Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-09-30

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Sep 30
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,333 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 1,257▲ 1,333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Fairview feeder cattle special on 9/9/2021, 300 to 500 lbs steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 9.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers in the 300 wt. range sold 3.00 higher. Heifer feeders over 400 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower with the exception of 6 wt. heifers that sold 15.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.81/cwt on 674 head.
Average price
$156.81
674 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,093
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1
$27.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.75
vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2701157.721,105639
Medium and Large 1-2633141.9989815thin
Large 2574141.2281016thin
Large 1840129.751,0904thin
One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $15 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 sale674 hd
156.81
—
IL average3 barns · 804 hd
151.07
+5.75
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1-2315207.00/cwt207.00–207.006526
Steers—Large 1-2384197.69/cwt175.00–210.0075910
Steers—Large 1-2434194.84/cwt193.00–195.0084624
Steers—Large 1-2478180.68/cwt170.00–183.0086419
Steers—Large 2508131.51/cwt131.00–133.006684
Steers—Large 1-2517177.21/cwt157.00–181.0091653
Steers—Large 2557149.15/cwt127.00–152.0083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572144.61/cwt135.00–146.008278
Steers—Large 1585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Steers—Large 1-2586153.44/cwt151.00–155.0089923
Steers—Large 1-2621154.62/cwt139.00–164.00960112
Steers—Large 1-2666150.74/cwt131.00–156.501,00428
Steers—Large 1-2Full675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
Steers—Large 2685122.00/cwt122.00–122.008361
Steers—Large 1695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2702139.00/cwt139.00–139.009767
Steers—Large 1-2733149.92/cwt140.00–156.001,09967
Steers—Large 1-2772155.62/cwt142.00–158.501,20196
Steers—Large 1-2826148.03/cwt125.00–150.001,22375
Steers—Large 1-2861150.38/cwt139.00–153.001,295125
Steers—Large 2895120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0741
Steers—Large 11,040122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2286154.33/cwt153.00–157.004413
Heifers—Large 1-2325153.00/cwt153.00–153.004971
Heifers—Large 2335147.00/cwt147.00–147.004921
Heifers—Large 1357150.00/cwt150.00–150.005365
Heifers—Large 3358101.00/cwt101.00–101.003623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385142.00/cwt142.00–142.005471
Heifers—Large 2385123.00/cwt123.00–123.004741
Heifers—Large 1-2395152.00/cwt152.00–152.0060011
Heifers—Large 1-2422149.13/cwt132.00–152.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006383
Heifers—Large 2440135.98/cwt131.00–142.005983
Heifers—Large 1-2465151.89/cwt147.00–153.0070642
Heifers—Large 2477136.00/cwt136.00–136.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483137.41/cwt135.00–141.006647
Heifers—Large 1522138.36/cwt136.00–141.0072213
Heifers—Large 2526127.67/cwt111.00–137.006728
Heifers—Large 1-2540146.02/cwt136.00–149.5078968
Heifers—Large 1Full550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Heifers—Large 2555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007102
Heifers—Large 1-2564140.46/cwt130.00–142.0079218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008112
Heifers—Large 1-2616138.76/cwt130.00–142.0085570
Heifers—Large 1645129.50/cwt129.00–130.008352
Heifers—Large 1-2664129.98/cwt121.00–133.008638
Heifers—Large 1691134.39/cwt119.00–138.0092912
Heifers—Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Heifers—Large 1-2733139.15/cwt121.00–141.501,02045
Heifers—Large 1-2772131.50/cwt130.00–132.001,0158
Heifers—Large 2785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
Heifers—Large 1790126.00/cwt126.00–126.009951
Heifers—Large 2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Heifers—Large 1825126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0401
Heifers—Large 1-2839138.40/cwt126.50–140.001,161148
Heifers—Large 1-2928137.25/cwt137.00–137.501,274110
Heifers—Large 1-2985118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,1677

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.