Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-03-24

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Mar 24
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
1,059 vs last sale 1,379 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
0 vs last sale 0 0 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

Todays sale consisting of feeder cattle and bred cows and pairs saw active trade with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.29/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$143.29
117 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2
$23.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.49
vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2664146.6797395
Large 1565136.287709thin
Large 2535123.5166013thin
One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $313 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 sale117 hd
143.29
IL average3 barns · 235 hd
141.81
+1.49
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

88 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
HeifersLarge 1-2714151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,07831
SteersLarge 1825118.04/cwt111.00–125.009742
SteersLarge 1365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
HeifersLarge 1530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
HeifersLarge 1560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
HeifersLarge 1-2865118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0211
HeifersLarge 1-2425151.92/cwt145.00–159.006462
HeifersLarge 1735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009632
HeifersLarge 1280132.50/cwt132.50–132.503711
HeifersLarge 1-2621141.67/cwt135.00–146.0088011
HeifersLarge 1-2562139.25/cwt137.00–140.007834
HeifersLarge 2890116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0322
HeifersLarge 2320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
HeifersLarge 1-2491172.60/cwt172.00–173.008475
HeifersLarge 1325144.00/cwt144.00–144.004681
SteersLarge 1-21,185108.50/cwt108.00–109.001,2862
SteersLarge 1-2810131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0612
SteersLarge 1-2469174.07/cwt161.00–187.008167
SteersLarge 1-2691127.68/cwt126.00–131.008826
SteersLarge 1725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
SteersLarge 1650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
SteersLarge 1-2758133.51/cwt131.00–136.001,0122
SteersLarge 1-21,120112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2541
SteersLarge 1-2567160.86/cwt154.00–166.009126
SteersLarge 1-2390166.00/cwt166.00–166.006471
SteersLarge 2605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
SteersLarge 1-2516178.35/cwt167.00–184.009203
SteersLarge 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
SteersLarge 1-2631169.43/cwt150.00–177.001,06910
SteersLarge 1-2712163.26/cwt146.00–164.001,16224
SteersLarge 1-2429181.59/cwt172.00–197.507794
BullsLarge 1-281393.60/cwt78.00–107.007613
BullsLarge 1-2563131.00/cwt131.00–131.007383
BullsLarge 1-2717123.00/cwt123.00–123.008822
BullsLarge 1-2373153.00/cwt153.00–153.005712
BullsLarge 1370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005251
BullsLarge 2Full56590.00/cwt90.00–90.005091
HeifersLarge 1-2Full83087.50/cwt87.50–87.507261
BullsLarge 1-2517153.87/cwt135.00–166.007963
BullsLarge 2490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006571
BullsLarge 2575132.00/cwt132.00–132.007592
BullsLarge 182594.00/cwt94.00–94.007761
BullsLarge 1775101.00/cwt101.00–101.007831
HeifersLarge 1-2504159.99/cwt159.00–162.0080612
HeifersLarge 2690113.00/cwt113.00–113.007801
BullsLarge 1-297891.98/cwt91.00–93.009002
BullsLarge 1-2624130.86/cwt121.00–138.008178
HeifersLarge 2280121.12/cwt117.50–125.003392
HeifersLarge 1402155.00/cwt155.00–155.006232
HeifersLarge 2520125.06/cwt116.00–144.006503
HeifersLarge 2412133.72/cwt120.00–142.005513
BullsLarge 1-277099.00/cwt99.00–99.007621
BullsLarge 1-2340137.50/cwt135.00–140.004682
HeifersLarge 2805101.00/cwt101.00–101.008131
HeifersLarge 1-2655148.75/cwt135.00–151.0097414
SteersLarge 1565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008311
HeifersLarge 1-2936120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1238
HeifersLarge 1-2385156.42/cwt153.00–160.006023
HeifersLarge 1-2991111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1003
SteersLarge 2475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006081
SteersLarge 2535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
HeifersLarge 11,115115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,7001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2980675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,3941
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4061,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0016,1693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,2061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4521,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,9652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060885.00/cwt885.00–885.009,3811
Bred CowsSmall 1-2985600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,9101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2958807.70/cwt735.00–935.007,7383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2801
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3531,250.10/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0016,9147
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2945975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,2141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,3943
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,1881
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3351,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,6851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 31,000625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,2501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3901,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0017,8623
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed990775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,6731
BullsLarge 1565149.00/cwt149.00–149.008421
BullsLarge 2619121.00/cwt121.00–121.007491
BullsLarge 1-2400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
BullsLarge 1-2664122.00/cwt122.00–122.008106
BullsLarge 1-2489164.76/cwt161.00–166.008064
BullsLarge 1335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191

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.