Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview special feeder sale on 12/16/2021, feeder steers and feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.19/cwt on 889 head.

Average price

$166.19

889 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	634	167.33	1,061	847
Large 1	630	151.28	953	20
Large 2	457	135.66	620	22

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $440 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 sale889 hd

166.19

—

IL average3 barns · 1,112 hd

160.35

+5.84

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

62 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	—	342	185.60/cwt	171.00–195.00	635	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	821	152.24/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,250	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	355	192.85/cwt	173.00–196.00	685	11
Steers	Large 2	—	317	138.68/cwt	131.00–152.50	440	3
Steers	Large 2	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	674	152.72/cwt	144.00–163.00	1,029	68
Steers	Large 1-2	—	536	182.54/cwt	161.00–201.00	978	67
Steers	Large 1	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	624	166.63/cwt	151.00–175.50	1,040	232
Steers	Large 2	—	277	139.63/cwt	131.00–145.00	387	3
Steers	Large 2	—	562	128.06/cwt	126.00–131.00	720	5
Steers	Large 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	482	190.14/cwt	165.00–207.00	916	38
Steers	Large 1	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Large 1	—	453	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	806	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	874	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,337	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	567	174.64/cwt	156.00–185.00	990	75
Steers	Large 1-2	—	755	152.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,148	49
Steers	Large 1-2	—	428	202.43/cwt	195.00–209.00	866	49
Steers	Large 1	—	805	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,220	2
Steers	Large 1	—	638	137.47/cwt	131.00–144.00	877	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	721	157.71/cwt	138.00–162.00	1,137	230
Steers	Large 1	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Steers	Large 1	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Steers	Large 1	—	580	149.55/cwt	141.00–160.00	867	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	528	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	787	3
Steers	Large 2	—	418	139.57/cwt	131.00–154.00	583	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	338	145.56/cwt	141.00–155.00	492	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	763	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,007	3
Steers	Large 2	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Steers	Large 2	—	515	136.00/cwt	121.00–151.00	700	2
Steers	Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	Large 1	—	778	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	476	162.75/cwt	155.00–169.00	775	73
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	527	155.13/cwt	145.00–160.00	818	81
Steers	Large 2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Large 2	—	235	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	350	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	149.64/cwt	141.00–157.75	860	123
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	162.65/cwt	143.00–170.00	691	15
Heifers	Large 2	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	815	122.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	995	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	664	145.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	966	141
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	725	138.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,003	28
Heifers	Large 2	—	327	135.48/cwt	132.00–141.00	443	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	538	124.93/cwt	113.00–131.00	672	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	286	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	432	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	624	149.30/cwt	131.00–155.00	932	86
Heifers	Large 2	—	290	129.48/cwt	121.00–132.00	375	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	385	128.20/cwt	121.00–142.00	494	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	425	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	562	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	380	164.69/cwt	160.00–172.00	626	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	754	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	638	140.08/cwt	133.00–147.00	894	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	235	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	284	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 Jan 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,588Last week 2,354Year ago 0

Compared to the last reported Fairview special feeder sale on 12/16/2021, feeder steers and feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	171.00–195.00	185.60
19	—	821	134.00–156.00	152.24
11	—	355	173.00–196.00	192.85
68	—	674	144.00–163.00	152.72
67	—	536	161.00–201.00	182.54
232	—	624	151.00–175.50	166.63
38	—	482	165.00–207.00	190.14
6	—	874	153.00	153.00
75	—	567	156.00–185.00	174.64
49	—	755	140.00–157.00	152.06
49	—	428	195.00–209.00	202.43
230	—	721	138.00–162.00	157.71
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	131.00–152.50	138.68
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
3	—	277	131.00–145.00	139.63
5	—	562	126.00–131.00	128.06
4	—	418	131.00–154.00	139.57
1	—	740	131.00	131.00
2	—	515	121.00–151.00	136.00
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
1	—	235	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	151.00	151.00
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
3	—	453	178.00	178.00
2	—	805	150.00–153.00	151.50
2	—	638	131.00–144.00	137.47
1	—	850	136.00	136.00
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
5	—	580	141.00–160.00	149.55
3	—	778	138.00–140.00	139.32
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	135.00–145.00	139.87
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
3	—	763	132.00	132.00
2	—	665	131.00	131.00
2	—	815	118.00–126.00	122.07
2	—	638	133.00–147.00	140.08
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	141.00–155.00	145.56
73	—	476	155.00–169.00	162.75
81	—	527	145.00–160.00	155.13
123	—	575	141.00–157.75	149.64
15	—	425	143.00–170.00	162.65
141	—	664	140.00–160.00	145.52
28	—	725	133.00–140.00	138.30
6	—	286	151.00	151.00
86	—	624	131.00–155.00	149.30
36	—	380	160.00–172.00	164.69
10	—	754	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
3	—	327	132.00–141.00	135.48
3	—	538	113.00–131.00	124.93
4	—	290	121.00–132.00	129.48
7	—	385	121.00–142.00	128.20
3	—	676	131.00	131.00
3	—	425	131.00–133.00	132.34
1	—	235	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	149.00	149.00

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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