Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

At Fairview today a quality offering of locally produced feeder cattle was met with strong demand and prices tending higher for most weights. Light weight steers and heifers under 400lbs sold noticeably higher while steers and heifers over 600lbs sold steady to firm with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.04/cwt on 912 head.

Average price

$186.04

912 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$16.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	188.48	1,389	773
Medium and Large 1-2	710	172.44	1,224	139

One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about $165 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 sale912 hd

186.04

—

IL average5 barns · 1,735 hd

179.54

+6.50

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

54 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	173.90/cwt	152.00–181.00	850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	216.78/cwt	215.00–217.00	932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	173.72/cwt	151.00–182.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	160.82/cwt	131.00–172.50	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	213.32/cwt	188.00–219.00	1,041	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	192.30/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,292	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	156.47/cwt	151.00–162.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	192.41/cwt	190.00–199.50	1,039	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	224.96/cwt	196.00–233.00	850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	160.68/cwt	153.00–175.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	166.42/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	172.44/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,348	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	237.84/cwt	223.00–241.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	222.45/cwt	215.00–230.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	811	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,517	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	199.94/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,252	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	197.46/cwt	191.50–204.50	1,126	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,378	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.00/cwt	127.00–179.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	171.90/cwt	152.00–174.00	983	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	167.59/cwt	149.00–180.00	902	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	172.49/cwt	167.00–181.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	209.74/cwt	204.00–211.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	175.92/cwt	151.00–185.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	173.59/cwt	160.00–174.25	1,109	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	201.52/cwt	197.00–213.00	865	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	189.17/cwt	186.50–190.00	919	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,570	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	180.32/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,482	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,597	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,535	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,358	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	176.96/cwt	151.00–185.00	1,088	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	140.88/cwt	131.00–151.00	466	4

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 Sep 15, 2022

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	489	152.00–181.00	173.90
10	—	568	151.00–182.00	173.72
6	—	524	131.00–172.50	160.82
3	—	705	182.00	182.00
2	—	443	151.00–162.00	156.47
1	—	920	161.00	161.00
5	—	384	153.00–175.00	160.68
2	—	663	162.00–171.00	166.42
18	—	782	163.00–173.00	172.44
56	—	892	176.00	176.00
15	—	615	151.00–185.00	176.96
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
4	—	331	131.00–151.00	140.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	215.00–217.00	216.78
1	—	295	232.50	232.50
52	—	488	188.00–219.00	213.32
48	—	672	182.50–197.00	192.30
23	—	540	190.00–199.50	192.41
23	—	378	196.00–233.00	224.96
10	—	313	223.00–241.00	237.84
2	—	207	215.00–230.00	222.45
44	—	626	199.00–201.00	199.94
32	—	570	191.50–204.50	197.46
21	—	755	182.50	182.50
191	—	822	179.50–181.50	180.32
116	—	926	172.00–173.00	172.49
65	—	853	180.00	180.00
62	—	728	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	811	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
2	—	688	121.00–125.00	123.02
2	—	515	127.00–179.00	153.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
2	—	295	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	199.00	199.00
1	—	325	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	572	152.00–174.00	171.90
12	—	538	149.00–180.00	167.59
9	—	491	167.00–181.00	172.49
4	—	665	167.00	167.00
4	—	434	151.00–185.00	175.92
2	—	783	147.00–150.00	148.48
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
38	—	639	160.00–174.25	173.59
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
15	—	718	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	339	204.00–211.00	209.74
9	—	516	185.00	185.00
31	—	429	197.00–213.00	201.52
14	—	376	211.00	211.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
41	—	486	186.50–190.00	189.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	152.00	152.00

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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