Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a well conditioned, mostly vaccinated offering was met with good to very good buyer demand as most weights traded noticeably higher. 400-500lb feeder steers higher, 12.00 to 15.00 with 600-800lb steers trading higher 12.00-17.00, over 800lb higher 6.00. Feeder heifers, 400-600lb higher 14.00, over 600lb higher 9.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.00/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$283.00

541 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,232

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

$148.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.06

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	296.29	1,855	426
Large 1	686	264.00	1,811	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	249.49	1,334	80
Large 1-2	551	245.25	1,352	4thin
Medium and Large 2	646	191.03	1,234	20
Large 2	1,187	166.00	1,970	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	422	147.52	623	5thin

One grade step is worth $148.76/cwt here — about $1,232 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 sale541 hd

283.00

—

IL average5 barns · 1,466 hd

257.94

+25.06

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

117 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	—	477	262.62/cwt	222.50–292.50	1,253	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	242.52/cwt	226.00–260.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	285.50/cwt	254.00–294.00	1,904	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	255.77/cwt	230.00–287.50	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	350.07/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	157.19/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	252.57/cwt	223.00–290.00	1,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,264	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,817	14
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Steers	Large 2	—	1,187	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	211.59/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	290.84/cwt	231.00–301.00	1,390	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	219.13/cwt	207.00–241.00	1,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	138.54/cwt	133.00–150.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	2,058	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	191.66/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	192.41/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	238.52/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	227.56/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	311.39/cwt	292.00–323.00	1,638	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	189.59/cwt	181.00–211.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	254.59/cwt	231.00–275.00	1,095	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	319.55/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,540	31
Steers	Large 1-2	—	330	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	252.90/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	217.66/cwt	216.00–218.00	2,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	255.40/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,987	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	903	1
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	340.39/cwt	319.00–346.00	1,470	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	271.33/cwt	242.00–282.00	1,986	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	305.99/cwt	283.00–313.50	1,860	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	313.59/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,828	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	253.55/cwt	250.00–257.00	2,094	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	267.05/cwt	237.00–280.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	257.33/cwt	219.00–271.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	258.37/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,630	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	281.93/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,604	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	293.85/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,299	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	819	160.02/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	166.98/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	243.30/cwt	223.00–267.00	1,039	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,217	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	206.32/cwt	185.00–225.00	784	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	1,005	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	262.41/cwt	225.00–279.00	974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	825	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	157.59/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	172.03/cwt	145.00–187.50	733	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	Large 1	—	815	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,989	1
Steers	Large 1	—	652	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	230.34/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	246.60/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,911	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	290.13/cwt	265.00–301.00	1,520	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	238.40/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	238.49/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	240.31/cwt	237.50–247.00	675	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	873	197.62/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	487	240.13/cwt	211.00–249.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	271.95/cwt	260.00–282.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	254.08/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,796	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	255.50/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,676	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	187.46/cwt	166.00–201.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	186.63/cwt	155.00–207.50	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	159.33/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	247.30/cwt	223.00–257.00	1,296	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,216	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 →

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Receipts 1,140Last week 987Year ago 1,610

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	222.50–292.50	262.62
6	—	667	226.00–260.00	242.52
7	—	379	230.00–287.50	255.77
10	—	512	223.00–290.00	252.57
2	—	833	201.00–222.00	211.59
2	—	920	184.00–201.00	192.41
6	—	608	220.00–256.00	238.52
3	—	718	215.00–234.00	227.56
17	—	430	231.00–275.00	254.59
17	—	573	220.00–285.00	252.90
1	—	335	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	398	345.00	345.00
58	—	667	254.00–294.00	285.50
1	—	915	219.00	219.00
1	—	1,000	221.00	221.00
3	—	325	340.00–355.00	350.07
59	—	526	292.00–323.00	311.39
31	—	482	309.00–340.00	319.55
6	—	973	216.00–218.00	217.66
10	—	778	244.00–263.00	255.40
27	—	432	319.00–346.00	340.39
58	—	732	242.00–282.00	271.33
39	—	608	283.00–313.50	305.99
58	—	583	309.00–321.00	313.59
50	—	826	250.00–257.00	253.55
1	—	850	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	175.00–180.00	177.44
1	—	1,075	177.00	177.00
2	—	923	152.50–162.00	157.19
2	—	280	243.00	243.00
1	—	785	161.00	161.00
1	—	380	215.00	215.00
1	—	840	189.00	189.00
3	—	877	191.00–193.00	191.66
4	—	534	181.00–211.00	189.59
1	—	445	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	171.00	171.00
3	—	440	133.00–150.00	138.54
1	—	315	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	244.00	244.00
1	—	330	291.00	291.00
1	—	670	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	554	328.00	328.00
1	—	330	372.50	372.50
2	—	410	347.50	347.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,187	166.00	166.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	244.00	244.00
2	—	652	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	231.00–301.00	290.84
40	—	871	236.25	236.25
47	—	631	245.00–266.00	258.37
63	—	569	265.00–295.00	281.93
42	—	442	257.50–300.00	293.85
45	—	775	236.00–250.00	246.60
62	—	524	265.00–301.00	290.13
3	—	813	241.00	241.00
19	—	707	235.00–261.00	254.08
24	—	656	254.00–256.00	255.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	666	207.00–241.00	219.13
1	—	605	232.00	232.00
18	—	427	223.00–267.00	243.30
1	—	1,025	191.00	191.00
1	—	220	280.00	280.00
10	—	371	225.00–279.00	262.41
3	—	756	226.00	226.00
3	—	712	230.00–231.00	230.34
1	—	280	261.00	261.00
7	—	474	220.00–253.00	238.40
7	—	562	226.00–252.00	238.49
1	—	860	201.00	201.00
2	—	320	260.00–282.50	271.95
19	—	524	223.00–257.00	247.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
3	—	718	151.00–161.00	157.59
4	—	426	145.00–187.50	172.03
1	—	650	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	169.00	169.00
3	—	940	161.00–170.00	166.98
3	—	1,256	173.00	173.00
1	—	790	151.00	151.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	201.00	201.00
3	—	281	237.50–247.00	240.31
4	—	664	166.00–201.00	187.46
5	—	526	155.00–207.50	186.63
2	—	875	145.00–174.00	159.33
3	—	341	247.00	247.00
1	—	225	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	359	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	133.00	133.00
1	—	825	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	231.00	231.00
1	—	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	191.00–201.00	197.62
4	—	487	211.00–249.00	240.13
1	—	600	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	193.00	193.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
8	—	819	156.00–173.00	160.02
4	—	677	211.00	211.00
2	—	950	121.00	121.00
4	—	380	185.00–225.00	206.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	275.00	275.00
5	—	362	237.00–280.00	267.05
4	—	423	219.00–271.00	257.33
2	—	530	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,005	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	187.50	187.50

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