Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, with harvest over 86% complete, local producers offered a well conditioned, mostly attractive offering of feeder cattle. Condition, quality and numbers not usually offered until later in the sale season. Good to to excellent demand on a well attended auction. Most classes of feeder steers and heifers higher 12.00-15.00. Several load lots of 800-900lb plus steers higher 20.00 as compared to three weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.31/cwt on 240 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −156.06 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$310.31

240 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$669

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

$117.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+9.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	337.23	1,822	134
Medium and Large 1-2	559	300.87	1,682	37
Medium and Large 2	566	267.24	1,512	63
Medium and Large 2-3	525	219.48	1,153	6thin

One grade step is worth $117.75/cwt here — about $669 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

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 sale240 hd

310.31

—

IL average1 barns · 240 hd

310.31

+0.00

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+9.62

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−156.06

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

83 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	400–450	436	336.94/cwt	323.00–346.00	1,469	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	225.03/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	260.49/cwt	259.25–261.75	2,282	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	335.18/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,924	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,235	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	262.28/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	209.38/cwt	203.00–216.00	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	254.44/cwt	252.25–256.25	2,336	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	301.88/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,733	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	301.06/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,894	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	275.46/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,727	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	358.34/cwt	351.00–377.50	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	216.78/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	266.75/cwt	243.00–279.00	1,555	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	227.20/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,999	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	310.81/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	298.49/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	262.94/cwt	241.00–281.00	1,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	229.48/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	236.80/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	314.03/cwt	301.00–335.00	1,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	237.79/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	302.48/cwt	289.00–317.00	1,443	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	240.42/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	221.33/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	235.28/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,807	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	266.11/cwt	261.00–271.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	234.53/cwt	230.00–239.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	261.88/cwt	241.00–281.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,274	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	284.80/cwt	268.00–299.00	1,504	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	280.74/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	226.50/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	255.87/cwt	233.00–272.00	1,471	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	243.43/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,497	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	297.07/cwt	293.00–299.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	256.84/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,107	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	291.34/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	260.19/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,259	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	229.81/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	234.80/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	280.92/cwt	273.00–293.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	2,443	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	338.45/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,760	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	257.00/cwt	231.00–264.00	1,352	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	360.34/cwt	343.00–375.00	1,301	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	268.21/cwt	242.00–287.00	1,424	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	257.93/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,036	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	333.01/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	207.39/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	216.71/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	204.71/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	227.19/cwt	215.00–236.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	295.02/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,204	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.87/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	273.79/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	247.44/cwt	231.00–260.00	883	3

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 →

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Receipts 1,371Last week 673Year ago 215

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	349.00	349.00
4	300–350	330	351.00–377.50	358.34
13	350–400	361	343.00–375.00	360.34
13	400–450	436	323.00–346.00	336.94
8	450–500	479	325.00–345.00	333.01
84	500–550	520	320.00–344.00	338.45
50	550–600	574	330.00–341.00	335.18
49	600–650	629	291.00–318.00	301.06
15	700–750	708	248.00–269.00	257.93
16	750–800	780	261.00	261.00
60	800–850	845	264.50	264.50
127	850–900	876	259.25–261.75	260.49
238	900–950	918	252.25–256.25	254.44
57	950–1000	982	248.75	248.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	230.00–239.00	234.53
2	450–500	473	211.00–232.00	221.33
4	500–550	504	200.00–231.00	216.71
2	550–600	568	218.00–232.00	225.03
1	850–900	880	173.00	173.00
1	900–950	900	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	302.50	302.50
7	350–400	375	301.00–335.00	314.03
7	400–450	437	310.00–316.00	310.81
29	450–500	477	289.00–317.00	302.48
11	500–550	524	290.00–311.00	298.49
26	550–600	574	290.00–317.50	301.88
21	600–650	627	266.00–281.00	275.46
13	650–700	674	261.00–268.00	262.28
9	700–750	730	226.00–246.00	236.80
21	750–800	768	231.00–241.00	235.28
2	800–850	830	228.00–231.00	229.48
37	850–900	880	211.00–235.00	227.20
4	900–950	934	210.00–221.00	216.78
2	950–1000	968	203.00–216.00	209.38
1	1000–1050	1,035	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	261.00–271.00	266.11
5	350–400	374	273.00–293.00	280.92
8	400–450	434	241.00–281.00	262.94
9	450–500	472	241.00–281.00	261.88
21	500–550	531	242.00–287.00	268.21
42	550–600	583	243.00–279.00	266.75
8	600–650	626	237.00–247.00	240.42
3	650–700	673	231.00–251.00	237.79
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	333.00	333.00
12	400–450	407	313.00	313.00
3	450–500	490	301.00	301.00
9	500–550	506	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	271.00–285.00	273.79
18	400–450	431	240.00–273.00	256.84
28	450–500	484	245.00–272.00	260.19
26	500–550	526	231.00–264.00	257.00
25	550–600	575	233.00–272.00	255.87
1	600–650	635	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	655	228.00	228.00
8	700–750	730	203.00–219.00	210.87
1	750–800	790	203.00	203.00
1	800–850	845	198.00	198.00
2	850–900	870	201.00–214.00	207.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	311.00	311.00
3	300–350	326	293.00–299.00	297.07
5	350–400	369	285.00–295.00	291.34
13	400–450	408	285.00–299.00	295.02
4	450–500	481	277.00–282.00	280.74
64	500–550	528	268.00–299.00	284.80
1	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
21	600–650	615	238.00–247.00	243.43
1	650–700	675	239.00	239.00
2	700–750	720	226.00–227.00	226.50
17	750–800	756	220.00–245.00	229.81
2	800–850	800	217.00	217.00
9	850–900	874	217.00	217.00
4	900–950	920	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	215.00–236.00	227.19
3	350–400	357	231.00–260.00	247.44
1	400–450	435	231.00	231.00
6	450–500	471	221.00–239.00	234.80
3	550–600	583	201.00–212.00	204.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	780	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	237.00	237.00

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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