Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs traded steady. Steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on a quality set of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.71/cwt on 454 head.

Average price

$138.71

454 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	628	141.09	887	398
Medium and Large 1-2	477	131.67	628	6thin
Large 1	688	122.19	841	21
Large 2	611	119.53	730	29

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $156 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 sale454 hd

138.71

—

IL average2 barns · 513 hd

137.96

+0.76

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

85 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 1-2Full	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	3
Steers	Large 1	—	884	116.82/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,033	5
Steers	Large 1	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	612	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	612	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	466	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	538	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	663	101.09/cwt	96.00–106.00	670	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	470	105.87/cwt	101.00–115.00	498	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	564	97.17/cwt	81.00–110.00	548	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	890	85.83/cwt	85.00–91.00	764	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	513	122.94/cwt	105.00–135.00	631	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	667	104.55/cwt	101.00–108.00	697	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	138.93/cwt	137.00–141.00	597	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	378	136.89/cwt	130.00–153.00	517	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	914	82.67/cwt	76.00–85.00	756	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	562	124.28/cwt	121.00–127.00	698	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	731	97.73/cwt	88.00–101.00	714	4
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	884	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	252	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	816	125.70/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,026	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	386	161.25/cwt	139.00–165.00	622	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	148.66/cwt	133.00–157.50	862	41
Steers	Large 1-2	—	636	136.84/cwt	118.00–144.50	870	57
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	722	2
Steers	Large 2	—	1,140	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	958	1
Steers	Large 2	—	570	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	276	131.84/cwt	122.50–136.00	364	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	360	146.03/cwt	129.00–152.00	526	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	617	121.79/cwt	110.00–131.00	751	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	472	142.19/cwt	121.00–152.00	671	47
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	635	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	107.68/cwt	105.00–109.00	562	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	377	124.59/cwt	111.00–135.00	470	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	731	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	265	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	684	121.26/cwt	100.00–124.00	829	39
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	593	124.61/cwt	116.00–129.50	739	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	325	132.92/cwt	127.00–140.00	432	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	560	110.27/cwt	103.00–124.00	618	4
Steers	Large 1	—	678	121.43/cwt	109.00–130.50	823	9
Steers	Large 1	—	590	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Large 2	—	479	131.33/cwt	119.00–135.00	629	7
Steers	Large 2	—	710	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	767	2
Steers	Large 2	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	737	130.59/cwt	121.00–133.00	962	82
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	140.19/cwt	120.00–146.00	938	46
Steers	Large 1-2	—	479	159.77/cwt	140.00–168.00	765	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	333	149.27/cwt	143.00–154.00	497	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	614	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	909	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Large 1	—	610	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	723	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	720	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	605	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	523	87.88/cwt	80.00–104.00	460	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	773	95.99/cwt	93.00–99.00	742	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	265	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	294	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	523	138.16/cwt	121.00–149.00	723	44
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	141.56/cwt	125.00–154.00	609	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	726	114.87/cwt	106.00–117.00	834	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	757	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	807	6
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	831	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	773	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Steers	Large 1	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	2
Steers	Large 2	—	669	110.15/cwt	109.00–113.00	737	7
Steers	Large 2	—	524	134.72/cwt	131.00–136.00	706	4
Steers	Large 2	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	1
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	794	122.56/cwt	122.00–133.00	973	49
Steers	Large 1-2	—	522	158.70/cwt	147.00–166.00	828	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	423	155.21/cwt	140.00–160.00	657	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	907	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,088	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	171.00	171.00
3	—	551	160.50	160.50
5	—	614	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	884	100.00–121.00	116.82
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
9	—	678	109.00–130.50	121.43
2	—	590	135.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	610	116.00–121.00	118.48
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	140.00	140.00
4	—	816	121.00–130.00	125.70
20	—	386	139.00–165.00	161.25
41	—	580	133.00–157.50	148.66
57	—	636	118.00–144.50	136.84
82	—	737	121.00–133.00	130.59
46	—	669	120.00–146.00	140.19
21	—	479	140.00–168.00	159.77
5	—	333	143.00–154.00	149.27
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
49	—	794	122.00–133.00	122.56
37	—	522	147.00–166.00	158.70
17	—	423	140.00–160.00	155.21
2	—	907	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	141.00	141.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	84.00	84.00
6	—	570	121.00–125.00	123.01
7	—	479	119.00–135.00	131.33
2	—	710	107.00–109.00	107.99
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
7	—	669	109.00–113.00	110.15
4	—	524	131.00–136.00	134.72
1	—	815	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	131.00	131.00
2	—	560	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
2	—	505	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	124.00	124.00
2	—	612	100.00	100.00
5	—	466	115.00–116.00	115.40
2	—	552	115.00	115.00
3	—	522	105.00–109.00	107.68
2	—	705	101.00	101.00
2	—	430	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	96.00–106.00	101.09
3	—	470	101.00–115.00	105.87
4	—	564	81.00–110.00	97.17
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
3	—	377	111.00–135.00	124.59
3	—	731	80.00	80.00
3	—	523	80.00–104.00	87.88
2	—	773	93.00–99.00	95.99
1	—	265	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
4	—	560	103.00–124.00	110.27
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	85.00–91.00	85.83
5	—	831	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	276	122.50–136.00	131.84
12	—	360	129.00–152.00	146.03
33	—	617	110.00–131.00	121.79
47	—	472	121.00–152.00	142.19
39	—	684	100.00–124.00	121.26
22	—	593	116.00–129.50	124.61
8	—	325	127.00–140.00	132.92
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
44	—	523	121.00–149.00	138.16
23	—	430	125.00–154.00	141.56
10	—	726	106.00–117.00	114.87
6	—	757	106.00–107.00	106.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	237	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	105.00–135.00	122.94
4	—	667	101.00–108.00	104.55
2	—	430	137.00–141.00	138.93
4	—	378	130.00–153.00	136.89
4	—	914	76.00–85.00	82.67
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
3	—	562	121.00–127.00	124.28
4	—	731	88.00–101.00	97.73

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