Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Fairview, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady with a lower undertone with good demand for a solid offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.58/cwt on 784 head.

Average price

$187.58

784 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$65.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	200.35	1,114	482
Medium and Large 1-2	651	171.49	1,117	244
Medium and Large 2	715	152.15	1,088	48
Medium and Large 2-3	762	134.55	1,025	10thin

One grade step is worth $65.80/cwt here — about $90 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 sale784 hd

187.58

—

IL average4 barns · 1,022 hd

180.29

+7.29

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

71 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 2-3	—	835	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	182.74/cwt	182.00–184.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	210.92/cwt	191.00–221.00	783	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	185.11/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,207	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	199.07/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,149	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	166.37/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,208	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	182.98/cwt	170.00–186.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	213.69/cwt	202.50–223.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	176.72/cwt	172.50–185.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	175.62/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,256	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	212.57/cwt	199.00–217.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	156.50/cwt	147.50–162.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	191.98/cwt	184.50–201.50	1,204	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	182.62/cwt	170.00–187.00	844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	175.78/cwt	162.00–182.00	1,012	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	211.94/cwt	191.00–225.00	990	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	212.76/cwt	186.00–227.00	1,130	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	169.54/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,031	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	165.81/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,288	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	151.07/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,088	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	157.72/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,350	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.23/cwt	151.00–162.50	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	210.83/cwt	191.00–221.00	904	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	962	145.61/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	173.30/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,180	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	151.05/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,027	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	131.25/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,032	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.74/cwt	171.00–186.00	854	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,021	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	174.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,013	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	187.67/cwt	181.00–193.00	775	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	154.68/cwt	147.00–160.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.95/cwt	181.00–203.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	152.56/cwt	141.00–155.00	970	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	150.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.42/cwt	131.00–139.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	153.17/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,089	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	152.39/cwt	137.00–156.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	149.68/cwt	141.00–152.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	154.39/cwt	151.00–157.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.04/cwt	159.00–167.00	951	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.22/cwt	160.00–173.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	156.35/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,069	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	164.09/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,014	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	142.34/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	151.67/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	183.31/cwt	173.00–187.00	970	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.40/cwt	168.50–173.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.42/cwt	163.00–179.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	172.90/cwt	163.00–182.00	930	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	152.18/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,173	16

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 1,680Last week 1,603Year ago 1,628

Today in Fairview, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady with a lower undertone with good demand for a solid offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	136.00	136.00
5	—	782	135.50	135.50
1	—	680	133.00	133.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	371	191.00–221.00	210.92
38	—	652	183.00–191.00	185.11
122	—	577	180.00–212.00	199.07
8	—	328	202.50–223.00	213.69
28	—	715	170.00–176.50	175.62
5	—	288	199.00–217.00	212.57
100	—	627	184.50–201.50	191.98
33	—	467	191.00–225.00	211.94
83	—	531	186.00–227.00	212.76
44	—	429	191.00–221.00	210.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	726	163.00–171.00	166.37
7	—	434	170.00–186.00	182.98
5	—	368	172.50–185.00	176.72
18	—	462	170.00–187.00	182.62
35	—	576	162.00–182.00	175.78
20	—	608	163.00–185.00	169.54
36	—	777	156.00–168.00	165.81
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
14	—	856	156.00–160.00	157.72
67	—	681	161.00–175.00	173.30
2	—	830	156.00	156.00
13	—	538	163.00–182.00	172.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	147.50–162.00	156.50
10	—	720	147.00–158.00	151.07
3	—	475	151.00–162.50	156.23
1	—	610	153.00	153.00
1	—	370	153.00	153.00
5	—	962	145.00–148.00	145.61
2	—	675	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	828	151.00–152.00	151.67
1	—	570	159.00	159.00
16	—	771	144.00–154.00	152.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	157.00	157.00
1	—	560	161.00	161.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	334	182.00–184.00	182.74
56	—	475	171.00–186.00	179.74
47	—	621	161.00–168.00	164.45
34	—	580	170.00–175.00	174.67
20	—	413	181.00–193.00	187.67
13	—	376	181.00–203.00	192.95
111	—	529	173.00–187.00	183.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	680	146.00–154.00	151.05
9	—	369	147.00–160.00	154.68
15	—	636	141.00–155.00	152.56
3	—	277	145.00–155.00	150.39
5	—	537	137.00–156.00	152.39
6	—	556	141.00–152.00	149.68
2	—	470	151.00–157.50	154.39
2	—	790	135.00–141.00	138.02
11	—	728	135.00–154.00	142.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	786	131.00–131.50	131.25
3	—	585	131.00–139.00	136.42
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	711	152.00–157.00	153.17
1	—	335	162.00	162.00
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
34	—	580	159.00–167.00	164.04
16	—	468	160.00–173.00	164.22
9	—	684	152.00–158.00	156.35
56	—	618	160.00–166.50	164.09
11	—	428	168.50–173.00	170.40
11	—	527	163.00–179.00	169.42

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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