Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-03-19

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Mar 19
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
527 head
527 vs last sale 0 527 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.81/cwt on 344 head.
Average price
$140.81
344 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1
$25.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.62
vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2659141.95936323
Medium and Large 1-2497138.376883thin
Large 2579122.7571112thin
Large 1637116.527426thin
One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $194 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 sale344 hd
140.81
IL average3 barns · 447 hd
133.19
+7.62
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

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2295161.00/cwt161.00–161.004752
SteersLarge 1-2414171.76/cwt171.50–173.0071112
SteersLarge 1-2620137.54/cwt125.00–144.0085316
SteersLarge 1-2726136.35/cwt114.00–137.2599068
SteersLarge 2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
SteersLarge 275593.00/cwt93.00–93.007021
SteersLarge 2475139.75/cwt136.00–141.006644
SteersLarge 1375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005211
SteersLarge 1-2Fancy558162.00/cwt162.00–162.0090422
BullsLarge 1-2Unweaned505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006112
BullsLarge 1-2433132.00/cwt132.00–132.005722
BullsLarge 1-2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
SteersLarge 1-2828111.00/cwt111.00–111.009192
SteersLarge 1-2517155.41/cwt136.00–161.0080313
SteersLarge 1-2379173.71/cwt160.00–178.0065817
SteersLarge 1-2782127.98/cwt126.00–128.751,00187
SteersLarge 2630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
SteersLarge 286595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
HeifersLarge 1683104.52/cwt103.00–106.007142
HeifersLarge 1-2713112.00/cwt112.00–112.007993
SteersLarge 183092.00/cwt92.00–92.007641
SteersLarge 1-2Fancy614159.00/cwt159.00–159.009764
HeifersLarge 1-2373133.61/cwt120.00–141.0049815
HeifersLarge 1-2535139.86/cwt118.00–141.0074819
HeifersLarge 2295131.00/cwt131.00–131.003861
HeifersLarge 2573107.21/cwt105.00–110.006146
HeifersLarge 1745101.00/cwt101.00–101.007521
HeifersLarge 1-2298141.00/cwt141.00–141.004202
HeifersLarge 1-2568127.45/cwt115.00–133.0072412
HeifersLarge 1-2754112.33/cwt109.00–113.0084718
HeifersLarge 1-2672128.50/cwt128.50–128.5086436
HeifersLarge 276496.00/cwt96.00–96.007334
HeifersLarge 1590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005961
HeifersLarge 1-21,12081.00/cwt81.00–81.009071
HeifersLarge 1-2427144.29/cwt130.00–149.0061612
HeifersLarge 1-2470141.19/cwt129.00–151.0066415
HeifersLarge 1-2617129.47/cwt120.00–131.0079921
HeifersLarge 2435111.00/cwt111.00–111.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583117.00/cwt117.00–117.006822
SteersLarge 191587.00/cwt87.00–87.007961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468144.06/cwt140.00–148.006742
SteersLarge 2585115.49/cwt115.00–116.006762
SteersLarge 2700109.00/cwt109.00–109.007631
SteersLarge 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
SteersLarge 1-2683137.34/cwt117.00–138.5093855
SteersLarge 1-2493167.34/cwt149.00–169.5082514
SteersLarge 1-2570140.73/cwt120.00–149.0080210
SteersLarge 1-2320161.00/cwt161.00–161.005151
SteersLarge 1567127.03/cwt125.00–131.007203

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.