Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

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 $140.23/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$140.23

142 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$21.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.45

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	682	141.28	963	135
Large 2	646	120.00	775	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $188 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 sale142 hd

140.23

—

IL average3 barns · 277 hd

119.78

+20.45

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

40 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 1-2	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	563	133.12/cwt	122.00–134.50	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	416	159.28/cwt	157.00–160.00	663	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	805	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,042	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	718	137.58/cwt	116.00–139.75	988	24
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,187	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,092	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	577	154.95/cwt	139.00–161.00	894	23
Steers	Large 2	—	882	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	926	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	785	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	684	144.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	986	13
Steers	Large 2	—	675	110.50/cwt	104.00–117.00	746	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	623	145.51/cwt	132.00–149.00	907	13
Steers	Large 2	—	482	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	665	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	479	155.24/cwt	144.00–159.00	744	8
Steers	Large 2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	923	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	840	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	123.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	834	18
Heifers	Large 2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	730	118.76/cwt	117.00–123.00	867	10
Heifers	Large 2	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	421	130.27/cwt	121.00–141.00	548	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	496	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	595	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Receipts 232Last week 1,668Year ago 671

Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	96.00	96.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
20	—	563	122.00–134.50	133.12
18	—	675	120.00–125.00	123.57
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
10	—	730	117.00–123.00	118.76
4	—	421	121.00–141.00	130.27
4	—	355	153.00	153.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	137.50	137.50
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	84.00	84.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	157.00–160.00	159.28
43	—	805	129.50	129.50
3	—	363	165.00	165.00
24	—	718	116.00–139.75	137.58
2	—	1,187	92.00	92.00
23	—	577	139.00–161.00	154.95
2	—	500	156.00–158.00	157.00
13	—	684	139.00–146.00	144.19
13	—	623	132.00–149.00	145.51
8	—	479	144.00–159.00	155.24
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	882	105.00	105.00
2	—	675	104.00–117.00	110.50
2	—	482	138.00	138.00
1	—	445	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	91.00	91.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,250	85.00	85.00
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
2	—	705	103.00	103.00
1	—	535	101.00	101.00
4	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
3	—	496	120.00	120.00

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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