Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle sale, Feeder cattle mostly sold 10.00 to 15.00 per hundred weight higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.46/cwt on 869 head.

Average price

$149.46

869 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$32.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	783	150.51	1,178	837
Large 2	605	123.09	744	24
Medium and Large 1-2	715	118.50	847	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.01/cwt here — about $332 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 sale869 hd

149.46

—

IL average2 barns · 930 hd

146.25

+3.20

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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	166.75/cwt	162.00–169.00	717	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	1,135	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	953	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	678	150.86/cwt	126.00–157.50	1,023	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	516	141.95/cwt	132.00–146.00	732	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	827	151.85/cwt	138.00–155.25	1,256	309
Steers	Large 1-2	—	616	154.76/cwt	147.00–158.25	953	79
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	133.11/cwt	108.00–135.50	1,085	75
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	903	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	668	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	366	175.73/cwt	171.00–188.00	643	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	781	152.41/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,190	195
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	581	141.95/cwt	120.00–149.00	825	42
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	486	154.94/cwt	144.00–158.00	753	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	789	125.78/cwt	124.50–131.00	992	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	147.75/cwt	127.00–156.50	1,056	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	668	139.88/cwt	112.00–146.50	934	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	871	131.13/cwt	109.00–133.25	1,142	130
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	665	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	545	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	323	153.43/cwt	153.00–154.00	496	10
Heifers	Large 2	—	529	116.15/cwt	107.00–132.00	614	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,029	131.34/cwt	128.50–131.75	1,351	66
Heifers	Large 2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	436	145.16/cwt	135.00–151.00	633	18
Steers	Large 2	—	578	126.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	732	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	510	174.03/cwt	160.00–180.00	888	11
Steers	Large 2	—	416	124.29/cwt	109.00–132.00	517	7
Steers	Large 2	—	978	93.96/cwt	91.00–100.00	919	3
Steers	Large 2	—	705	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	411	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	497	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	606	117.02/cwt	114.00–119.00	709	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	903	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	912	3
Steers	Large 2	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Steers	Large 2	—	474	143.11/cwt	124.00–156.00	678	4
Steers	Large 2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	713	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,027	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Steers	Large 2	—	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	372	129.74/cwt	111.00–144.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	873	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,063	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	958	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	996	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	458	128.42/cwt	105.00–141.00	588	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	623	148.69/cwt	143.00–154.00	926	75
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	175.38/cwt	161.00–185.00	842	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	574	165.15/cwt	141.00–169.50	948	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,157	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,394	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	924	116.00/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,072	6

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

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Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle sale, Feeder cattle mostly sold 10.00 to 15.00 per hundred weight higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	162.00–169.00	166.75
54	—	678	126.00–157.50	150.86
309	—	827	138.00–155.25	151.85
79	—	616	147.00–158.25	154.76
10	—	366	171.00–188.00	175.73
195	—	781	149.00–158.00	152.41
32	—	715	127.00–156.50	147.75
66	—	1,029	128.50–131.75	131.34
11	—	510	160.00–180.00	174.03
3	—	1,063	107.00	107.00
7	—	870	128.00	128.00
13	—	480	161.00–185.00	175.38
29	—	574	141.00–169.50	165.15
20	—	1,157	120.50	120.50
6	—	924	111.00–121.00	116.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	120.00–131.00	126.61
7	—	416	109.00–132.00	124.29
3	—	978	91.00–100.00	93.96
1	—	705	144.00	144.00
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
4	—	474	124.00–156.00	143.11
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
4	—	672	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	125.00	125.00
2	—	612	129.00	129.00
2	—	807	121.00	121.00
2	—	882	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
5	—	903	74.00	74.00
4	—	458	105.00–141.00	128.42
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	516	132.00–146.00	141.95
75	—	815	108.00–135.50	133.11
42	—	581	120.00–149.00	141.95
21	—	486	144.00–158.00	154.94
5	—	789	124.50–131.00	125.78
31	—	668	112.00–146.50	139.88
130	—	871	109.00–133.25	131.13
10	—	323	153.00–154.00	153.43
18	—	436	135.00–151.00	145.16
3	—	903	101.00	101.00
53	—	713	142.00–145.00	143.99
4	—	958	104.00	104.00
75	—	623	143.00–154.00	148.69
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	107.00–132.00	116.15
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
3	—	411	121.00	121.00
5	—	606	114.00–119.00	117.02
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	320	121.00	121.00
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
3	—	372	111.00–144.00	129.74
Heifers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	141.00	141.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	900	99.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	91.00	91.00
1	—	430	101.00	101.00

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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