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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jan 18

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,460 head

▲ 537 vs last sale 923▼ 220 vs year ago 1,680 · −13.1%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, the Annual Feeder Special attracted a mostly vaccinated, long timed weaned offering of well conditioned feeder cattle. Good to very good demand throughout the auction with 400-600lb feeder steers trading higher 8.00. Feeder steers above 600lbs trading higher 10.00. Feeder heifers across most weights trading steady as compared to one week ago.

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 $232.84/cwt on 911 head.

Average price

$232.84

911 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,148

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

$81.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs IL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	759	237.47	1,803	779
Medium and Large 1-2	671	216.68	1,454	91
Large 1-2	716	201.00	1,439	4thin
Large 2	795	181.00	1,439	1thin
Medium and Large 2	635	179.87	1,142	34
Medium and Large 2-3	420	156.00	655	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.47/cwt here — about $1,148 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 sale911 hd

232.84

—

IL average3 barns · 1,067 hd

224.11

+8.73

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

Every lot

90 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	204.20/cwt	185.00–225.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	238.77/cwt	232.50–245.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	252.25/cwt	235.00–270.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	181.88/cwt	180.00–182.50	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	282.25/cwt	271.00–292.50	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	283.45/cwt	277.50–293.00	1,182	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	229.27/cwt	227.50–231.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	266.12/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,243	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	191.42/cwt	185.00–201.00	902	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	307.69/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,594	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	216.97/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,135	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	268.84/cwt	238.00–292.00	1,417	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	176.94/cwt	163.00–191.00	961	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	259.69/cwt	233.00–273.00	1,501	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	217.36/cwt	209.00–232.00	1,272	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	178.36/cwt	162.00–195.00	1,052	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	212.52/cwt	201.00–235.00	1,313	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	250.81/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,553	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	164.32/cwt	154.00–174.00	1,027	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	224.97/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,510	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	183.02/cwt	165.00–194.00	1,241	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	237.22/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,618	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	234.51/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,667	63
Steers	—	Large 1-2	716	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,439	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	207.97/cwt	191.00–226.00	1,514	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	208.95/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,596	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	232.10/cwt	227.50–235.50	1,780	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	186.93/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	790	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,588	2
Steers	—	Large 2	795	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	236.81/cwt	225.00–239.75	1,906	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,263	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	216.73/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,775	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	162.65/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	223.70/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,955	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	211.35/cwt	191.00–217.00	2,021	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,152	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,871	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	176.31/cwt	152.00–195.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	208.11/cwt	200.00–215.00	801	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	205.89/cwt	201.00–221.00	842	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	836	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	197.73/cwt	189.00–209.00	947	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	235.53/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,133	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	235.63/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,232	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	210.04/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,109	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	195.88/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,056	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	540	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	194.49/cwt	179.00–202.00	1,101	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	232.18/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,321	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	210.94/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,226	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	196.51/cwt	167.00–201.00	1,199	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	620	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,197	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	209.42/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,300	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	222.08/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,386	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	214.09/cwt	191.00–226.00	1,417	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	196.06/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,304	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	189.74/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,281	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	192.76/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,376	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	161.74/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,156	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	216.74/cwt	208.00–226.50	1,554	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	191.40/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	151.75/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,191	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	831	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,492	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,230	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	967	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,824	57
Heifers	—	Large 2	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,828	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 Jan 18, 2024

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

Receipts 1,460Last week 923Year ago 1,680

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	682	232.00–242.00	237.22
72	—	578	233.00–273.00	259.69
25	—	619	241.00–259.00	250.81
2	—	378	271.00–292.50	282.25
123	—	767	227.50–235.50	232.10
1	—	325	271.00	271.00
63	—	711	227.00–236.00	234.51
3	—	417	277.50–293.00	283.45
47	—	956	191.00–217.00	211.35
54	—	1,020	211.00	211.00
85	—	874	207.00–227.00	223.70
166	—	805	225.00–239.75	236.81
6	—	467	260.00–269.00	266.12
24	—	527	238.00–292.00	268.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	819	213.00–217.00	216.73
8	—	764	200.00–224.00	208.95
2	—	425	227.50–231.00	229.27
14	—	671	211.00–233.00	224.97
11	—	585	209.00–232.00	217.36
10	—	618	201.00–235.00	212.52
18	—	728	191.00–226.00	207.97
4	—	316	232.50–245.00	238.77
3	—	353	235.00–270.00	252.25
2	—	885	190.00	190.00
2	—	523	215.00–219.00	216.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	183.00–191.00	186.93
2	—	313	185.00–225.00	204.20
1	—	1,215	154.00	154.00
5	—	471	185.00–201.00	191.42
4	—	678	165.00–194.00	183.02
1	—	815	155.00	155.00
4	—	364	180.00–182.50	181.88
1	—	730	181.00	181.00
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
2	—	873	152.00–173.00	162.65
2	—	590	162.00–195.00	178.36
2	—	543	163.00–191.00	176.94
1	—	1,080	171.00	171.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	625	154.00–174.00	164.32
1	—	1,020	167.00	167.00
1	—	900	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,175	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	152.00–160.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	518	299.00–309.00	307.69
1	—	485	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	221.00–246.00	232.18
12	—	481	233.00–241.00	235.53
5	—	761	191.00–193.00	191.40
3	—	405	231.00	231.00
52	—	717	208.00–226.50	216.74
41	—	662	191.00–226.00	214.09
39	—	523	221.00–245.00	235.63
87	—	624	206.00–230.00	222.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	160.00	160.00
2	—	967	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	201.00	201.00
7	—	795	191.00	191.00
1	—	335	245.00	245.00
57	—	1,002	182.00	182.00
23	—	581	205.00–213.00	210.94
22	—	528	203.00–214.00	210.04
4	—	665	191.00–201.00	196.06
10	—	714	189.00–195.00	192.76
4	—	409	201.00–221.00	205.89
2	—	288	220.00–225.00	222.43
2	—	247	227.50	227.50
9	—	621	199.00–214.00	209.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	193.00	193.00
1	—	540	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	185.00–199.00	189.74
3	—	416	201.00	201.00
14	—	831	179.50	179.50
14	—	539	180.00–203.00	195.88
1	—	875	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,195	153.00	153.00
2	—	950	154.00	154.00
3	—	785	145.00–165.00	151.75
4	—	329	152.00–195.00	176.31
8	—	385	200.00–215.00	208.11
8	—	479	189.00–209.00	197.73
3	—	566	179.00–202.00	194.49
8	—	610	167.00–201.00	196.51
8	—	715	154.00–171.00	161.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	133.00	133.00
1	—	775	132.00	132.00

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.