Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a solid offering of feeder calves and yearlings was met with good demand on active trade. Demand for mid weight feeder heifers was good to excellent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.09/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −181.27 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$285.09

129 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$90.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs IL average

+10.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	301.13	1,662	66
Medium and Large 1-2	563	272.23	1,532	59
Medium and Large 2	545	210.19	1,145	4thin

One grade step is worth $90.94/cwt here — about $517 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $402.17, median $466.36 across 14 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 sale129 hd

285.09

—

IL average1 barns · 129 hd

285.09

−0.00

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+10.80

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−181.27

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

80 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 2	550–600	565	217.86/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	240.88/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	272.17/cwt	249.00–281.00	1,546	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	283.01/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	730	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	290.45/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,560	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.77/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,739	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	220.97/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,206	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	271.80/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	312.89/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,305	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	255.48/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	251.81/cwt	231.00–264.00	1,717	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,740	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	272.48/cwt	243.00–279.00	1,477	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	371.29/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	342.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	211.92/cwt	197.50–226.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	283.32/cwt	267.00–293.00	1,371	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	262.09/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	213.25/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1300–1350	1,330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	178.26/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	353.51/cwt	322.50–385.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	199.06/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	239.15/cwt	232.00–240.50	1,844	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	275.28/cwt	242.00–293.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	263.38/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,504	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,649	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	229.48/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	219.18/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,725	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	286.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,339	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	232.54/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	434	303.55/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	267.07/cwt	248.00–267.50	1,650	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	267.51/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,415	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	264.58/cwt	263.00–267.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	244.26/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	156.16/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	207.12/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	281.85/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,161	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	268.45/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	213.34/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	260.06/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,235	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	223.49/cwt	201.00–231.00	1,607	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	311.96/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,525	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,146	60

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Sep 26, 2024

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Receipts 952Last week 1,393Year ago 1,411

Today at Fairview, a solid offering of feeder calves and yearlings was met with good demand on active trade. Demand for mid weight feeder heifers was good to excellent.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	227.00	227.00
3	500–550	510	213.00–214.00	213.34
3	550–600	565	203.00–225.00	217.86
2	600–650	628	197.00–217.00	207.12
1	650–700	695	187.00	187.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	148.00–164.00	156.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	263.00–267.00	264.58
1	350–400	385	274.00	274.00
7	400–450	418	265.00–271.00	268.45
16	450–500	475	254.00–269.00	260.06
4	500–550	515	233.00–249.00	240.88
6	550–600	575	231.00–247.00	244.26
5	600–650	617	225.00–241.00	232.54
7	700–750	719	201.00–231.00	223.49
1	750–800	790	206.00	206.00
1	850–900	850	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
11	400–450	412	271.00–290.00	281.85
23	450–500	468	270.00–295.00	286.10
44	500–550	529	252.50–276.00	267.51
21	550–600	571	250.00–267.00	263.38
44	600–650	618	248.00–267.50	267.07
11	650–700	657	251.00	251.00
76	700–750	704	245.00	245.00
78	750–800	771	232.00–240.50	239.15
3	800–850	805	231.50	231.50
6	950–1000	956	197.00–198.00	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	303.00–305.00	303.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	335.00–350.00	342.71
2	350–400	368	370.00–372.50	371.29
26	400–450	417	305.00–323.00	312.89
40	450–500	489	299.00–320.00	311.96
28	500–550	537	283.00–297.00	290.45
38	550–600	563	309.00	309.00
43	600–650	617	271.00–295.00	281.77
19	650–700	682	270.00–272.00	271.80
24	700–750	701	242.00–258.00	255.48
6	750–800	782	246.00	246.00
60	850–900	883	243.00	243.00
55	950–1000	951	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	429	281.00–285.00	283.01
28	450–500	484	267.00–293.00	283.32
12	500–550	542	243.00–279.00	272.48
47	550–600	568	249.00–281.00	272.17
4	600–650	621	257.00–265.00	262.09
24	650–700	682	231.00–264.00	251.81
1	700–750	730	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	770	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	885	216.00–226.00	220.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	460	251.00	251.00
3	500–550	543	200.00–240.00	213.25
1	550–600	550	201.00	201.00
2	600–650	623	197.50–226.00	211.92
2	650–700	650	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	382	292.50	292.50
7	400–450	423	242.00–293.00	275.28
1	450–500	475	273.00	273.00
4	550–600	583	229.00–231.00	229.48
3	600–650	607	217.50–220.00	219.18
5	750–800	789	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	555	203.00	203.00
2	600–650	620	197.00–201.00	199.06
3	800–850	800	193.00	193.00
4	850–900	875	176.00–179.00	178.26
2	1300–1350	1,330	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	322.50–385.00	353.51

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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