Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, lightweight feeder steers and heifers under 400lbs traded lower 5.00-7.00 giving back the gains made of one week ago. Midweight feeders steers and heifers trading 2.00-3.00 higher with no comparable test for feeders over 700lbs. A noticeable increase in the number of feeder heifers in today's offering as compared to previous sales. Solid buyer participation for a moderate offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.62/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$163.62

317 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	189.38	762	36
Medium and Large 1-2	569	170.08	968	169
Large 1-2	583	168.50	982	5thin
Medium and Large 2	531	150.97	802	59
Large 2	727	144.50	1,051	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	648	138.71	898	34
Large 2-3	670	133.31	893	3thin
Medium and Large 3	593	123.56	733	7thin

One grade step is worth $65.82/cwt here — about $29 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 sale317 hd

163.62

—

IL average5 barns · 1,041 hd

162.49

+1.13

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

99 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	Medium and Large 1	—	457	184.69/cwt	182.00–188.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.80/cwt	140.00–166.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	148.50/cwt	142.00–156.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	140.19/cwt	131.00–149.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	177.14/cwt	175.00–179.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.05/cwt	170.00–182.00	656	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	583	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.07/cwt	185.00–194.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	152.61/cwt	146.00–166.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	192.42/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,024	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	211.41/cwt	196.00–223.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	165.01/cwt	155.50–170.00	1,028	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	151.89/cwt	150.00–154.00	740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	135.85/cwt	131.00–146.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.05/cwt	142.00–160.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	176.52/cwt	167.00–181.00	819	20
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	136.56/cwt	131.00–139.50	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	202.84/cwt	196.00–207.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	170.90/cwt	163.00–184.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	124.97/cwt	124.00–127.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	169.55/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,139	32
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	670	133.31/cwt	128.00–136.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	512	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	315	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	165.20/cwt	161.00–168.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	176.49/cwt	169.00–184.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	180.09/cwt	173.00–187.00	729	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	202.20/cwt	196.00–208.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	199.64/cwt	190.00–209.00	952	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	159.04/cwt	143.00–165.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	151.51/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,017	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	176.12/cwt	171.00–185.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	178.41/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,113	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	178.57/cwt	167.00–185.00	943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	182.22/cwt	180.00–183.00	856	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	159.61/cwt	148.00–164.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	694	143.85/cwt	133.00–146.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	191.68/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,110	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	207.57/cwt	199.00–218.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	174.27/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	164.72/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.17/cwt	160.00–177.00	880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.57/cwt	208.00–229.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	154.30/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	157.21/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	137.73/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	191.24/cwt	188.00–198.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	170.34/cwt	165.00–176.00	985	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	140.21/cwt	130.00–147.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	156.53/cwt	147.00–164.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	457	182.00–188.00	184.69
12	—	425	185.00–194.00	189.07
1	—	380	184.00	184.00
5	—	273	196.00–207.00	202.84
4	—	311	188.00–198.00	191.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	140.00–166.00	147.80
10	—	533	142.00–156.00	148.50
11	—	633	146.00–166.00	152.61
2	—	712	148.00	148.00
5	—	369	151.00	151.00
2	—	212	151.00	151.00
2	—	428	142.00–160.00	151.05
2	—	690	146.00	146.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	142.00	142.00
12	—	566	147.00–164.00	156.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
7	—	626	131.00–149.00	140.19
3	—	727	131.00–146.00	135.85
9	—	510	131.00–139.50	136.56
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
2	—	272	136.00	136.00
7	—	987	139.00	139.00
2	—	755	146.00	146.00
2	—	335	139.00–145.00	142.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	175.00–179.00	177.14
8	—	375	170.00–182.00	175.05
2	—	737	166.00	166.00
17	—	623	155.50–170.00	165.01
20	—	464	167.00–181.00	176.52
12	—	431	163.00–184.00	170.90
32	—	672	160.00–178.00	169.55
1	—	280	183.00	183.00
18	—	523	160.00–177.00	168.17
48	—	578	165.00–176.00	170.34
9	—	785	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	168.50	168.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
3	—	746	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	124.00–127.00	124.97
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	128.00–136.00	133.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	189.50	189.50
17	—	532	187.00–195.00	192.42
12	—	375	196.00–223.00	211.41
18	—	477	190.00–209.00	199.64
17	—	579	184.00–193.00	191.68
5	—	430	199.00–218.00	207.57
1	—	345	206.00	206.00
8	—	275	208.00–229.00	210.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	487	150.00–154.00	151.89
1	—	850	148.00	148.00
1	—	905	155.00	155.00
2	—	810	145.00	145.00
8	—	576	143.00–165.00	159.04
11	—	671	141.00–161.00	151.51
4	—	613	148.00–164.00	159.61
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
1	—	530	154.00	154.00
4	—	715	150.00–162.00	154.30
6	—	770	147.00–165.00	157.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	171.00–185.00	176.12
26	—	624	165.00–185.00	178.41
1	—	360	192.00	192.00
10	—	528	167.00–185.00	178.57
1	—	320	183.00	183.00
9	—	470	180.00–183.00	182.22
4	—	276	171.00	171.00
9	—	909	161.00	161.00
11	—	588	171.00–176.00	174.27
13	—	678	160.00–165.50	164.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	131.00–136.00	133.48
6	—	694	133.00–146.00	143.85
1	—	890	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
1	—	515	149.00	149.00
3	—	788	130.00–146.00	137.73
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
4	—	562	130.00–147.00	140.21
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
1	—	570	143.00	143.00
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	161.00–168.00	165.20
6	—	451	169.00–184.00	176.49
2	—	405	173.00–187.00	180.09
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	196.00–208.00	202.20
4	—	287	207.50	207.50
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	125.00	125.00

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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