Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good trade of feeder cattle, most vaccinated. Steers 400-600 lbs traded $5 higher, heifers 400-600 $6 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.80/cwt on 784 head.

Average price

$215.80

784 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$917

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

$81.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	222.57	1,636	599
Medium and Large 1-2	698	195.81	1,367	165
Medium and Large 2	567	181.15	1,027	14thin
Large 1-2	916	175.50	1,608	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	141.00	719	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.57/cwt here — about $917 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 sale784 hd

215.80

—

IL average3 barns · 1,125 hd

202.94

+12.85

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

66 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	—	320	252.50/cwt	247.00–263.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	219.97/cwt	199.50–222.25	1,777	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	224.36/cwt	209.00–231.00	1,420	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	250.02/cwt	219.00–283.00	1,310	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	215.15/cwt	214.50–241.00	1,639	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	177.99/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	202.00/cwt	184.00–217.00	1,460	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	219.00/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,515	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	252.87/cwt	232.50–281.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	272.57/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	916	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	192.03/cwt	176.00–213.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	169.00/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	194.72/cwt	181.00–209.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	177.81/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	194.38/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	184.77/cwt	167.00–191.00	1,343	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	222.15/cwt	210.00–241.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	211.18/cwt	197.00–223.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	227.54/cwt	212.00–231.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	189.31/cwt	188.50–190.00	1,653	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	227.37/cwt	216.00–271.00	1,080	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	965	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	242.43/cwt	217.00–257.00	1,050	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,583	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,602	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	187.01/cwt	167.00–193.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	197.01/cwt	190.00–204.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	172.10/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	189.35/cwt	172.00–211.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	185.36/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,548	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	239.92/cwt	225.00–263.00	1,281	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	185.05/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	177.03/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	182.96/cwt	175.00–191.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	208.03/cwt	204.25–214.00	1,806	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	213.29/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	237.23/cwt	227.00–249.00	928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	233.00/cwt	225.00–241.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	213.91/cwt	206.00–227.00	1,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	264.07/cwt	223.00–290.00	1,257	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	235.61/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,350	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	196.87/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.77/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	1

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 May 11, 2023

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

Receipts 1,270Last week 0Year ago 394

Good trade of feeder cattle, most vaccinated. Steers 400-600 lbs traded $5 higher, heifers 400-600 $6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	247.00–263.00	252.50
140	—	808	199.50–222.25	219.97
57	—	633	209.00–231.00	224.36
50	—	524	219.00–283.00	250.02
49	—	762	214.50–241.00	215.15
1	—	255	277.50	277.50
18	—	723	184.00–217.00	202.00
12	—	692	216.00–225.00	219.00
11	—	424	232.50–281.00	252.87
10	—	377	267.00–279.00	272.57
8	—	933	188.00	188.00
186	—	868	204.25–214.00	208.03
34	—	476	223.00–290.00	264.07
20	—	573	223.00–247.00	235.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	844	177.00–182.00	177.99
2	—	920	160.00	160.00
7	—	571	176.00–213.00	192.03
6	—	517	181.00–209.00	194.72
5	—	778	173.00–181.00	177.81
3	—	675	191.00–201.00	194.38
3	—	311	230.00	230.00
18	—	727	167.00–191.00	184.77
16	—	433	210.00–241.00	222.15
10	—	468	197.00–223.00	211.18
9	—	380	212.00–231.00	227.54
62	—	873	188.50–190.00	189.31
14	—	623	191.00–201.00	196.87
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	176.00	176.00
1	—	475	174.00	174.00
2	—	715	167.00–171.00	169.00
2	—	633	167.00–168.00	167.49
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
1	—	390	212.50	212.50
4	—	575	181.00–185.00	182.77
1	—	340	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	216.00–271.00	227.37
15	—	433	217.00–257.00	242.43
68	—	835	171.00–186.00	185.36
49	—	534	225.00–263.00	239.92
11	—	566	205.00–217.00	213.29
9	—	391	227.00–249.00	237.23
2	—	305	225.00–241.00	233.00
8	—	626	206.00–227.00	213.91
4	—	693	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	184.00	184.00
2	—	547	169.00	169.00
1	—	565	169.00	169.00
1	—	735	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	851	186.00	186.00
60	—	900	178.00	178.00
7	—	673	167.00–193.00	187.01
6	—	468	190.00–204.00	197.01
4	—	734	164.00–176.00	172.10
3	—	432	172.00–211.00	189.35
2	—	618	181.00–189.00	185.05
2	—	580	173.00–181.00	177.03
2	—	543	175.00–191.00	182.96
1	—	365	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	230.00	230.00
1	—	305	231.00	231.00

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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