Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a light offering was met with moderate demand. 400-600lb feeder steers traded lower 10.00 giving back gains of one week ago. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs following the same trend lower 5.00. Long time weaned and vaccinated feeders continue to trade noticeably higher across most weights.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.58/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$223.58

137 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$99.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.01

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	239.83	1,449	80
Medium and Large 1-2	653	210.34	1,374	45
Large 2	615	180.00	1,107	1thin
Medium and Large 2	767	170.10	1,305	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	630	158.75	1,000	2thin
Medium 2	480	150.00	720	1thin
Large 2-3	850	140.00	1,190	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.83/cwt here — about $259 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 sale137 hd

223.58

—

IL average3 barns · 368 hd

193.57

+30.01

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

74 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	—	514	208.39/cwt	197.50–227.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	202.76/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	227.66/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	178.79/cwt	175.00–182.50	876	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	213.44/cwt	197.50–221.00	1,336	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	204.93/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	239.78/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,489	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Large 2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	214.42/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	247.72/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	216.73/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	211.72/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	249.12/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,388	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	253.12/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	195.49/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	217.94/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	192.40/cwt	182.50–212.50	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	276.19/cwt	267.50–280.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	605	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	202.06/cwt	182.50–212.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	249.83/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,324	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	241.83/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	239.06/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	183.50/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	213.44/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	176.14/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	182.48/cwt	180.00–187.50	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	191.19/cwt	187.50–195.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	200.21/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.07/cwt	227.50–232.50	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	167.42/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	199.96/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	690	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	185.02/cwt	182.50–187.50	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	177.32/cwt	162.50–192.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	174.31/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	223.26/cwt	220.00–225.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	184.33/cwt	175.00–195.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 310Last week 802Year ago 1,369

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	197.50–227.00	208.39
2	—	665	202.00–208.00	204.93
3	—	478	202.50–222.50	213.44
1	—	765	201.00	201.00
4	—	632	197.50–205.00	200.21
1	—	405	225.00	225.00
3	—	568	197.50–202.50	199.96
3	—	291	235.00	235.00
1	—	715	212.00	212.00
3	—	330	220.00–225.00	223.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,060	156.00	156.00
1	—	695	159.00	159.00
2	—	738	185.00–190.00	187.53
1	—	1,120	161.00	161.00
2	—	580	170.00–182.50	176.14
3	—	428	180.00–187.50	182.48
2	—	290	187.50–195.00	191.19
2	—	985	160.00–175.00	167.42
2	—	393	182.50–187.50	185.02
5	—	631	162.50–192.00	177.32
3	—	532	175.00–195.00	184.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	172.50	172.50
2	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.41
1	—	535	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	530	230.00–252.00	249.83
10	—	488	230.00–259.00	241.83
1	—	345	227.50	227.50
4	—	582	230.00–242.00	239.06
2	—	418	227.50–232.50	230.07
2	—	373	230.00–235.00	232.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	171.00	171.00
1	—	690	162.50	162.50
2	—	490	175.00–182.50	178.79
1	—	1,310	151.00	151.00
2	—	770	171.00–177.50	174.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	191.00–220.00	202.76
5	—	467	210.00–232.50	227.66
1	—	735	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,000	181.00	181.00
1	—	900	185.00	185.00
15	—	626	197.50–221.00	213.44
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
1	—	690	202.50	202.50
1	—	430	202.50	202.50
4	—	576	210.00–222.50	216.73
4	—	531	200.00–222.50	211.72
4	—	866	191.00–201.00	195.49
2	—	950	185.00	185.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	290.00	290.00
26	—	621	234.00–244.00	239.78
7	—	723	214.00–215.00	214.42
6	—	518	230.00–273.00	247.72
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
2	—	790	217.00	217.00
17	—	557	232.00–253.00	249.12
10	—	468	240.00–276.00	253.12
5	—	844	225.00	225.00
5	—	668	216.00–226.00	217.94
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	182.50–212.50	192.40
1	—	320	197.50	197.50
3	—	426	182.50–212.50	202.06
5	—	608	182.50–187.50	183.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	267.50–280.00	276.19
3	—	241	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	157.50	157.50

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