Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Included in the offering today were 6 load lots. Two upper 8wt load lots of steers sold from 188.00 to 194.00 cwt. Two lower 9wt load lots of steers sold from 185.25 to 191.50 cwt. One load lot of upper 9 wt heifers sold for 149.75. One load lot of upper 1000 wt heifers sold for 145.25 cwt.

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special on 7/21/2022, steers under 600 lbs traded steady. Steers over 600 lbs sold mostly 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 to 18.00 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 $189.36/cwt on 569 head.

Average price

$189.36

569 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$52.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.42

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	762	192.48	1,467	460
Medium and Large 1-2	678	176.89	1,199	107
Large 1-2	1,043	139.49	1,455	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.99/cwt here — about $13 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 sale569 hd

189.36

—

IL average3 barns · 812 hd

176.95

+12.42

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

53 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	163.56/cwt	162.00–164.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	169.08/cwt	167.00–171.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	174.88/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,013	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	164.86/cwt	158.00–168.00	874	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	219.62/cwt	201.00–225.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	574	176.44/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	204.62/cwt	191.00–213.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	191.01/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,660	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	170.24/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	194.89/cwt	189.00–196.00	947	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.89/cwt	165.00–173.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	193.97/cwt	192.00–194.50	1,274	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	166.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	171.75/cwt	171.00–173.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	186.81/cwt	179.00–191.50	1,741	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	187.35/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,094	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	180.80/cwt	179.50–183.00	1,322	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	183.10/cwt	171.00–186.50	1,388	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	170.66/cwt	167.00–172.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	171.99/cwt	169.00–176.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	149.65/cwt	144.00–149.75	1,470	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	158.71/cwt	157.00–160.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	179.61/cwt	179.00–183.00	762	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	165.18/cwt	162.00–171.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.05/cwt	182.00–183.00	592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	174.50/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,101	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	183.12/cwt	173.00–185.00	835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,085	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,576	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	151.28/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,181	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	155.61/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,257	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	171.84/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,150	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	172.30/cwt	169.00–172.75	574	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,020	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	160.42/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,267	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	198.98/cwt	189.00–203.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	176.47/cwt	175.00–177.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.08/cwt	193.00–212.00	1,261	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	198.66/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,023	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	158.00/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,063	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,043	139.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	182.19/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,148	8

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 Aug 18, 2022

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

Receipts 1,289Last week 653Year ago 1,202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	145.00–154.00	149.37
9	—	462	162.00–164.00	163.56
2	—	418	167.00–171.00	169.08
1	—	295	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	579	169.00–181.00	174.88
20	—	325	182.00–183.00	182.05
13	—	456	173.00–185.00	183.12
3	—	230	195.00	195.00
32	—	669	169.50–174.00	171.84
20	—	790	158.00–164.00	160.42
8	—	512	175.00–177.00	176.47
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	530	158.00–168.00	164.86
3	—	272	169.00–176.00	171.99
57	—	982	144.00–149.75	149.65
7	—	563	157.00–160.00	158.71
15	—	424	179.00–183.00	179.61
9	—	885	159.50	159.50
9	—	493	162.00–171.00	165.18
24	—	631	170.00–175.50	174.50
7	—	711	161.00	161.00
11	—	781	146.00–155.00	151.28
28	—	808	155.50–157.00	155.61
16	—	333	169.00–172.75	172.30
14	—	673	148.00–164.00	158.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,085	145.25	145.25
6	—	1,020	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	201.00–225.00	219.62
8	—	380	191.00–213.00	204.62
1	—	330	209.00	209.00
126	—	869	188.00–194.00	191.01
18	—	486	189.00–196.00	194.89
28	—	657	192.00–194.50	193.97
144	—	932	179.00–191.50	186.81
22	—	584	181.00–191.00	187.35
11	—	731	179.50–183.00	180.80
5	—	421	189.00–203.00	198.98
48	—	615	193.00–212.00	205.08
44	—	515	185.00–206.00	198.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	175.00–179.00	176.44
6	—	532	172.00–173.00	172.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	186.00	186.00
8	—	688	169.00–171.00	170.24
2	—	375	165.00–173.00	168.89
4	—	710	165.00–170.00	166.74
4	—	514	171.00–173.00	171.75
8	—	911	166.00	166.00
2	—	815	165.00	165.00
42	—	758	171.00–186.50	183.10
6	—	482	167.00–172.00	170.66
8	—	630	180.00–186.00	182.19
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	137.00–142.00	139.49

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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