Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 per cwt. lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.38/cwt on 821 head.

Average price

$135.38

821 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$19.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	691	136.67	944	751
Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.10	662	27
Large 1	571	123.78	706	9thin
Large 2	658	117.31	772	34

One grade step is worth $19.36/cwt here — about $172 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 sale821 hd

135.38

—

IL average3 barns · 966 hd

130.91

+4.47

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

58 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.02/cwt	111.00–133.00	553	14
Heifers	Large 2	—	421	125.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	530	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	854	116.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	997	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	354	141.67/cwt	141.00–143.00	502	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	817	129.15/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,055	67
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	583	135.71/cwt	126.00–139.00	791	63
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	621	132.28/cwt	124.00–137.00	821	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,048	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,320	55
Steers	Large 2	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Steers	Large 2	—	423	130.93/cwt	120.00–141.00	554	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	7
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	287	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	405	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	141.34/cwt	128.00–146.50	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	821	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	869	130.56/cwt	128.50–132.75	1,135	116
Steers	Large 2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	755	112.46/cwt	105.00–119.00	849	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	132.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	661	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	815	144.55/cwt	132.50–148.25	1,178	227
Steers	Large 1	—	513	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	2
Steers	Large 1	—	760	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	908	1
Steers	Large 1	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Steers	Large 1	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	582	148.00/cwt	140.00–153.00	861	70
Steers	Large 1	—	562	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	742	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	217	145.32/cwt	144.00–146.00	315	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	752	114.25/cwt	103.00–115.50	859	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	272	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	401	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	853	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,152	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	925	132.90/cwt	126.75–136.25	1,229	89
Steers	Large 1-2	—	707	140.61/cwt	129.00–147.50	994	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	168.77/cwt	159.00–171.00	793	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	318	174.74/cwt	166.00–180.00	556	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	369	170.22/cwt	165.00–176.00	628	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	995	121.51/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,209	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	741	136.71/cwt	133.50–137.25	1,013	80
Steers	Large 1-2	—	673	141.76/cwt	138.00–146.50	954	41
Steers	Large 1-2	—	440	167.33/cwt	155.00–175.00	736	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	621	146.75/cwt	142.00–153.00	911	31
Steers	Large 1-2	—	524	155.82/cwt	146.00–165.00	816	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	761	136.70/cwt	121.00–137.50	1,040	141
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	673	136.86/cwt	122.00–140.00	921	132
Steers	Large 1-2	—	761	150.37/cwt	129.00–152.50	1,144	80
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	474	147.76/cwt	137.00–156.00	700	56
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	150.21/cwt	143.00–152.00	661	41

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Receipts 1,680Last week 2,110Year ago 1,883

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 per cwt. lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	432	111.00–133.00	128.02
9	—	681	120.50	120.50
4	—	501	131.00–135.00	132.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	120.00–128.00	125.91
4	—	854	115.00–122.00	116.75
7	—	547	121.00	121.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	119.00	119.00
15	—	755	105.00–119.00	112.46
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	354	141.00–143.00	141.67
67	—	817	124.00–134.50	129.15
63	—	583	126.00–139.00	135.71
16	—	621	124.00–137.00	132.28
1	—	325	146.00	146.00
16	—	528	128.00–146.50	141.34
116	—	869	128.50–132.75	130.56
3	—	217	144.00–146.00	145.32
80	—	741	133.50–137.25	136.71
141	—	761	121.00–137.50	136.70
132	—	673	122.00–140.00	136.86
56	—	474	137.00–156.00	147.76
41	—	440	143.00–152.00	150.21
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	132.00	132.00
6	—	287	139.00–143.00	141.01
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
4	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,048	126.00	126.00
227	—	815	132.50–148.25	144.55
1	—	245	161.00	161.00
70	—	582	140.00–153.00	148.00
18	—	853	135.00	135.00
89	—	925	126.75–136.25	132.90
27	—	707	129.00–147.50	140.61
27	—	470	159.00–171.00	168.77
7	—	318	166.00–180.00	174.74
4	—	369	165.00–176.00	170.22
17	—	995	110.00–123.00	121.51
41	—	673	138.00–146.50	141.76
32	—	440	155.00–175.00	167.33
31	—	621	142.00–153.00	146.75
22	—	524	146.00–165.00	155.82
80	—	761	129.00–152.50	150.37
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	120.00–141.00	130.93
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	126.00	126.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	138.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	760	119.50	119.50
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
2	—	562	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
10	—	752	103.00–115.50	114.25
2	—	272	147.50	147.50

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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