Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview special feeder cattle sale on 4/14/22, feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.72/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$165.72

344 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.36

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	521	169.50	883	4thin
Large 1-2	672	166.21	1,117	324
Large 1	538	165.02	888	5thin
Large 2	578	149.97	867	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $16 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 sale344 hd

165.72

—

IL average3 barns · 578 hd

157.35

+8.36

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

77 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	738	133.12/cwt	131.00–135.00	982	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	175.63/cwt	164.00–187.00	931	54
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	778	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	148.20/cwt	137.00–156.50	1,289	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	240	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	450	1
Steers	Large 1	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Steers	Large 2	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,161	6
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	136.06/cwt	131.00–139.00	921	35
Steers	Large 1-2	—	388	211.87/cwt	207.00–216.00	822	17
Steers	Large 2	—	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	1
Steers	Large 2	—	579	153.94/cwt	148.00–161.00	891	5
Steers	Large 2	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	417	197.62/cwt	188.00–204.00	824	10
Steers	Large 1	—	529	166.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	880	4
Steers	Large 2	—	638	141.47/cwt	135.00–148.00	903	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,125	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,328	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	516	194.16/cwt	181.00–202.00	1,002	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	335	188.18/cwt	180.00–194.00	630	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	962	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,318	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	831	153.42/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,275	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,015	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	769	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	627	163.86/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,027	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	774	144.23/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,116	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	723	157.58/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,139	76
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	158.97/cwt	143.00–172.25	1,065	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	170.98/cwt	165.00–182.00	983	40
Steers	Large 1-2	—	913	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,233	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,162	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	897	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	978	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	530	137.87/cwt	131.00–145.00	731	2
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	667	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	847	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	807	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	706	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	851	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	993	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	627	131.61/cwt	128.00–140.00	825	13
Bulls	Large 2	—	610	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	683	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	654	117.37/cwt	116.00–124.00	768	6
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	758	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	182.29/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,035	33
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	955	16
Bulls	Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	622	121.80/cwt	116.00–126.00	758	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	126.54/cwt	122.00–131.00	740	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	677	130.30/cwt	125.00–137.00	882	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	122.51/cwt	116.00–129.00	821	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	137.67/cwt	125.00–155.00	805	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	528	159.14/cwt	149.00–169.00	840	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	467	141.82/cwt	137.00–152.00	662	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	519	148.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	769	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,020	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	375	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	557	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	934	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,177	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	483	159.10/cwt	155.00–171.00	768	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	744	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	422	136.41/cwt	121.00–149.00	576	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	184.12/cwt	180.00–185.00	718	11
Heifers	Large 2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	556	159.77/cwt	158.00–160.00	888	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	315	173.34/cwt	168.00–177.00	546	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	282	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	550	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	438	182.59/cwt	176.00–185.00	800	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	573	135.98/cwt	131.00–143.00	779	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	817	129.51/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,058	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	135.17/cwt	131.00–137.00	831	16

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 850Last week 1,333Year ago 563

Compared to the last reported Fairview special feeder cattle sale on 4/14/22, feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	738	131.00–135.00	133.12
54	—	530	164.00–187.00	175.63
1	—	240	187.50	187.50
35	—	677	131.00–139.00	136.06
1	—	1,020	117.00	117.00
8	—	934	126.00	126.00
20	—	483	155.00–171.00	159.10
11	—	390	180.00–185.00	184.12
22	—	556	158.00–160.00	159.77
3	—	315	168.00–177.00	173.34
2	—	282	195.00	195.00
11	—	438	176.00–185.00	182.59
13	—	817	126.00–136.00	129.51
16	—	615	131.00–137.00	135.17
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	122.00–129.00	125.50
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
3	—	677	125.00–137.00	130.30
2	—	320	153.00	153.00
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
2	—	528	149.00–169.00	159.14
3	—	573	131.00–143.00	135.98
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	758	150.00	150.00
33	—	568	181.00–183.00	182.29
16	—	608	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	116.00–126.00	121.80
9	—	670	116.00–129.00	122.51
19	—	585	125.00–155.00	137.67
3	—	467	137.00–152.00	141.82
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
6	—	519	140.00–155.00	148.10
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
2	—	375	147.00–150.00	148.50
7	—	422	121.00–149.00	136.41
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	870	137.00–156.50	148.20
17	—	388	207.00–216.00	211.87
10	—	417	188.00–204.00	197.62
1	—	1,125	118.00	118.00
30	—	516	181.00–202.00	194.16
4	—	335	180.00–194.00	188.18
2	—	962	137.00	137.00
43	—	831	141.00–155.00	153.42
1	—	1,015	124.00	124.00
22	—	627	151.00–171.00	163.86
18	—	774	140.00–158.00	144.23
76	—	723	150.00–161.00	157.58
22	—	670	143.00–172.25	158.97
40	—	575	165.00–182.00	170.98
7	—	913	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,162	105.00	105.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
4	—	529	165.00–170.00	166.27
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	148.00	148.00
1	—	535	167.00	167.00
5	—	579	148.00–161.00	153.94
2	—	488	141.00	141.00
2	—	638	135.00–148.00	141.47
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	191.00	191.00
10	—	560	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	159.00	159.00
2	—	427	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	897	109.00	109.00
2	—	530	131.00–145.00	137.87
2	—	667	127.00	127.00
4	—	807	124.00	124.00
4	—	706	119.00–122.00	120.51
3	—	993	101.00	101.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
13	—	627	128.00–140.00	131.61
2	—	585	122.00–131.00	126.54
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	111.00–113.00	111.99
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
6	—	654	116.00–124.00	117.37
2	—	555	121.00	121.00

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