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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 10

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

396 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 550▲ 396 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 .25 to .50 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers 2.00 higher, Boners 1.25 lower, and Leans .75 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with moderate to good 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	—	Low	1,694	69.13	1,171	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,303	68.50	892	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	54.24	817	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	46.48	583	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,170	36.96	432	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	85.00	1,237	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,294	116.57	1,509	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	109.15	1,237	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	882	86.09	759	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,388	117.13	1,625	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	108.05	1,354	18
Steers	Select	Average	944	102.86	970	4thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	948	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,060	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,239	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,387	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,253	108.05/cwt	94.00–112.50	1,354	18
Steers	—	Choice	1,391	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,631	81
Steers	—	Choice	1,543	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,890	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	757	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	409	2
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	795	111.70/cwt	105.00–122.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,052	81.88/cwt	76.00–89.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,133	109.15/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,237	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	111.41/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,419	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	121.75/cwt	121.50–122.00	1,577	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	117.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,522	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	59.28/cwt	50.50–64.50	863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,802	73.61/cwt	67.50–78.00	1,326	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	161	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	39.15/cwt	34.50–45.00	462	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	27.20/cwt	22.00–31.50	323	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	47.93/cwt	44.00–53.50	596	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	40.49/cwt	35.00–43.50	510	22
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,270	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	927	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,335	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	854	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	57.21/cwt	56.50–58.00	810	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	47.55/cwt	44.50–49.50	680	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	54.46/cwt	50.50–60.00	820	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	64.89/cwt	61.50–68.00	1,066	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,237	2

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

Tue Dec 10, 2019

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Receipts 396Last week 550Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	111.00–113.50	111.96
3	—	1,543	122.50	122.50
81	—	1,391	114.00–120.50	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	110.00–115.00	111.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,253	94.00–112.50	108.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	76.00–89.00	81.88
2	—	757	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	105.00–122.00	111.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	98.00–113.00	109.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	121.50–122.00	121.75
9	—	1,274	107.00–113.50	111.41
51	—	1,298	114.00–120.00	117.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	50.50–64.50	59.28
11	—	1,802	67.50–78.00	73.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,335	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,643	61.50–68.00	64.89
14	—	1,431	44.50–49.50	47.55
39	—	1,506	50.50–60.00	54.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	56.50–58.00	57.21
22	—	1,260	35.00–43.50	40.49
56	—	1,243	44.00–53.50	47.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	18.00	18.00
3	—	1,188	22.00–31.50	27.20
22	—	1,180	34.50–45.00	39.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00

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.