Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Fairview feeder special, on 7/22/2021, feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.74/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$158.74

813 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$27.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	784	159.60	1,251	778
Large 1	640	149.27	956	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	141.00	798	4thin
Large 2	714	132.25	944	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.35/cwt here — about $307 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 sale813 hd

158.74

—

IL average3 barns · 1,097 hd

149.97

+8.77

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

61 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	—	1,013	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	798	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	676	159.73/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,080	64
Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	173.32/cwt	164.00–182.00	737	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	907	144.61/cwt	127.00–147.50	1,312	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	579	166.00/cwt	155.00–172.00	961	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	171.28/cwt	164.00–177.00	882	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	321	176.39/cwt	174.00–181.00	566	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	861	157.96/cwt	144.00–160.75	1,360	311
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	9
Steers	Large 1	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	Large 2	—	617	127.92/cwt	121.00–142.00	789	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	779	164.44/cwt	142.00–166.50	1,281	173
Steers	Large 2	—	792	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	958	2
Steers	Large 2	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	842	157.94/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,330	66
Steers	Large 2	—	880	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,056	2
Steers	Large 1	—	560	165.56/cwt	159.00–170.00	927	5
Steers	Large 2	—	535	147.11/cwt	141.00–153.00	787	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	368	168.82/cwt	161.00–173.00	621	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	968	120.27/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,164	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	621	162.04/cwt	146.00–167.00	1,006	58
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	473	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	743	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	552	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	762	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,057	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	143.35/cwt	120.00–149.00	839	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	235	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	308	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	523	133.95/cwt	120.00–147.00	701	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	159.42/cwt	151.00–162.00	845	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	629	148.68/cwt	131.00–151.50	935	31
Heifers	Large 2	—	687	114.64/cwt	102.00–121.00	788	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	375	161.37/cwt	156.00–164.00	605	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	719	145.22/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,044	43
Heifers	Large 2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	484	164.48/cwt	160.00–165.50	796	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	163.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	702	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	143.35/cwt	137.00–146.00	960	10
Steers	Large 1	—	632	146.59/cwt	132.00–155.00	926	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	780	144.96/cwt	130.50–147.00	1,131	54
Heifers	Large 1	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	594	152.66/cwt	145.50–155.00	907	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	985	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,187	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	855	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,218	58
Steers	Large 2	—	826	131.64/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,087	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	819	134.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,098	6
Steers	Large 1	—	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	1
Steers	Large 1	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Steers	Large 1	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Steers	Large 1	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	Large 2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	726	153.27/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,113	13

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 Aug 19, 2021

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

Receipts 1,202Last week 641Year ago 0

Compared to the last Fairview feeder special, on 7/22/2021, feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	122.00	122.00
64	—	676	141.00–165.00	159.73
2	—	425	164.00–182.00	173.32
28	—	907	127.00–147.50	144.61
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
32	—	579	155.00–172.00	166.00
7	—	515	164.00–177.00	171.28
3	—	321	174.00–181.00	176.39
1	—	1,080	120.00	120.00
311	—	861	144.00–160.75	157.96
9	—	480	165.00	165.00
173	—	779	142.00–166.50	164.44
66	—	842	135.00–159.00	157.94
3	—	368	161.00–173.00	168.82
3	—	968	117.00–127.00	120.27
58	—	621	146.00–167.00	162.04
13	—	726	141.00–159.00	153.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
5	—	560	159.00–170.00	165.56
3	—	632	132.00–155.00	146.59
1	—	925	124.00	124.00
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
1	—	830	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	121.00–142.00	127.92
2	—	792	121.00	121.00
1	—	465	154.00	154.00
2	—	880	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	535	141.00–153.00	147.11
7	—	826	127.00–133.50	131.64
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	157.00	157.00
2	—	552	138.00	138.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
1	—	535	144.00	144.00
3	—	390	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,057	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
6	—	585	120.00–149.00	143.35
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
2	—	523	120.00–147.00	133.95
3	—	687	102.00–121.00	114.64
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	131.00	131.00
36	—	530	151.00–162.00	159.42
31	—	629	131.00–151.50	148.68
3	—	375	156.00–164.00	161.37
43	—	719	131.00–149.00	145.22
11	—	484	160.00–165.50	164.48
13	—	430	155.00–164.00	163.28
10	—	670	137.00–146.00	143.35
54	—	780	130.50–147.00	144.96
25	—	594	145.50–155.00	152.66
9	—	985	120.50	120.50
58	—	855	142.50	142.50
6	—	819	131.00–136.00	134.01
1	—	935	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	131.00	131.00
1	—	760	132.00	132.00

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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