Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle special on 1/14/2021, steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.92/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$139.92

367 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.96

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	688	140.65	968	347
Large 2	517	135.04	698	6thin
Large 1	693	124.15	860	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $108 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 sale367 hd

139.92

—

IL average3 barns · 746 hd

124.97

+14.96

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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	523	146.76/cwt	138.50–166.00	768	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	382	149.09/cwt	144.00–155.00	570	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,030	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,051	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	567	151.98/cwt	132.00–158.00	862	52
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	379	178.05/cwt	173.00–181.00	675	7
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	681	139.19/cwt	124.00–143.25	948	64
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	722	133.53/cwt	124.00–137.25	964	23
Steers	Large 1	—	583	132.31/cwt	121.00–138.00	771	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	874	113.63/cwt	101.00–117.50	993	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	427	173.81/cwt	167.00–176.00	742	4
Steers	Large 1	—	980	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Steers	Large 1	—	805	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	938	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Steers	Large 1	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Steers	Large 1	—	543	130.04/cwt	121.00–139.00	706	2
Steers	Large 1	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Steers	Large 1	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Steers	Large 1	—	791	126.13/cwt	125.00–126.50	998	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	641	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	731	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	513	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	602	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	568	123.91/cwt	117.00–130.00	704	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	519	114.87/cwt	101.00–121.00	596	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	630	109.50/cwt	103.00–116.00	690	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	470	125.49/cwt	123.00–127.00	590	4
Steers	Large 2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	Large 2	—	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	1
Steers	Large 2	—	323	146.12/cwt	141.00–151.00	472	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	676	119.15/cwt	115.00–122.50	805	41
Heifers	Large 2	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	518	138.32/cwt	122.00–145.00	716	36
Steers	Large 2	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	467	141.36/cwt	131.00–148.00	660	20
Heifers	Large 2	—	409	123.45/cwt	122.00–126.00	505	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	152.70/cwt	140.00–158.00	649	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	672	113.25/cwt	102.00–116.00	761	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	133.32/cwt	117.00–144.00	771	49
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	113.49/cwt	111.00–115.00	664	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	308	172.32/cwt	171.00–173.00	531	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	966	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,220	59
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	711	119.74/cwt	106.00–124.00	851	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	940	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	803	116.22/cwt	106.00–117.50	933	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	788	129.13/cwt	120.00–132.25	1,018	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	627	139.77/cwt	130.00–145.50	876	51
Steers	Large 1-2	—	477	172.41/cwt	154.00–180.25	822	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	637	125.01/cwt	116.00–130.00	796	45

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

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Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle special on 1/14/2021, steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	138.50–166.00	146.76
1	—	1,030	102.00	102.00
52	—	567	132.00–158.00	151.98
7	—	379	173.00–181.00	178.05
64	—	681	124.00–143.25	139.19
23	—	722	124.00–137.25	133.53
9	—	874	101.00–117.50	113.63
4	—	427	167.00–176.00	173.81
3	—	308	171.00–173.00	172.32
59	—	966	126.25	126.25
1	—	940	107.00	107.00
29	—	788	120.00–132.25	129.13
51	—	627	130.00–145.50	139.77
18	—	477	154.00–180.25	172.41
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	121.00–138.00	132.31
1	—	980	102.00	102.00
1	—	805	116.50	116.50
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
2	—	543	121.00–139.00	130.04
1	—	850	113.00	113.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
4	—	791	125.00–126.50	126.13
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,000	96.00	96.00
2	—	323	141.00–151.00	146.12
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	144.00–155.00	149.09
41	—	676	115.00–122.50	119.15
36	—	518	122.00–145.00	138.32
20	—	467	131.00–148.00	141.36
8	—	425	140.00–158.00	152.70
49	—	578	117.00–144.00	133.32
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
7	—	711	106.00–124.00	119.74
9	—	803	106.00–117.50	116.22
45	—	637	116.00–130.00	125.01
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
3	—	641	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
3	—	513	116.00–118.00	117.32
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
7	—	568	117.00–130.00	123.91
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	101.00–121.00	114.87
2	—	630	103.00–116.00	109.50
4	—	470	123.00–127.00	125.49
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
5	—	409	122.00–126.00	123.45
5	—	672	102.00–116.00	113.25
4	—	585	111.00–115.00	113.49
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
2	—	590	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

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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