Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special on 4/15/2021, feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs. sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold 5.00 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 $150.57/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$150.57

300 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.30

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	655	151.23	991	274
Large 1	487	150.17	731	6thin
Large 2	482	143.17	690	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.20	753	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $238 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 sale300 hd

150.57

—

IL average3 barns · 487 hd

139.28

+11.30

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

55 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	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	665	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	133.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	627	114.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	717	3
Steers	Large 1	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Steers	Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.20/cwt	126.00–137.00	753	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,022	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,265	55
Steers	Large 1	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Steers	Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	668	135.81/cwt	131.00–142.00	907	5
Steers	Large 1	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	22
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	717	108.87/cwt	101.00–113.00	781	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	965	95.94/cwt	90.00–99.00	926	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	571	154.97/cwt	142.00–161.00	885	35
Steers	Large 1-2	—	418	173.96/cwt	158.00–184.00	727	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	140.14/cwt	126.00–145.50	799	47
Steers	Large 1-2	—	712	133.15/cwt	131.00–136.50	948	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	374	177.97/cwt	161.00–189.50	666	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,109	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	434	153.08/cwt	145.00–157.00	664	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	467	165.60/cwt	150.00–171.00	773	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	511	146.32/cwt	130.00–153.00	748	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	238	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	440	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	522	168.49/cwt	147.00–174.00	880	54
Steers	Large 1-2	—	632	150.57/cwt	144.00–152.00	952	35
Heifers	Large 2	—	422	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	582	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	128.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	992	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	867	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,019	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	833	116.14/cwt	116.00–117.00	967	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	466	145.72/cwt	131.00–159.00	679	22
Steers	Large 2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	614	140.75/cwt	130.00–143.00	864	38
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	731	129.57/cwt	124.00–130.50	947	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	331	162.06/cwt	159.00–164.00	536	7
Steers	Large 2	—	423	152.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	385	167.82/cwt	148.00–174.00	646	27
Steers	Large 2	—	530	140.35/cwt	136.00–146.00	744	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	770	107.97/cwt	103.00–113.00	831	2
Steers	Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	562	125.31/cwt	123.00–130.00	704	3
Steers	Large 2	—	315	148.25/cwt	140.00–156.00	467	2
Steers	Large 2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Steers	Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 563Last week 1,343Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
2	—	460	144.00–145.00	144.49
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
3	—	520	130.00–138.00	133.29
3	—	627	112.00–118.00	114.30
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
47	—	570	126.00–145.50	140.14
14	—	434	145.00–157.00	153.08
22	—	511	130.00–153.00	146.32
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
2	—	238	185.00	185.00
3	—	688	126.00	126.00
4	—	867	117.50	117.50
7	—	833	116.00–117.00	116.14
22	—	466	131.00–159.00	145.72
38	—	614	130.00–143.00	140.75
13	—	731	124.00–130.50	129.57
7	—	331	159.00–164.00	162.06
27	—	385	148.00–174.00	167.82
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	610	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	138.00	138.00
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
2	—	770	103.00–113.00	107.97
3	—	562	123.00–130.00	125.31
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
2	—	560	144.00	144.00
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	126.00–137.00	133.20
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,022	123.75	123.75
5	—	668	131.00–142.00	135.81
35	—	571	142.00–161.00	154.97
27	—	418	158.00–184.00	173.96
6	—	712	131.00–136.50	133.15
7	—	374	161.00–189.50	177.97
12	—	870	127.50	127.50
27	—	467	150.00–171.00	165.60
54	—	522	147.00–174.00	168.49
35	—	632	144.00–152.00	150.57
11	—	770	126.00–135.00	128.80
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
3	—	423	150.00–157.00	152.20
8	—	530	136.00–146.00	140.35
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	315	140.00–156.00	148.25
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	177.50	177.50
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
3	—	717	101.00–113.00	108.87
3	—	965	90.00–99.00	95.94

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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