Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-500lbs traded higher 8.00 with 600-700lbs steers mostly steady. Several load lots of 800-980lb steers traded strong at 223.00 -248.50 with no comparison on a light offering from two weeks ago.. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 2.00 with 600-700lbs heifers higher 5.00 with heifers above 700lbs higher 4.00. Active trade with good demand on a moderate offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.79/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −185.51 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$278.79

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$91.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−30.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	301.58	1,605	29
Medium and Large 1-2	559	262.03	1,464	19thin
Medium and Large 2	540	210.29	1,136	5thin

One grade step is worth $91.29/cwt here — about $470 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale53 hd

278.79

—

IL average1 barns · 53 hd

278.79

+0.00

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−30.76

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−185.51

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

88 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	750–800	798	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	250.25/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,196	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	256.72/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	223.71/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	258.74/cwt	232.00–273.00	1,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1150–1200	1,150	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	249.54/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	317.86/cwt	297.50–326.00	1,354	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	252.33/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	266.49/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	310.27/cwt	307.50–313.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	303.53/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	300.01/cwt	287.50–311.00	1,542	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,083	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	251.87/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,841	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	317.16/cwt	273.00–330.00	1,522	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	282.23/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	243.26/cwt	231.00–263.00	1,491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	274.84/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	224.45/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	289.77/cwt	273.00–303.00	1,232	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	222.49/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	266.97/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	479	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	488	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,318	2
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	935	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,907	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	209.31/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	204.46/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	329.18/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,231	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	246.11/cwt	242.50–248.50	2,028	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	223.61/cwt	223.25–224.00	2,165	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	217.64/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	222.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	204.24/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	273.59/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	199.27/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	950–1000	965	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	236.54/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,358	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	238.43/cwt	221.00–255.00	1,230	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	216.72/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	278.85/cwt	262.00–301.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	210.74/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	219.98/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,373	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	226.82/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	205.59/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	273.75/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	238.58/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	254.50/cwt	239.00–277.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	261.57/cwt	245.00–269.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	211.51/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	231.16/cwt	220.00–241.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	231.72/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	221.58/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	257.39/cwt	249.00–267.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	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
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	321	239.00–277.00	254.50
8	350–400	364	245.00–269.00	261.57
4	400–450	426	235.00–265.00	256.72
13	450–500	478	220.00–267.50	250.25
9	500–550	516	221.00–255.00	238.43
15	550–600	574	221.00–251.00	236.54
5	600–650	624	207.50–225.00	219.98
10	650–700	663	213.00–227.00	221.58
7	700–750	718	201.00–215.00	210.74
3	750–800	798	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,150	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	308.00	308.00
1	300–350	340	317.50	317.50
12	350–400	380	299.00–311.00	303.53
16	400–450	425	273.00–303.00	289.77
8	450–500	467	271.00–281.00	274.84
9	500–550	525	259.00–281.00	266.97
5	550–600	563	281.00	281.00
11	600–650	613	231.00–263.00	243.26
13	650–700	683	220.00–228.00	224.45
13	700–750	725	221.00–225.00	222.49
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	815	214.00	214.00
8	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	401	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	270	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	570	142.50	142.50
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	265.00	265.00
3	300–350	330	215.00–230.00	222.39
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	480	217.00	217.00
3	550–600	575	197.00–211.00	204.46
2	850–900	850	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	980	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	420	260.00–275.00	267.50
2	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	580	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	640	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	601	221.00	221.00
4	650–700	694	193.00–208.00	204.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	323	307.50–313.00	310.27
7	350–400	383	262.00–301.00	278.85
4	400–450	429	249.00–267.00	257.39
9	450–500	476	250.00–287.50	273.59
6	500–550	528	262.00–283.00	273.75
10	550–600	569	232.00–273.00	258.74
3	600–650	637	232.00–251.00	238.58
7	650–700	670	222.00–242.00	231.72
5	700–750	710	220.00–236.00	226.82
11	750–800	769	212.00–227.00	223.71
6	800–850	830	210.00–231.00	216.72
3	850–900	870	216.00	216.00
5	900–950	910	198.00–212.00	205.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	235.00–257.00	249.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	317.00–335.00	329.18
12	400–450	426	297.50–326.00	317.86
18	450–500	480	273.00–330.00	317.16
17	500–550	514	287.50–311.00	300.01
7	550–600	587	280.00–287.50	282.23
14	600–650	614	257.00–290.00	266.49
9	650–700	660	251.00–257.00	252.33
43	700–750	731	242.50–259.00	251.87
6	750–800	756	231.00	231.00
176	800–850	824	242.50–248.50	246.11
64	850–900	859	242.50	242.50
117	950–1000	968	223.25–224.00	223.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	343.00	343.00
5	500–550	518	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	765	205.00–218.00	209.31
1	900–950	935	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	220.00–241.00	231.16
3	500–550	518	215.00–221.00	217.64
2	550–600	573	192.00–207.00	199.27
2	600–650	603	210.00–213.00	211.51
1	650–700	655	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	170.00–180.00	175.35

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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