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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Oct 26

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,154 head

▲ 962 vs last sale 192▲ 164 vs year ago 990 · +16.6%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, the first weaned and vaccinated sale of the fall drove good demand for a well conditioned offering. Trade across most weight classes trending higher as compared to last weeks light offering. Based on light receipts from a week ago, no price comparison for today's auction.

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 $250.07/cwt on 613 head.

Average price

$250.07

613 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$101.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.97

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	535	267.50	1,431	1thin
Medium and Large 1	691	256.26	1,770	449
Medium and Large 1-2	564	243.96	1,375	124
Large 1-2	806	224.30	1,809	7thin
Medium and Large 2	646	199.22	1,287	25
Medium and Large 2-3	646	166.23	1,074	7thin

One grade step is worth $101.27/cwt here — about $357 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 sale613 hd

250.07

—

IL average4 barns · 917 hd

227.10

+22.97

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

Every lot

92 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	304.75/cwt	302.50–307.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	315.74/cwt	307.00–327.50	998	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	264.10/cwt	253.00–272.50	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	269.00/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,041	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	283.37/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,114	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,334	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	285.45/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,196	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	208.76/cwt	201.00–217.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	253.78/cwt	231.00–269.00	1,081	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	250.56/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,185	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	289.11/cwt	261.00–317.00	1,382	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	280.76/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,494	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	253.81/cwt	237.50–264.00	1,353	23
Steers	—	Large 1	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,226	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	269.40/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,527	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	247.03/cwt	231.00–263.00	1,415	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	177.79/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	188.77/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	251.92/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,577	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	231.79/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,451	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,067	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	250.49/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,668	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	229.26/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,527	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	201.14/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,342	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	157.02/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	214.91/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,556	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	244.26/cwt	233.00–250.50	1,776	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	222.48/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	238.34/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,828	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	791	232.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,835	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,280	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	246.08/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,006	115
Steers	—	Large 1-2	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	210.39/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,140	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	914	173.04/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	995	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	288.60/cwt	269.00–305.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	249.19/cwt	243.00–255.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	260.85/cwt	242.50–277.00	952	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	209.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	286.59/cwt	267.00–293.00	1,086	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	168.88/cwt	163.00–175.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	268.95/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,132	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	242.69/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,056	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	924	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	197.34/cwt	181.00–210.00	918	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	256.87/cwt	233.00–267.00	1,220	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	228.62/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,111	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	219.50/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,152	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	254.74/cwt	234.00–262.00	1,342	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	200.34/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,058	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	156.05/cwt	142.50–170.00	824	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	215.40/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,228	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	246.50/cwt	239.00–254.50	1,420	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	231.38/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,430	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	222.22/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,387	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	635	217.50/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,381	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	212.24/cwt	201.00–237.00	1,424	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	187.55/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,260	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	212.43/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,546	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	158.95/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,160	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,633	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	202.17/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,743	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	225.25/cwt	225.00–225.50	1,843	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	176.83/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	193.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	218	271.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,358	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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 1,154Last week 192Year ago 990

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	323.00	323.00
2	—	477	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	201.00–217.00	208.76
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
10	—	667	182.50–205.00	201.14
1	—	995	183.00	183.00
1	—	205	245.00	245.00
3	—	622	180.00–205.00	188.77
1	—	560	219.00	219.00
1	—	735	201.00	201.00
4	—	914	170.00–181.00	173.04
1	—	285	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	161.00	161.00
2	—	573	170.00–185.00	177.79
2	—	708	151.00–163.00	157.02
1	—	530	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	231.00–263.00	247.03
14	—	473	239.00–259.00	250.56
12	—	626	222.00–241.00	231.79
2	—	812	200.00	200.00
2	—	280	302.50–307.00	304.75
4	—	756	218.00–227.00	222.48
6	—	724	201.00–225.00	214.91
2	—	873	205.00–216.00	210.39
13	—	387	243.00–285.00	269.00
4	—	334	253.00–272.50	264.10
23	—	533	237.50–264.00	253.81
7	—	426	231.00–269.00	253.78
3	—	948	200.00	200.00
18	—	666	220.00–240.00	229.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	903	237.00	237.00
52	—	626	240.00–258.00	251.92
26	—	567	259.00–272.00	269.40
26	—	478	261.00–317.00	289.11
115	—	815	245.00–247.00	246.08
57	—	727	233.00–250.50	244.26
8	—	767	234.00–241.00	238.34
5	—	393	279.00–290.00	283.37
5	—	316	307.00–327.50	315.74
1	—	270	322.50	322.50
20	—	419	270.00–307.00	285.45
35	—	666	245.00–260.00	250.49
35	—	532	265.00–303.00	280.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	205.00	205.00
5	—	791	220.00–235.00	232.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	221.00	221.00
5	—	314	269.00–305.00	288.60
1	—	662	228.00	228.00
5	—	618	226.00–235.00	231.38
130	—	818	225.00–225.50	225.25
41	—	527	234.00–262.00	254.74
58	—	576	239.00–254.50	246.50
16	—	379	267.00–293.00	286.59
60	—	475	233.00–267.00	256.87
19	—	794	219.50	219.50
17	—	421	250.00–290.00	268.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	158.00	158.00
1	—	660	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	151.00	151.00
2	—	528	142.50–170.00	156.05
1	—	915	145.00	145.00
2	—	383	163.00–175.00	168.88
2	—	730	151.00–167.00	158.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
8	—	528	182.50–210.00	200.34
7	—	465	181.00–210.00	197.34
2	—	435	210.00–215.00	212.50
2	—	373	200.00–220.00	209.66
1	—	935	180.00	180.00
3	—	837	160.00–185.00	176.83
3	—	672	170.00–196.00	187.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	195.00–200.00	198.34
12	—	435	231.00–246.00	242.69
3	—	323	243.00–255.00	249.19
17	—	525	212.00–229.00	219.50
6	—	365	242.50–277.00	260.85
3	—	863	190.00–200.00	193.32
7	—	771	200.00–205.00	202.17
7	—	671	201.00–237.00	212.24
1	—	225	272.50	272.50
7	—	728	202.00–216.00	212.43
7	—	624	210.00–229.00	222.22
5	—	486	225.00–231.00	228.62
5	—	570	213.00–225.00	215.40
1	—	930	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	216.00	216.00
2	—	635	216.00–219.00	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	265.00–285.00	271.87
1	—	730	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	247.00	247.00

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.