Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-03-19

Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Mar 19

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Mar 3Mar 19Apr 2 →

Receipts

527 head

▲ 527 vs last sale 0▲ 527 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.81/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$140.81

344 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.62

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	659	141.95	936	323
Medium and Large 1-2	497	138.37	688	3thin
Large 2	579	122.75	711	12thin
Large 1	637	116.52	742	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale344 hd

140.81

—

IL average3 barns · 447 hd

133.19

+7.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1-2	295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	475	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Steers	—	Large 1	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	379	173.71/cwt	160.00–178.00	658	17
Steers	—	Large 2	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	414	171.76/cwt	171.50–173.00	711	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	144.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	674	2
Steers	—	Large 2	475	139.75/cwt	136.00–141.00	664	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	493	167.34/cwt	149.00–169.50	825	14
Steers	—	Large 1-2	517	155.41/cwt	136.00–161.00	803	13
Steers	—	Large 2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2Fancy	558	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	904	22
Steers	—	Large 1	567	127.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	720	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	570	140.73/cwt	120.00–149.00	802	10
Steers	—	Large 2	585	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	676	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2Fancy	614	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	976	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	620	137.54/cwt	125.00–144.00	853	16
Steers	—	Large 2	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	683	137.34/cwt	117.00–138.50	938	55
Steers	—	Large 2	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	726	136.35/cwt	114.00–137.25	990	68
Steers	—	Large 2	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	782	127.98/cwt	126.00–128.75	1,001	87
Steers	—	Large 1-2	828	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	919	2
Steers	—	Large 1	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Steers	—	Large 2	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Steers	—	Large 1	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 2	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	298	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	373	133.61/cwt	120.00–141.00	498	15
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	427	144.29/cwt	130.00–149.00	616	12
Heifers	—	Large 2	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	470	141.19/cwt	129.00–151.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	535	139.86/cwt	118.00–141.00	748	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	568	127.45/cwt	115.00–133.00	724	12
Heifers	—	Large 2	573	107.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	617	129.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	799	21
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	672	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	864	36
Heifers	—	Large 1	683	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	713	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	799	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	754	112.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	847	18
Heifers	—	Large 2	764	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,120	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	907	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	433	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 19, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 527Last week 0Year ago 0

Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	161.00	161.00
12	—	414	171.50–173.00	171.76
16	—	620	125.00–144.00	137.54
68	—	726	114.00–137.25	136.35
2	—	828	111.00	111.00
13	—	517	136.00–161.00	155.41
17	—	379	160.00–178.00	173.71
87	—	782	126.00–128.75	127.98
55	—	683	117.00–138.50	137.34
14	—	493	149.00–169.50	167.34
10	—	570	120.00–149.00	140.73
1	—	320	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
4	—	475	136.00–141.00	139.75
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
2	—	585	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
1	—	915	87.00	87.00
3	—	567	125.00–131.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	558	162.00	162.00
4	—	614	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
2	—	468	140.00–148.00	144.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	132.00	132.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	103.00–106.00	104.52
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	112.00	112.00
15	—	373	120.00–141.00	133.61
19	—	535	118.00–141.00	139.86
2	—	298	141.00	141.00
12	—	568	115.00–133.00	127.45
18	—	754	109.00–113.00	112.33
36	—	672	128.50	128.50
1	—	1,120	81.00	81.00
12	—	427	130.00–149.00	144.29
15	—	470	129.00–151.00	141.19
21	—	617	120.00–131.00	129.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	131.00	131.00
6	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.21
4	—	764	96.00	96.00
1	—	435	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	117.00	117.00

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.