Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fariview, no comparable price comparison as today's offering was a lesser kind as compared to recent feeder auctions. Non weaned and non vaccinated feeders continue to bring a lower price point.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.71/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$202.71

174 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$909

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$91.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	849	211.70	1,797	76
Medium and Large 1-2	590	209.92	1,239	65
Medium and Large 2	667	171.74	1,145	30
Medium and Large 2-3	587	132.50	778	2thin
Large 2	740	120.00	888	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.70/cwt here — about $909 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 sale174 hd

202.71

—

IL average5 barns · 602 hd

200.67

+2.04

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

69 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 2	—	590	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	202.59/cwt	197.50–210.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	198.23/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	500	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	223.29/cwt	210.00–231.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	170.21/cwt	152.50–181.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,042	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,941	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	188.20/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	174.94/cwt	151.00–185.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	238.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,211	10
Steers	Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	161.59/cwt	151.00–191.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	176.52/cwt	154.00–185.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	469	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	209.17/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	174.54/cwt	167.50–182.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	209.57/cwt	191.00–218.00	1,381	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	202.59/cwt	201.00–206.00	766	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	641	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	195.20/cwt	190.00–211.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	168.66/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	219.14/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	208.05/cwt	193.00–222.50	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	178.20/cwt	170.00–192.50	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	208.08/cwt	201.00–211.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	173.28/cwt	161.00–181.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	169.73/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	169.95/cwt	166.00–171.00	962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	792	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	207.87/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	216.46/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	152.31/cwt	151.00–155.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	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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Thu Dec 21, 2023

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	172.50	172.50
1	—	600	182.00	182.00
2	—	735	189.00	189.00
3	—	325	197.50–210.00	202.59
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
1	—	505	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	217.50	217.50
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
3	—	525	217.50–220.00	219.14
2	—	485	193.00–222.50	208.05
1	—	620	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	190.00–214.00	198.23
5	—	379	210.00–231.00	223.29
5	—	722	209.00	209.00
4	—	575	203.00–219.00	209.17
22	—	659	191.00–218.00	209.57
4	—	533	201.00–221.00	207.87
3	—	486	212.00–226.00	216.46
2	—	435	210.00–225.00	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	189.00	189.00
2	—	650	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	220.00	220.00
6	—	540	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	170.00	170.00
4	—	623	152.50–181.00	170.21
2	—	1,042	140.00	140.00
4	—	565	181.00–191.00	188.20
1	—	805	176.00	176.00
5	—	718	151.00–185.00	174.94
4	—	679	151.00–191.00	161.59
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	171.00	171.00
2	—	520	167.50–182.00	174.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	956	203.00	203.00
10	—	508	230.00–240.00	238.32
8	—	753	220.00	220.00
4	—	448	246.00	246.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	154.00–185.00	176.52
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
1	—	860	155.00	155.00
3	—	733	166.00–170.00	168.66
1	—	355	172.50	172.50
3	—	318	170.00–192.50	178.20
2	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.50
4	—	468	161.00–181.00	173.28
3	—	675	165.00–174.00	169.73
6	—	566	166.00–171.00	169.95
2	—	417	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	180.00	180.00
7	—	469	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	201.00–206.00	202.59
1	—	290	212.50	212.50
4	—	490	190.00–211.00	195.20
4	—	416	201.00–211.00	208.08
2	—	600	193.00	193.00
5	—	570	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
3	—	527	150.00–151.00	150.34
3	—	477	151.00–155.00	152.31
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	730	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.50	132.50

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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