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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Oct 19

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

192 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 182▼ 364 vs year ago 556 · −65.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, fall harvest continues to drive light offerings, with moderate demand. As compared to a week ago, feeder steers/heifers traded mostly steady across most classes.

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 $226.13/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$226.13

66 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$76.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.50

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	241.96	1,460	33
Medium and Large 1-2	630	223.72	1,409	18thin
Medium and Large 2	553	204.79	1,133	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	740	164.99	1,221	4thin

One grade step is worth $76.97/cwt here — about $239 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 sale66 hd

226.13

—

IL average4 barns · 559 hd

207.63

+18.50

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,226	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,125	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	246.84/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,308	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	250.02/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,463	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	236.02/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,433	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,108	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	220.65/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,370	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,354	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,295	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	222.48/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	228.00/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	212	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	246.13/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,044	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	969	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	167.50/cwt	160.00–172.50	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	163.59/cwt	150.00–175.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,286	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,163	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	220.34/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,068	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,533	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	773	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	212.22/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	186.54/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,075	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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Receipts 192Last week 182Year ago 556

Today at Fairview, fall harvest continues to drive light offerings, with moderate demand. As compared to a week ago, feeder steers/heifers traded mostly steady across most classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	177.50–180.00	178.73
1	—	1,150	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	200.00–230.00	220.65
2	—	730	221.00–224.00	222.48
1	—	390	262.50	262.50
2	—	762	200.00	200.00
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
3	—	686	230.00	230.00
1	—	575	225.00	225.00
1	—	505	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	290.00	290.00
3	—	651	230.00	230.00
4	—	530	237.50–250.00	246.84
10	—	607	234.00–242.00	236.02
8	—	585	242.00–267.50	250.02
2	—	467	262.50	262.50
4	—	740	225.00–231.00	228.00
1	—	835	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	200.00–205.00	202.57
2	—	673	200.00–202.50	201.25
2	—	700	180.00–190.00	185.00
2	—	360	220.00	220.00
1	—	620	205.00	205.00
2	—	523	210.00–220.00	215.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	192.50	192.50
2	—	925	183.00–190.00	186.54
2	—	467	207.50	207.50
2	—	578	200.00–202.50	201.22
3	—	860	202.00	202.00
2	—	515	200.00	200.00
2	—	212	230.00	230.00
1	—	380	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	220.00	220.00
1	—	500	225.00	225.00
2	—	718	212.00–215.00	213.47
3	—	616	211.00–225.00	220.34
1	—	785	200.00	200.00
1	—	570	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	277.50	277.50
2	—	595	230.00	230.00
4	—	538	239.00	239.00
5	—	814	208.00–215.00	212.22
4	—	424	234.00–250.00	246.13
3	—	703	220.00	220.00
3	—	638	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	150.00	150.00
3	—	515	150.00–175.00	163.59
3	—	490	160.00–172.50	167.50
1	—	550	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	700	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	152.50	152.50

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.