Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a solid offering of feeder cattle was met with good demand and active trade. As compared to a week ago, 400-600 feeder steers traded mostly steady with feeder heifers of the same weight trading higher 8.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.30/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$248.30

462 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$76.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.87

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	255.06	1,556	378
Medium and Large 1-2	617	224.45	1,384	70
Large 1	732	223.00	1,632	2thin
Medium and Large 2	577	178.44	1,029	12thin

One grade step is worth $76.62/cwt here — about $527 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 sale462 hd

248.30

—

IL average5 barns · 1,731 hd

236.43

+11.87

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	234.02/cwt	233.00–235.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	245.22/cwt	229.00–265.00	1,167	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	162.11/cwt	152.00–182.50	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	265.35/cwt	227.00–284.00	1,401	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	219.55/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	227.81/cwt	211.00–240.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	208.31/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	245.62/cwt	231.00–255.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	238.54/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	270.77/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,124	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	219.44/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	227.54/cwt	213.00–241.00	1,324	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	250.45/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	210.54/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	260.19/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,613	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	214.05/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,471	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	235.48/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,003	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	250.50/cwt	233.00–257.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	196.26/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	229.87/cwt	223.00–232.50	1,340	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	181.03/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	205.41/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	217.97/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,343	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	183.00/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	217.45/cwt	207.00–223.00	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	202.60/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,284	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	177.02/cwt	175.00–179.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	236.95/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,237	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	209.76/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,221	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	192.87/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	208.11/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,118	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	177.34/cwt	165.00–185.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	236.73/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,681	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	208.01/cwt	195.00–223.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	263.42/cwt	251.00–279.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	250.69/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,675	87
Steers	Large 1	—	732	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	180.86/cwt	161.00–191.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	263.94/cwt	255.00–281.00	1,510	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	199.50/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,752	2

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 854Last week 1,460Year ago 318

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	193.00	193.00
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	241.00	241.00
2	—	310	233.00–235.00	234.02
39	—	476	229.00–265.00	245.22
38	—	687	206.00–221.00	214.05
14	—	426	227.00–243.00	235.48
9	—	363	233.00–257.00	250.50
2	—	710	210.00	210.00
83	—	583	223.00–232.50	229.87
27	—	616	204.00–224.00	217.97
57	—	522	221.00–244.00	236.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	712	193.00–202.00	196.26
5	—	664	204.00–211.00	205.41
4	—	756	182.00–186.00	183.00
10	—	478	207.00–223.00	217.45
15	—	634	198.00–205.00	202.60
1	—	315	197.50	197.50
11	—	582	202.00–225.00	209.76
5	—	398	213.00	213.00
13	—	537	194.00–215.00	208.11
6	—	419	195.00–223.00	208.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	173.00–189.00	181.03
2	—	288	175.00–179.00	177.02
2	—	568	187.00–199.00	192.87
3	—	351	157.00	157.00
2	—	770	180.00	180.00
4	—	519	165.00–185.00	177.34
3	—	327	161.00–191.00	180.86
3	—	426	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,025	167.00	167.00
2	—	460	195.00	195.00
1	—	295	201.00	201.00
1	—	760	181.00	181.00
3	—	628	152.00–182.50	162.11
1	—	720	181.00	181.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	249.00	249.00
10	—	675	201.00–234.00	219.55
3	—	320	211.00–240.00	227.81
14	—	785	204.00–215.00	208.31
9	—	383	231.00–255.00	245.62
2	—	443	232.00–245.00	238.54
8	—	720	200.00–230.00	219.44
1	—	845	195.00	195.00
13	—	582	213.00–241.00	227.54
4	—	478	241.00–255.00	250.45
2	—	620	205.00–216.00	210.54
2	—	878	198.00–201.00	199.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	528	227.00–284.00	265.35
26	—	415	267.00–277.00	270.77
9	—	344	271.00	271.00
78	—	620	231.00–267.00	260.19
81	—	710	225.00–241.00	236.73
10	—	479	251.00–279.00	263.42
87	—	668	235.00–269.00	250.69
46	—	572	255.00–281.00	263.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	223.00	223.00

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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