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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 3

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

377 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 339▲ 377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.75 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.50 lower, Boners 2.50 lower, and Leans 2.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.25 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,716	82.63	1,418	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,613	86.63	1,397	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	62.84	895	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	57.50	671	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	51.89	545	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,238	106.35	1,316	64
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,017	79.79	811	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	106.72	1,506	120
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	95.05	1,162	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	960	87.15	836	4thin

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	933	87.87/cwt	84.00–94.00	820	3
Steers	—	Select	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	95.05/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,162	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,357	100.18/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,359	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,404	107.21/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,505	104
Steers	—	Choice	1,453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,598	6
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,870	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,823	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	978	76.69/cwt	66.00–88.00	750	2
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,095	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,229	106.33/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,307	34
Heifers	—	Choice	1,255	99.24/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,245	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,257	109.92/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,382	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	72.79/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	84.37/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,490	11
Bulls	—	—	1,995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	39.41/cwt	38.50–41.00	370	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	74.90/cwt	61.50–93.00	723	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	995	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	682	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	50.93/cwt	45.50–56.00	543	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	50.15/cwt	47.50–52.00	546	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	57.29/cwt	53.00–61.50	676	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	65.57/cwt	65.00–66.50	791	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	53.13/cwt	40.00–57.00	695	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	63.04/cwt	57.50–68.00	895	23
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,508	76.14/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,148	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,585	96.88/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,536	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	75.28/cwt	70.50–83.00	1,199	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,651	87.59/cwt	82.50–93.50	1,446	23

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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

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Receipts 377Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	84.00–94.00	87.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	95.00–100.00	97.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,404	103.00–109.50	107.21
6	—	1,453	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,357	96.50–102.50	100.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	90.00–102.00	95.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	61.50–93.00	74.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,308	40.00–57.00	53.13
9	—	1,593	70.50–83.00	75.28
23	—	1,420	57.50–68.00	63.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,651	82.50–93.50	87.59
7	—	1,508	72.50–78.00	76.14
5	—	1,585	94.50–100.00	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,067	45.50–56.00	50.93
3	—	940	38.50–41.00	39.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	65.00–66.50	65.57
4	—	1,088	47.50–52.00	50.15
28	—	1,180	53.00–61.50	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	66.00–88.00	76.69
1	—	1,095	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,257	109.00–110.50	109.92
8	—	1,255	95.00–101.00	99.24
34	—	1,229	102.00–108.50	106.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,438	68.00–77.00	72.79
11	—	1,766	80.00–87.50	84.37

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.