Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview: Feeder Steers 400-700lbs traded lower 12.00-14.00 with 700-900 feeder steers trading lower 11.00. Feeder heifers following the same lower trend, 400-700lbs down 10.00 with feeder heifers above 700 trading lower 12.00. Current harvest in Illinois drove a light offering with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.97/cwt on 447 head.

Average price

$255.97

447 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$890

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

$102.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.78

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	259.94	1,847	324
Medium and Large 1-2	563	254.38	1,431	98
Large 1-2	731	221.00	1,616	4thin
Large 2	620	219.00	1,358	1thin
Medium and Large 2	583	214.84	1,253	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	578	177.00	1,022	2thin
Large 2-3	610	157.00	958	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.94/cwt here — about $890 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 sale447 hd

255.97

—

IL average4 barns · 616 hd

234.19

+21.78

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

73 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	—	411	299.52/cwt	283.00–316.00	1,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	209.66/cwt	201.00–226.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	576	207.41/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	224.61/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,292	3
Steers	Large 2-3	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	217.24/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	650	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,660	2
Steers	Large 2	—	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	259.40/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	240.74/cwt	239.50–245.00	1,993	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	260.40/cwt	231.00–272.50	1,469	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	249.93/cwt	232.50–264.00	1,327	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,235	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	243.93/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,495	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	286.67/cwt	256.00–301.00	1,473	57
Steers	Large 1-2	—	731	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	259.55/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,879	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	256.80/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	260.58/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	251.99/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,585	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	225.76/cwt	212.50–249.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	283.25/cwt	283.00–284.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	680	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	620	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	793	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	217.56/cwt	213.00–219.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	259.41/cwt	251.00–267.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	230.39/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	182.57/cwt	165.00–205.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	242.94/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	232.94/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	218.07/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	236.65/cwt	204.00–245.00	1,342	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	223.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,642	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	261.15/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	251.23/cwt	239.00–267.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	262.15/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	294.74/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,427	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	219.49/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	212.47/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,434	2

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	283.00–316.00	299.52
3	—	346	330.00	330.00
11	—	876	230.00	230.00
47	—	828	239.50–245.00	240.74
56	—	953	234.50	234.50
57	—	514	256.00–301.00	286.67
78	—	724	241.00–264.00	259.55
24	—	664	244.00–264.00	260.58
16	—	629	240.00–253.00	251.99
11	—	555	286.00	286.00
11	—	484	290.00–301.00	294.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	201.00–226.00	209.66
3	—	575	221.00–227.00	224.61
4	—	615	215.00–218.00	217.24
2	—	675	211.00–214.00	212.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	200.00–217.00	207.41
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	181.00	181.00
1	—	515	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	305.00	305.00
2	—	828	200.00–201.00	200.51
1	—	350	292.50	292.50
3	—	412	245.00–273.00	259.40
1	—	745	227.00	227.00
1	—	675	221.00	221.00
53	—	564	231.00–272.50	260.40
9	—	531	232.50–264.00	249.93
16	—	613	228.00–250.00	243.93
9	—	469	235.00–277.00	256.80
1	—	895	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	226.00	226.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	219.00	219.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	147.00	147.00
2	—	575	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,095	139.00	139.00
1	—	695	189.00	189.00
2	—	647	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	212.50–249.00	225.76
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
4	—	305	283.00–284.00	283.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	173.00	173.00
1	—	620	161.00	161.00
3	—	793	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	178.00	178.00
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	201.00	201.00
4	—	386	213.00–219.00	217.56
4	—	518	165.00–205.00	182.57
1	—	440	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	238.00	238.00
1	—	790	220.00	220.00
3	—	520	241.00–247.00	242.94
54	—	736	220.00–240.00	223.07
7	—	428	259.00–271.00	261.15
11	—	469	253.00–269.00	262.15
4	—	633	231.00	231.00
4	—	550	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	209.00	209.00
4	—	271	251.00–267.50	259.41
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
5	—	488	230.00–231.00	230.39
2	—	715	217.00	217.00
11	—	603	217.00–236.00	232.94
5	—	517	207.00–231.00	218.07
3	—	835	202.00	202.00
36	—	567	204.00–245.00	236.65
1	—	315	259.00	259.00
7	—	374	239.00–267.00	251.23
2	—	663	216.00–223.00	219.49

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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