Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-07-22

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jul 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
641 head
531 vs last sale 1,172 641 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special on 6/10/2021, steers sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers weighing between 400 to 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers weighing 700 to 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.29/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$141.29
306 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.96
vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2679143.08971259
Large 1589139.4282118thin
Medium and Large 1575137.007882thin
Large 2494128.0263324
Medium and Large 1-2903106.679633thin
One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $8 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 sale306 hd
141.29
IL average3 barns · 432 hd
135.32
+5.96
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

79 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2420171.00/cwt171.00–171.007182
HeifersLarge 1-2842135.49/cwt123.00–137.001,14148
SteersLarge 1-2921133.69/cwt122.00–134.001,23138
HeifersLarge 1-2670133.86/cwt131.00–138.008977
HeifersLarge 1-2766126.58/cwt121.00–131.009706
SteersLarge 1-2486165.58/cwt155.00–170.0080512
BullsLarge 1-2613109.51/cwt107.00–112.006712
HeifersLarge 1-2534158.68/cwt143.00–165.0084741
SteersLarge 1-21,125123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3841
SteersLarge 1-21,045124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,29655
SteersLarge 1-2579171.40/cwt149.00–173.5099238
SteersLarge 1-2365162.00/cwt162.00–162.005911
SteersLarge 1575159.19/cwt152.00–162.009157
HeifersLarge 1-2730135.52/cwt116.00–140.0098936
SteersLarge 1-2280186.00/cwt186.00–186.005211
SteersLarge 1-2624165.26/cwt155.00–170.001,03132
SteersLarge 1-2827140.99/cwt121.00–145.001,16620
SteersLarge 1-2767134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0289
SteersLarge 1625137.87/cwt131.00–147.008623
SteersLarge 1-2961120.40/cwt117.00–127.001,1573
BullsLarge 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
BullsLarge 1-2595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
BullsLarge 1-2220161.00/cwt161.00–161.003541
SteersLarge 1-2Full605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2917102.00/cwt102.00–102.009352
SteersLarge 1-21,065122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,3051
HeifersLarge 1488162.00/cwt162.00–162.007915
HeifersLarge 1603135.16/cwt132.50–143.008154
HeifersLarge 1825116.00/cwt116.00–116.009571
HeifersLarge 1860118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
BullsLarge 1-289085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007882
SteersLarge 1845117.00/cwt117.00–117.009891
HeifersLarge 1675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
HeifersLarge 1563134.66/cwt134.00–135.007583
HeifersLarge 1430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
HeifersLarge 1760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
HeifersLarge 1505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
SteersLarge 1-2668161.84/cwt154.00–164.501,08123
HeifersLarge 1-2465155.45/cwt140.00–168.0072313
HeifersLarge 1-2881132.11/cwt126.00–133.501,16426
HeifersLarge 1-2574147.07/cwt139.00–150.0084438
BullsLarge 1-293396.04/cwt91.00–101.008962
SteersLarge 1-2523168.94/cwt157.00–175.008845
HeifersLarge 1-2388145.53/cwt141.00–150.005652
BullsLarge 1-2355181.00/cwt181.00–181.006434
HeifersLarge 1-2917120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1004
HeifersLarge 1-2627148.10/cwt122.00–150.0092933
HeifersLarge 2521133.99/cwt132.00–135.006985
SteersLarge 1-2737141.59/cwt137.00–144.001,04415
BullsLarge 1-2520128.67/cwt111.00–137.006693
BullsLarge 1-2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008973
BullsLarge 1-2472144.50/cwt135.00–149.006823
SteersLarge 2537150.03/cwt144.00–155.008063
BullsLarge 1-2725113.92/cwt111.00–120.008263
HeifersLarge 1-2307160.00/cwt160.00–160.004912
HeifersLarge 2428124.37/cwt116.00–141.005323
HeifersLarge 2482130.51/cwt119.00–153.006293
HeifersLarge 2633115.12/cwt106.00–124.007295
HeifersLarge 2560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
HeifersLarge 2335140.88/cwt133.00–149.004722
HeifersLarge 1-2448150.00/cwt150.00–150.006723
SteersLarge 2Thin Fleshed37095.00/cwt95.00–95.003521
SteersLarge 2380143.93/cwt130.00–159.005472
Dairy HeifersLarge 385051.00/cwt51.00–51.004341
SteersLarge 2611131.45/cwt121.00–135.008034
SteersLarge 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
HeifersLarge 2225133.00/cwt133.00–133.002991
SteersLarge 2692132.00/cwt132.00–132.009132
HeifersLarge 2384138.83/cwt132.00–142.005333
Dairy SteersLarge 370876.00/cwt76.00–76.005383
SteersLarge 2760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008892
SteersLarge 2940111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0431
SteersLarge 2465152.50/cwt152.50–152.507091
HeifersLarge 2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
SteersLarge 2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
SteersLarge 21,020101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0301
Dairy HeifersLarge 368582.00/cwt82.00–82.005622

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.