Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-08-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Aug 15
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,393 head
▲ 875 vs last sale 518▲ 448 vs year ago 945 · +47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, an overall attractive offering was met with good demand and active trade. 400-600lb steer calves traded with a noticeable higher undertone, while 700-950lb yearling steers traded comparably lower to early summer trends. Heifer calves and yearlings traded mostly higher as compared to trends of the same time frame.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.93/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −176.52 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.
Average price
$282.93
69 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$743
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$111.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs IL average
+2.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558314.911,75824
Medium and Large 1-2551267.301,47444
Medium and Large 2-3500203.001,0151thin
One grade step is worth $111.91/cwt here — about $743 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale69 hd
282.93
—
IL average1 barns · 69 hd
282.93
+0.00
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+2.59
This barn, trailing median11 sales
459.44
−176.52
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales
507453398344median 459.4403/1204/1606/1809/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $357.89, median $459.44 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

97 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338325.77/cwt325.00–328.001,1014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390305.19/cwt290.00–320.001,1903
Steers400–450Medium 2405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410202.00/cwt202.00–202.008281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426325.99/cwt322.50–335.001,3897
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434277.41/cwt271.00–283.001,2044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472262.79/cwt245.00–277.501,2403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473326.97/cwt313.00–341.001,54718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy490331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531308.60/cwt287.50–317.501,6394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534263.87/cwt249.00–285.001,40920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy556331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,84011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566270.16/cwt246.00–281.001,52924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573298.04/cwt285.00–308.001,7089
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627296.20/cwt284.00–303.001,85727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628260.35/cwt235.00–271.001,63519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653275.36/cwt273.00–280.001,7983
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680262.89/cwt243.00–272.001,78830
Steers700–750Large 1707250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7682
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713280.29/cwt254.00–282.001,99817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735242.18/cwt237.00–246.001,7805
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2743215.50/cwt215.00–216.001,6012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789238.46/cwt222.00–245.001,88128
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1837259.17/cwt245.00–265.002,169132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2877227.19/cwt225.00–237.001,9926
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1889244.60/cwt238.75–249.502,174242
Steers850–900Large 1891238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,1215
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1919250.13/cwt238.00–259.002,299103
Steers900–950Large 1920231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,1253
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1952234.33/cwt231.00–237.502,231113
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,038223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,3156
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,3331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280269.00/cwt269.00–269.007531
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318263.24/cwt253.00–273.008372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323283.76/cwt280.00–290.009173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335181.00/cwt181.00–181.006062
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,1672
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395271.67/cwt269.00–273.001,0733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428272.49/cwt255.00–279.001,1666
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433292.73/cwt285.00–305.001,2688
Heifers450–500Medium 2457225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477287.83/cwt275.00–292.501,3739
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483256.56/cwt243.00–270.001,2396
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519259.54/cwt239.00–267.001,3477
Heifers500–550Large 1527277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527276.19/cwt251.00–285.001,45636
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2564253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578238.64/cwt232.00–245.001,3793
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578230.47/cwt224.00–237.001,3322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586275.84/cwt259.00–286.001,61627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617270.06/cwt260.00–278.001,66615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Heifers600–650Large 1642234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Heifers650–700Large 1650253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663241.11/cwt235.00–247.001,5992
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677262.58/cwt247.00–270.001,77829
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716246.96/cwt226.00–257.001,76836
Heifers700–750Large 1737240.60/cwt240.00–243.001,7735
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760250.43/cwt235.00–252.001,90311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5451
Heifers750–800Large 1-2770216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7191
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6871
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818220.01/cwt216.00–224.001,8002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1829239.31/cwt226.00–249.001,98491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open837237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,98465
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9913
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915218.97/cwt209.00–224.002,0043
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8051
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2Fleshy967166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6052
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open976210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,05016
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,057209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,2092
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,065202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325344.38/cwt325.00–365.001,1192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482274.90/cwt251.00–281.001,3255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2891
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5731
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,135151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251

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.