Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$137.00

381 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$18.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	599	139.56	836	317
Medium 1-2	638	129.00	822	4thin
Large 1	602	126.82	764	25
Large 2	525	122.29	642	23
Medium and Large 1-2	513	121.51	623	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $212 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 sale381 hd

137.00

—

IL average3 barns · 579 hd

125.14

+11.86

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

87 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	—	390	167.78/cwt	161.00–169.00	654	13
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	427	128.82/cwt	120.00–135.00	550	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	622	132.34/cwt	118.50–138.00	823	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	719	125.76/cwt	112.00–130.50	904	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	271	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	412	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	371	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	467	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	823	104.35/cwt	102.00–106.50	859	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	781	121.08/cwt	109.00–126.00	946	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	325	163.04/cwt	161.00–170.00	530	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,140	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	923	1
Steers	Large 1	—	460	125.83/cwt	117.00–141.00	579	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	569	137.50/cwt	126.00–144.00	782	64
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	149.63/cwt	139.00–159.00	786	34
Steers	Large 1-2	—	731	131.06/cwt	115.00–137.00	958	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	416	156.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	649	13
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	1,004	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	863	6
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	704	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	968	16
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	28
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	681	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	790	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	593	114.33/cwt	111.00–116.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Large 1	—	582	134.92/cwt	117.00–137.50	785	8
Steers	Large 1	—	537	136.47/cwt	136.00–138.00	733	4
Steers	Large 1	—	635	127.61/cwt	121.00–131.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	119.30/cwt	108.00–141.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Large 1	—	863	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	828	2
Steers	Large 1	—	320	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	381	1
Steers	Large 1	—	765	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	883	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Steers	Large 1	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Steers	Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Steers	Large 2	—	571	117.45/cwt	107.00–121.00	671	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Steers	Large 2	—	513	120.50/cwt	117.00–123.00	618	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	180	1
Steers	Large 2	—	930	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	753	1
Steers	Large 2	—	488	133.91/cwt	118.00–137.00	653	6
Steers	Large 2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Steers	Large 2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	61.82/cwt	41.00–85.00	227	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	103	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	325	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	281	130.16/cwt	128.00–135.00	366	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	168	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	262	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	220	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	121	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	384	134.97/cwt	126.00–143.00	518	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	483	126.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	611	28
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	414	113.03/cwt	111.00–119.00	468	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	375	122.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	459	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	883	115.58/cwt	91.00–119.50	1,021	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	132.94/cwt	121.50–144.50	891	50
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	521	129.42/cwt	117.00–139.00	674	39
Steers	Large 2	—	448	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	556	4
Steers	Large 2	—	365	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	442	1
Steers	Large 2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	302	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	408	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	144.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	687	11
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	111.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	587	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	518	112.52/cwt	109.00–116.00	583	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	459	111.88/cwt	109.00–121.00	514	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	128.31/cwt	126.00–129.50	982	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	892	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	946	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	919	95.15/cwt	90.00–106.00	874	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	661	124.84/cwt	114.00–131.50	825	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	561	127.69/cwt	119.00–133.50	716	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	638	116.87/cwt	106.00–122.00	746	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	828	121.27/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,004	4

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 754Last week 1,680Year ago 1,226

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	390	161.00–169.00	167.78
54	—	622	118.50–138.00	132.34
6	—	325	161.00–170.00	163.04
64	—	569	126.00–144.00	137.50
34	—	525	139.00–159.00	149.63
16	—	731	115.00–137.00	131.06
13	—	416	152.00–158.00	156.00
1	—	915	114.00	114.00
50	—	670	121.50–144.50	132.94
11	—	475	141.00–150.00	144.53
3	—	765	126.00–129.50	128.31
2	—	892	106.00	106.00
4	—	828	119.00–122.00	121.27
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	117.00–141.00	125.83
8	—	582	117.00–137.50	134.92
4	—	537	136.00–138.00	136.47
3	—	635	121.00–131.00	127.61
2	—	863	96.00	96.00
1	—	320	119.00	119.00
2	—	765	113.00–118.00	115.45
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	704	137.50	137.50
28	—	663	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
2	—	537	136.00	136.00
7	—	484	108.00–141.00	119.30
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	107.00–121.00	117.45
4	—	513	117.00–123.00	120.50
1	—	930	81.00	81.00
6	—	488	118.00–137.00	133.91
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
4	—	448	124.00	124.00
1	—	365	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
5	—	525	111.00–115.00	111.79
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	427	120.00–135.00	128.82
15	—	719	112.00–130.50	125.76
5	—	823	102.00–106.50	104.35
14	—	781	109.00–126.00	121.08
3	—	281	128.00–135.00	130.16
19	—	384	126.00–143.00	134.97
28	—	483	120.00–134.00	126.49
43	—	883	91.00–119.50	115.58
39	—	521	117.00–139.00	129.42
2	—	302	135.00	135.00
7	—	919	90.00–106.00	95.15
1	—	950	91.00	91.00
33	—	661	114.00–131.50	124.84
32	—	561	119.00–133.50	127.69
32	—	638	106.00–122.00	116.87
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	81.00	81.00
3	—	593	111.00–116.00	114.33
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	400	133.00	133.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
4	—	414	111.00–119.00	113.03
3	—	375	121.00–125.00	122.37
2	—	585	112.00	112.00
4	—	717	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	109.00–116.00	112.52
5	—	459	109.00–121.00	111.88
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	271	152.00	152.00
1	—	371	126.00	126.00
4	—	681	116.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	190	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	53.00	53.00
2	—	220	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	41.00–85.00	61.82
2	—	220	47.00	47.00
1	—	650	50.00	50.00
1	—	410	41.00	41.00
1	—	265	99.00	99.00

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