Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special on 8/19/2021, steers sold mostly 7.00 14.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed with heifers under 500 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, heifers weighing 500 to 800 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. and heifers 800 to 1000 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Included in todays offering were five load lots of yearling steers and three load lots of yearling heifers that were very well received. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.08/cwt on 646 head.

Average price

$165.08

646 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$31.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.85

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	721	167.01	1,205	592
Large 1	586	145.74	854	26
Large 2	571	142.91	816	25
Medium and Large 1	691	136.00	940	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.01/cwt here — about $265 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 sale646 hd

165.08

—

IL average3 barns · 869 hd

154.23

+10.85

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

70 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	—	418	178.81/cwt	174.00–190.00	747	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	909	124.73/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,134	4
Steers	Large 1	—	670	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	972	2
Steers	Large 2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	843	169.03/cwt	146.50–173.50	1,425	147
Steers	Large 1	—	484	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	685	4
Steers	Large 1	—	872	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,134	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	270	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	464	1
Steers	Large 2	—	685	143.72/cwt	137.00–146.00	984	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	216	176.61/cwt	160.00–183.00	381	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	790	171.84/cwt	147.00–175.50	1,358	72
Steers	Large 1-2	—	318	199.48/cwt	178.00–206.00	634	12
Steers	Large 2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Steers	Large 2	—	615	130.18/cwt	119.00–141.00	801	2
Steers	Large 2	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	631	163.71/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,033	47
Steers	Large 1-2	—	483	175.08/cwt	165.00–181.00	846	34
Steers	Large 1-2	—	378	185.66/cwt	174.00–192.00	702	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	953	115.49/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,101	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	521	173.90/cwt	171.00–177.00	906	12
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	763	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,083	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	878	161.19/cwt	134.50–165.00	1,415	65
Steers	Large 1-2	—	582	168.21/cwt	155.00–177.00	979	48
Steers	Large 1	—	566	156.09/cwt	143.00–160.00	883	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	159.69/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,166	87
Steers	Large 1-2	—	662	163.84/cwt	153.00–167.50	1,085	41
Steers	Large 1	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	750	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	608	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	360	157.97/cwt	157.00–159.00	569	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	295	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	499	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	487	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	774	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	804	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	914	136.37/cwt	135.50–137.25	1,246	117
Heifers	Large 2	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	532	132.80/cwt	120.00–145.00	706	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	610	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	735	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	378	138.09/cwt	121.00–147.00	522	14
Heifers	Large 2	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	205	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	283	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	674	147.98/cwt	140.00–151.00	997	55
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	584	150.02/cwt	142.00–156.00	876	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	617	146.34/cwt	132.00–151.50	903	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	722	143.03/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,033	51
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	765	137.49/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,052	45
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	531	155.44/cwt	141.00–160.50	825	30
Heifers	Large 2	—	466	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	645	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	838	143.74/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,205	79
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	365	149.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	546	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	152.09/cwt	141.00–161.00	631	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	479	139.32/cwt	137.00–143.00	667	5
Steers	Large 2	—	577	146.40/cwt	132.00–153.00	845	6
Steers	Large 1	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	516	126.43/cwt	116.00–137.00	652	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Steers	Large 1	—	628	144.65/cwt	142.00–150.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	940	3
Steers	Large 2	—	740	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	877	2
Steers	Large 2	—	478	152.74/cwt	135.00–155.50	730	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	618	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	784	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	151.76/cwt	141.00–158.00	725	35
Steers	Large 2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	174.00–190.00	178.81
4	—	909	121.00–126.00	124.73
147	—	843	146.50–173.50	169.03
1	—	270	172.00	172.00
4	—	216	160.00–183.00	176.61
72	—	790	147.00–175.50	171.84
12	—	318	178.00–206.00	199.48
47	—	631	150.00–168.00	163.71
34	—	483	165.00–181.00	175.08
6	—	378	174.00–192.00	185.66
2	—	953	111.00–120.00	115.49
12	—	521	171.00–177.00	173.90
65	—	878	134.50–165.00	161.19
48	—	582	155.00–177.00	168.21
87	—	730	146.00–164.00	159.69
41	—	662	153.00–167.50	163.84
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	140.00–150.00	145.11
4	—	484	140.00–143.00	141.52
2	—	872	130.00	130.00
12	—	566	143.00–160.00	156.09
1	—	940	82.00	82.00
2	—	300	142.00	142.00
3	—	628	142.00–150.00	144.65
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
4	—	685	137.00–146.00	143.72
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
2	—	615	119.00–141.00	130.18
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
6	—	577	132.00–153.00	146.40
2	—	740	116.00–121.00	118.48
7	—	478	135.00–155.50	152.74
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	691	136.00	136.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	75.00	75.00
1	—	750	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	157.00–159.00	157.97
1	—	295	169.00	169.00
3	—	487	157.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	520	142.00	142.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
4	—	430	187.00	187.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	914	135.50–137.25	136.37
1	—	205	138.00	138.00
55	—	674	140.00–151.00	147.98
30	—	584	142.00–156.00	150.02
26	—	617	132.00–151.50	146.34
51	—	722	137.00–148.00	143.03
45	—	765	133.00–139.50	137.49
30	—	531	141.00–160.50	155.44
79	—	838	126.00–146.00	143.74
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
7	—	365	145.00–155.00	149.55
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
16	—	415	141.00–161.00	152.09
35	—	478	141.00–158.00	151.76
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	126.00	126.00
6	—	532	120.00–145.00	132.80
2	—	610	120.00–121.00	120.50
14	—	378	121.00–147.00	138.09
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
6	—	466	135.00–142.00	138.32
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
5	—	479	137.00–143.00	139.32
4	—	516	116.00–137.00	126.43
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
2	—	618	124.00–130.00	126.91

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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