Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-06-22

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jun 22
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,640 head
1,640 vs last sale 0 810 vs year ago 830 · +97.6%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Aug 18, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, current poor to very poor pasture conditions provided for a large offering of feeder cattle. Feeder steers under 600lbs trading lower 8.00 to 10.00, with feeder steers above 600lbs trading higher 12.00 to 14.00. Feeder heifers following the same trend, below 600lbs trading lower 10.00 and above 600lbs trading higher 10.00 to 14.00. Moderate to good demand for light weight feeders, good to strong demand for the heavier weights.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.33/cwt on 991 head.
Average price
$222.33
991 head · 788 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$86.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.85
vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1802226.031,813875
Medium and Large 1-2695204.671,42383
Large 1-2760181.001,3763thin
Medium and Large 2679175.371,19122
Medium and Large 2-3609146.718937thin
Medium 2-3445140.006231thin
One grade step is worth $86.03/cwt here — about $1,190 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 sale991 hd
222.33
IL average4 barns · 1,346 hd
212.48
+9.85
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

131 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2617191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1785
BullsLarge 1-2635202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3847142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2032
BullsLarge 2-3630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007753
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
BullsLarge 1-2570197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1261
BullsMedium and Large 2750172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 11,250179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,2444
HeifersMedium and Large 1719212.86/cwt199.00–221.501,53033
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy620172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1283257.05/cwt250.00–262.507278
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy1,025153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5682
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,324178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,36310
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,360183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,4891
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,099184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,02249
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420152.50/cwt152.50–152.506411
HeifersLarge 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
SteersMedium and Large 1345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
SteersMedium and Large 1837221.00/cwt220.50–221.501,850190
SteersMedium and Large 1529247.80/cwt227.00–272.001,31132
SteersMedium and Large 1675233.25/cwt207.00–243.001,57431
SteersMedium and Large 21,015155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 1733226.05/cwt209.00–234.501,65718
SteersMedium and Large 2800170.33/cwt169.00–171.001,3633
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595153.00/cwt153.00–153.009101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455152.50/cwt152.50–152.506941
SteersMedium and Large 2515192.45/cwt190.00–195.009912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
SteersMedium 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3920137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2780167.82/cwt162.50–173.001,3092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785201.80/cwt201.00–202.001,5845
SteersMedium and Large 2475171.00/cwt171.00–171.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2889193.17/cwt186.00–195.001,7177
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462213.63/cwt203.00–227.509876
SteersMedium and Large 2350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
SteersMedium and Large 2576191.21/cwt179.00–195.001,1015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575218.80/cwt212.00–227.501,2585
SteersMedium and Large 2600161.00/cwt161.00–161.009661
SteersMedium and Large 2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905182.21/cwt178.00–185.001,6497
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519215.94/cwt202.50–225.001,1217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385226.93/cwt222.00–242.508744
SteersMedium and Large 1366263.23/cwt240.00–287.5096320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009722
SteersLarge 1-2840161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2809201.63/cwt181.00–203.001,63121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687197.81/cwt192.00–213.001,35910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
SteersMedium and Large 1777224.99/cwt208.00–234.501,74819
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7271
SteersMedium and Large 1570244.34/cwt230.00–251.001,39340
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623214.40/cwt195.00–221.001,3367
SteersLarge 1-2780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
SteersLarge 1-2660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
SteersMedium and Large 1436254.17/cwt232.50–269.001,10818
SteersMedium and Large 1917217.84/cwt211.50–222.501,998184
SteersMedium and Large 1873225.15/cwt201.00–231.251,966179
SteersMedium and Large 1619245.82/cwt223.00–257.001,52242
SteersMedium and Large 1466261.52/cwt227.50–278.001,21941
BullsMedium and Large 1510224.16/cwt222.50–225.001,1433
BullsMedium and Large 1260277.50/cwt277.50–277.507221
BullsMedium and Large 1313262.20/cwt250.00–275.008212
BullsMedium and Large 1385232.50/cwt232.50–232.508951
BullsMedium and Large 1557223.33/cwt222.00–230.001,2446
BullsMedium and Large 1463232.64/cwt222.50–237.501,0773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2581199.77/cwt190.00–210.001,1616
BullsMedium and Large 1435222.50/cwt222.50–222.509681
BullsLarge 2-3815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1823
BullsMedium and Large 2690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425149.23/cwt147.50–151.006342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4081
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,051170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,78733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633187.23/cwt182.00–192.501,1852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2497198.00/cwt198.00–198.009844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515192.50/cwt192.50–192.509911
HeifersLarge 2-3580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595143.00/cwt143.00–143.008511
HeifersLarge 1583206.80/cwt202.50–211.001,2062
HeifersLarge 2-3900133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 2350161.00/cwt161.00–161.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 2615182.69/cwt180.00–186.001,12410
HeifersMedium and Large 2968182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7625
HeifersLarge 2-3410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 2940139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3071
HeifersMedium and Large 2555157.60/cwt152.00–180.008755
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740132.50/cwt132.50–132.509811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321232.01/cwt229.00–238.007457
HeifersMedium and Large 2410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
HeifersMedium and Large 2671179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2014
HeifersLarge 2605154.00/cwt154.00–154.009321
HeifersLarge 1-2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470215.41/cwt209.00–219.001,01211
HeifersMedium and Large 1477224.41/cwt215.00–234.001,07012
HeifersLarge 1825181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4933
HeifersMedium and Large 1837208.75/cwt208.50–209.001,747125
HeifersLarge 1640203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 1637219.14/cwt203.00–226.001,39617
HeifersMedium and Large 1534234.31/cwt218.00–240.001,25128
HeifersMedium and Large 1325242.47/cwt240.00–245.007883
HeifersMedium and Large 1772211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6293
HeifersLarge 1-2827169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3982
HeifersMedium and Large 1682209.16/cwt197.00–215.501,42625
HeifersLarge 1-2880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3412
HeifersMedium and Large 1568228.26/cwt216.00–237.501,29751
HeifersMedium and Large 1366239.12/cwt221.00–254.0087513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379206.30/cwt200.00–223.007828
HeifersMedium and Large 1420235.90/cwt227.00–242.0099124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4711
HeifersLarge 1-21,325168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,270166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,1081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433219.28/cwt197.00–227.509499
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528204.43/cwt187.50–216.001,07922
HeifersMedium and Large 11,021177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,8073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675183.16/cwt173.00–213.001,2369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,025167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624200.63/cwt181.00–229.001,25210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268223.40/cwt210.00–250.005996
HeifersMedium and Large 2295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2812174.24/cwt173.00–183.001,4158
HeifersMedium and Large 2480171.97/cwt162.50–183.008256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584206.59/cwt189.00–215.001,2068
HeifersMedium and Large 2335197.50/cwt197.50–197.506621

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.