Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, good to very good demand on a solid offering of feeder cattle mostly suited to move quickly to greening pastures of west central Illinois. Feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 15.00, with instances higher 18.00 to 20.00. Grass ready feeders 600-800lbs on strong demand higher 14.00-18.00. Feeder heifers following the same stronger trend across most weights. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs trading higher 14.00 with 600-800lbs heifers higher 10.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.36/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −161.94 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$302.36

108 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$87.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−13.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	318.64	1,724	66
Medium and Large 1-2	564	280.33	1,582	39
Medium and Large 2	562	230.67	1,296	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.97/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $382.70, median $464.30 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

302.36

—

IL average1 barns · 108 hd

302.36

+0.00

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−13.71

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−161.94

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	213.49/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	209.93/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	305.48/cwt	281.00–325.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	275.17/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	313.29/cwt	307.00–327.50	1,629	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	352.71/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,481	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	228.25/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	254.81/cwt	239.00–263.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	282.34/cwt	242.00–294.00	1,640	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	338.72/cwt	337.50–340.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	312.88/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	271.17/cwt	235.00–293.00	1,296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	242.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,766	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	256.74/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,471	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	252.70/cwt	234.00–272.50	1,665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	231.94/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	327.85/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	275.80/cwt	243.00–295.00	1,453	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	212.66/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	242.94/cwt	227.00–247.50	1,713	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	259.51/cwt	236.00–269.50	1,998	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	340.64/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	905	208.29/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	951	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	847	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,897	2
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	985	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,078	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	695	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	313.62/cwt	297.50–350.00	1,129	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	302.41/cwt	279.00–320.00	1,418	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	290.31/cwt	264.00–300.00	1,948	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	313.20/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,788	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	265.09/cwt	242.00–282.00	1,911	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	206.76/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	249.15/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,689	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	228.23/cwt	202.00–232.25	2,139	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	257.51/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,630	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	281.34/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,632	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	350.25/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	282.76/cwt	258.00–297.00	1,499	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	305.95/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,294	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	221.06/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,952	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	231.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	227.37/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	252.19/cwt	234.00–272.50	1,591	13
Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	875	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,466	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	923	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	1
Steers	Large 1	850–900	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	245.23/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,986	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	299.62/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,867	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,709	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	204.52/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	855	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	805	186.23/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	729	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	330	281.00–325.00	305.48
1	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	438	265.00–285.00	275.17
6	450–500	478	235.00–293.00	271.17
6	500–550	541	239.00–263.00	254.81
13	550–600	573	241.00–271.00	256.74
3	600–650	610	225.00–235.00	229.96
3	650–700	665	222.50–236.00	228.25
1	700–750	730	191.00	191.00
3	750–800	752	210.00–214.00	212.66
3	850–900	873	194.00	194.00
2	950–1000	972	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	710	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
7	300–350	311	295.00–355.00	340.64
12	350–400	360	297.50–350.00	313.62
42	400–450	423	285.00–327.00	305.95
25	450–500	469	279.00–320.00	302.41
33	500–550	530	258.00–297.00	282.76
68	550–600	580	265.00–288.00	281.34
36	600–650	633	231.00–267.00	257.51
50	650–700	678	240.00–257.50	249.15
36	700–750	705	227.00–247.50	242.94
15	750–800	775	230.00–240.00	231.36
12	800–850	834	226.00–227.50	227.37
5	850–900	872	204.00–212.00	206.76
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	847	224.00	224.00
3	900–950	905	201.00–212.00	208.29
4	950–1000	951	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	324.00	324.00
5	500–550	511	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	870	156.00	156.00
1	900–950	925	173.00	173.00
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	170.00–175.00	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	337.50–340.00	338.72
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	320	305.00–350.00	327.85
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	478	307.00–317.50	312.88
12	500–550	527	243.00–295.00	275.80
27	550–600	581	242.00–294.00	282.34
13	600–650	631	234.00–272.50	252.19
9	650–700	659	234.00–272.50	252.70
35	700–750	729	220.00–250.00	242.27
10	750–800	781	217.50–238.00	231.94
5	800–850	825	201.00–221.00	209.93
3	850–900	865	222.00	222.00
7	900–950	914	191.00–220.00	213.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
11	300–350	332	335.00–375.00	350.25
5	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	360.37
23	400–450	420	337.50–362.50	352.71
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
20	500–550	520	307.00–327.50	313.29
31	550–600	571	300.00–322.00	313.20
38	600–650	623	283.00–312.00	299.62
111	650–700	671	264.00–300.00	290.31
37	700–750	721	242.00–282.00	265.09
75	750–800	770	236.00–269.50	259.51
56	800–850	810	222.00–255.00	245.23
28	850–900	883	210.00–222.00	221.06
128	900–950	937	202.00–232.25	228.23
6	1100–1150	1,120	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	620	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	650	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	733	200.00–209.00	204.52
1	750–800	770	207.00	207.00
1	900–950	905	189.00	189.00
2	950–1000	968	181.00	181.00
1	1200–1250	1,235	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
2	800–850	805	182.50–190.00	186.23
1	850–900	855	186.00	186.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	286.00	286.00
1	850–900	850	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	985	211.00	211.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	167.50	167.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	923	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	507	337.00	337.00
10	600–650	617	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	269.00	269.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	105.00	105.00

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