Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a quality offering throughout most of auction drove good to very good demand for a mostly long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated feeder special. As compared to the last feeder special two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 14.00, with 600-800lbs calves trading higher 18.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 15.00, with feeder heifers 600-800lbs higher 9.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.78/cwt on 1,143 head.

Average price

$255.78

1,143 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$922

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

$99.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

vs IL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	259.67	1,913	995
Large 1	702	252.79	1,774	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	240.88	1,427	100
Large 1-2	810	211.00	1,709	1thin
Medium and Large 2	620	206.44	1,280	32
Medium 2	475	201.00	955	1thin
Large 2	703	180.25	1,268	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	619	160.23	991	4thin

One grade step is worth $99.44/cwt here — about $922 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 sale1,143 hd

255.78

—

IL average4 barns · 1,326 hd

244.82

+10.96

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

105 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	—	525	311.32/cwt	262.50–326.50	1,634	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	285.89/cwt	263.00–304.00	1,650	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,155	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	246.11/cwt	231.00–261.00	1,767	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	190.74/cwt	183.00–207.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	271.25/cwt	251.00–282.50	1,720	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	266.61/cwt	232.50–277.50	1,282	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	252.38/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,996	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	231.17/cwt	222.00–240.00	2,048	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	915	167.50/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,533	2
Steers	Large 1	—	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	283.19/cwt	277.00–290.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	180.02/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	172.51/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	986	1
Heifers	Large 2Unweaned	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	250.51/cwt	232.50–268.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	227.47/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	239.26/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,500	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	233.47/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,321	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Steers	Large 1	—	630	268.24/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,690	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	325.89/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,388	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	235.82/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,601	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	200.67/cwt	180.00–205.00	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	247.61/cwt	232.50–258.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	248.06/cwt	233.00–289.00	1,273	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	228.47/cwt	219.00–243.00	1,549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	332.25/cwt	327.00–337.50	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	336.58/cwt	307.50–351.00	1,124	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	255.53/cwt	235.00–270.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	328.68/cwt	280.00–339.00	1,591	37
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	237.10/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	217.77/cwt	202.50–228.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	262.54/cwt	249.00–275.50	1,793	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	175.42/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	221.00/cwt	211.00–231.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	207.62/cwt	182.50–215.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	169.95/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,258	2
Steers	Large 2	—	631	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	205.21/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,794	5
Steers	Large 2	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	176.71/cwt	172.50–181.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	842	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	261.77/cwt	243.00–285.00	866	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	264.47/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,378	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	255.42/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,453	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	267.62/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,022	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	717	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	242.12/cwt	239.00–245.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	228.65/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	237.73/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	717	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	889	137.49/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	172.94/cwt	162.00–184.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	255.47/cwt	241.00–267.00	1,231	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	196.51/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	551	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	920	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	176.17/cwt	159.00–193.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	209.50/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	218.80/cwt	195.00–229.00	1,368	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	229.86/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,643	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	219.26/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	241.50/cwt	235.00–252.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	244.74/cwt	223.00–254.00	1,510	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	195.82/cwt	192.50–222.00	1,373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	192.72/cwt	172.00–215.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	228.25/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	193.15/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	269.68/cwt	251.00–277.00	1,165	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	172.67/cwt	151.00–177.00	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	282.75/cwt	282.75–282.75	1,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,580	9

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	525	262.50–326.50	311.32
58	—	577	263.00–304.00	285.89
16	—	1,036	208.00	208.00
72	—	718	231.00–261.00	246.11
77	—	634	251.00–282.50	271.25
197	—	791	231.00–258.00	252.38
316	—	886	222.00–240.00	231.17
17	—	426	300.00–334.00	325.89
4	—	395	327.00–337.50	332.25
14	—	334	307.50–351.00	336.58
37	—	484	280.00–339.00	328.68
18	—	814	231.00–240.00	237.10
75	—	683	249.00–275.50	262.54
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	201.00	201.00
2	—	345	231.00	231.00
1	—	400	207.50	207.50
3	—	645	215.00	215.00
6	—	516	202.50–228.00	217.77
2	—	823	186.00–188.00	186.98
2	—	770	169.00–182.00	175.42
2	—	385	211.00–231.00	221.00
9	—	673	182.50–215.00	207.62
1	—	485	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	183.00–207.00	190.74
14	—	481	232.50–277.50	266.61
2	—	315	277.00–290.00	283.19
2	—	993	174.00–186.00	180.02
1	—	800	212.00	212.00
9	—	422	232.50–268.00	250.51
13	—	719	221.00–233.00	227.47
14	—	627	231.00–248.00	239.26
2	—	230	305.00	305.00
5	—	570	232.50–258.00	247.61
16	—	513	233.00–289.00	248.06
7	—	678	219.00–243.00	228.47
5	—	383	235.00–270.00	255.53
1	—	1,055	167.00	167.00
1	—	785	196.00	196.00
5	—	874	202.00–206.00	205.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	337.00	337.00
9	—	606	282.75	282.75
9	—	466	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	164.00–171.00	167.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	260.00	260.00
3	—	630	261.00–272.00	268.24
1	—	1,020	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	151.00	151.00
2	—	740	162.50–177.50	169.95
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	187.00	187.00
1	—	920	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	171.00–174.00	172.51
1	—	620	159.00	159.00
12	—	476	180.00–205.00	200.67
2	—	905	162.00–184.00	172.94
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
2	—	738	159.00–193.00	176.17
2	—	580	202.00–217.00	209.50
2	—	415	172.00–215.00	192.72
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
2	—	535	185.00–201.00	193.15
8	—	810	151.00–177.00	172.67
Heifers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	222.50–237.00	233.47
1	—	880	205.00	205.00
3	—	318	239.00–245.00	242.12
9	—	517	213.00–235.00	228.65
9	—	438	223.00–243.00	237.73
6	—	766	194.00–201.00	196.51
13	—	625	195.00–229.00	218.80
9	—	672	203.00–225.00	219.26
5	—	379	235.00–252.00	241.50
9	—	701	192.50–222.00	195.82
3	—	467	220.00–238.00	228.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	679	223.00–244.00	235.82
13	—	331	243.00–285.00	261.77
82	—	521	246.00–275.00	264.47
58	—	569	247.00–261.00	255.42
17	—	382	257.00–275.00	267.62
25	—	482	241.00–267.00	255.47
47	—	715	225.00–235.00	229.86
3	—	825	210.00	210.00
73	—	617	223.00–254.00	244.74
6	—	752	221.00	221.00
67	—	432	251.00–277.00	269.68
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	215.00	215.00
3	—	551	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	131.00–149.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	169.00	169.00
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
4	—	664	172.50–181.00	176.71
2	—	842	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	181.00	181.00
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	250.00	250.00

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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