Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, the monthly CAB Feeder sale brought strong demand for a large offering of quality conditioned feeder cattle. Feeder steers under 400lbs trading higher 10.00 - 12.00, feeder steers 400-600lbs trading higher 8.00-10.00. Feeder heifers sharing the same upward trend, under 400lbs trading higher 8.00 - 10.00 with 400-600lbs heifers trading higher 6.00 - 8.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.68/cwt on 771 head.

Average price

$198.68

771 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$75.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.15

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	206.46	1,339	628
Medium and Large 1-2	649	177.10	1,149	78
Large 1-2	705	173.13	1,221	5thin
Medium and Large 2	749	152.78	1,145	45
Large 2	630	141.00	888	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	769	130.94	1,006	14thin

One grade step is worth $75.52/cwt here — about $332 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 sale771 hd

198.68

—

IL average5 barns · 1,263 hd

186.53

+12.15

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	Large 1-2	—	668	176.16/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.75/cwt	205.00–233.00	1,258	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	232.89/cwt	199.00–242.00	1,109	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	188.61/cwt	183.75–200.00	1,384	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	955	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Steers	Large 2	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	151.99/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,609	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,167	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	153.06/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	185.98/cwt	179.00–191.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	132.79/cwt	123.00–136.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	168.64/cwt	160.00–179.00	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	156.64/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,297	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	149.31/cwt	143.00–161.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	189.61/cwt	181.00–194.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	158.37/cwt	151.00–161.00	814	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	855	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	205.71/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,374	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	148.85/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	183.49/cwt	161.00–192.50	1,228	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	233.70/cwt	202.50–245.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	217.64/cwt	195.00–237.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	165.66/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	177.53/cwt	163.00–183.00	1,097	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	222.05/cwt	205.00–235.00	966	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	707	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	155.03/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	133.68/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	1,100	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	821	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,297	10
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	895	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,247	15
Heifers	Large 2	—	740	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.23/cwt	141.00–153.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	156.25/cwt	151.00–157.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	169.46/cwt	161.00–173.00	879	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	171.25/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,146	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	166.83/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,049	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	192.79/cwt	178.00–207.00	827	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	171.49/cwt	161.00–178.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	148.07/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,130	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	156.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	167.52/cwt	161.00–172.00	965	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	189.30/cwt	182.00–197.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	185.46/cwt	179.00–194.00	886	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	173.45/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,237	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.50/cwt	161.00–173.00	802	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	182.84/cwt	177.00–183.75	1,534	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	229.33/cwt	195.00–245.50	1,197	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.40/cwt	162.00–174.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	182.10/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,031	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	201.42/cwt	193.50–212.50	1,271	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	186.90/cwt	176.00–203.00	976	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	181.25/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,376	36

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 1,392Last week 0Year ago 790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	171.00–191.00	176.16
1	—	855	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	575	205.00–233.00	218.75
69	—	476	199.00–242.00	232.89
34	—	734	183.75–200.00	188.61
60	—	917	175.50	175.50
53	—	668	195.00–211.00	205.71
8	—	334	202.50–245.00	233.70
6	—	366	195.00–237.00	217.64
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
23	—	435	205.00–235.00	222.05
88	—	839	177.00–183.75	182.84
71	—	522	195.00–245.50	229.33
64	—	631	193.50–212.50	201.42
36	—	759	175.00–188.00	181.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
1	—	995	131.00	131.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,167	135.00	135.00
4	—	715	123.00–136.00	132.79
2	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	149.00	149.00
9	—	735	141.00–156.00	151.99
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
3	—	782	147.00–156.00	153.06
12	—	828	147.00–164.00	156.64
6	—	608	143.00–161.00	149.31
1	—	995	141.00	141.00
4	—	514	151.00–161.00	158.37
7	—	868	142.00–154.00	148.85
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	179.00–191.00	185.98
8	—	584	160.00–179.00	168.64
1	—	875	161.00	161.00
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
3	—	478	181.00–194.00	189.61
8	—	721	167.00	167.00
2	—	750	165.00	165.00
29	—	669	161.00–192.50	183.49
1	—	385	172.00	172.00
6	—	805	162.00–170.00	165.66
15	—	618	163.00–183.00	177.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	511	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
10	—	821	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	675	151.00–156.00	155.03
4	—	269	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	705	141.00	141.00
3	—	435	141.00–153.00	149.23
3	—	325	152.00–157.00	155.44
8	—	619	151.00–157.00	156.25
1	—	460	152.50	152.50
2	—	508	143.00	143.00
25	—	763	147.00–150.00	148.07
11	—	580	150.00–157.50	156.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
2	—	762	138.00	138.00
1	—	685	139.00	139.00
3	—	473	131.00–135.00	133.68
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	138.00	138.00
1	—	785	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	784	159.00	159.00
19	—	519	161.00–173.00	169.46
2	—	267	170.00	170.00
48	—	669	165.00–174.00	171.25
32	—	629	161.00–171.00	166.83
12	—	362	161.00–178.00	171.49
2	—	412	175.00	175.00
50	—	576	161.00–172.00	167.52
18	—	713	164.00–174.00	173.45
4	—	476	161.00–173.00	168.50
6	—	330	162.00–174.00	171.40
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	429	178.00–207.00	192.79
16	—	376	182.00–197.00	189.30
62	—	478	179.00–194.00	185.46
36	—	566	175.00–187.00	182.10
7	—	685	179.00	179.00
61	—	522	176.00–203.00	186.90
1	—	345	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
10	—	571	149.00	149.00
7	—	707	132.00	132.00

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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