Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today, 500-600 LB feeder steers sold higher $12-18, 500-600 LB feeder heifers $12-17 higher. This was a weaned, vaccinated sale of good conditioned feeder cattle with good to excellent demand for a quality offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.75/cwt on 1,031 head.

Average price

$212.75

1,031 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

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

$85.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	223.11	1,361	793
Medium and Large 1-2	625	188.73	1,180	154
Medium and Large 2	638	162.57	1,037	72
Medium and Large 2-3	637	137.87	879	12thin

One grade step is worth $85.24/cwt here — about $483 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 sale1,031 hd

212.75

—

IL average4 barns · 1,761 hd

209.75

+3.00

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

97 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	—	717	135.02/cwt	131.00–147.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	142.17/cwt	133.00–151.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.71/cwt	162.50–181.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	174.42/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,493	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	171.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	155.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	155.34/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,137	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	166.95/cwt	149.00–175.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	172.92/cwt	147.00–188.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	204.14/cwt	193.00–217.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	174.12/cwt	163.00–193.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	191.82/cwt	173.00–198.00	1,090	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	187.31/cwt	168.00–197.00	1,163	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	192.22/cwt	165.00–196.00	1,315	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	203.65/cwt	191.00–213.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	186.26/cwt	161.00–191.00	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	188.14/cwt	180.00–206.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	177.51/cwt	173.00–184.50	1,489	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	232.47/cwt	223.00–249.00	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	206.89/cwt	196.00–218.00	1,401	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,699	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	230.90/cwt	211.00–250.00	988	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	225.27/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,399	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	241.42/cwt	220.00–259.00	797	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	197.97/cwt	179.00–217.50	944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	188.51/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	198.35/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,424	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	191.26/cwt	173.00–193.00	1,633	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	194.95/cwt	194.75–195.50	1,487	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	249.76/cwt	219.00–267.00	1,184	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	238.61/cwt	213.00–249.00	1,255	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	228.57/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,307	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	137.39/cwt	134.00–142.00	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	211.78/cwt	199.00–217.00	752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	200.90/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,067	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	211.16/cwt	186.00–225.00	1,024	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,452	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	207.60/cwt	191.00–219.00	870	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	155.98/cwt	143.00–165.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	166.23/cwt	157.00–175.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	183.17/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	163.71/cwt	151.00–171.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	154.73/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,037	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.19/cwt	160.00–172.50	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	155.05/cwt	152.00–158.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	166.43/cwt	142.00–169.00	1,055	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	162.23/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,071	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	254.56/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,067	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	268.07/cwt	265.00–269.50	1,284	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	752	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	176.32/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,088	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	174.39/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	181.80/cwt	179.00–184.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	177.31/cwt	169.00–180.00	826	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	178.16/cwt	173.00–195.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	163.52/cwt	151.00–165.50	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	148.53/cwt	141.00–163.00	1,061	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	182.04/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,054	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	972	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	166.94/cwt	161.00–172.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	155.38/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,189	8

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 1,700Last week 0Year ago 1,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	131.00–147.00	135.02
2	—	525	133.00–151.00	142.17
1	—	445	152.00	152.00
2	—	670	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
2	—	585	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	162.50–181.00	170.71
1	—	895	145.00	145.00
2	—	805	131.00–132.00	131.50
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
4	—	476	167.00–175.00	171.91
5	—	770	151.00–159.00	155.98
11	—	732	152.00–169.00	155.34
6	—	523	149.00–175.00	166.95
9	—	577	147.00–188.00	172.92
5	—	378	163.00–193.00	174.12
1	—	1,175	134.00	134.00
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
13	—	660	156.00–173.00	162.23
5	—	923	138.00	138.00
5	—	631	171.00–179.00	174.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	856	162.00–175.00	174.42
6	—	421	193.00–217.50	204.14
35	—	568	173.00–198.00	191.82
19	—	621	168.00–197.00	187.31
12	—	684	165.00–196.00	192.22
5	—	371	191.00–213.00	203.65
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
7	—	719	161.00–191.00	186.26
15	—	522	180.00–206.00	188.14
11	—	839	173.00–184.50	177.51
1	—	285	207.00	207.00
17	—	477	179.00–217.50	197.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	379	223.00–249.00	232.47
45	—	677	196.00–218.00	206.89
47	—	926	183.50	183.50
40	—	428	211.00–250.00	230.90
104	—	621	200.00–236.00	225.27
23	—	330	220.00–259.00	241.42
10	—	808	186.00–191.00	188.51
62	—	718	194.00–201.00	198.35
71	—	854	173.00–193.00	191.26
39	—	763	194.75–195.50	194.95
124	—	474	219.00–267.00	249.76
74	—	526	213.00–249.00	238.61
93	—	572	203.00–240.00	228.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	419	252.00–257.00	254.56
22	—	479	265.00–269.50	268.07
4	—	517	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
7	—	657	134.00–142.00	137.39
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	163.00	163.00
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
1	—	415	193.00	193.00
1	—	520	173.00	173.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	355	199.00–217.00	211.78
30	—	531	194.00–203.00	200.90
65	—	485	186.00–225.00	211.16
65	—	825	176.00	176.00
39	—	419	191.00–219.00	207.60
12	—	555	182.00–184.00	183.17
2	—	615	190.00	190.00
2	—	347	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
2	—	645	138.00–139.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	137.00	137.00
2	—	875	130.00–139.00	134.50
3	—	417	143.00–165.00	155.98
2	—	385	157.00–175.00	166.23
9	—	573	151.00–171.00	163.71
20	—	670	143.00–158.00	154.73
4	—	328	160.00–172.50	163.19
2	—	458	152.00–158.00	155.05
18	—	634	142.00–169.00	166.43
16	—	714	141.00–163.00	148.53
2	—	972	105.00	105.00
3	—	532	161.00–172.00	166.94
8	—	765	145.00–158.00	155.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	439	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	911	141.00	141.00
37	—	617	167.00–180.00	176.32
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
1	—	990	140.00	140.00
4	—	514	179.00–184.00	181.80
19	—	466	169.00–180.00	177.31
7	—	379	173.00–195.00	178.16
16	—	819	165.50	165.50
15	—	724	151.00–165.50	163.52
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
36	—	579	172.00–187.00	182.04
1	—	295	196.00	196.00

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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