Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Regular Thursday Sale, no price comparison to recent feeder specials.

Today at Fairview, a light offering of locally produced feeder cattle traded strong on good demand. Long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated calves and yearlings continue in strong demand. A large percentage of feeder heifers found new homes across central Illinois today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.12/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$223.12

179 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$121.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.27

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	243.76	1,318	91
Medium and Large 1-2	533	225.17	1,200	49
Medium and Large 2	587	179.96	1,056	31
Medium and Large 2-3	423	154.17	653	3thin
Large 2	805	145.83	1,174	3thin
Large 2-3	657	122.00	802	2thin

One grade step is worth $121.76/cwt here — about $517 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 sale179 hd

223.12

—

IL average4 barns · 485 hd

191.85

+31.27

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

86 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 1	—	760	244.60/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	251.83/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	283.75/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,612	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	173.31/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	239.72/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	305.55/cwt	282.50–322.50	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	206.05/cwt	200.00–212.50	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	201.63/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	204.35/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.26/cwt	175.00–190.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	657	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	224.45/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	229.19/cwt	227.50–230.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	238.55/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	284.99/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,354	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	855	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	250.10/cwt	235.00–265.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	262.53/cwt	232.50–272.00	1,620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	307.58/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	277.53/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,435	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	243.09/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	191.05/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	215.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	226.38/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	206.47/cwt	200.00–212.50	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	313.57/cwt	302.50–328.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	203.94/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	158.25/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	204.38/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	241.39/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	905	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	271.65/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	252.66/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,465	7
Bulls	Large 2	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	178.71/cwt	167.50–190.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	257.83/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	241.11/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	304.86/cwt	290.00–312.50	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	214.49/cwt	202.50–226.00	1,426	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	235.00/cwt	231.00–235.50	1,457	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	243.90/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	249.75/cwt	237.00–263.00	1,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	259.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	217.63/cwt	208.00–222.50	1,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	227.45/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	253.17/cwt	247.50–265.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	239.65/cwt	220.00–247.50	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	264.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	249.12/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,006	6

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 Feb 8, 2024

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Special Note: Regular Thursday Sale, no price comparison to recent feeder specials.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	230.00–247.00	244.60
15	—	709	230.00–256.00	251.83
23	—	568	250.00–295.00	283.75
3	—	678	232.00–256.00	239.72
10	—	429	282.50–322.50	305.55
19	—	475	270.00–312.50	284.99
10	—	617	232.50–272.00	262.53
2	—	325	302.50–312.50	307.58
8	—	517	250.00–295.00	277.53
6	—	377	302.50–328.00	313.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
1	—	855	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	235.00–265.00	250.10
1	—	955	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	237.50	237.50
3	—	581	241.00–247.50	243.09
6	—	874	210.00–216.00	215.01
4	—	606	226.00–227.50	226.38
2	—	737	227.00	227.00
1	—	670	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,037	176.00	176.00
2	—	768	182.50–200.00	191.05
2	—	430	200.00–212.50	206.47
4	—	721	185.00	185.00
2	—	675	195.00–212.50	203.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	155.00	155.00
3	—	821	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	150.00–179.00	173.31
2	—	418	180.00–182.50	181.23
2	—	480	200.00–212.50	206.05
3	—	568	200.00–202.50	201.63
2	—	665	190.00–195.00	192.50
4	—	526	202.50–205.00	204.35
3	—	326	165.00	165.00
3	—	385	175.00–190.00	185.26
3	—	768	137.50	137.50
2	—	633	170.00–180.00	175.06
1	—	930	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
3	—	240	250.00	250.00
6	—	511	210.00–232.50	224.45
3	—	420	227.50–230.00	229.19
14	—	665	202.50–226.00	214.49
9	—	615	208.00–222.50	217.63
3	—	455	222.50–235.00	227.45
4	—	364	220.00–247.50	239.65
1	—	775	212.00	212.00
3	—	283	255.00–270.00	264.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	157.50	157.50
2	—	410	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	162.50	162.50
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	234.00–241.00	238.55
2	—	652	232.00	232.00
13	—	483	245.00–266.00	257.83
1	—	730	224.00	224.00
34	—	620	231.00–235.50	235.00
12	—	520	237.00–263.00	249.75
7	—	323	250.00–275.00	259.64
3	—	360	247.50–265.00	253.17
1	—	780	221.00	221.00
6	—	404	240.00–267.50	249.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
6	—	778	145.00–165.00	158.25
1	—	220	245.00	245.00
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
2	—	653	167.50–190.00	178.71
1	—	1,335	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	202.50–205.00	204.38
3	—	521	235.00–255.00	241.39
3	—	378	270.00–272.50	271.65
7	—	580	248.00–262.00	252.66
7	—	438	220.00–270.00	241.11
3	—	290	290.00–312.50	304.86
4	—	479	237.50–257.50	243.90
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	165.00	165.00

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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