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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Mar 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Mar 3Mar 17Mar 24 →

Receipts

1,379 head

▲ 354 vs last sale 1,025▲ 1,379 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 two weeks ago, feeder cattle sold mostly 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade was active with very 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 $174.21/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$174.21

803 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	690	175.72	1,212	751
Large 1	591	159.80	944	32
Large 2	564	141.59	798	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	840	134.00	1,125	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about $87 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 sale803 hd

174.21

—

IL average3 barns · 956 hd

168.93

+5.28

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

Every lot

71 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 2	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Steers	—	Large 2	278	161.04/cwt	152.00–169.00	448	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	1
Steers	—	Large 1	285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	493	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	310	206.65/cwt	181.00–219.00	641	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	360	202.70/cwt	181.00–215.00	730	14
Steers	—	Large 1	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	1
Steers	—	Large 1	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Steers	—	Large 2	423	156.08/cwt	142.00–170.00	660	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	430	203.23/cwt	181.00–211.00	874	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	—	Large 1	456	165.39/cwt	152.50–172.00	754	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2Fancy	466	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,039	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	474	208.19/cwt	171.00–215.00	987	48
Steers	—	Large 1	521	159.99/cwt	151.00–166.00	834	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	524	201.84/cwt	173.00–216.00	1,058	55
Steers	—	Large 2	565	145.60/cwt	132.00–153.00	823	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	588	191.56/cwt	171.00–200.00	1,126	67
Steers	—	Large 1	590	167.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	988	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	622	185.17/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,152	128
Steers	—	Large 2	676	133.63/cwt	127.00–142.00	903	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	687	164.17/cwt	149.50–169.00	1,128	55
Steers	—	Large 1	688	156.89/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,079	4
Steers	—	Large 1	730	151.35/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,105	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	733	157.02/cwt	151.00–168.50	1,151	35
Steers	—	Large 1	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	775	150.83/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,169	49
Steers	—	Large 1-2	802	144.18/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,156	11
Steers	—	Large 1	830	129.50/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,075	2
Steers	—	Large 2	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	861	163.59/cwt	148.00–169.50	1,409	167
Steers	—	Large 1-2	918	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,363	60
Steers	—	Large 1-2	993	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,311	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,197	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	240	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	245	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	250	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	329	172.91/cwt	161.00–191.00	569	13
Heifers	—	Large 2	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	362	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	378	174.54/cwt	161.00–185.00	660	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	417	164.31/cwt	161.00–169.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	420	164.40/cwt	159.00–173.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	422	175.35/cwt	170.00–179.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Fancy	472	201.87/cwt	198.00–207.00	953	21
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	472	189.43/cwt	173.00–203.00	894	54
Heifers	—	Large 1	475	168.16/cwt	163.00–173.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	475	156.86/cwt	150.00–163.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	520	176.39/cwt	157.00–181.50	917	29
Heifers	—	Large 2	538	133.78/cwt	120.00–142.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	573	152.34/cwt	145.00–160.00	873	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	576	171.52/cwt	157.00–177.50	988	82
Heifers	—	Large 2	585	139.95/cwt	136.00–143.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	627	167.08/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,048	57
Heifers	—	Large 2	638	128.47/cwt	126.00–131.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	665	150.11/cwt	136.00–158.00	998	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	671	142.97/cwt	136.00–152.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	719	152.61/cwt	135.00–163.25	1,097	25
Heifers	—	Large 2	742	122.08/cwt	111.00–127.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	760	146.87/cwt	141.00–150.25	1,116	27
Heifers	—	Large 1	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	440	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	571	158.87/cwt	151.00–163.00	907	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	668	128.99/cwt	127.00–131.00	862	2

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 17, 2022

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

Receipts 1,379Last week 1,025Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder cattle sold mostly 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	524	173.00–216.00	201.84
67	—	588	171.00–200.00	191.56
35	—	733	151.00–168.50	157.02
28	—	430	181.00–211.00	203.23
11	—	802	142.00–145.00	144.18
14	—	360	181.00–215.00	202.70
48	—	474	171.00–215.00	208.19
12	—	310	181.00–219.00	206.65
1	—	285	187.00	187.00
14	—	993	132.00	132.00
128	—	622	169.00–195.00	185.17
60	—	918	148.50	148.50
167	—	861	148.00–169.50	163.59
55	—	687	149.50–169.00	164.17
49	—	775	145.00–154.00	150.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	142.00–170.00	156.08
1	—	855	112.00	112.00
2	—	278	152.00–169.00	161.04
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
3	—	565	132.00–153.00	145.60
8	—	676	127.00–142.00	133.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	177.00	177.00
1	—	285	173.00	173.00
2	—	830	121.00–138.00	129.50
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
5	—	521	151.00–166.00	159.99
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
9	—	590	163.00–168.00	167.47
4	—	688	144.00–166.00	156.89
4	—	730	145.00–158.00	151.35
4	—	456	152.50–172.00	165.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,032	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	169.00	169.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
1	—	515	154.00	154.00
2	—	475	163.00–173.00	168.16
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
3	—	420	159.00–173.00	164.40
4	—	671	136.00–152.00	142.97
2	—	573	145.00–160.00	152.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	472	198.00–207.00	201.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	161.00	161.00
2	—	638	126.00–131.00	128.47
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
5	—	742	111.00–127.00	122.08
4	—	475	150.00–163.00	156.86
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
6	—	538	120.00–142.00	133.78
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
6	—	417	161.00–169.00	164.31
3	—	585	136.00–143.00	139.95
4	—	362	157.00–161.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	576	157.00–177.50	171.52
25	—	719	135.00–163.25	152.61
57	—	627	150.00–175.00	167.08
29	—	520	157.00–181.50	176.39
23	—	665	136.00–158.00	150.11
15	—	378	161.00–185.00	174.54
54	—	472	173.00–203.00	189.43
27	—	760	141.00–150.25	146.87
13	—	329	161.00–191.00	172.91
4	—	422	170.00–179.00	175.35
1	—	245	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	127.00–131.00	128.99
3	—	571	151.00–163.00	158.87
2	—	440	147.50–150.00	148.76

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.