Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, on 3/24/2022, both steers and heifers sold mostly 15.00 to 30.00/cwt. higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.13/cwt on 768 head.

Average price

$174.13

768 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.48

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	460	176.50	812	2thin
Large 1-2	721	174.89	1,262	720
Large 1	640	162.99	1,044	17thin
Large 2	479	161.56	774	29

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $38 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 sale768 hd

174.13

—

IL average3 barns · 996 hd

166.65

+7.48

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 2	—	421	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	661	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	332	206.02/cwt	202.50–215.00	684	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	380	194.65/cwt	190.00–205.00	740	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	823	160.45/cwt	156.50–164.75	1,321	131
Steers	Large 2	—	527	173.37/cwt	173.00–176.00	914	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	572	192.52/cwt	172.00–210.00	1,101	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	273	183.59/cwt	175.00–193.00	501	2
Steers	Large 1	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Steers	Large 1	—	300	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	531	1
Steers	Large 2	—	713	138.58/cwt	131.00–146.00	988	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	701	156.18/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,095	32
Steers	Large 1	—	870	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,279	1
Steers	Large 1	—	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	857	159.79/cwt	138.50–162.00	1,369	187
Steers	Large 1-2	—	779	166.19/cwt	141.00–169.00	1,295	132
Steers	Large 1-2	—	627	184.75/cwt	166.00–190.50	1,158	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	419	215.21/cwt	192.00–234.00	902	29
Steers	Large 1	—	260	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	460	1
Steers	Large 1	—	530	177.44/cwt	166.00–214.00	940	4
Steers	Large 1	—	990	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,257	1
Steers	Large 1	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	1
Steers	Large 1	—	815	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,239	3
Steers	Large 1	—	616	161.68/cwt	147.00–169.00	996	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	435	163.89/cwt	159.00–174.00	713	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	157.65/cwt	153.00–160.00	977	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	516	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	955	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	179.18/cwt	166.00–193.00	762	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	463	155.11/cwt	151.00–176.00	718	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	636	157.11/cwt	148.00–175.00	999	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	532	189.31/cwt	173.00–199.00	1,007	52
Heifers	Large 2	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	521	155.31/cwt	152.00–163.00	809	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	361	196.27/cwt	168.00–205.00	709	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	828	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	840	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,147	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	472	195.91/cwt	166.00–205.00	925	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	729	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,053	7
Steers	Large 2	—	557	155.82/cwt	135.00–161.00	868	5
Steers	Large 2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	697	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	934	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	623	133.03/cwt	125.00–141.00	829	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	327	189.33/cwt	186.00–193.00	619	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	170.19/cwt	162.00–173.00	979	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	216.22/cwt	197.00–233.00	1,038	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	925	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	673	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	769	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,065	12
Steers	Large 2	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Steers	Large 2	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	211.38/cwt	184.00–223.00	1,110	81
Steers	Large 2	—	299	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	514	7
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	420	189.87/cwt	165.00–207.00	797	57
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	169.71/cwt	152.00–176.50	1,137	30

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Receipts 1,333Last week 0Year ago 1,343

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, on 3/24/2022, both steers and heifers sold mostly 15.00 to 30.00/cwt. higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	157.00	157.00
8	—	527	173.00–176.00	173.37
2	—	713	131.00–146.00	138.58
5	—	557	135.00–161.00	155.82
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	865	130.00	130.00
7	—	299	172.00	172.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	202.50–215.00	206.02
4	—	380	190.00–205.00	194.65
131	—	823	156.50–164.75	160.45
20	—	572	172.00–210.00	192.52
2	—	273	175.00–193.00	183.59
32	—	701	154.50–156.50	156.18
187	—	857	138.50–162.00	159.79
132	—	779	141.00–169.00	166.19
30	—	627	166.00–190.50	184.75
29	—	419	192.00–234.00	215.21
27	—	480	197.00–233.00	216.22
1	—	925	128.00	128.00
81	—	525	184.00–223.00	211.38
30	—	670	152.00–176.50	169.71
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
1	—	300	177.00	177.00
1	—	870	147.00	147.00
1	—	670	162.00	162.00
1	—	260	177.00	177.00
4	—	530	166.00–214.00	177.44
1	—	990	127.00	127.00
1	—	920	135.00	135.00
3	—	815	152.00	152.00
3	—	616	147.00–169.00	161.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	182.00	182.00
1	—	415	171.00	171.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	159.00–174.00	163.89
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
7	—	463	151.00–176.00	155.11
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
5	—	521	152.00–163.00	155.31
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	350	167.00	167.00
2	—	697	134.00	134.00
2	—	623	125.00–141.00	133.03
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	153.00–160.00	157.65
3	—	516	185.00	185.00
2	—	425	166.00–193.00	179.18
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
3	—	840	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	636	148.00–175.00	157.11
52	—	532	173.00–199.00	189.31
11	—	361	168.00–205.00	196.27
3	—	828	134.00	134.00
46	—	472	166.00–205.00	195.91
7	—	729	144.50	144.50
18	—	327	186.00–193.00	189.33
29	—	575	162.00–173.00	170.19
3	—	673	153.00	153.00
12	—	769	138.50	138.50
57	—	420	165.00–207.00	189.87

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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