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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

409 head

▼ 356 vs last sale 765▲ 409 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 1.50 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers selling 5.75 lower, Boners 1.75 higher, and Leans .75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .75 higher. Trade was active with 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	—	High	1,668	76.88	1,282	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,547	76.70	1,187	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	57.20	855	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	49.89	644	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	31.44	346	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	122.68	1,639	85
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,107	110.97	1,228	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	937	62.10	582	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	123.78	1,778	115
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	112.36	1,405	22

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,215	115.62/cwt	113.50–117.50	1,405	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,250	112.36/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,405	22
Steers	—	Choice	1,424	123.82/cwt	120.00–126.75	1,763	99
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	128.08/cwt	127.25–128.75	1,938	11
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,705	112.27/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,914	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	937	62.10/cwt	50.00–74.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,095	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,352	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,108	109.40/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,212	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,215	116.05/cwt	113.50–118.00	1,410	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	123.65/cwt	119.50–126.00	1,636	56
Heifers	—	Choice	1,377	126.64/cwt	126.50–127.00	1,744	17
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,716	101.93/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,749	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	76.14/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	65.77/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	84.00/cwt	81.50–86.50	1,457	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	15.50/cwt	15.50–15.50	160	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	452	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	26.38/cwt	22.00–30.50	279	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	35.01/cwt	31.50–41.50	397	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,198	58.48/cwt	57.00–60.00	701	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	41.94/cwt	34.50–45.50	512	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	51.74/cwt	46.00–56.50	671	47
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,211	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,450	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	993	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	51.38/cwt	46.00–55.50	751	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	60.51/cwt	55.50–66.00	908	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,569	57.64/cwt	57.50–58.00	904	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,647	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,235	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	67.01/cwt	66.50–67.50	1,155	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 Jan 14, 2020

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Receipts 409Last week 765Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,716	95.00–115.00	101.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,323	119.50–126.00	123.65
17	—	1,377	126.50–127.00	126.64
9	—	1,215	113.50–118.00	116.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	105.00–114.50	109.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	50.00–74.00	62.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	57.00–60.00	58.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	68.50	68.50
1	—	1,345	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,647	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,035	15.50	15.50
14	—	1,133	31.50–41.50	35.01
9	—	1,059	22.00–30.50	26.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,501	55.50–66.00	60.51
17	—	1,461	46.00–55.50	51.38
2	—	1,723	66.50–67.50	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,296	46.00–56.50	51.74
17	—	1,220	34.50–45.50	41.94
4	—	1,569	57.50–58.00	57.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	104.00–117.00	112.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,424	120.00–126.75	123.82
11	—	1,513	127.25–128.75	128.08
2	—	1,215	113.50–117.50	115.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,250	100.00–119.00	112.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	81.50–86.50	84.00
3	—	1,715	64.00–67.00	65.77
3	—	1,510	75.00–77.00	76.14

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.