Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-10-21

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Oct 21
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
662 head
671 vs last sale 1,333 662 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 feeder cattle special on 9/30/2021, steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Steers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower, with 5 to 7 weights trading steady. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.08/cwt on 383 head.
Average price
$147.08
383 head · 744 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2
$17.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.59
vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2765148.811,138329
Medium and Large 1-2593145.1386116thin
Large 1647133.3186229
Medium and Large 1550132.007262thin
Large 2558131.247327thin
One grade step is worth $17.57/cwt here — about $406 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 sale383 hd
147.08
IL average3 barns · 510 hd
141.48
+5.59
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

82 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 2375150.32/cwt146.00–155.005642
SteersLarge 1-2784145.20/cwt134.00–149.001,13828
SteersLarge 1-2871145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,26325
SteersMedium and Large 1550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007262
HeifersLarge 1580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
SteersLarge 1-2230186.00/cwt186.00–186.004281
SteersLarge 2805106.00/cwt106.00–106.008531
SteersLarge 1-2423171.15/cwt163.00–174.0072410
SteersLarge 1-2497166.00/cwt166.00–166.008256
SteersMedium and Large 1-2647133.00/cwt133.00–133.008612
SteersLarge 2495152.00/cwt152.00–152.007521
SteersLarge 1-2528166.39/cwt147.00–170.0087915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
SteersLarge 1-21,006107.99/cwt104.00–116.001,0863
SteersLarge 1-2967134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,29610
SteersLarge 1-2637150.93/cwt147.00–154.0096119
SteersLarge 1-2905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009591
SteersLarge 1-2714148.12/cwt131.00–152.001,05835
SteersLarge 1-2679145.57/cwt142.00–150.0098818
SteersLarge 1570142.66/cwt123.00–147.008137
SteersLarge 1717126.00/cwt126.00–126.009032
SteersLarge 1-2315196.99/cwt183.00–200.006216
SteersLarge 1-2370169.59/cwt160.00–180.006272
SteersLarge 1515158.02/cwt156.00–160.008142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521151.00/cwt151.00–151.007874
SteersLarge 1375157.00/cwt157.00–157.005891
SteersLarge 1669127.97/cwt121.00–136.008565
SteersLarge 1-2279188.23/cwt183.00–194.005254
SteersLarge 1-2586156.61/cwt146.00–158.0091837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008819
SteersLarge 1-2846154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,30955
SteersLarge 1805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
SteersLarge 1777131.90/cwt126.00–139.001,0253
Dairy SteersLarge 377061.00/cwt61.00–61.004702
Dairy SteersLarge 393558.00/cwt58.00–58.005421
BullsLarge 1-277291.00/cwt91.00–91.007032
BullsLarge 1-2460153.00/cwt153.00–153.007041
BullsLarge 1-298085.00/cwt85.00–85.008331
BullsLarge 1-291080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
BullsLarge 1-2515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006331
BullsLarge 1613121.00/cwt121.00–121.007423
HeifersLarge 2547134.67/cwt132.00–136.007376
HeifersLarge 2338131.62/cwt129.00–142.004455
HeifersMedium and Large 1630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
HeifersMedium and Large 1585102.00/cwt102.00–102.005971
HeifersLarge 1-2Full617113.00/cwt113.00–113.006972
HeifersLarge 1-2Fancy336170.00/cwt170.00–170.005719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635101.00/cwt101.00–101.006411
BullsLarge 1-2385152.01/cwt151.00–153.005852
BullsLarge 1-21,08584.00/cwt84.00–84.009111
HeifersLarge 2356122.22/cwt114.00–125.004354
HeifersLarge 2415130.16/cwt120.00–132.005407
HeifersLarge 1-2680139.31/cwt136.00–141.0094723
HeifersLarge 1-2575142.19/cwt138.00–146.5081819
HeifersLarge 2456117.98/cwt111.00–138.005384
HeifersLarge 1621129.13/cwt123.00–131.008027
HeifersLarge 1-2439152.00/cwt152.00–152.006676
HeifersLarge 1-2817126.31/cwt120.00–129.501,0329
HeifersLarge 1-2473146.59/cwt134.00–151.0069319
HeifersLarge 1-2730134.31/cwt130.00–137.0098012
HeifersLarge 2740108.48/cwt106.00–111.008032
HeifersLarge 2265146.00/cwt146.00–146.003871
HeifersLarge 1-2202141.00/cwt141.00–141.002852
HeifersLarge 1-2372147.40/cwt147.00–149.005485
HeifersLarge 1665126.53/cwt125.00–128.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
HeifersLarge 1-2624141.26/cwt132.00–144.0088132
HeifersLarge 1-2795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0101
HeifersLarge 1-2895114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0201
HeifersLarge 186591.00/cwt91.00–91.007873
SteersLarge 11,02591.00/cwt91.00–91.009331
SteersLarge 1632126.38/cwt119.00–132.007997
HeifersLarge 1-2284152.28/cwt150.00–154.004327
HeifersLarge 1-2916117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0723
HeifersLarge 1461141.85/cwt121.00–148.006548
HeifersLarge 1510129.92/cwt126.00–132.006633
SteersLarge 2778128.52/cwt121.00–136.001,0002
SteersLarge 1-21,069127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,35854
HeifersLarge 1-2523146.50/cwt131.00–150.0076643
HeifersLarge 1-21,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0761
SteersLarge 2300103.00/cwt103.00–103.003091

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.