Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special on 5/12/2022, steers sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 to 22.00 higher. Prices increased as the sale progressed. 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 $167.65/cwt on 779 head.

Average price

$167.65

779 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 2

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	775	168.09	1,302	755
Large 1	629	166.11	1,044	9thin
Large 2	568	146.67	834	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $469 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 sale779 hd

167.65

—

IL average3 barns · 1,070 hd

161.17

+6.48

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

71 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	474	191.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	906	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	370	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	692	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	608	158.94/cwt	132.00–164.00	966	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	726	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	878	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	230	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	370	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	886	153.32/cwt	145.50–158.00	1,358	93
Steers	Large 1-2	—	723	166.16/cwt	151.50–174.00	1,201	73
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	154.51/cwt	152.50–156.50	1,414	114
Steers	Large 1-2	—	532	203.60/cwt	175.00–216.00	1,083	27
Steers	Large 2	—	230	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	359	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,045	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,390	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	776	147.39/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,144	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	832	160.85/cwt	142.00–172.00	1,338	261
Steers	Large 1-2	—	967	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,315	28
Steers	Large 2	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Steers	Large 1	—	595	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,059	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	164.56/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,020	6
Steers	Large 2	—	592	143.68/cwt	137.00–150.00	851	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	576	203.83/cwt	188.00–225.00	1,174	60
Steers	Large 1-2	—	652	168.70/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,100	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	313	193.05/cwt	191.00–195.00	604	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,456	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	370	199.60/cwt	185.00–211.00	739	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	442	211.70/cwt	197.00–237.00	936	18
Steers	Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	465	214.92/cwt	193.00–231.00	999	26
Steers	Large 1	—	701	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,171	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	258	194.89/cwt	184.00–206.00	503	2
Steers	Large 2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	3
Steers	Large 2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Large 2	—	877	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,149	2
Steers	Large 2	—	472	163.33/cwt	153.00–173.00	771	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	1
Steers	Large 1	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	614	163.78/cwt	151.00–175.00	1,006	46
Heifers	Large 2	—	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	717	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	942	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	639	146.52/cwt	145.00–147.00	936	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	813	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	426	190.21/cwt	173.00–204.00	810	37
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	200.32/cwt	193.00–202.00	970	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	573	162.18/cwt	151.00–166.00	929	20
Heifers	Large 2	—	511	155.51/cwt	145.00–163.00	795	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	922	136.59/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,259	62
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	532	176.78/cwt	165.00–185.00	940	77
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	275	181.28/cwt	180.00–184.00	499	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	712	152.72/cwt	137.00–160.50	1,087	35
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	225	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	396	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	828	150.29/cwt	126.00–151.75	1,244	146
Heifers	Large 1	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	923	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	857	140.20/cwt	133.00–145.50	1,202	28
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	776	143.91/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,117	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	334	186.46/cwt	182.00–195.00	623	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	461	188.65/cwt	181.00–200.00	870	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	486	163.78/cwt	162.00–164.00	796	9
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	972	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	364	182.01/cwt	174.00–194.00	663	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	684	158.97/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,087	52
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	1
Steers	Large 1	—	300	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	543	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Large 1	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Steers	Large 1	—	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	1
Steers	Large 1	—	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	1
Steers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	559	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,325	5

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 May 26, 2022

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	163.00	163.00
8	—	474	185.00–195.00	191.18
1	—	370	187.00	187.00
13	—	608	132.00–164.00	158.94
3	—	726	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	886	145.50–158.00	153.32
73	—	723	151.50–174.00	166.16
114	—	915	152.50–156.50	154.51
27	—	532	175.00–216.00	203.60
3	—	1,045	133.00	133.00
5	—	776	141.00–154.00	147.39
261	—	832	142.00–172.00	160.85
28	—	967	136.00	136.00
6	—	620	158.00–173.00	164.56
60	—	576	188.00–225.00	203.83
17	—	652	164.00–172.00	168.70
2	—	313	191.00–195.00	193.05
1	—	1,300	112.00	112.00
11	—	370	185.00–211.00	199.60
18	—	442	197.00–237.00	211.70
26	—	465	193.00–231.00	214.92
2	—	258	184.00–206.00	194.89
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	156.00	156.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
3	—	592	137.00–150.00	143.68
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	675	136.00	136.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	877	131.00	131.00
3	—	472	153.00–173.00	163.33
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	178.00	178.00
3	—	701	167.00	167.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	181.00	181.00
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	183.00	183.00
1	—	800	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	243.00	243.00
5	—	559	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	154.00	154.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	162.00	162.00
9	—	486	162.00–164.00	163.78
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
3	—	718	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	133.00	133.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	614	151.00–175.00	163.78
37	—	426	173.00–204.00	190.21
20	—	573	151.00–166.00	162.18
62	—	922	124.00–137.00	136.59
77	—	532	165.00–185.00	176.78
3	—	275	180.00–184.00	181.28
35	—	712	137.00–160.50	152.72
1	—	225	176.00	176.00
146	—	828	126.00–151.75	150.29
28	—	857	133.00–145.50	140.20
24	—	776	143.00–144.00	143.91
5	—	334	182.00–195.00	186.46
21	—	461	181.00–200.00	188.65
10	—	364	174.00–194.00	182.01
52	—	684	149.00–166.00	158.97
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	165.00	165.00
3	—	717	130.00–132.00	131.32
4	—	639	145.00–147.00	146.52
2	—	585	137.00–141.00	139.02
9	—	511	145.00–163.00	155.51
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	199.00	199.00
11	—	484	193.00–202.00	200.32

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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