Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Fairview feeder cattle special on 9/9/2021, 300 to 500 lbs steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 9.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers in the 300 wt. range sold 3.00 higher. Heifer feeders over 400 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower with the exception of 6 wt. heifers that sold 15.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.81/cwt on 674 head.

Average price

$156.81

674 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.75

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	701	157.72	1,105	639
Medium and Large 1-2	633	141.99	898	15thin
Large 2	574	141.22	810	16thin
Large 1	840	129.75	1,090	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $15 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 sale674 hd

156.81

—

IL average3 barns · 804 hd

151.07

+5.75

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

57 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 1-2	—	733	139.15/cwt	121.00–141.50	1,020	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,269	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	826	148.03/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,223	75
Steers	Large 2	—	508	131.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	564	140.46/cwt	130.00–142.00	792	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	384	197.69/cwt	175.00–210.00	759	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	517	177.21/cwt	157.00–181.00	916	53
Steers	Large 1-2	—	621	154.62/cwt	139.00–164.00	960	112
Steers	Large 1-2	—	586	153.44/cwt	151.00–155.00	899	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	827	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	772	155.62/cwt	142.00–158.50	1,201	96
Steers	Large 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	976	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	733	149.92/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,099	67
Steers	Large 2	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Steers	Large 2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	315	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	652	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	666	150.74/cwt	131.00–156.50	1,004	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	861	150.38/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,295	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	835	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Heifers	Large 1Full	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	522	138.36/cwt	136.00–141.00	722	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	839	138.40/cwt	126.50–140.00	1,161	148
Heifers	Large 2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	286	154.33/cwt	153.00–157.00	441	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	465	151.89/cwt	147.00–153.00	706	42
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	146.02/cwt	136.00–149.50	789	68
Heifers	Large 2	—	526	127.67/cwt	111.00–137.00	672	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	664	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	691	134.39/cwt	119.00–138.00	929	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	772	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	985	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,167	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	422	149.13/cwt	132.00–152.00	629	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Steers	Large 1-2Full	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	928	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,274	110
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	616	138.76/cwt	130.00–142.00	855	70
Heifers	Large 2	—	440	135.98/cwt	131.00–142.00	598	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	664	129.98/cwt	121.00–133.00	863	8
Heifers	Large 3	—	358	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	362	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	478	180.68/cwt	170.00–183.00	864	19
Steers	Large 2	—	557	149.15/cwt	127.00–152.00	831	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	434	194.84/cwt	193.00–195.00	846	24
Heifers	Large 2	—	477	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	649	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Receipts 1,333Last week 1,257Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	733	121.00–141.50	139.15
18	—	564	130.00–142.00	140.46
11	—	395	152.00	152.00
148	—	839	126.50–140.00	138.40
3	—	286	153.00–157.00	154.33
42	—	465	147.00–153.00	151.89
68	—	540	136.00–149.50	146.02
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
8	—	772	130.00–132.00	131.50
7	—	985	118.50	118.50
7	—	422	132.00–152.00	149.13
110	—	928	137.00–137.50	137.25
70	—	616	130.00–142.00	138.76
8	—	664	121.00–133.00	129.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
7	—	483	135.00–141.00	137.41
2	—	575	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	150.00	150.00
2	—	645	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	825	126.00	126.00
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
13	—	522	136.00–141.00	138.36
12	—	691	119.00–138.00	134.39
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	123.00	123.00
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
8	—	526	111.00–137.00	127.67
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	555	128.00	128.00
3	—	440	131.00–142.00	135.98
2	—	477	136.00	136.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	101.00	101.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	826	125.00–150.00	148.03
10	—	384	175.00–210.00	197.69
53	—	517	157.00–181.00	177.21
112	—	621	139.00–164.00	154.62
23	—	586	151.00–155.00	153.44
96	—	772	142.00–158.50	155.62
67	—	733	140.00–156.00	149.92
6	—	315	207.00	207.00
28	—	666	131.00–156.50	150.74
125	—	861	139.00–153.00	150.38
19	—	478	170.00–183.00	180.68
24	—	434	193.00–195.00	194.84
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	131.00–133.00	131.51
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
10	—	557	127.00–152.00	149.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	135.00–146.00	144.61
7	—	702	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	111.00	111.00

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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