Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle sale, feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.49/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$135.49

423 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	438	137.00	599	2thin
Large 1-2	577	136.36	787	371
Large 1	520	130.49	678	19thin
Large 2	491	127.96	628	31

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale423 hd

135.49

—

IL average2 barns · 508 hd

130.57

+4.92

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

96 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	380	140.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	534	2
Steers	Large 2	—	415	144.76/cwt	135.00–155.00	601	2
Steers	Large 2	—	575	137.48/cwt	137.00–138.00	791	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	473	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	573	129.88/cwt	122.00–134.00	744	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	427	131.92/cwt	126.00–137.00	563	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	1
Steers	Large 2	—	785	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	856	2
Steers	Large 2	—	1,035	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	983	2
Steers	Large 2	—	460	136.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	629	3
Steers	Large 2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Large 1Full	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	422	132.15/cwt	129.00–135.00	558	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	850	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	578	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	890	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	792	1
Steers	Large 2	—	530	136.58/cwt	131.00–142.00	724	3
Steers	Large 2	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,080	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	594	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	433	159.95/cwt	137.00–165.00	693	39
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	703	128.97/cwt	119.00–130.50	907	57
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	713	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	772	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	833	86.60/cwt	65.00–95.00	721	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	336	137.00/cwt	126.00–142.50	460	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	519	126.11/cwt	123.00–130.00	655	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	567	127.43/cwt	124.00–129.00	723	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,195	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,123	1
Steers	Large 1	—	751	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	946	7
Steers	Large 1	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,300	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,183	1
Steers	Large 1	—	855	97.05/cwt	85.00–115.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	Large 1	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Steers	Large 1	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Steers	Large 1	—	728	110.17/cwt	100.00–120.00	802	2
Steers	Large 1	—	465	135.36/cwt	133.00–140.00	629	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	722	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	693	2
Steers	Large 1	—	565	123.97/cwt	117.00–135.00	700	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	485	135.39/cwt	132.00–144.00	657	9
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	270	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	381	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	322	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	422	2
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	142.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	543	2
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	958	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	795	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	939	107.46/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,009	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	471	158.56/cwt	151.00–168.00	747	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	777	122.67/cwt	120.00–129.00	953	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	327	144.41/cwt	136.00–159.00	472	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	981	91.66/cwt	90.00–94.00	899	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	144.18/cwt	126.00–154.00	692	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	633	128.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	813	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	522	141.60/cwt	127.00–150.00	739	73
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	576	136.22/cwt	125.00–144.00	785	62
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	233	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	146.32/cwt	126.00–151.00	695	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	672	125.33/cwt	115.00–131.00	842	38
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	131.18/cwt	121.00–135.00	813	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	377	153.23/cwt	146.00–156.00	578	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	763	116.37/cwt	106.00–120.00	888	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,040	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	998	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	907	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	853	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	347	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	611	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	872	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	759	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	823	101.43/cwt	97.00–106.00	835	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	724	133.84/cwt	120.00–140.00	969	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	566	149.94/cwt	136.00–157.00	849	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	428	170.28/cwt	156.00–180.00	729	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	969	108.48/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,051	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	285	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	539	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,095	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,051	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	828	118.67/cwt	114.00–121.00	983	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	369	176.32/cwt	164.00–184.00	651	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	866	121.41/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,051	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	522	156.16/cwt	142.00–166.00	815	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	672	143.77/cwt	127.00–151.00	966	51
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	139.55/cwt	120.00–149.00	886	47
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	737	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	752	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	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

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

Receipts 842Last week 0Year ago 1,260

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle sale, feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	135.00–146.00	140.57
1	—	850	68.00	68.00
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	905	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,080	55.00	55.00
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
3	—	713	105.00–110.00	108.31
4	—	833	65.00–95.00	86.60
8	—	567	124.00–129.00	127.43
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
7	—	480	126.00–154.00	144.18
5	—	633	122.00–130.00	128.43
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	96.00	96.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
2	—	380	141.00–145.00	142.97
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	135.00–155.00	144.76
2	—	575	137.00–138.00	137.48
2	—	785	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	1,035	95.00	95.00
3	—	460	130.00–142.00	136.70
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	131.00–142.00	136.58
1	—	355	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	751	126.00	126.00
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,300	91.00	91.00
3	—	855	85.00–115.00	97.05
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
2	—	728	100.00–120.00	110.17
3	—	465	133.00–140.00	135.36
4	—	565	117.00–135.00	123.97
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	939	104.00–121.00	107.46
13	—	471	151.00–168.00	158.56
15	—	777	120.00–129.00	122.67
1	—	1,040	96.00	96.00
2	—	347	176.00	176.00
32	—	724	120.00–140.00	133.84
26	—	566	136.00–157.00	149.94
21	—	428	156.00–180.00	170.28
6	—	969	101.00–120.00	108.48
3	—	285	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,095	96.00	96.00
12	—	828	114.00–121.00	118.67
11	—	369	164.00–184.00	176.32
7	—	866	118.00–127.00	121.41
58	—	522	142.00–166.00	156.16
51	—	672	127.00–151.00	143.77
47	—	635	120.00–149.00	139.55
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	737	102.00	102.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	126.00–129.00	127.49
3	—	573	122.00–134.00	129.88
9	—	427	126.00–137.00	131.92
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
1	—	965	89.00	89.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	890	89.00	89.00
5	—	336	126.00–142.50	137.00
8	—	519	123.00–130.00	126.11
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	129.00–135.00	132.15
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,195	94.00	94.00
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
9	—	485	132.00–144.00	135.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	433	137.00–165.00	159.95
57	—	703	119.00–130.50	128.97
8	—	327	136.00–159.00	144.41
6	—	981	90.00–94.00	91.66
73	—	522	127.00–150.00	141.60
62	—	576	125.00–144.00	136.22
1	—	155	150.00	150.00
27	—	475	126.00–151.00	146.32
38	—	672	115.00–131.00	125.33
26	—	620	121.00–135.00	131.18
11	—	377	146.00–156.00	153.23
8	—	763	106.00–120.00	116.37
2	—	907	94.00	94.00
2	—	872	87.00	87.00
2	—	823	97.00–106.00	101.43
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	140.00–142.50	141.25
2	—	322	131.00	131.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	83.00	83.00

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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