Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, steers under 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. 700 to 800 wt, steers traded steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.48/cwt on 1,107 head.

Average price

$151.48

1,107 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.25

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	681	152.67	1,040	1,018
Medium and Large 1-2	539	144.57	779	17thin
Large 1	612	142.16	869	20
Large 2	526	133.83	704	52

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about $337 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 sale1,107 hd

151.48

—

IL average4 barns · 1,825 hd

146.23

+5.25

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

69 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	—	855	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,216	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	740	149.44/cwt	129.00–156.00	1,106	140
Steers	Large 2	—	250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	348	2
Steers	Large 2	—	731	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	847	9
Steers	Large 1	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Steers	Large 1	—	629	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	925	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	406	174.76/cwt	173.00–175.00	710	26
Bulls	Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	496	154.58/cwt	128.00–159.00	767	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	769	110.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	852	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	419	146.26/cwt	128.00–158.00	613	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	113.94/cwt	108.00–120.00	610	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Large 2Unweaned	—	135	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	174	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	146.54/cwt	130.50–156.75	980	104
Steers	Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Large 2	—	567	141.74/cwt	133.50–148.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	808	4
Steers	Large 1	—	437	145.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	634	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	386	177.55/cwt	174.00–178.00	685	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	469	167.06/cwt	148.00–173.50	784	104
Steers	Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	Large 2	—	428	147.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	143.00/cwt	131.00–155.00	629	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	877	128.88/cwt	128.25–129.50	1,130	114
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	757	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	142.62/cwt	126.00–149.00	812	58
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	772	131.57/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,016	114
Heifers	Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	389	151.68/cwt	146.00–154.00	590	43
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	718	136.64/cwt	121.00–140.00	981	110
Steers	Large 1-2	—	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	1
Steers	Large 1	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	1
Steers	Large 2	—	497	139.90/cwt	132.00–140.50	695	14
Steers	Large 2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	762	152.07/cwt	133.00–156.50	1,159	154
Steers	Large 1-2	—	526	154.06/cwt	142.00–166.00	810	62
Steers	Large 1-2	—	940	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,006	1
Steers	Large 1	—	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Steers	Large 2	—	369	109.45/cwt	101.00–118.00	404	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	829	149.48/cwt	134.50–150.75	1,239	214
Steers	Large 1-2	—	619	149.31/cwt	132.00–154.50	924	63
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,097	2
Steers	Large 1	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Steers	Large 2	—	518	128.51/cwt	121.00–130.00	666	6
Steers	Large 2	—	345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	390	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	153.00/cwt	138.00–160.50	877	93
Steers	Large 1-2	—	322	179.58/cwt	161.00–185.00	578	7
Steers	Large 1	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	138.66/cwt	125.00–142.50	943	63
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	464	149.19/cwt	141.00–155.00	692	69
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	283	116.91/cwt	115.00–119.00	331	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	469	122.22/cwt	118.00–138.00	573	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	317	114.36/cwt	110.00–122.00	363	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	526	142.37/cwt	138.00–147.00	749	71
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	413	151.90/cwt	137.00–156.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	476	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	140.78/cwt	121.00–146.25	880	88
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	814	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	997	39
Heifers	Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	684	10

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	855	142.25	142.25
140	—	740	129.00–156.00	149.44
26	—	406	173.00–175.00	174.76
104	—	669	130.50–156.75	146.54
9	—	386	174.00–178.00	177.55
104	—	469	148.00–173.50	167.06
1	—	280	169.00	169.00
154	—	762	133.00–156.50	152.07
62	—	526	142.00–166.00	154.06
1	—	940	107.00	107.00
214	—	829	134.50–150.75	149.48
63	—	619	132.00–154.50	149.31
2	—	1,035	106.00	106.00
93	—	573	138.00–160.50	153.00
7	—	322	161.00–185.00	179.58
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	139.00	139.00
7	—	731	126.50	126.50
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
7	—	567	133.50–148.00	141.74
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
7	—	428	144.00–151.00	147.46
14	—	497	132.00–140.50	139.90
2	—	790	126.00	126.00
4	—	369	101.00–118.00	109.45
6	—	518	121.00–130.00	128.51
1	—	345	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	143.00–146.00	143.97
4	—	542	149.00	149.00
2	—	440	131.00–155.00	143.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
7	—	629	147.00	147.00
4	—	437	142.00–146.00	145.03
1	—	465	157.00	157.00
1	—	740	141.00	141.00
3	—	665	141.00	141.00
3	—	840	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	496	128.00–159.00	154.58
6	—	769	110.00–115.00	110.85
5	—	419	128.00–158.00	146.26
2	—	535	108.00–120.00	113.94
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	877	128.25–129.50	128.88
58	—	569	126.00–149.00	142.62
114	—	772	116.00–135.00	131.57
43	—	389	146.00–154.00	151.68
110	—	718	121.00–140.00	136.64
63	—	680	125.00–142.50	138.66
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
69	—	464	141.00–155.00	149.19
2	—	283	115.00–119.00	116.91
71	—	526	138.00–147.00	142.37
7	—	413	137.00–156.00	151.90
88	—	625	121.00–146.25	140.78
39	—	814	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	110.00–116.00	112.98
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
5	—	438	137.00	137.00
5	—	469	118.00–138.00	122.22
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
4	—	317	110.00–122.00	114.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	121.00–126.00	123.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	507	135.00	135.00

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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