Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, impressive gains across most classes as compared to two weeks ago. Good to excellent demand on a moderate, mostly attractive offering. Feeder steers 400-600lbs higher 11.00, 600-700lbs higher 12.00, 700-900lbs higher 8.00 with steers over 900lbs higher 6.00. Feeder heifers following the same upward trend, 400-600lbs higher 15,00 with instances higher 20.00, 600-700lbs heifers higher 9.00, with heifers 700-800lbs higher 11.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.68/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −139.61 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$324.68

137 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$64.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+14.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	329.27	1,801	123
Medium and Large 1-2	566	285.87	1,617	13thin
Medium and Large 2	520	265.00	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.27/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale137 hd

324.68

—

IL average1 barns · 137 hd

324.68

+0.00

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+14.97

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−139.61

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

103 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	900–950	910	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	296.65/cwt	281.00–311.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	245.03/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	289.43/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	319.08/cwt	303.00–333.00	1,825	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1150–1200	1,183	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	284.30/cwt	277.00–289.50	1,910	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	331.73/cwt	309.00–343.00	1,785	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	250.75/cwt	236.00–251.00	2,119	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	266.63/cwt	253.00–286.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	284.29/cwt	263.00–293.00	1,649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	299.76/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	232.28/cwt	208.00–237.00	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	313.87/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	301.25/cwt	285.00–317.50	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	233.10/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	250.30/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	328.84/cwt	300.00–350.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	246.70/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	230.24/cwt	230.00–230.25	2,259	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	346.79/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,106	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	304.67/cwt	291.00–321.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	256.58/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	352.24/cwt	322.50–362.50	1,624	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	298.52/cwt	283.00–309.00	1,872	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	305.13/cwt	284.00–312.00	1,712	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	236.98/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	312.27/cwt	287.00–319.00	1,655	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,177	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	307.26/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,447	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	348.20/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,522	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	332.88/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	348.93/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,274	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	244.95/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	249.26/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	995	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	767	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	643	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,410	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	658	249.24/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,004	13
Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Steers	Large 2	700–750	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Steers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,115	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,460	1
Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	990	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	340.57/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	346.68/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,761	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	647	305.18/cwt	304.50–310.00	1,975	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	189.98/cwt	180.00–195.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	186.15/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	256.15/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	261.64/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	252.94/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	235.19/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	321.03/cwt	312.50–327.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	245.61/cwt	228.00–257.00	1,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	309.52/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	247.71/cwt	234.00–259.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	240.22/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	244.06/cwt	227.00–251.00	1,882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	857	170.34/cwt	151.00–184.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	204.35/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	245.00/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	890	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	233.02/cwt	231.00–235.00	508	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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	347.50	347.50
11	300–350	319	325.00–357.50	346.79
5	350–400	371	321.00–365.00	340.57
24	400–450	437	315.00–357.00	348.20
17	450–500	461	322.50–362.50	352.24
38	500–550	538	309.00–343.00	331.73
57	550–600	572	303.00–333.00	319.08
35	600–650	627	283.00–309.00	298.52
30	650–700	672	277.00–289.50	284.30
5	700–750	710	251.00–258.00	256.58
11	750–800	766	241.00–256.00	245.03
60	800–850	845	236.00–251.00	250.75
63	850–900	885	246.00	246.00
6	900–950	910	232.00	232.00
58	950–1000	981	230.00–230.25	230.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	293	300.00–350.00	328.84
3	300–350	322	305.00–321.00	313.87
5	350–400	370	312.50–327.00	321.03
6	400–450	433	290.00–303.00	299.76
5	450–500	470	281.00–311.00	296.65
4	500–550	533	281.00–305.00	289.43
9	550–600	580	263.00–293.00	284.29
4	600–650	629	243.00–251.00	245.00
4	650–700	690	234.00–259.00	247.71
5	700–750	723	231.00–250.00	240.22
7	750–800	771	227.00–251.00	244.06
6	800–850	825	208.00–237.00	232.28
3	850–900	867	201.00–211.00	204.35
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	247.50–251.00	249.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	367.50	367.50
28	500–550	508	333.00–357.00	346.68
24	600–650	647	304.50–310.00	305.18
13	650–700	658	304.50	304.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
2	1100–1150	1,115	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	281.00	281.00
1	400–450	430	249.00	249.00
5	450–500	476	251.00–261.00	256.15
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	890	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	975	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	317	301.00–345.00	332.88
20	350–400	365	315.00–365.00	348.93
7	400–450	418	291.00–321.00	304.67
12	450–500	471	287.00–317.00	307.26
41	500–550	530	287.00–319.00	312.27
17	550–600	561	284.00–312.00	305.13
8	600–650	644	247.00–250.00	249.26
4	650–700	684	235.00–239.00	236.98
13	700–750	714	231.00–251.00	244.95
9	750–800	766	241.00	241.00
6	850–900	850	221.00	221.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
3	1150–1200	1,183	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	257.50	257.50
2	250–300	290	285.00–317.50	301.25
1	300–350	320	319.00	319.00
2	350–400	368	309.00–310.00	309.52
4	400–450	420	235.00–261.00	252.94
10	450–500	476	253.00–286.00	266.63
5	500–550	527	237.50–255.00	246.70
5	550–600	589	250.00–277.00	261.64
10	600–650	626	228.00–257.00	245.61
7	650–700	666	225.00–244.00	235.19
2	700–750	718	227.00–239.00	233.10
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	820	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	890	212.00	212.00
4	1000–1050	1,035	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	643	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	730	223.00	223.00
2	750–800	767	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	167.00	167.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	150.00	150.00
1	1350–1400	1,390	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	231.00–235.00	233.02
1	300–350	300	217.50	217.50
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	408	180.00–195.00	189.98
2	700–750	735	175.00–197.00	186.15
3	850–900	857	151.00–184.00	170.34
1	950–1000	975	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
3	500–550	538	245.00–253.00	250.30
1	700–750	700	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	227.50	227.50
3	750–800	766	178.00	178.00
1	800–850	810	177.50	177.50
1	850–900	865	152.50	152.50
1	900–950	915	145.00	145.00

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