Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, excessive heat and humidity drove a light offering this week. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.54/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −169.75 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$294.54

10 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$44.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−6.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	321.38	1,743	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	276.66	1,452	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.72/cwt here — about $291 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 sale10 hd

294.54

—

IL average1 barns · 10 hd

294.54

+0.00

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−6.12

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−169.75

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

68 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	800–850	837	248.84/cwt	245.00–251.00	2,083	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	312.87/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	188.26/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	272.64/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	286.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	232.06/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,831	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	376.25/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	256.38/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.96/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	321.35/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,231	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	299.09/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	750–800	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,864	1
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	902	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	287.80/cwt	262.50–299.00	1,957	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	276.49/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	242.45/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	261.55/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	254.35/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	247.34/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	266.90/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	356.51/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,447	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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Today at Fairview, excessive heat and humidity drove a light offering this week. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	365.00–387.50	376.25
9	400–450	406	345.00–360.00	356.51
13	450–500	470	362.50	362.50
3	500–550	530	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	580	288.00	288.00
7	600–650	629	266.00–282.00	272.64
30	650–700	680	262.50–299.00	287.80
5	750–800	774	262.00	262.00
14	800–850	837	245.00–251.00	248.84
5	900–950	912	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	385	327.50–342.50	330.96
2	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	518	270.00–282.50	276.49
1	550–600	560	277.50	277.50
4	600–650	635	237.50–252.50	242.45
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	768	232.50–255.00	247.34
1	800–850	840	241.00	241.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	327.00	327.00
12	650–700	658	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	307.50	307.50
14	350–400	383	300.00–340.00	321.35
7	400–450	436	300.00–322.50	312.87
3	450–500	455	292.50–302.50	299.09
4	500–550	528	305.00	305.00
12	550–600	567	285.00–290.00	286.47
8	600–650	619	250.00–260.00	255.05
5	650–700	697	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	725	232.50	232.50
19	750–800	789	221.00–239.00	232.06
2	800–850	818	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	926	187.00–192.00	188.26
1	950–1000	975	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	252.50–280.00	266.90
2	450–500	470	235.00–272.50	254.35
2	500–550	518	252.50–260.00	256.38
13	550–600	588	250.00–262.50	261.55
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	665	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	708	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	890	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	973	185.00	185.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	902	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	710	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	755	212.50	212.50
3	800–850	808	167.50	167.50

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