Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Fairview, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 4.00-6.00 with same weight feeder heifers trading higher 6.00-8.00. Today's well conditioned, light offering was met with good demand as trading continues an upward price trend in most classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.84/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$179.84

169 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$60.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.74

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	194.78	963	89
Medium and Large 1-2	501	174.56	875	42
Medium and Large 2	522	153.56	802	31
Large 1	695	148.00	1,029	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	133.97	670	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $293 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 sale169 hd

179.84

—

IL average4 barns · 446 hd

170.11

+9.74

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	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.41/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,048	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	207.96/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,187	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	215.30/cwt	203.00–227.50	1,115	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	196.12/cwt	181.00–201.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	183.52/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	176.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	176.24/cwt	170.00–181.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	213.67/cwt	202.50–230.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	190.33/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	160.25/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	181.31/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	154.84/cwt	147.50–163.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	222.65/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,040	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	158.98/cwt	152.50–165.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	233.50/cwt	222.50–250.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	185.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	192.95/cwt	185.00–200.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	193.30/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	188.31/cwt	187.50–190.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	150.82/cwt	147.50–152.50	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	148.19/cwt	147.00–148.50	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	154.94/cwt	145.00–158.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	194.15/cwt	190.00–202.50	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	194.98/cwt	192.50–197.50	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	162.59/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.95/cwt	140.00–158.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.11/cwt	147.50–162.50	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	158.29/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	179.54/cwt	175.00–182.50	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	158.58/cwt	147.50–167.50	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	175.01/cwt	172.00–178.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	195.41/cwt	182.00–210.00	956	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	183.43/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	171.52/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,069	9

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	175.00	175.00
2	—	328	150.00–157.50	153.55
3	—	765	165.00	165.00
4	—	669	147.50–163.00	154.84
2	—	478	152.50–165.00	158.98
1	—	740	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	571	197.00–217.00	207.96
14	—	518	203.00–227.50	215.30
5	—	419	202.50–230.00	213.67
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
17	—	467	202.50–235.00	222.65
8	—	390	222.50–250.00	233.50
4	—	306	220.00	220.00
10	—	661	191.00	191.00
4	—	630	188.00–195.00	193.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	175.00–180.00	176.56
6	—	584	190.00–191.00	190.33
4	—	821	160.00–161.00	160.25
6	—	677	174.00–185.00	181.31
4	—	641	182.00–188.00	185.02
2	—	373	185.00–200.00	192.95
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
4	—	282	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	153.00	153.00
2	—	232	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	523	186.00–209.00	200.41
16	—	435	181.00–201.00	196.12
3	—	631	176.00–187.00	183.52
3	—	352	190.00–202.50	194.15
2	—	338	192.50–197.50	194.98
33	—	489	182.00–210.00	195.41
11	—	571	181.00–197.00	183.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	170.00–181.00	176.24
3	—	663	155.00–163.00	158.29
7	—	371	175.00–182.50	179.54
7	—	419	170.00–180.00	177.35
8	—	563	172.00–178.00	175.01
1	—	515	171.00	171.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	240	182.50	182.50
9	—	623	167.00–174.00	171.52
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.93
1	—	875	130.00	130.00
2	—	443	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	143.00–145.00	144.01
5	—	583	145.00–158.00	154.94
1	—	1,010	141.00	141.00
3	—	265	160.00–165.00	163.17
1	—	755	151.00	151.00
2	—	628	158.00–167.00	162.59
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
4	—	530	140.00–158.00	150.95
3	—	383	147.50–162.50	154.11
3	—	800	141.00	141.00
4	—	314	147.50–167.50	158.58
1	—	405	162.50	162.50
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	186.00	186.00
3	—	455	195.00	195.00
1	—	610	179.00	179.00
3	—	410	187.50–190.00	188.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	207.50	207.50
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	147.50–152.50	150.82
1	—	600	159.00	159.00
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
5	—	662	147.00–148.50	148.19
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	166.00	166.00
2	—	768	112.00–113.00	112.49

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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