Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: First CAB Feeder Cattle Special of 2024.

Today at Fairview, concerns due to weather postponed delivery of local feeders and several load lots until the next feeder special scheduled for 01.18.24, A moderate offering of mostly attractive feeder cattle was met with moderate demand. 400-600lb feeder steers traded higher 14.00 as compared to a week ago. Above 600lbs traded mostly steady with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 10.00. Good demand continues for well conditined, multi vaccinated cattle with lighter demand for fleshy feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.71/cwt on 504 head.

Average price

$238.71

504 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$757

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

$103.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.34

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	250.10	1,661	376
Medium and Large 1-2	674	220.18	1,485	86
Large 2	665	182.00	1,210	1thin
Medium and Large 2	751	179.27	1,346	35
Medium and Large 2-3	617	146.50	903	6thin

One grade step is worth $103.60/cwt here — about $757 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 sale504 hd

238.71

—

IL average5 barns · 1,069 hd

221.37

+17.34

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

80 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 1Fancy	—	552	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	320.97/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,483	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	300.00/cwt	265.00–309.00	1,587	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	212.29/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,567	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,740	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,814	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	168.19/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	191.90/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	230.05/cwt	220.00–232.75	1,679	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	302.68/cwt	279.00–308.00	1,450	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	179.88/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	183.62/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	273.31/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,569	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	198.99/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,636	11
Steers	Large 2	—	665	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	212.11/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	194.29/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	218.25/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,462	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	193.00/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,038	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	271.61/cwt	235.00–292.00	1,165	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	188.31/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	211.46/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	256.98/cwt	247.00–273.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	222.95/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,378	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	239.36/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,343	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	179.10/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	209.04/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,398	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	267.00/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	256.95/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,344	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	223.19/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	222.97/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	171.59/cwt	161.00–193.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	916	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	219.41/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	230.47/cwt	227.00–242.50	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	172.15/cwt	155.00–186.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	166.76/cwt	153.00–176.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	192.02/cwt	187.00–202.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	194.33/cwt	183.00–205.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	234.85/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,618	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	184.74/cwt	157.00–195.00	1,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	855	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	242.16/cwt	215.00–259.00	1,397	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	240.98/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,501	47

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Receipts 923Last week 822Year ago 1,603

Special Note: First CAB Feeder Cattle Special of 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	552	314.00	314.00
15	—	462	317.00–325.00	320.97
2	—	520	315.00	315.00
2	—	380	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	265.00	265.00
21	—	529	265.00–309.00	300.00
36	—	791	220.00	220.00
32	—	836	217.00	217.00
78	—	730	220.00–232.75	230.05
10	—	479	279.00–308.00	302.68
41	—	574	262.00–289.00	273.31
1	—	360	273.00	273.00
70	—	689	227.00–239.00	234.85
47	—	623	229.00–249.00	240.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	221.00	221.00
13	—	738	211.00–223.00	212.29
1	—	670	204.00	204.00
1	—	470	239.00	239.00
10	—	871	191.00–192.00	191.90
2	—	750	201.00	201.00
1	—	420	251.00	251.00
11	—	822	197.00–201.00	198.99
11	—	624	209.00–225.00	212.11
4	—	546	240.00–245.00	241.25
30	—	577	215.00–259.00	242.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	161.00–176.00	168.19
14	—	810	171.00–185.00	179.88
7	—	718	181.00–190.00	183.62
1	—	930	162.00	162.00
1	—	690	182.00	182.00
2	—	632	171.00	171.00
3	—	535	180.00–204.00	194.29
1	—	290	223.00	223.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	157.00	157.00
1	—	520	152.00	152.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	670	207.00–224.00	218.25
16	—	429	235.00–292.00	271.61
12	—	767	200.00	200.00
3	—	360	247.00–273.00	256.98
15	—	618	218.00–228.00	222.95
46	—	561	227.00–257.00	239.36
15	—	470	243.00–275.00	267.00
59	—	523	235.00–267.00	256.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	184.00–197.00	188.31
9	—	632	205.00–215.00	211.46
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
47	—	669	204.00–216.00	209.04
4	—	524	221.00–225.00	223.19
10	—	475	217.50–225.00	222.97
4	—	757	195.00	195.00
1	—	435	221.00	221.00
13	—	565	207.00–221.00	219.41
5	—	372	227.00–242.50	230.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	710	176.00–183.00	179.10
1	—	880	151.00	151.00
7	—	625	161.00–193.00	171.59
1	—	960	141.00	141.00
1	—	820	161.00	161.00
3	—	916	155.00	155.00
4	—	776	155.00–186.00	172.15
5	—	575	153.00–176.00	166.76
3	—	325	179.00	179.00
3	—	513	187.00–202.00	192.02
3	—	463	183.00–205.00	194.33
12	—	675	157.00–195.00	184.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	179.00	179.00
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	192.00–199.00	193.00
1	—	405	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	151.00	151.00
3	—	690	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	151.00	151.00

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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