Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Fairview special here two weeks ago, light wt. steers under 500# sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers over 500# sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeders were weaned with one to four rounds of shots. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.81/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$133.81

369 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$23.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	587	134.90	792	349
Large 1	625	117.51	735	10thin
Large 2	610	112.90	689	5thin
Medium and Large 1	531	111.00	589	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.90/cwt here — about $202 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 sale369 hd

133.81

—

IL average2 barns · 426 hd

131.55

+2.25

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

48 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	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	673	108.45/cwt	106.00–111.00	730	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	512	139.38/cwt	132.00–143.00	714	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	112.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	702	3
Steers	Large 1	—	915	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,084	2
Steers	Large 1	—	702	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	888	2
Steers	Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	142.80/cwt	126.00–153.00	754	69
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	574	135.91/cwt	122.00–148.00	780	71
Steers	Large 1	—	521	143.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	750	8
Steers	Large 1	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Steers	Large 1	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	Large 1	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	802	127.49/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,022	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	783	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	791	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	381	154.90/cwt	148.00–159.00	590	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	633	128.62/cwt	120.50–137.00	814	53
Steers	Large 1-2	—	574	156.49/cwt	139.00–167.00	898	82
Steers	Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	946	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,083	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	467	175.62/cwt	174.00–178.00	820	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	431	164.93/cwt	151.00–172.00	711	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	716	137.40/cwt	126.00–146.00	984	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	146.11/cwt	132.00–153.00	701	42
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	664	124.37/cwt	115.00–130.00	826	48
Steers	Large 1-2	—	640	141.29/cwt	139.00–144.00	904	31
Steers	Large 1-2	—	521	166.00/cwt	155.00–180.00	865	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	768	130.15/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,000	34
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	139.66/cwt	125.00–145.50	934	69
Steers	Large 2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Steers	Large 2	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	714	117.62/cwt	116.00–118.00	840	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	809	117.36/cwt	116.00–117.50	949	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	423	153.96/cwt	135.00–159.00	651	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	760	119.92/cwt	112.00–126.00	911	21
Steers	Large 2	—	563	130.15/cwt	121.00–134.00	733	5
Steers	Large 2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	473	119.26/cwt	113.00–126.00	564	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	2
Steers	Large 2	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	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

Thu Feb 18, 2021

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	673	106.00–111.00	108.45
3	—	512	132.00–143.00	139.38
3	—	623	111.00–116.00	112.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
2	—	725	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	528	126.00–153.00	142.80
71	—	574	122.00–148.00	135.91
10	—	381	148.00–159.00	154.90
53	—	633	120.50–137.00	128.62
42	—	480	132.00–153.00	146.11
48	—	664	115.00–130.00	124.37
11	—	714	116.00–118.00	117.62
11	—	809	116.00–117.50	117.36
13	—	423	135.00–159.00	153.96
21	—	760	112.00–126.00	119.92
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
2	—	473	113.00–126.00	119.26
2	—	745	107.00	107.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	118.50	118.50
2	—	702	126.50	126.50
2	—	770	125.00	125.00
8	—	521	140.00–153.00	143.93
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	802	124.00–133.00	127.49
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
82	—	574	139.00–167.00	156.49
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
4	—	946	114.50	114.50
12	—	467	174.00–178.00	175.62
15	—	431	151.00–172.00	164.93
20	—	716	126.00–146.00	137.40
31	—	640	139.00–144.00	141.29
32	—	521	155.00–180.00	166.00
34	—	768	126.00–134.50	130.15
69	—	669	125.00–145.50	139.66
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
2	—	520	142.00	142.00
5	—	563	121.00–134.00	130.15
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
1	—	485	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
4	—	783	101.00	101.00

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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