Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A high quality offering that were weaned with one to three rounds of shots sold at lower prices compared to the last reported feeder sale here on 12/17/2020. Light steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Steers over 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer feeders mostly sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 $138.58/cwt on 1,303 head.

Average price

$138.58

1,303 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	657	138.96	913	1,263
Large 2	468	135.22	633	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	480	133.99	643	3thin
Large 1	707	120.75	853	24

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $60 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 sale1,303 hd

138.58

—

IL average4 barns · 1,976 hd

133.99

+4.59

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

59 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	Large 1	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Large 1	—	845	118.33/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,000	6
Steers	Large 1	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	106.99/cwt	106.00–109.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.99/cwt	133.00–136.00	643	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,045	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,003	1
Steers	Large 1	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Steers	Large 1	—	435	134.34/cwt	121.00–148.00	584	2
Steers	Large 1	—	876	106.76/cwt	102.00–111.00	935	4
Steers	Large 1	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Steers	Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	617	3
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	529	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	640	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	825	105.29/cwt	104.00–108.00	869	3
Steers	Large 1	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	624	130.17/cwt	123.00–134.50	812	162
Steers	Large 1-2	—	372	172.87/cwt	164.00–181.00	643	21
Steers	Large 1	—	675	118.58/cwt	106.00–127.00	800	4
Steers	Large 1	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	415	176.00/cwt	156.00–181.00	730	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	166.96/cwt	148.00–173.50	801	95
Steers	Large 1-2	—	679	133.61/cwt	128.00–140.50	907	175
Steers	Large 1-2	—	280	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	529	1
Steers	Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Large 2	—	280	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	417	2
Steers	Large 2	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Steers	Large 2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	Large 2	—	537	136.27/cwt	136.00–138.00	732	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	907	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	930	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	527	135.97/cwt	124.00–147.00	717	128
Heifers	Large 2	—	558	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	633	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Steers	Large 2	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	310	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	586	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	572	132.00/cwt	125.00–137.50	755	121
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	482	141.38/cwt	122.00–148.00	681	56
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	138.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	445	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	372	139.77/cwt	131.00–151.00	520	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	774	130.56/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,011	232
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	671	126.54/cwt	112.00–137.00	849	76
Steers	Large 1-2	—	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	144.51/cwt	132.00–150.00	614	47
Steers	Large 1-2	—	714	128.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	919	251
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	751	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	886	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	831	123.71/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,028	41
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	272	144.97/cwt	135.00–154.00	394	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	626	140.52/cwt	121.00–143.50	880	211
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	145.89/cwt	136.00–154.50	836	128
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	154.12/cwt	141.00–164.00	801	63
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	716	121.87/cwt	110.00–129.00	873	150

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 Jan 14, 2021

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

Receipts 2,320Last week 0Year ago 1,046

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	106.00–109.00	106.99
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
1	—	512	127.00	127.00
3	—	471	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	104.00–108.00	105.29
162	—	624	123.00–134.50	130.17
128	—	527	124.00–147.00	135.97
121	—	572	125.00–137.50	132.00
56	—	482	122.00–148.00	141.38
5	—	320	134.00–142.00	138.94
26	—	372	131.00–151.00	139.77
76	—	671	112.00–137.00	126.54
47	—	425	132.00–150.00	144.51
10	—	751	118.00	118.00
11	—	272	135.00–154.00	144.97
150	—	716	110.00–129.00	121.87
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
2	—	430	131.00	131.00
2	—	558	111.00–116.00	113.51
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
3	—	375	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	845	117.00–123.00	118.33
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,045	96.00	96.00
1	—	375	142.00	142.00
2	—	435	121.00–148.00	134.34
4	—	876	102.00–111.00	106.76
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
4	—	675	106.00–127.00	118.58
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	133.00–136.00	133.99
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	529	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	372	164.00–181.00	172.87
25	—	415	156.00–181.00	176.00
95	—	480	148.00–173.50	166.96
175	—	679	128.00–140.50	133.61
1	—	280	189.00	189.00
2	—	907	102.50	102.50
1	—	310	189.00	189.00
1	—	955	106.00	106.00
232	—	774	122.00–133.00	130.56
14	—	868	115.00	115.00
251	—	714	121.00–131.00	128.69
41	—	831	116.00–125.50	123.71
211	—	626	121.00–143.50	140.52
128	—	573	136.00–154.50	145.89
63	—	520	141.00–164.00	154.12
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	149.00	149.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
7	—	537	136.00–138.00	136.27
2	—	350	121.00	121.00

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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