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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Sep 28

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,411 head

▲ 271 vs last sale 1,140▲ 84 vs year ago 1,327 · +6.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, 400-600lb feeder steers traded mostly steady to lower 2.00, with 700-800 steers trading higher 5.00. Feeder heifers, 400-600lbs mostly steady to higher 2.00 with heifers over 600lbs trending higher 1.00. A solid offering with good demand. Demand for 700-800lb steers continues to be strong.

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 $263.27/cwt on 883 head.

Average price

$263.27

883 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$858

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$90.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.29

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	267.08	2,039	664
Medium and Large 1-2	582	263.15	1,531	174
Medium and Large 2	674	214.96	1,450	35
Large 1-2	833	203.00	1,690	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	671	176.17	1,181	8thin

One grade step is worth $90.91/cwt here — about $858 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 sale883 hd

263.27

—

IL average4 barns · 1,188 hd

242.99

+20.29

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

Every lot

98 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	304	359.04/cwt	353.00–372.50	1,091	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	301.25/cwt	285.00–317.50	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	332.54/cwt	329.00–357.00	1,217	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	200.25/cwt	193.00–207.50	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	271.99/cwt	241.00–282.50	1,047	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	176.17/cwt	161.00–191.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	313.33/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,363	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	292.38/cwt	251.00–301.00	1,284	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	323.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,507	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	268.71/cwt	257.50–293.00	1,252	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	228.97/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,170	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	308.06/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,590	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	275.45/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,446	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	183.00/cwt	170.00–196.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	273.61/cwt	244.00–288.00	1,546	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	225.53/cwt	212.00–241.00	1,301	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	248.30/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,547	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	268.18/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,676	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,104	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	241.16/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,592	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	665	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	262.91/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,880	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	227.97/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,651	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	212.02/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	229.99/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	259.17/cwt	248.00–260.25	2,058	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	237.95/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,951	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	258.69/cwt	251.50–263.00	2,155	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	254.84/cwt	248.00–256.00	2,273	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	215.32/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,000	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	184.57/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,944	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,946	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	307.16/cwt	302.50–310.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	274.09/cwt	268.00–290.00	940	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	213.09/cwt	200.00–240.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	285.10/cwt	262.50–297.00	1,061	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	405	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,081	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	275.49/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,165	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	226.72/cwt	221.00–240.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	171.02/cwt	167.00–175.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	264.44/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,238	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	155.73/cwt	140.00–177.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	237.13/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,133	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	200.00/cwt	193.00–207.00	960	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	258.12/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,334	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	239.18/cwt	219.00–249.00	1,270	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	568	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	195.62/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,115	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	236.25/cwt	224.00–251.00	1,361	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,512	16
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	617	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	257.43/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,642	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	245.34/cwt	238.50–249.50	1,668	30
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	250.92/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,817	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	253.17/cwt	231.00–253.50	1,987	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	216.01/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,986	60
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	858	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,989	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	889	184.76/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,643	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,822	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,055	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,797	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	1,230	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,165	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	278.02/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,173	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	249.54/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	195.49/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	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 Sep 28, 2023

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

Receipts 1,411Last week 1,140Year ago 1,327

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	466	315.00–335.00	323.36
19	—	366	329.00–357.00	332.54
277	—	833	251.50–263.00	258.69
128	—	794	248.00–260.25	259.17
22	—	516	299.00–311.00	308.06
80	—	715	257.00–264.00	262.91
75	—	892	248.00–256.00	254.84
4	—	304	353.00–372.50	359.04
3	—	435	307.50–325.00	313.33
22	—	625	264.00–270.00	268.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	173.00	173.00
2	—	642	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,025	174.00	174.00
2	—	430	161.00–191.00	176.17
2	—	535	170.00–196.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	215.00–241.00	228.97
10	—	577	212.00–241.00	225.53
2	—	975	185.00	185.00
2	—	620	225.00–226.00	225.50
1	—	455	231.00	231.00
7	—	1,053	182.00–185.00	184.57
2	—	370	193.00–207.50	200.25
1	—	310	285.00	285.00
3	—	730	209.00–218.00	212.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	241.00–282.50	271.99
6	—	660	238.00–245.00	241.16
21	—	439	251.00–301.00	292.38
28	—	525	251.00–289.00	275.45
2	—	862	232.00	232.00
1	—	270	334.00	334.00
2	—	325	285.00–317.50	301.25
35	—	623	230.00–262.50	248.30
3	—	910	211.00–223.00	215.32
38	—	565	244.00–288.00	273.61
10	—	820	236.00–241.00	237.95
10	—	466	257.50–293.00	268.71
10	—	724	221.00–237.00	227.97
4	—	770	229.00–233.00	229.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	214.00	214.00
1	—	1,000	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	468	250.00–289.00	264.44
5	—	861	231.00	231.00
16	—	593	255.00	255.00
100	—	724	232.00–254.00	250.92
17	—	423	250.00–285.00	275.49
69	—	785	231.00–253.50	253.17
61	—	638	249.00–259.00	257.43
3	—	313	302.50–310.00	307.16
30	—	680	238.50–249.50	245.34
23	—	517	254.00–261.00	258.12
60	—	845	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	224.00–251.00	236.25
9	—	531	219.00–249.00	239.18
8	—	478	220.00–246.00	237.13
2	—	702	225.00	225.00
20	—	372	262.50–297.00	285.10
5	—	821	207.00–222.00	216.01
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
4	—	423	221.00–240.00	226.72
1	—	915	195.00	195.00
1	—	270	282.50	282.50
12	—	343	268.00–290.00	274.09
1	—	655	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	188.00–189.00	188.50
1	—	1,055	180.00	180.00
1	—	690	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	242.00	242.00
6	—	405	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
3	—	472	140.00–177.00	155.73
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
2	—	443	167.00–175.00	171.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	889	177.00–187.00	184.76
2	—	570	191.00–200.00	195.62
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
1	—	820	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	193.00–207.00	200.00
1	—	1,130	159.00	159.00
1	—	985	185.00	185.00
3	—	362	200.00–240.00	213.09
2	—	515	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	247.50	247.50
1	—	365	281.00	281.00
4	—	475	230.00–270.00	249.54
1	—	660	221.00	221.00
3	—	422	270.00–287.50	278.02
1	—	750	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	309.00	309.00
1	—	415	295.00	295.00
1	—	450	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	166.00	166.00
1	—	830	155.00	155.00
1	—	700	157.50	157.50
2	—	533	195.00–196.00	195.49

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.