Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-11-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Nov 18
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,316 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 1,524▲ 69 vs year ago 1,247 · +5.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks feeder special, steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade was active with 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 $158.17/cwt on 560 head.
Average price
$158.17
560 head · 673 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1
$20.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.61
vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2679159.971,086510
Large 2581141.1982119thin
Large 1634138.9888131
One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $205 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 sale560 hd
158.17
—
IL average3 barns · 867 hd
148.56
+9.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

95 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1-2230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Steers—Large 2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Steers—Large 1-2341178.77/cwt177.00–186.006105
Steers—Large 2345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005211
Steers—Large 1-2382178.02/cwt169.00–191.0068013
Steers—Large 1-2Unweaned390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006201
Steers—Large 2425159.84/cwt150.00–169.006792
Steers—Large 1-2Unweaned432156.37/cwt151.00–167.006763
Steers—Large 1-2434176.16/cwt169.00–180.007658
Steers—Large 1468164.82/cwt151.00–172.007713
Steers—Large 1-2475176.79/cwt163.00–186.0084022
Steers—Large 1-2Unweaned485154.00/cwt154.00–154.007473
Steers—Large 2495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
Steers—Large 1-2Unweaned518141.86/cwt130.00–148.007353
Steers—Large 1-2528168.14/cwt149.00–178.0088850
Steers—Large 2528152.51/cwt151.00–154.008052
Steers—Large 1Unweaned555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006552
Steers—Large 1-2563168.10/cwt141.00–180.0094667
Steers—Large 2575151.00/cwt151.00–151.008681
Steers—Large 1581140.54/cwt137.00–151.008179
Steers—Large 2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Steers—Large 1-2619160.01/cwt143.00–169.0099086
Steers—Large 1-2Unweaned625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Steers—Large 1630138.05/cwt134.00–148.008704
Steers—Large 1Unweaned655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008652
Steers—Large 1-2Fancy660166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0969
Steers—Large 1-2663156.24/cwt142.00–162.001,03638
Steers—Large 2666131.00/cwt131.00–131.008729
Steers—Large 1675140.86/cwt130.00–152.009517
Steers—Large 1705149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,0542
Steers—Large 1-2719151.13/cwt127.00–159.001,08724
Steers—Large 1-2776147.53/cwt136.00–149.001,14517
Steers—Large 1-2824155.89/cwt136.00–160.001,28565
Steers—Large 2845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
Steers—Large 1-2861150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,29210
Steers—Large 1-2910151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,37630
Steers—Large 1-2958150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,43753
Steers—Large 1970105.92/cwt102.00–110.001,0272
Steers—Large 1-21,005114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2205162.00/cwt162.00–162.003321
Heifers—Large 2Unweaned230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Heifers—Large 1-2Unweaned278154.10/cwt152.00–167.504288
Heifers—Large 1-2279156.24/cwt143.00–168.004364
Heifers—Large 2279152.86/cwt140.00–161.004265
Heifers—Large 1-2Unweaned312143.03/cwt141.00–152.504466
Heifers—Large 1-2326160.67/cwt159.00–164.0052414
Heifers—Large 2330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004982
Heifers—Large 1343154.04/cwt149.00–159.005282
Heifers—Large 2Unweaned355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Large 1-2Fancy372182.00/cwt182.00–182.006772
Heifers—Large 1372147.39/cwt145.00–156.005489
Heifers—Large 1-2374162.70/cwt155.00–166.0060810
Heifers—Large 1-2Unweaned407142.46/cwt140.00–145.005809
Heifers—Large 2413150.84/cwt146.00–160.006234
Heifers—Large 1-2432170.79/cwt162.00–173.0073813
Heifers—Large 2Unweaned445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Heifers—Large 2461137.99/cwt134.00–140.006366
Heifers—Large 1-2483162.38/cwt150.00–170.0078436
Heifers—Large 1-2531155.44/cwt146.00–162.0082536
Heifers—Large 2538131.15/cwt125.00–147.007067
Heifers—Large 1540137.87/cwt131.00–158.0074412
Heifers—Large 1-2Unweaned545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Large 2557125.36/cwt121.00–129.006983
Heifers—Large 1563134.49/cwt132.00–137.007572
Heifers—Large 1-2Unweaned566137.71/cwt125.00–139.0077922
Heifers—Large 1-2582145.68/cwt128.00–156.5084845
Heifers—Large 2Unweaned605116.00/cwt116.00–116.007021
Heifers—Large 1615114.51/cwt113.00–116.007042
Heifers—Large 1-2624143.81/cwt122.00–163.0089747
Heifers—Large 2Unweaned655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Heifers—Large 1658128.00/cwt127.00–129.008422
Heifers—Large 1-2686121.00/cwt121.00–121.008306
Heifers—Large 1-2713136.00/cwt136.00–136.009705
Heifers—Large 2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Heifers—Large 1-2Unweaned735123.00/cwt123.00–123.009041
Heifers—Large 1-2796137.49/cwt125.00–139.001,09487
Heifers—Large 1-2878135.59/cwt127.00–138.001,19083
Heifers—Large 1-2Fleshy895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009222
Heifers—Large 1-2908128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1623
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,11087.00/cwt87.00–87.009661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2Unweaned230187.50/cwt187.50–187.504311
Bulls—Large 2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Bulls—Large 1-2Unweaned258190.00/cwt190.00–190.004905
Bulls—Large 1-2280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
Bulls—Large 1-2339176.96/cwt167.50–183.006005
Bulls—Large 2Unweaned355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Bulls—Large 1-2435167.55/cwt163.00–172.007292
Bulls—Large 1-2475136.91/cwt134.00–140.006502
Bulls—Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Large 1-2537138.23/cwt123.00–141.0074211
Bulls—Large 1-2577141.00/cwt141.00–141.008144
Bulls—Large 1-2622118.00/cwt118.00–118.007342
Bulls—Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Bulls—Large 1-2Unweaned720101.00/cwt101.00–101.007271
Bulls—Large 1-2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331

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.