Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Fairview, a light offering of feeder steers and heifers traded lower 2.00-3.00 under 400lbs. 400-600lb feeder steers and heifers trading mostly steady. Active buyer participation with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.72/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$157.72

162 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$52.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	179.55	879	45
Medium and Large 1-2	553	163.12	902	43
Medium and Large 2	625	145.59	910	57
Large 2-3	785	130.00	1,021	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	648	126.72	821	16thin

One grade step is worth $52.83/cwt here — about $58 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 sale162 hd

157.72

—

IL average4 barns · 541 hd

167.13

−9.41

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

67 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	—	936	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	160.48/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	168.75/cwt	162.50–175.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	197.13/cwt	182.00–211.00	1,151	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	173.18/cwt	169.00–177.50	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	219.86/cwt	194.00–223.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	141.73/cwt	141.00–142.50	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	156.72/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	155.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	175.84/cwt	164.00–180.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	159.66/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	165.76/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,041	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	147.28/cwt	146.00–150.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	803	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	2
Steers	Large 1	—	545	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	204.44/cwt	183.00–211.50	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	190.29/cwt	186.00–195.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	163.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.83/cwt	171.00–180.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	163.32/cwt	155.00–164.00	993	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	178.41/cwt	169.00–181.00	922	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	152.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	163.50/cwt	158.00–167.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	128.89/cwt	126.00–137.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.38/cwt	141.00–155.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	145.24/cwt	141.00–159.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.34/cwt	132.00–151.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	168.20/cwt	163.00–170.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.34/cwt	144.00–149.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	146.65/cwt	141.00–154.00	985	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	128.01/cwt	124.00–136.00	842	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	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 →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Jan 26, 2023

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

Receipts 318Last week 0Year ago 1,628

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	936	143.00–144.00	143.67
2	—	623	141.00–142.50	141.73
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
1	—	790	152.00	152.00
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
4	—	669	146.00–150.00	147.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	131.00	131.00
2	—	282	130.00	130.00
3	—	801	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	780	150.00–163.00	160.48
2	—	458	169.00–177.50	173.18
1	—	535	166.00	166.00
6	—	709	155.00–162.00	156.72
4	—	804	152.00–156.00	155.00
7	—	433	164.00–180.00	175.84
5	—	668	156.00–162.00	159.66
1	—	340	177.50	177.50
2	—	628	156.00–175.00	165.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	202.50	202.50
39	—	584	182.00–211.00	197.13
9	—	482	194.00–223.00	219.86
2	—	700	170.00	170.00
3	—	635	185.00–187.00	185.66
4	—	515	183.00–211.50	204.44
5	—	430	186.00–195.00	190.29
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	146.00	146.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	162.50–175.00	168.75
10	—	577	155.00–165.00	163.99
14	—	608	155.00–164.00	163.32
6	—	687	151.00–154.00	152.99
1	—	265	172.50	172.50
1	—	455	168.00	168.00
4	—	511	158.00–167.00	163.50
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
4	—	417	163.00–170.00	168.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	171.00–180.00	178.83
29	—	517	169.00–181.00	178.41
4	—	336	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	133.00	133.00
1	—	730	151.00	151.00
6	—	480	141.00–155.00	146.38
11	—	526	141.00–159.00	145.24
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
2	—	438	132.00–151.00	141.34
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
3	—	618	144.00–149.00	147.34
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
18	—	672	141.00–154.00	146.65
2	—	580	148.00–150.00	149.00
9	—	757	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	126.00–137.00	128.89
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
4	—	562	125.00	125.00
3	—	658	124.00–136.00	128.01
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	143.00	143.00
1	—	310	147.00	147.00
3	—	580	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	178.00	178.00
2	—	560	164.00	164.00

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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