Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview special feeder sale on 4/29/2021, feeder steers traded steady, with the exception of the 7wt. steers which sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 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 $153.67/cwt on 637 head.

Average price

$153.67

637 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.16

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	390	155.00	605	2thin
Large 1-2	662	154.43	1,023	612
Large 1	638	138.81	886	10thin
Large 2	528	128.84	681	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale637 hd

153.67

—

IL average3 barns · 973 hd

141.51

+12.16

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

67 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	—	277	193.09/cwt	181.00–195.00	535	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	712	130.77/cwt	123.00–135.50	931	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	933	121.72/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,136	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	467	152.87/cwt	141.00–161.00	714	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	193	189.97/cwt	187.50–192.50	367	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	531	135.14/cwt	122.00–141.00	718	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	709	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	612	129.51/cwt	129.00–131.00	793	4
Steers	Large 1	—	295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	513	1
Steers	Large 1	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	Large 1	—	578	148.42/cwt	146.00–151.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	624	157.99/cwt	144.00–165.00	986	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	880	4
Steers	Large 1	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Steers	Large 1	—	660	130.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	859	2
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	483	169.61/cwt	153.00–176.50	819	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	380	181.73/cwt	174.00–191.00	691	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Steers	Large 1	—	886	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,045	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	333	175.48/cwt	161.00–185.00	584	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	144.84/cwt	132.00–150.50	978	39
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	369	161.14/cwt	154.00–165.00	595	19
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	509	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	330	160.13/cwt	152.00–168.00	528	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	162.41/cwt	150.00–169.00	926	96
Steers	Large 1-2	—	739	147.44/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,090	78
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	918	113.18/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,039	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	762	117.86/cwt	114.00–124.00	898	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	792	146.56/cwt	126.00–150.25	1,161	196
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	142.89/cwt	132.50–152.00	729	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	283	172.40/cwt	147.00–178.00	488	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	521	147.60/cwt	137.00–159.00	769	34
Steers	Large 2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	591	115.05/cwt	107.00–119.00	680	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	631	143.86/cwt	125.00–153.00	908	32
Steers	Large 2	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	515	126.52/cwt	111.00–138.00	652	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	378	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	509	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	99.00–111.00	662	2
Steers	Large 2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	732	112.04/cwt	110.00–113.00	820	3
Steers	Large 2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	416	132.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	552	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	573	144.99/cwt	143.50–148.00	831	12
Steers	Large 2	—	620	123.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	767	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Steers	Large 2	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Steers	Large 2	—	322	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	460	2
Steers	Large 2	—	273	146.49/cwt	142.50–150.00	400	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	658	116.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	770	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	165.82/cwt	160.50–170.75	887	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	154.64/cwt	138.00–160.00	663	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	421	175.16/cwt	168.00–186.00	737	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	148.43/cwt	125.00–163.00	845	67
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	230	155.13/cwt	149.00–161.00	357	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	821	127.48/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,047	16

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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,055Last week 0Year ago 1,486

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	277	181.00–195.00	193.09
15	—	933	110.00–124.00	121.72
2	—	193	187.50–192.50	189.97
33	—	624	144.00–165.00	157.99
37	—	483	153.00–176.50	169.61
6	—	380	174.00–191.00	181.73
6	—	333	161.00–185.00	175.48
39	—	675	132.00–150.50	144.84
96	—	570	150.00–169.00	162.41
78	—	739	131.00–149.00	147.44
196	—	792	126.00–150.25	146.56
46	—	535	160.50–170.75	165.82
33	—	421	168.00–186.00	175.16
16	—	821	125.00–129.00	127.48
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	174.00	174.00
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
2	—	578	146.00–151.00	148.42
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
2	—	660	120.00–140.00	130.15
3	—	886	118.00	118.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
2	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
3	—	620	120.00–130.00	123.63
1	—	915	106.00	106.00
2	—	322	143.00	143.00
2	—	273	142.50–150.00	146.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	712	123.00–135.50	130.77
38	—	467	141.00–161.00	152.87
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
19	—	369	154.00–165.00	161.14
6	—	330	152.00–168.00	160.13
9	—	918	107.00–115.00	113.18
19	—	762	114.00–124.00	117.86
9	—	283	147.00–178.00	172.40
34	—	521	137.00–159.00	147.60
32	—	631	125.00–153.00	143.86
21	—	429	138.00–160.00	154.64
67	—	569	125.00–163.00	148.43
2	—	230	149.00–161.00	155.13
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	122.00–141.00	135.14
2	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	612	129.00–131.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	128.00	128.00
4	—	727	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	107.00–119.00	115.05
4	—	515	111.00–138.00	126.52
2	—	378	130.00–139.00	134.71
2	—	630	99.00–111.00	105.00
4	—	416	130.00–137.00	132.79
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
3	—	658	115.00–121.00	116.98
Heifers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	106.00	106.00
2	—	825	95.00	95.00
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
2	—	495	157.00	157.00
6	—	510	132.50–152.00	142.89
3	—	420	157.00	157.00
8	—	673	120.00	120.00
3	—	732	110.00–113.00	112.04
12	—	573	143.50–148.00	144.99

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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