Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Fairview, strong demand for the second straight week of quality offerings. As compared to a week ago, feeder steers higher 2.00-3.00 across most weights. Feeder heifers trading mostly steady to higher 2.00 above 500lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.66/cwt on 711 head.

Average price

$183.66

711 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$70.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	200.89	1,194	337
Medium and Large 1-2	677	172.45	1,168	306
Medium and Large 2	703	153.63	1,081	54
Medium and Large 2-3	715	130.00	930	14thin

One grade step is worth $70.89/cwt here — about $265 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 sale711 hd

183.66

—

IL average5 barns · 1,443 hd

177.27

+6.39

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

94 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	—	1,055	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	158.08/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,069	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.82/cwt	168.00–182.50	709	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	174.30/cwt	164.00–183.00	1,163	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	192.53/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,198	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	154.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	168.10/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,209	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	152.91/cwt	140.00–161.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	215.92/cwt	193.00–225.00	1,118	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	487	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	156.01/cwt	147.00–166.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,498	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	806	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	184.88/cwt	172.00–189.50	954	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	186.22/cwt	175.00–195.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	142.32/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	177.17/cwt	164.00–183.50	1,042	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	173.89/cwt	159.00–175.50	1,351	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	176.51/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,040	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	185.38/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,218	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	179.23/cwt	172.50–187.50	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	149.86/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	161.01/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	156.23/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,451	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.35/cwt	167.00–189.00	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	209.73/cwt	202.50–217.50	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	223.55/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,080	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	153.24/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	210.21/cwt	197.00–223.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	156.98/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	174.49/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,101	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	198.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	210.61/cwt	190.00–217.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	158.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	156.44/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,056	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	171.58/cwt	163.00–177.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	827	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	133.29/cwt	131.00–138.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	178.69/cwt	175.00–182.50	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	150.99/cwt	141.00–160.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	132.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	177.53/cwt	177.00–183.00	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	132.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	136.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	152.01/cwt	151.00–156.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.07/cwt	140.00–159.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	140.40/cwt	130.00–146.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	145.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	978	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.09/cwt	145.00–157.50	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,042	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	153.77/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,106	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	538	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,221	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	168.27/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,042	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	163.09/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,102	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	201.15/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,159	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	182.98/cwt	175.00–184.50	889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.14/cwt	175.00–184.00	762	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	167.12/cwt	161.00–171.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	168.20/cwt	165.00–175.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.12/cwt	179.00–197.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	178.41/cwt	164.00–180.50	1,085	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	168.21/cwt	161.00–172.00	955	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,094	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	156.32/cwt	151.00–159.00	960	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	170.83/cwt	161.00–173.00	885	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	151.50/cwt	142.50–156.00	729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	983	131.09/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	168.23/cwt	164.00–173.00	808	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,243	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,122	7

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 Jan 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,603Last week 1,731Year 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
1	—	1,055	137.00	137.00
9	—	676	144.00–162.00	158.08
6	—	632	155.00–157.00	156.35
3	—	553	154.00–157.00	154.99
4	—	424	140.00–161.00	152.91
4	—	524	147.00–166.00	156.01
3	—	815	141.00–143.00	142.32
9	—	866	146.00–151.00	149.86
3	—	711	155.00–164.00	161.01
12	—	769	140.00–164.00	153.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	137.00	137.00
2	—	930	119.00	119.00
1	—	645	139.00	139.00
2	—	307	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	168.00–182.50	170.82
74	—	667	164.00–183.00	174.30
18	—	719	165.00–172.00	168.10
73	—	777	159.00–175.50	173.89
39	—	589	171.00–185.00	176.51
12	—	474	172.50–187.50	179.23
19	—	929	154.00–157.00	156.23
16	—	533	167.00–189.00	174.35
1	—	865	157.00	157.00
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
9	—	837	156.00–161.00	156.98
29	—	631	165.00–183.00	174.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	622	175.00–194.00	192.53
71	—	518	193.00–225.00	215.92
65	—	851	176.00	176.00
24	—	657	185.00–186.00	185.38
5	—	280	202.50–217.50	209.73
20	—	483	211.00–226.00	223.55
13	—	428	197.00–223.00	210.21
10	—	325	190.00–205.00	198.48
8	—	360	190.00–217.00	210.61
58	—	576	197.00–205.00	201.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	229.00	229.00
5	—	360	227.00	227.00
15	—	538	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	806	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	516	172.00–189.50	184.88
11	—	379	175.00–195.00	186.22
84	—	588	164.00–183.50	177.17
14	—	486	175.00–184.50	182.98
32	—	428	175.00–184.00	178.14
12	—	325	179.00–197.00	190.12
45	—	608	164.00–180.50	178.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	827	136.00	136.00
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	141.00–160.00	150.99
7	—	567	151.00–156.00	152.01
7	—	375	140.00–159.00	149.07
20	—	672	140.00–157.00	145.55
18	—	428	145.00–157.50	153.09
2	—	1,042	134.00	134.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
13	—	719	141.00–157.00	153.77
15	—	614	151.00–159.00	156.32
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
4	—	776	153.00	153.00
24	—	481	142.50–156.00	151.50
6	—	983	130.50–134.00	131.09
7	—	834	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	131.00–135.00	132.01
10	—	727	130.00–136.00	132.53
6	—	688	132.00–137.00	136.19
1	—	900	136.00	136.00
1	—	350	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	619	155.00–172.00	168.27
48	—	676	158.00–167.50	163.09
10	—	379	161.00–171.00	167.12
11	—	436	165.00–175.00	168.20
23	—	568	161.00–172.00	168.21
13	—	706	155.00	155.00
1	—	285	167.50	167.50
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
29	—	518	161.00–173.00	170.83
15	—	480	164.00–173.00	168.23
20	—	794	156.50	156.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	176.00	176.00
2	—	475	156.00–160.00	158.04
16	—	675	156.00–163.00	156.44
6	—	570	183.00	183.00
4	—	421	175.00	175.00
3	—	513	163.00–177.00	171.58
2	—	340	175.00–182.50	178.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	139.00	139.00
1	—	382	130.00	130.00
3	—	733	131.00–138.00	133.29
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
6	—	627	130.00–146.00	140.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	543	177.00–183.00	177.53
1	—	305	197.50	197.50

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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