Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, good fall harvest weather in west central Illinois drove supply light with light buyer attendance. No market test on a light run with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.85/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$230.85

59 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$80.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.14

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	247.78	1,203	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	484	230.83	1,117	32
Large 1-2	680	215.00	1,462	1thin
Medium and Large 2	479	211.50	1,013	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	167.00	1,010	3thin

One grade step is worth $80.78/cwt here — about $192 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 sale59 hd

230.85

—

IL average4 barns · 205 hd

197.70

+33.14

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

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	262.03/cwt	260.00–262.50	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	242.00/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	281.72/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	244.94/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	227.83/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	216.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	257.90/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	228.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	266.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	246.89/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	244.22/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	257.43/cwt	238.00–264.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	244.41/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	244.45/cwt	240.00–262.50	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	214.00/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	222.79/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	233.67/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,070	12

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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Receipts 182Last week 679Year ago 556

Today at Fairview, good fall harvest weather in west central Illinois drove supply light with light buyer attendance. No market test on a light run with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	275.00	275.00
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
3	—	296	260.00	260.00
5	—	381	260.00–262.50	262.03
5	—	497	240.00–242.50	242.00
5	—	523	242.50–248.00	246.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	425	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
3	—	688	215.00	215.00
1	—	785	206.00	206.00
1	—	330	232.50	232.50
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
2	—	402	227.50	227.50
2	—	395	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	302.50	302.50
2	—	370	272.50–290.00	281.72
2	—	568	242.50–247.50	244.94
8	—	627	221.00–240.00	227.83
9	—	780	215.00–225.00	216.13
4	—	542	230.00–235.00	231.24
6	—	468	235.00–270.00	257.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	260.00–270.00	266.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	220.00–240.00	228.96
5	—	364	240.00–262.50	244.45
4	—	640	201.00–220.00	214.00
3	—	573	217.50–230.00	222.79
2	—	310	245.00	245.00
1	—	660	201.00	201.00
12	—	458	230.00–234.00	233.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	242.50–246.00	244.22
6	—	412	238.00–264.00	257.43
5	—	558	241.00	241.00
5	—	485	241.00–247.00	244.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	695	166.00	166.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	215.00	215.00
1	—	265	260.00	260.00
2	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	182.50	182.50

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