Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with very good demand on a high quality offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.52/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$141.52

1,003 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.58

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	727	142.26	1,035	959
Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.60	755	5thin
Large 1	616	130.72	805	17thin
Large 2	585	119.79	700	22

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $335 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 sale1,003 hd

141.52

—

IL average4 barns · 1,345 hd

133.94

+7.58

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

80 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 1-2	—	524	164.17/cwt	147.00–171.00	860	51
Steers	Large 1-2	—	865	119.26/cwt	114.50–125.00	1,032	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	906	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	942	3
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	544	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	963	13
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	160.29/cwt	160.00–160.50	975	7
Steers	Large 1	—	662	118.60/cwt	116.00–121.00	785	5
Steers	Large 1	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	804	126.45/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,017	55
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,017	110.49/cwt	108.25–112.75	1,124	110
Steers	Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	736	141.85/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,044	113
Steers	Large 1-2	—	667	143.85/cwt	132.00–155.00	959	81
Steers	Large 2	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Steers	Large 2	—	552	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	673	2
Steers	Large 2	—	665	123.98/cwt	123.00–126.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	931	1
Steers	Large 1	—	450	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	677	2
Steers	Large 1	—	637	136.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	867	7
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	189.60/cwt	189.00–190.00	719	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,252	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,196	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	370	172.65/cwt	162.00–185.00	639	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	959	111.31/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,067	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	579	161.21/cwt	145.00–166.00	933	53
Steers	Large 1-2	—	626	146.51/cwt	130.00–158.00	917	99
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	140.69/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,097	232
Steers	Large 2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	659	113.82/cwt	103.00–119.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	570	3
Steers	Large 2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Large 2	—	340	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	483	2
Steers	Large 2	—	378	125.89/cwt	111.00–136.00	476	3
Steers	Large 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Steers	Large 1	—	718	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	837	2
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	698	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,057	5
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	785	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	227	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	465	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	428	178.10/cwt	156.00–183.00	762	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	433	147.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	641	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	120.76/cwt	119.00–126.00	827	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	164.12/cwt	161.00–165.50	944	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	329	150.46/cwt	148.00–152.00	495	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	428	151.98/cwt	136.00–162.00	650	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	526	154.71/cwt	141.00–164.00	814	54
Heifers	Large 2	—	417	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	584	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	369	136.57/cwt	131.00–142.00	504	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	468	131.57/cwt	131.00–135.00	616	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	154.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	944	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	357	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	555	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	120.86/cwt	110.00–132.00	818	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	721	124.61/cwt	106.00–127.00	898	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	579	146.98/cwt	127.00–153.00	851	81
Heifers	Large 2	—	525	129.31/cwt	124.00–132.00	679	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	481	173.52/cwt	157.00–181.00	835	45
Heifers	Large 1	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	540	132.40/cwt	126.00–145.00	715	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	775	112.11/cwt	109.00–121.00	869	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	469	154.62/cwt	144.00–164.00	725	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	131.41/cwt	123.00–139.00	828	55
Heifers	Large 2	—	613	112.41/cwt	105.00–120.00	689	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	580	124.65/cwt	122.00–132.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	621	128.60/cwt	108.00–134.00	799	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	824	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	805	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	692	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	423	155.30/cwt	150.00–164.00	657	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	586	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	715	8
Steers	Large 2	—	405	145.93/cwt	140.00–152.00	591	2
Steers	Large 2	—	623	123.99/cwt	121.00–128.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	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 →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu May 14, 2020

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

Receipts 1,486Last week 0Year ago 0

Trade was active with very good demand on a high quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	524	147.00–171.00	164.17
19	—	865	114.50–125.00	119.26
3	—	906	104.00	104.00
55	—	804	121.00–127.00	126.45
110	—	1,017	108.25–112.75	110.49
113	—	736	125.00–147.00	141.85
81	—	667	132.00–155.00	143.85
2	—	1,252	95.50	95.50
4	—	370	162.00–185.00	172.65
32	—	959	101.00–112.00	111.31
53	—	579	145.00–166.00	161.21
99	—	626	130.00–158.00	146.51
232	—	780	125.00–144.00	140.69
3	—	227	205.00	205.00
12	—	428	156.00–183.00	178.10
45	—	481	157.00–181.00	173.52
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	544	177.00	177.00
7	—	608	160.00–160.50	160.29
10	—	379	189.00–190.00	189.60
5	—	698	151.50	151.50
10	—	409	192.00	192.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	116.00–121.00	118.60
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
2	—	450	150.00–151.00	150.50
7	—	637	130.00–137.00	136.04
2	—	718	116.00–117.00	116.51
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	81.00	81.00
2	—	552	122.00	122.00
3	—	665	123.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	340	140.00–144.00	142.00
3	—	378	111.00–136.00	125.89
3	—	795	90.00	90.00
2	—	405	140.00–152.00	145.93
3	—	623	121.00–128.00	123.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
1	—	980	95.00	95.00
1	—	545	153.00	153.00
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	103.00–119.00	113.82
2	—	417	140.00	140.00
4	—	369	131.00–142.00	136.57
7	—	468	131.00–135.00	131.57
3	—	525	124.00–132.00	129.31
2	—	613	105.00–120.00	112.41
4	—	580	122.00–132.00	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	140.00–149.00	146.11
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
3	—	433	146.00–149.00	147.98
4	—	685	119.00–126.00	120.76
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
2	—	623	120.00–127.00	123.40
3	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	132.00	132.00
3	—	540	126.00–145.00	132.40
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	575	161.00–165.50	164.12
10	—	612	150.00–161.00	154.32
5	—	505	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	148.00–152.00	150.46
30	—	428	136.00–162.00	151.98
54	—	526	141.00–164.00	154.71
3	—	357	150.00–160.00	155.56
27	—	677	110.00–132.00	120.86
46	—	721	106.00–127.00	124.61
81	—	579	127.00–153.00	146.98
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
12	—	775	109.00–121.00	112.11
46	—	469	144.00–164.00	154.62
55	—	630	123.00–139.00	131.41
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	149.00	149.00
5	—	621	108.00–134.00	128.60
2	—	335	151.00	151.00
5	—	520	158.50	158.50
1	—	805	86.00	86.00
5	—	423	150.00–164.00	155.30
8	—	586	122.00	122.00

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