Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to two weeks ago, trading was mixed with feeder steers 400-600lbs trading higher 3.00-7.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs trading lower 9.00. Today's light offering was met with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.40/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$224.40

99 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$688

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

$73.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.52

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	231.45	1,295	50
Medium and Large 1-2	524	222.84	1,167	43
Medium and Large 2	616	180.70	1,113	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	385	157.50	606	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.95/cwt here — about $688 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 sale99 hd

224.40

—

IL average3 barns · 370 hd

189.88

+34.52

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

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	234.30/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	231.12/cwt	227.50–237.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.80/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	217.02/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	265.47/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	241.63/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	244.43/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	269.25/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,147	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	168.12/cwt	151.00–185.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	205.96/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	190.99/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	243.01/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	253.77/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,304	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	219.27/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	233.27/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	225.80/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,179	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Receipts 215Last week 1,154Year ago 541

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
6	—	374	227.50–237.00	231.12
1	—	285	242.50	242.50
1	—	425	224.00	224.00
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
10	—	588	217.50–221.00	219.27
2	—	633	205.00	205.00
2	—	715	200.00	200.00
3	—	487	228.00	228.00
15	—	522	223.00–226.00	225.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	230.00–245.00	234.30
1	—	765	210.00	210.00
10	—	413	230.00–235.00	231.59
5	—	455	230.00–231.00	230.80
3	—	695	227.00	227.00
14	—	634	220.00–235.00	233.27
5	—	593	231.00	231.00
4	—	731	227.00	227.00
1	—	385	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	181.00	181.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
2	—	620	190.00–192.50	191.26
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	210.00	210.00
1	—	420	275.00	275.00
1	—	390	302.50	302.50
2	—	550	257.50	257.50
2	—	488	260.00–271.00	265.47
1	—	510	267.50	267.50
1	—	310	300.00	300.00
7	—	626	235.00–246.00	241.63
3	—	900	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
3	—	710	211.00–220.00	217.02
1	—	645	230.00	230.00
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
1	—	770	220.00	220.00
1	—	800	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	235.00	235.00
8	—	571	230.00–255.00	244.43
8	—	615	205.00	205.00
3	—	427	232.00–252.00	243.01
13	—	514	235.00–265.00	253.77
5	—	462	240.00–242.50	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	295.00	295.00
8	—	426	250.00–275.00	269.25
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	230.00	230.00
2	—	730	151.00–185.00	168.12
5	—	622	195.00–212.50	205.96
1	—	765	161.00	161.00
2	—	670	182.50–200.00	190.99
2	—	573	220.00	220.00
1	—	535	212.50	212.50
1	—	830	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	162.50	162.50

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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