Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special on 4/1/2021, feeder steers 300 to 400 lbs sold 10.00 to 19.00 higher. Steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 to 400 lbs sold 16.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00 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 $145.55/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$145.55

498 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$34.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	592	147.84	876	438
Large 2	507	133.26	675	40
Large 1	603	124.29	750	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	636	113.63	723	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about $153 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 sale498 hd

145.55

—

IL average4 barns · 1,105 hd

141.34

+4.21

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

82 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 2	—	615	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	803	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	315	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	477	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	632	144.95/cwt	125.00–151.75	916	95
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	771	130.65/cwt	114.00–136.00	1,007	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	532	170.85/cwt	160.00–182.00	909	31
Steers	Large 1	—	670	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	791	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	863	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	471	169.10/cwt	150.00–175.00	796	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	671	139.34/cwt	134.00–143.00	935	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	723	139.68/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,010	27
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	332	204.72/cwt	200.00–213.00	680	8
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	121.24/cwt	116.00–123.00	766	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	851	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	983	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	532	150.55/cwt	146.00–160.00	801	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	367	181.55/cwt	167.00–190.00	666	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	184.79/cwt	170.00–198.00	878	51
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	737	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	835	133.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,111	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	817	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	993	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	579	146.66/cwt	131.00–155.00	849	93
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	165	191.44/cwt	175.00–210.00	316	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	271	202.33/cwt	195.00–210.00	548	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	155.38/cwt	136.00–161.50	956	67
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	424	170.89/cwt	158.00–181.00	725	30
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	418	193.59/cwt	175.00–202.00	809	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	163.23/cwt	151.00–171.00	943	68
Steers	Large 1-2	—	375	196.52/cwt	183.00–214.00	737	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	431	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	621	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Steers	Large 1	—	527	155.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	819	3
Steers	Large 1	—	478	163.39/cwt	159.00–166.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	626	5
Steers	Large 1	—	568	134.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	1
Steers	Large 1	—	610	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	513	124.12/cwt	116.00–132.00	637	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	132.20/cwt	130.00–138.00	754	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	841	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	849	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	2
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Steers	Large 2	—	560	147.51/cwt	136.00–154.00	826	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	420	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Steers	Large 2Unweaned	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	535	134.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	220	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	336	1
Bulls	Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	541	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	422	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	477	151.87/cwt	140.00–158.00	724	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	626	132.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	829	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	680	2
Steers	Large 2	—	420	145.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	612	2
Steers	Large 2	—	530	146.87/cwt	142.00–152.00	778	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	595	116.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	696	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	716	133.41/cwt	126.00–136.75	955	61
Bulls	Large 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	482	141.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	680	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	438	136.59/cwt	130.00–149.00	598	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	645	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	778	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	327	183.13/cwt	165.00–192.50	599	20
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	581	124.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	720	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	692	153.04/cwt	136.50–157.25	1,059	77
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	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 Apr 15, 2021

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

Receipts 1,343Last week 0Year ago 819

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	125.00–135.00	130.64
4	—	560	136.00–154.00	147.51
2	—	420	140.00–151.00	145.63
6	—	530	142.00–152.00	146.87
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	532	160.00–182.00	170.85
2	—	863	116.00–117.00	116.50
27	—	723	132.00–146.00	139.68
8	—	332	200.00–213.00	204.72
51	—	475	170.00–198.00	184.79
18	—	835	126.00–135.00	133.05
2	—	165	175.00–210.00	191.44
4	—	271	195.00–210.00	202.33
67	—	615	136.00–161.50	155.38
17	—	418	175.00–202.00	193.59
68	—	578	151.00–171.00	163.23
19	—	375	183.00–214.00	196.52
4	—	785	134.00–135.00	134.75
77	—	692	136.50–157.25	153.04
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	116.00–120.00	118.04
3	—	527	150.00–161.00	155.38
3	—	478	159.00–166.00	163.39
3	—	568	131.00–140.00	134.99
2	—	610	125.00–130.00	127.52
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	116.00–123.00	121.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	150.00–153.00	151.52
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
9	—	535	131.00–140.00	134.31
1	—	220	152.50	152.50
3	—	595	115.00–121.00	116.98
7	—	482	139.00–145.00	141.01
12	—	438	130.00–149.00	136.59
3	—	645	120.00–121.00	120.67
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	632	125.00–151.75	144.95
2	—	285	177.00	177.00
10	—	771	114.00–136.00	130.65
30	—	471	150.00–175.00	169.10
37	—	671	134.00–143.00	139.34
10	—	851	115.50	115.50
24	—	532	146.00–160.00	150.55
10	—	367	167.00–190.00	181.55
5	—	817	121.50	121.50
93	—	579	131.00–155.00	146.66
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
30	—	424	158.00–181.00	170.89
61	—	716	126.00–136.75	133.41
20	—	327	165.00–192.50	183.13
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	115.00	115.00
5	—	493	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
2	—	513	116.00–132.00	124.12
6	—	570	130.00–138.00	132.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
3	—	658	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,025	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
3	—	431	144.00	144.00
1	—	320	179.00	179.00
6	—	477	140.00–158.00	151.87
5	—	626	131.00–138.00	132.40
2	—	535	124.00–130.00	127.03
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
15	—	581	122.00–128.00	124.00
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	101.00	101.00
2	—	745	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	88.00	88.00
3	—	541	78.00	78.00

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