Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview a quality offering was met with strong buyer demand for the first feeder cattle special of 2023. As their have been no recent sales due to the holiday break, no price comparisons are reported today but a higher undertone was noted for most weights of feeder steers and heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.30/cwt on 1,277 head.

Average price

$185.30

1,277 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$54.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	189.82	1,336	970
Medium and Large 1-2	703	174.46	1,226	247
Medium and Large 2	671	157.96	1,060	57
Medium and Large 2-3	807	135.67	1,094	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.15/cwt here — about $242 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 sale1,277 hd

185.30

—

IL average4 barns · 1,578 hd

179.34

+5.96

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

72 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 2	—	530	156.42/cwt	152.00–161.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	215.50/cwt	198.00–221.00	1,142	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	197.50/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,149	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	153.64/cwt	150.00–161.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	159.03/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	155.06/cwt	148.00–169.00	1,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	159.61/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,018	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,340	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	174.62/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,118	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	175.00/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	165.80/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	159.97/cwt	149.00–166.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	154.74/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	175.45/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,256	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	174.17/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,193	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	173.84/cwt	165.00–174.50	1,337	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	215.24/cwt	198.00–222.00	1,027	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	228.48/cwt	210.00–232.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	178.45/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,531	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	177.03/cwt	172.75–181.75	1,434	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	184.10/cwt	182.50–187.00	1,344	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	206.00/cwt	201.00–211.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	135.13/cwt	131.00–139.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	153.16/cwt	152.00–154.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	145.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	146.07/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,196	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	150.74/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	896	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	150.62/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	149.24/cwt	141.00–154.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	170.35/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,123	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.94/cwt	162.00–175.00	981	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,256	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	167.93/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,060	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	176.35/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,123	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	178.79/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,005	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	189.93/cwt	178.00–198.00	792	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	170.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	191.63/cwt	181.00–199.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	187.78/cwt	175.00–194.00	903	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	185.02/cwt	178.00–195.00	966	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	185.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,277	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	190.22/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,181	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	183.57/cwt	181.50–184.00	1,397	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	223.99/cwt	191.00–231.00	979	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,109	14

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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Receipts 1,731Last week 0Year ago 1,588

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	152.00–161.00	156.42
2	—	372	167.50	167.50
3	—	453	150.00–161.00	153.64
2	—	735	157.00–161.00	159.03
16	—	686	148.00–169.00	155.06
12	—	638	156.00–165.00	159.61
8	—	832	161.00	161.00
1	—	765	154.00	154.00
7	—	586	149.00–166.00	159.97
4	—	869	152.00–158.00	154.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	530	198.00–221.00	215.50
83	—	582	188.00–203.00	197.50
19	—	477	198.00–222.00	215.24
6	—	370	210.00–232.00	228.48
304	—	858	173.00–183.00	178.45
85	—	810	172.75–181.75	177.03
25	—	730	182.50–187.00	184.10
2	—	335	201.00–211.00	206.00
1	—	295	197.00	197.00
158	—	687	180.00–190.00	185.84
127	—	621	180.00–200.00	190.22
24	—	761	181.50–184.00	183.57
21	—	437	191.00–231.00	223.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	950	132.00	132.00
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	164.00	164.00
27	—	640	171.00–179.00	174.62
7	—	576	172.00–176.00	175.00
5	—	815	163.00–167.00	165.80
86	—	716	174.00–176.50	175.45
76	—	685	167.00–177.00	174.17
42	—	769	165.00–174.50	173.84
2	—	532	176.00	176.00
1	—	385	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	239.00	239.00
1	—	380	236.00	236.00
14	—	503	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	137.00–139.00	138.32
2	—	523	131.00–139.00	135.13
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	152.00–154.00	153.16
3	—	677	142.00–147.00	145.03
2	—	365	157.50	157.50
13	—	819	141.00–147.00	146.07
13	—	723	146.00–155.00	150.74
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
1	—	410	161.00	161.00
9	—	896	144.00	144.00
7	—	767	142.00–154.00	150.62
7	—	636	141.00–154.00	149.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	174.00	174.00
32	—	659	163.00–173.00	170.35
41	—	574	162.00–175.00	170.94
13	—	750	167.50	167.50
1	—	390	173.00	173.00
69	—	631	160.00–172.00	167.93
10	—	531	161.00–173.00	170.02
8	—	716	160.00–167.00	163.45
2	—	478	169.00–170.00	169.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	637	176.00–177.00	176.35
30	—	562	178.00–181.00	178.79
23	—	417	178.00–198.00	189.93
10	—	375	181.00–199.00	191.63
1	—	340	211.00	211.00
49	—	481	175.00–194.00	187.78
44	—	522	178.00–195.00	185.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00

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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