Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-11-11

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Nov 11
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,524 head
1,524 vs last sale 0 379 vs year ago 1,903 · 19.9%
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 10/21/2021, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with the exception of the 9 wts. that were 18.00 higher. Heifers. traded mostly steady, with the exception of the 4 wts. that sold 10.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.61/cwt on 1,055 head.
Average price
$159.61
1,055 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,113
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$40.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.96
vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2701160.111,1221,018
Large 1623150.7593925
Large 2569138.8378910thin
Medium 1-2613119.257302thin
One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about $391 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 sale1,055 hd
159.61
IL average4 barns · 1,822 hd
161.57
−1.96
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

73 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 1717147.07/cwt136.00–150.001,0548
SteersLarge 1-2Full872126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0992
SteersLarge 1-2Fancy440197.00/cwt197.00–197.0086721
SteersLarge 1523159.42/cwt155.00–169.008346
HeifersLarge 1529146.19/cwt141.00–149.007735
SteersLarge 2556140.00/cwt140.00–140.007785
SteersLarge 1-2343189.05/cwt185.00–190.006485
SteersLarge 2385147.50/cwt147.50–147.505681
SteersLarge 2465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007491
SteersLarge 1-2439178.94/cwt162.00–184.0078621
SteersLarge 1915132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2081
SteersLarge 1-2270188.48/cwt185.00–190.005094
SteersLarge 1-2972129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2542
SteersLarge 2728126.39/cwt122.00–131.009202
SteersLarge 1627149.07/cwt131.00–154.009356
SteersLarge 1-2728153.60/cwt141.00–157.501,11870
SteersLarge 1-2767145.78/cwt140.00–150.001,11812
SteersMedium 1-2525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
SteersLarge 1-2574163.66/cwt155.00–170.00939105
SteersLarge 1-2359186.43/cwt173.00–189.0066910
SteersMedium 1-2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
SteersLarge 1-2481170.98/cwt153.00–184.7582260
SteersLarge 2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
SteersLarge 1450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
SteersLarge 1-2674151.42/cwt137.00–156.001,02177
SteersLarge 1-2867158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,37065
SteersLarge 1-2907153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,39255
SteersLarge 1-2530168.28/cwt155.00–176.0089270
SteersLarge 1-2834157.29/cwt137.00–162.001,312315
SteersLarge 1-2625156.28/cwt136.00–163.50977124
BullsLarge 1-2501140.00/cwt140.00–140.007014
BullsLarge 1-2378152.89/cwt150.00–157.005783
BullsLarge 1-2205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
BullsLarge 1-2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008012
BullsLarge 1-2475135.00/cwt133.00–137.006412
BullsLarge 1-2320163.00/cwt163.00–163.005222
HeifersLarge 2265132.00/cwt132.00–132.003501
BullsLarge 1-2588127.01/cwt125.00–129.007472
BullsLarge 1-2425146.13/cwt136.00–157.006212
BullsLarge 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007204
HeifersLarge 2478125.60/cwt115.00–137.006002
HeifersLarge 2580124.46/cwt122.00–132.007224
HeifersLarge 1-21,025121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2401
HeifersLarge 2375141.84/cwt139.00–148.005323
HeifersLarge 2322141.28/cwt140.00–142.004553
HeifersLarge 1-2382177.66/cwt151.00–180.0067925
HeifersLarge 1-2530148.30/cwt138.00–157.0078663
HeifersLarge 2540127.81/cwt114.00–138.006904
HeifersLarge 1-2626142.76/cwt127.00–150.0089462
HeifersLarge 1-2250152.50/cwt152.50–152.503811
HeifersLarge 1-21,066101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0773
HeifersLarge 1-2710128.38/cwt121.00–131.009118
HeifersLarge 1-2562144.50/cwt138.00–151.0081275
HeifersLarge 1-2475158.44/cwt146.00–166.0075369
HeifersLarge 1-2888121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0746
HeifersLarge 1-2323159.90/cwt153.00–172.005164
HeifersLarge 1-2770123.84/cwt121.00–131.009547
HeifersLarge 1-2840116.79/cwt116.00–118.009815
HeifersLarge 1678121.34/cwt121.00–122.008233
HeifersLarge 291593.00/cwt93.00–93.008511
HeifersLarge 1-2429160.16/cwt148.00–169.0068724
HeifersLarge 1275146.00/cwt146.00–146.004021
HeifersLarge 1642122.00/cwt122.00–122.007832
HeifersLarge 1-2671137.63/cwt129.00–141.0092336
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned452144.00/cwt144.00–144.006516
HeifersLarge 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
HeifersLarge 1435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006743
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned357138.00/cwt138.00–138.004932
HeifersLarge 1455149.00/cwt149.00–149.006781
HeifersLarge 1582134.30/cwt131.00–136.007823
SteersLarge 1575150.13/cwt145.00–155.008632
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
SteersLarge 1420163.00/cwt163.00–163.006851

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.