Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 13.00, with 700lb calves mostly steady. Several load lots of steer calves over 800lbs traded higher 15.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs mostly steady to higher 4.00. Heifer calves 600-800lbs higher 11.00 on a solid offering. Active trade with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.91/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −156.39 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$307.91

186 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$898

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

$168.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs IL average

−2.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	324.39	1,763	130
Medium and Large 1-2	560	277.63	1,555	49
Large 1-2	598	242.00	1,447	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	228.75	1,281	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	156.00	866	2thin

One grade step is worth $168.39/cwt here — about $898 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale186 hd

307.91

—

IL average1 barns · 186 hd

307.91

−0.00

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−2.35

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−156.39

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

114 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	350–400	374	280.49/cwt	245.00–299.00	1,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	252.88/cwt	232.00–269.00	1,312	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	258.39/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,496	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	231.91/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,591	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	221.17/cwt	207.00–227.50	1,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	268.26/cwt	247.50–273.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	208.55/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,723	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	304.69/cwt	271.00–322.50	1,176	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	227.00/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,771	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	259.13/cwt	231.00–277.00	1,747	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	251.20/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	687	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	257.07/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,229	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	273.72/cwt	262.50–282.50	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	239.00/cwt	210.00–257.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	306.63/cwt	295.00–317.50	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	279.31/cwt	245.00–293.00	1,595	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	281.11/cwt	261.00–291.00	1,332	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	252.55/cwt	232.50–269.00	1,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	283.71/cwt	262.50–293.00	1,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	272.45/cwt	251.00–291.00	1,433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	223.31/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	870	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	239.76/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	865	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	366.27/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	255.29/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,966	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	285.59/cwt	265.00–293.50	1,911	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.32/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,877	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	312.89/cwt	293.00–338.00	1,790	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	326.21/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,556	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	269.06/cwt	241.00–278.00	1,657	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.12/cwt	330.00–365.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	346.48/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,285	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	260.12/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,907	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.99/cwt	307.50–352.50	1,402	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	318.95/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	349.18/cwt	304.00–375.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	244.07/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,677	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	231.40/cwt	214.00–237.00	1,798	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	281.72/cwt	269.00–293.00	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	275.12/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,593	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	235.82/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,700	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	202.05/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	220.56/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	290.52/cwt	271.00–307.00	1,505	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.77/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,251	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,034	192.49/cwt	192.00–193.50	1,990	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	826	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	758	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	332.42/cwt	301.00–347.00	1,286	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,652	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	653	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	585	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,759	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,447	3
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,739	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	806	222.78/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,796	9
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	242.33/cwt	242.00–243.00	2,154	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	255.78/cwt	239.00–260.00	2,087	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	329.18/cwt	293.00–339.00	1,738	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	314.40/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,666	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	1100–1150	1,115	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	265.21/cwt	240.00–273.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	199.72/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	198.50/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	203.85/cwt	182.50–221.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	256.96/cwt	240.00–265.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	193.74/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	216.88/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	203.69/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	277	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	222.20/cwt	212.50–232.50	940	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.

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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
2	250–300	280	295.00–310.00	302.50
6	300–350	341	262.50–282.50	273.72
10	350–400	374	245.00–299.00	280.49
11	400–450	429	247.50–273.00	268.26
28	450–500	478	237.50–275.00	257.07
19	500–550	519	232.00–269.00	252.88
26	550–600	579	239.00–270.00	258.39
10	600–650	619	210.00–257.00	239.00
43	650–700	686	224.00–247.00	231.91
10	700–750	715	207.00–227.50	221.17
1	750–800	775	217.00	217.00
26	800–850	826	202.00–210.00	208.55
2	850–900	852	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	945	199.00	199.00
1	950–1000	950	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	687	234.00	234.00
1	850–900	865	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	304.00–375.00	349.18
9	300–350	330	315.00–322.50	318.95
31	350–400	387	301.00–347.00	332.42
13	400–450	423	280.00–317.00	295.77
15	450–500	469	269.00–293.00	281.72
39	500–550	518	271.00–307.00	290.52
81	550–600	579	269.00–285.00	275.12
72	600–650	616	241.00–278.00	269.06
50	650–700	687	237.00–257.00	244.07
57	700–750	721	225.00–256.00	235.82
16	750–800	777	214.00–237.00	231.40
4	800–850	826	211.00–226.00	220.56
8	850–900	865	192.00–214.00	202.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1000–1050	1,034	192.00–193.50	192.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	247.50	247.50
3	750–800	758	222.00	222.00
6	800–850	826	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	680	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	745	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	755	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	530	310.00–317.00	314.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	715	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	240.00–265.00	256.96
4	250–300	281	240.00–273.00	265.21
1	300–350	330	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	370	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	437	232.50	232.50
4	450–500	495	210.00–237.50	216.88
4	500–550	521	182.50–221.00	203.85
1	550–600	565	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	693	190.00–197.50	193.74
3	700–750	720	185.00–212.50	199.72
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	865	181.00	181.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	295.00–317.50	306.63
20	350–400	386	271.00–322.50	304.69
11	400–450	438	262.50–293.00	283.71
16	450–500	474	261.00–291.00	281.11
12	500–550	526	251.00–291.00	272.45
37	550–600	571	245.00–293.00	279.31
9	600–650	626	232.50–269.00	252.55
27	650–700	674	231.00–277.00	259.13
17	700–750	718	220.00–252.00	239.76
21	750–800	780	210.00–246.00	227.00
15	800–850	825	210.00–233.00	223.31
2	850–900	878	216.00–217.00	216.50
8	900–950	919	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	423	212.50–232.50	222.20
1	450–500	465	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	605	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	748	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	765	192.00–205.00	198.50
1	800–850	830	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	865	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	330.00–365.00	345.12
8	300–350	322	362.50–372.50	366.27
19	350–400	371	340.00–375.00	346.48
16	400–450	425	307.50–352.50	329.99
36	450–500	477	300.00–350.00	326.21
78	500–550	528	293.00–339.00	329.18
45	550–600	572	293.00–338.00	312.89
61	600–650	625	270.00–307.00	300.32
66	650–700	669	265.00–293.50	285.59
17	700–750	733	258.00–270.00	260.12
70	750–800	770	250.00–261.00	255.29
188	800–850	816	239.00–260.00	255.78
188	850–900	889	242.00–243.00	242.33
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	653	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	242.00	242.00
3	700–750	730	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	770	224.00	224.00
9	800–850	806	221.00–223.00	222.78
1	900–950	930	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
7	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,115	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	545	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	565	167.00	167.00
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	247.50–255.00	251.20
1	550–600	585	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	675	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	682	185.00–212.50	203.69

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