Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last recorded Fairview special feeder special, two weeks ago, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.28/cwt on 651 head.

Average price

$150.28

651 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

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

$29.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	724	151.88	1,099	611
Large 1	716	128.64	921	11thin
Large 2	703	124.95	878	27
Medium and Large 1-2	437	122.00	533	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $566 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 sale651 hd

150.28

—

IL average3 barns · 779 hd

143.19

+7.09

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

56 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	207	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	441	1
Steers	Large 2	—	865	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,008	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	739	155.39/cwt	134.00–157.50	1,148	95
Steers	Large 1-2	—	438	167.65/cwt	161.00–179.00	734	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Large 2	—	541	130.93/cwt	121.00–141.00	708	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	774	148.71/cwt	121.00–157.00	1,151	217
Steers	Large 1-2	—	634	151.81/cwt	139.50–163.75	962	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	1
Steers	Large 2	—	553	138.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	763	4
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	665	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	775	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	937	112.91/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,058	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,140	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	820	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	955	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	716	138.67/cwt	125.00–139.50	993	138
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	145.10/cwt	138.00–147.00	704	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	780	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	831	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	521	121.52/cwt	111.00–123.00	633	8
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	2
Steers	Large 1	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	Large 2	—	818	120.19/cwt	116.00–121.00	983	6
Steers	Large 2	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	577	157.60/cwt	149.00–167.00	909	54
Steers	Large 1-2	—	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	7
Steers	Large 1	—	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	2
Steers	Large 2	—	673	129.81/cwt	116.00–134.00	874	7
Steers	Large 2	—	1,030	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	937	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	814	149.79/cwt	129.00–152.50	1,219	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	165.29/cwt	164.00–174.00	777	12
Steers	Large 1	—	767	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	533	2
Steers	Large 2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	657	160.09/cwt	136.00–164.25	1,052	92
Steers	Large 1-2	—	884	129.80/cwt	122.00–130.50	1,147	12
Steers	Large 1	—	676	134.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	907	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	137.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	741	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	638	118.17/cwt	109.00–120.50	754	5
Heifers	Large 2Full	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	574	138.34/cwt	131.00–142.50	794	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	633	139.71/cwt	123.50–142.50	884	34
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	758	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	692	142.50/cwt	134.00–142.75	986	71
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	144.03/cwt	142.00–144.50	618	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	862	131.39/cwt	129.25–132.25	1,133	84
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	383	160.03/cwt	158.00–161.00	613	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	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 Aug 27, 2020

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

Receipts 1,099Last week 1,440Year ago 0

Compared to the last recorded Fairview special feeder special, two weeks ago, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	41.00	41.00
1	—	580	76.00	76.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	116.50	116.50
4	—	541	121.00–141.00	130.93
4	—	553	136.00–139.00	138.00
6	—	818	116.00–121.00	120.19
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
7	—	673	116.00–134.00	129.81
1	—	1,030	91.00	91.00
2	—	795	111.00	111.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	739	134.00–157.50	155.39
13	—	438	161.00–179.00	167.65
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
217	—	774	121.00–157.00	148.71
17	—	634	139.50–163.75	151.81
1	—	365	177.00	177.00
17	—	937	110.00–122.50	112.91
1	—	1,140	94.00	94.00
54	—	577	149.00–167.00	157.60
7	—	512	161.00	161.00
71	—	814	129.00–152.50	149.79
12	—	470	164.00–174.00	165.29
92	—	657	136.00–164.25	160.09
12	—	884	122.00–130.50	129.80
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.50	116.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
2	—	742	122.00	122.00
2	—	767	122.00	122.00
6	—	676	132.00–137.00	134.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	116.50	116.50
8	—	521	111.00–123.00	121.52
1	—	490	102.00	102.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	716	125.00–139.50	138.67
16	—	485	138.00–147.00	145.10
19	—	540	131.00–140.00	137.30
32	—	574	131.00–142.50	138.34
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
34	—	633	123.50–142.50	139.71
3	—	758	132.00–133.00	132.67
71	—	692	134.00–142.75	142.50
5	—	429	142.00–144.50	144.03
84	—	862	129.25–132.25	131.39
6	—	383	158.00–161.00	160.03
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	106.50	106.50
5	—	638	109.00–120.50	118.17
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	153.00	153.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	405	145.00	145.00

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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