cwt	129.00–159.00	505	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	149.86/cwt	135.00–158.00	643	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	141.14/cwt	125.00–147.00	675	69
Heifers	Large 2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Steers	Large 1	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Steers	Large 1	—	990	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	921	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	309	178.43/cwt	173.00–182.00	551	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	714	137.16/cwt	126.00–139.00	979	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	478	174.40/cwt	161.00–186.00	834	49
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	158.52/cwt	140.00–163.75	904	67
Steers	Large 2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Large 2	—	668	109.33/cwt	102.50–116.00	730	2
Steers	Large 2	—	579	131.82/cwt	113.00–137.00	763	5
Steers	Large 1	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	504	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	907	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,085	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,096	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	808	121.12/cwt	117.00–124.50	979	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	766	133.61/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,023	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	676	146.56/cwt	137.00–151.00	991	64
Heifers	Large 2	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,021	87.93/cwt	82.00–100.00	898	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	629	111.20/cwt	104.00–117.50	699	11
Heifers	Large 1Full	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	686	118.39/cwt	118.00–120.00	812	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	372	151.05/cwt	145.00–154.00	562	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	807	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	940	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	618	129.67/cwt	118.00–137.00	801	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	136.75/cwt	125.00–144.00	786	88
Heifers	Large 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	440	117.17/cwt	110.00–132.00	516	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	525	120.43/cwt	105.00–127.50	632	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	669	106.99/cwt	101.00–111.00	716	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	486	149.16/cwt	128.00–156.00	725	4
Bulls	Large 1-2Full	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Steers	Large 2Full	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Large 2	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	2
Steers	Large 2	—	778	121.25/cwt	114.00–125.00	943	3
Steers	Large 2	—	639	119.84/cwt	107.50–122.00	766	8
Steers	Large 1	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Steers	Large 1	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	375	178.21/cwt	171.00–188.00	668	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	180.35/cwt	166.00–185.00	776	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	523	167.26/cwt	150.00–175.00	875	64
Steers	Large 1-2	—	625	149.00/cwt	132.00–158.00	931	103
Steers	Large 2	—	323	152.62/cwt	146.00–160.00	493	2
Steers	Large 2	—	482	146.18/cwt	135.00–152.00	705	3
Steers	Large 2	—	414	155.48/cwt	149.00–157.50	644	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	674	126.24/cwt	121.00–130.50	851	47
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	701	118.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	833	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	2

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

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Compared to two weeks ago, feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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	—	510	121.00	121.00
4	—	758	99.00–111.00	101.97
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	380	137.00–141.00	139.08
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
5	—	686	118.00–120.00	118.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	524	124.00–146.00	138.79
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
8	—	332	129.00–159.00	152.17
33	—	429	135.00–158.00	149.86
69	—	478	125.00–147.00	141.14
7	—	372	145.00–154.00	151.05
12	—	807	116.50	116.50
54	—	618	118.00–137.00	129.67
88	—	575	125.00–144.00	136.75
47	—	674	121.00–130.50	126.24
9	—	701	115.00–120.00	118.89
2	—	290	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	117.50–127.50	122.42
5	—	586	100.00–127.00	118.84
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,021	82.00–100.00	87.93
11	—	629	104.00–117.50	111.20
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
3	—	440	110.00–132.00	117.17
9	—	525	105.00–127.50	120.43
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	990	93.00	93.00
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
2	—	450	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	176.00	176.00
7	—	309	173.00–182.00	178.43
23	—	714	126.00–139.00	137.16
49	—	478	161.00–186.00	174.40
67	—	570	140.00–163.75	158.52
1	—	1,085	101.00	101.00
8	—	808	117.00–124.50	121.12
30	—	766	121.00–136.00	133.61
64	—	676	137.00–151.00	146.56
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
7	—	375	171.00–188.00	178.21
25	—	430	166.00–185.00	180.35
64	—	523	150.00–175.00	167.26
103	—	625	132.00–158.00	149.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
2	—	668	102.50–116.00	109.33
5	—	579	113.00–137.00	131.82
2	—	527	143.00	143.00
3	—	778	114.00–125.00	121.25
8	—	639	107.50–122.00	119.84
2	—	323	146.00–160.00	152.62
3	—	482	135.00–152.00	146.18
7	—	414	149.00–157.50	155.48
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
5	—	669	101.00–111.00	106.99
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
4	—	486	128.00–156.00	149.16
1	—	830	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00

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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