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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Aug 27

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Aug 13Aug 27Sep 17 →

Receipts

1,099 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 1,440▲ 1,099 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

Compared to the last recorded Fairview special feeder special, two weeks ago, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. 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 $150.28/cwt on 651 head.

Average price

$150.28

651 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

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

$29.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	724	151.88	1,099	611
Large 1	716	128.64	921	11thin
Large 2	703	124.95	878	27
Medium and Large 1-2	437	122.00	533	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $566 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 sale651 hd

150.28

—

IL average3 barns · 779 hd

143.19

+7.09

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

Every lot

56 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	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	533	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	438	167.65/cwt	161.00–179.00	734	13
Steers	—	Large 1-2	470	165.29/cwt	164.00–174.00	777	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	7
Steers	—	Large 2	541	130.93/cwt	121.00–141.00	708	4
Steers	—	Large 2	553	138.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	763	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	577	157.60/cwt	149.00–167.00	909	54
Steers	—	Large 2	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	634	151.81/cwt	139.50–163.75	962	17
Steers	—	Large 1-2	657	160.09/cwt	136.00–164.25	1,052	92
Steers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	665	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	775	1
Steers	—	Large 2	673	129.81/cwt	116.00–134.00	874	7
Steers	—	Large 1	676	134.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	907	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	739	155.39/cwt	134.00–157.50	1,148	95
Steers	—	Large 1	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	2
Steers	—	Large 1	767	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	936	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	774	148.71/cwt	121.00–157.00	1,151	217
Steers	—	Large 2	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	2
Steers	—	Large 1	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	814	149.79/cwt	129.00–152.50	1,219	71
Steers	—	Large 2	818	120.19/cwt	116.00–121.00	983	6
Steers	—	Large 2	865	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,008	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	884	129.80/cwt	122.00–130.50	1,147	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	937	112.91/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,058	17
Steers	—	Large 2	1,030	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	937	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,140	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,072	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	383	160.03/cwt	158.00–161.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	429	144.03/cwt	142.00–144.50	618	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	485	145.10/cwt	138.00–147.00	704	16
Heifers	—	Large 2	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Large 2Full	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	521	121.52/cwt	111.00–123.00	633	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	540	137.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	741	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	574	138.34/cwt	131.00–142.50	794	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	633	139.71/cwt	123.50–142.50	884	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	638	118.17/cwt	109.00–120.50	754	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	692	142.50/cwt	134.00–142.75	986	71
Heifers	—	Large 2	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	716	138.67/cwt	125.00–139.50	993	138
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	758	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	780	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	831	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	820	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	955	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	862	131.39/cwt	129.25–132.25	1,133	84
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	505	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	207	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	441	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 Aug 27, 2020

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

Receipts 1,099Last week 1,440Year ago 0

Compared to the last recorded Fairview special feeder special, two weeks ago, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	41.00	41.00
1	—	580	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	116.50	116.50
4	—	541	121.00–141.00	130.93
4	—	553	136.00–139.00	138.00
6	—	818	116.00–121.00	120.19
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
7	—	673	116.00–134.00	129.81
1	—	1,030	91.00	91.00
2	—	795	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	739	134.00–157.50	155.39
13	—	438	161.00–179.00	167.65
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
217	—	774	121.00–157.00	148.71
17	—	634	139.50–163.75	151.81
1	—	365	177.00	177.00
17	—	937	110.00–122.50	112.91
1	—	1,140	94.00	94.00
54	—	577	149.00–167.00	157.60
7	—	512	161.00	161.00
71	—	814	129.00–152.50	149.79
12	—	470	164.00–174.00	165.29
92	—	657	136.00–164.25	160.09
12	—	884	122.00–130.50	129.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
2	—	742	122.00	122.00
2	—	767	122.00	122.00
6	—	676	132.00–137.00	134.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	116.50	116.50
8	—	521	111.00–123.00	121.52
1	—	490	102.00	102.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	716	125.00–139.50	138.67
16	—	485	138.00–147.00	145.10
19	—	540	131.00–140.00	137.30
32	—	574	131.00–142.50	138.34
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
34	—	633	123.50–142.50	139.71
3	—	758	132.00–133.00	132.67
71	—	692	134.00–142.75	142.50
5	—	429	142.00–144.50	144.03
84	—	862	129.25–132.25	131.39
6	—	383	158.00–161.00	160.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	106.50	106.50
5	—	638	109.00–120.50	118.17
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	153.00	153.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	405	145.00	145.00

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.