Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview Feeder special on 1/20/2022, feeder steers sold mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher, with the exception of 4 wt. steers selling for 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. All of the offering were weaned with most with two rounds of shots. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.26/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$181.26

473 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$33.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.82

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	584	183.26	1,071	443
Medium and Large 1-2	507	152.86	776	7thin
Large 2	591	152.16	899	15thin
Large 1	654	149.99	981	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about $89 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 sale473 hd

181.26

—

IL average3 barns · 677 hd

169.44

+11.82

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

51 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	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Steers	Large 1	—	665	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	954	2
Steers	Large 1	—	950	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,216	1
Steers	Large 1	—	620	158.45/cwt	152.00–165.00	982	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	340	187.68/cwt	182.00–191.00	638	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	736	158.82/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,169	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	787	152.50/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,200	22
Steers	Large 1	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	438	213.82/cwt	208.00–217.00	937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	206.60/cwt	186.00–224.75	981	45
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,010	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,323	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	833	148.79/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,239	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	625	175.81/cwt	153.00–183.75	1,099	72
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	164.21/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,108	62
Steers	Large 1-2	—	383	201.38/cwt	181.00–210.00	771	22
Steers	Large 2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	Large 2	—	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	135.03/cwt	133.00–137.00	911	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	588	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	879	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	651	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	963	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	479	142.30/cwt	134.00–145.00	682	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	149.55/cwt	140.00–156.00	927	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	167.89/cwt	160.00–172.00	720	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	602	2
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	664	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	773	140.16/cwt	128.00–147.50	1,083	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	275	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	421	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	511	169.06/cwt	150.00–175.50	864	53
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	387	166.59/cwt	166.50–167.00	645	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	158.53/cwt	147.00–166.00	902	86
Steers	Large 1-2	—	527	195.18/cwt	176.50–211.25	1,029	96
Steers	Large 1-2	—	583	188.81/cwt	181.00–190.50	1,101	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	592	129.63/cwt	128.00–133.00	767	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	230	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	336	1
Steers	Large 2	—	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	6
Steers	Large 2	—	462	156.12/cwt	151.00–161.00	721	4
Steers	Large 2	—	527	160.65/cwt	156.00–163.00	847	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	708	150.21/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,063	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	136.28/cwt	127.00–146.00	906	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	170.43/cwt	158.00–174.00	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	836	4
Steers	Large 1	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	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 Feb 17, 2022

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

Receipts 790Last week 0Year ago 733

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	178.00	178.00
2	—	665	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	950	128.00	128.00
2	—	620	152.00–165.00	158.45
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
1	—	485	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
4	—	543	154.00	154.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	340	182.00–191.00	187.68
23	—	736	153.00–159.50	158.82
22	—	787	141.00–155.00	152.50
18	—	438	208.00–217.00	213.82
45	—	475	186.00–224.75	206.60
1	—	1,010	131.00	131.00
12	—	833	142.00–152.00	148.79
72	—	625	153.00–183.75	175.81
62	—	675	157.00–170.00	164.21
22	—	383	181.00–210.00	201.38
96	—	527	176.50–211.25	195.18
51	—	583	181.00–190.50	188.81
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	172.00	172.00
6	—	683	148.00	148.00
4	—	462	151.00–161.00	156.12
3	—	527	156.00–163.00	160.65
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	133.00–137.00	135.03
2	—	588	149.50	149.50
1	—	730	133.00	133.00
1	—	510	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	134.00–145.00	142.30
3	—	592	128.00–133.00	129.63
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
1	—	230	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	163.00	163.00
49	—	620	140.00–156.00	149.55
9	—	429	160.00–172.00	167.89
1	—	880	122.00	122.00
18	—	773	128.00–147.50	140.16
1	—	275	153.00	153.00
53	—	511	150.00–175.50	169.06
11	—	387	166.50–167.00	166.59
86	—	569	147.00–166.00	158.53
23	—	708	135.00–152.00	150.21
17	—	665	127.00–146.00	136.28
21	—	485	158.00–174.00	170.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	148.00	148.00
1	—	520	154.00	154.00

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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