Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light offering of feeder cattle was met with moderate to good demand. Do to the light nature of the offering no price comparison is available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.06/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$158.06

72 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$51.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	179.95	845	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	164.64	890	28
Medium and Large 2	827	142.36	1,178	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	128.21	767	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.74/cwt here — about $78 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 sale72 hd

158.06

—

IL average3 barns · 257 hd

159.60

−1.53

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

58 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	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	175.39/cwt	171.00–181.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	219.73/cwt	210.00–227.50	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	180.89/cwt	176.00–186.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.14/cwt	161.00–180.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.78/cwt	157.00–185.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,002	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	166.50/cwt	160.00–174.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	181.15/cwt	177.00–187.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	150.50/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	164.06/cwt	163.50–171.00	973	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.74/cwt	153.00–173.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	227.31/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,150	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,650	4

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 Feb 23, 2023

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

Receipts 166Last week 1,392Year ago 971

A light offering of feeder cattle was met with moderate to good demand. Do to the light nature of the offering no price comparison is available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	167.50	167.50
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,010	141.00	141.00
1	—	810	156.00	156.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	149.00	149.00
1	—	480	151.00	151.00
2	—	715	154.00–156.00	155.01
1	—	915	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,150	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	171.00–181.00	175.39
1	—	375	192.00	192.00
1	—	665	173.00	173.00
2	—	518	194.00–198.00	195.99
1	—	480	176.00	176.00
2	—	426	176.00–186.00	180.89
5	—	647	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	210.00–227.50	219.73
1	—	355	225.00	225.00
18	—	458	217.00–233.00	227.31
6	—	535	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,007	127.00	127.00
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	173.00	173.00
2	—	336	190.00	190.00
1	—	385	177.00	177.00
7	—	521	177.00–187.00	181.15
6	—	440	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
2	—	892	119.00	119.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
4	—	453	137.00	137.00
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	145.00	145.00
1	—	960	121.00	121.00
4	—	706	146.00–152.00	150.50
1	—	665	147.00	147.00
1	—	545	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	164.00	164.00
5	—	422	160.00–174.00	166.50
18	—	593	163.50–171.00	164.06
2	—	473	153.00–173.00	162.74
2	—	395	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	800	148.00	148.00
5	—	677	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	161.00–180.00	170.14
2	—	468	157.00–185.00	170.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

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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