Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview , 400-600lb feeder steers traded higher 8.00 - 12.00. Several load lots of 800lb steers traded higher 10.00 - 13.00. Feeder heifers also trading strong, 400-600lb higher 8.00 - 10.00 with most weights trading higher to noticeably higher. The second weaned and vaccinated sale of March was met with strong buyer demand for quality offering of locally produced feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.53/cwt on 1,022 head.

Average price

$210.53

1,022 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$93.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.01

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	454	223.75	1,015	4thin
Medium and Large 1	702	215.98	1,517	823
Large 1	714	209.00	1,492	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	640	192.25	1,230	146
Large 1-2	684	190.01	1,300	10thin
Medium 1-2	380	182.50	694	1thin
Medium 2	375	170.00	638	1thin
Medium and Large 2	617	162.47	1,002	18thin
Large 2	800	154.33	1,235	3thin
Medium 2-3	430	150.00	645	1thin
Large 2-3	645	130.00	839	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	492	129.80	639	5thin

One grade step is worth $93.95/cwt here — about $377 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 sale1,022 hd

210.53

—

IL average4 barns · 1,352 hd

199.52

+11.01

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

119 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 1-2	—	506	198.07/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	252.34/cwt	220.00–266.00	1,209	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	198.73/cwt	183.00–215.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	195.47/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,122	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	215.47/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,437	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	180.20/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	187.27/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,414	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	196.27/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,227	9
Steers	Large 2	—	900	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	214.92/cwt	211.00–223.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	188.94/cwt	178.00–200.50	1,381	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	167.21/cwt	155.00–179.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	183.86/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	195.30/cwt	185.00–215.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	159.84/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	702	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Large 2	—	685	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,144	1
Steers	Large 2	—	815	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	193.54/cwt	186.50–205.00	1,283	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	161.65/cwt	155.00–166.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	240.74/cwt	227.50–245.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	206.55/cwt	180.00–225.00	958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,698	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	219.11/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,358	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	778	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	205.18/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,539	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	201.71/cwt	199.75–203.00	1,672	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	238.17/cwt	219.00–263.00	1,003	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	266.34/cwt	222.50–273.00	1,031	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	208.64/cwt	192.00–212.75	1,521	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	226.16/cwt	222.00–232.50	724	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	638	194.35/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	244.65/cwt	224.00–258.00	1,275	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	231.93/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,313	45
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	949	1
Steers	Large 1	—	714	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,492	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	188.02/cwt	178.00–197.50	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	208.26/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	167.35/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,314	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	220.61/cwt	205.00–231.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	212.44/cwt	192.00–228.00	1,109	95
Heifers	Large 1	—	692	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	606	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	136.00/cwt	123.00–149.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	180.57/cwt	164.00–186.00	1,222	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	203.95/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,163	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	957	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	154.03/cwt	141.00–160.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	162.13/cwt	161.00–162.50	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	149.60/cwt	149.00–150.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	185.87/cwt	180.00–189.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	176.42/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,307	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	820	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	212.84/cwt	207.00–217.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	1,364	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	878	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,664	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	911	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	213.19/cwt	193.00–233.00	910	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	198.63/cwt	186.00–218.00	1,327	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	192.50/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,195	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	629	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	176.04/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,102	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	211.93/cwt	191.00–221.00	782	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	185.04/cwt	183.50–209.00	1,367	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	182.70/cwt	173.00–189.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	220.05/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,058	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	177.18/cwt	165.00–183.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	211.19/cwt	199.00–215.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.23/cwt	167.50–192.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	183.70/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,067	31

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 1,893Last week 1,700Year ago 320

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	189.00–207.00	198.07
6	—	428	183.00–215.00	198.73
15	—	574	180.00–207.00	195.47
5	—	805	180.00–181.00	180.20
15	—	755	180.00–189.00	187.27
9	—	625	185.00–200.00	196.27
3	—	393	211.00–223.00	214.92
29	—	731	178.00–200.50	188.94
8	—	871	176.00–185.00	183.86
5	—	267	185.00–215.00	195.30
28	—	663	186.50–205.00	193.54
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
12	—	464	180.00–225.00	206.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	479	220.00–266.00	252.34
38	—	667	201.00–220.00	215.47
4	—	288	227.50–245.00	240.74
3	—	850	187.00	187.00
57	—	946	179.50	179.50
56	—	620	208.00–228.00	219.11
39	—	750	190.00–206.00	205.18
318	—	829	199.75–203.00	201.71
25	—	421	219.00–263.00	238.17
18	—	387	222.50–273.00	266.34
19	—	729	192.00–212.75	208.64
6	—	320	222.00–232.50	226.16
78	—	521	224.00–258.00	244.65
1	—	230	250.00	250.00
45	—	566	210.00–241.00	231.93
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	194.00	194.00
3	—	778	180.00	180.00
6	—	638	192.00–207.00	194.35
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	153.00	153.00
1	—	685	167.00	167.00
1	—	815	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	155.00–179.00	167.21
2	—	683	145.00–175.00	159.84
2	—	407	172.50	172.50
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
3	—	607	155.00–166.00	161.65
1	—	835	163.00	163.00
1	—	735	143.00	143.00
1	—	875	154.00	154.00
1	—	940	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	820	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
2	—	560	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	172.50	172.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	714	209.00	209.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	259.25	259.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	878	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	911	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
5	—	569	178.00–197.50	188.02
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
1	—	515	199.00	199.00
3	—	633	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
3	—	522	202.50–220.00	208.26
2	—	390	237.00	237.00
5	—	431	205.00–231.00	220.61
3	—	471	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	153.00	153.00
1	—	430	147.50	147.50
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	785	162.00–174.00	167.35
3	—	606	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	131.00	131.00
1	—	690	142.00	142.00
2	—	400	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	522	192.00–228.00	212.44
101	—	570	191.00–221.00	203.95
5	—	309	207.00–217.00	212.84
30	—	427	193.00–233.00	213.19
29	—	668	186.00–218.00	198.63
27	—	621	191.00–197.00	192.50
19	—	369	191.00–221.00	211.93
65	—	739	183.50–209.00	185.04
124	—	481	190.00–230.00	220.05
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	182.00	182.00
1	—	395	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
2	—	910	123.00–149.00	136.00
2	—	957	141.00	141.00
6	—	512	141.00–160.00	154.03
4	—	574	161.00–162.50	162.13
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
5	—	664	149.00–150.00	149.60
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	677	164.00–186.00	180.57
5	—	762	178.50	178.50
3	—	513	180.00–189.00	185.87
4	—	737	170.00–178.50	176.42
20	—	626	165.00–189.00	176.04
9	—	374	173.00–189.00	182.70
5	—	431	165.00–183.00	177.18
1	—	325	182.50	182.50
6	—	285	199.00–215.00	211.19
12	—	470	167.50–192.00	184.23
31	—	581	165.00–186.00	183.70
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	190.00	190.00
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	700	185.00	185.00
1	—	685	162.50	162.50
5	—	629	184.00	184.00

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